Dylan Thomas
The birds of the winged trees flying my name Above the farms and the white horses I rose in rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days. – Dylan Thomas
August 10, 2010
Step Inside Camp Ground Cottages
Most Vineyard visitors believe they have seen the Gingerbread cottages after they have walked through Trinity Park and around the Tabernacle. However, the Camp Ground consists of 315 cottages spread across 34 acres.
Literature at Lighthouse
Literature at Lighthouse
A special evening program called Ships and Sailors, with a tour of the Edgartown Lighthouse, music, and grog and hardtack for the little ones, will take place at the lighthouse on Friday, August 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.
All About Wampum
All About Wampum
Archaeologist and educator Dr. Jim Bradley will discuss the Native American money system in a talk called Visiting Wampum: Dutch Archaeology in Albany and Environs, on Thursday, August 12 at 5:30 p.m. as part of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s archaeology lecture series.
Dr. Bradley’s lecture will explore what…
Talk About Judges Will Benefit Group’s Efforts Out of Court
For more than 25 years a nonprofit group on the Vineyard has worked creatively to help keep personal disputes from building into court cases that burden the judicial system and often cost the people in conflict more than they win when the court makes a ruling.
Talk: Why the Great American Universities Matter
Columbia University professor and former provost Jonathan Cole will discuss The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role and Why It Must Be Protected, on Thursday, August 12, at 8 p.m. at Chilmark Community Center
Built on Stilts Dance Festival Opens Thursday
Built on Stilts, the Vineyard’s homegrown dance festival, opens on Thursday, August 12, at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs and continues through Sunday and again the following weekend, August 21 to 23.
Each night’s program begins with drumming at 7:30 p.m. (all acoustic musicians are invited to join in) and dance performances at…
Fine Art, Music, Wine, Cheese…
Fine Art, Music, Wine, Cheese . . .
What could be finer than the August Art Gallery Stroll around Edgartown, taking place this Thursday evening? Harbor breezes will carry the music of the Mike Benjamin Band from the Eisenhauer Gallery porch, while inside the exhibit includes the Michel Brosseau work pictured above.
Look Out! Noogie Patrol Hits the Yard
Always wanted to write comedy? Find your comedic voice and take your ideas from page to stage in a four-day intensive comedy writing and performing workshop with Emmy-winning original Saturday Night Live writer Anne Beatts. The workshop will culminate in a live performance following the Saturday family matinee.
Kid Critic Eva Stanley Praises Short Films
Gone are the grownup gatekeepers of movie merit — kids are the audience for the weekly Cinema Circus films, so kids are our reviewers. Each week the Gazette and the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival bring you the big view from the smaller viewers with weekly kid critics.
Today summer kid Eva Stanley reviews…
Discover Your Voice
Discover Your Voice
Vocal coach Heidi Carter’s program You Are Your Voice, Your Voice is You is designed to rejuvenate your speaking and singing voice. The program takes place today, Tuesday, August 10, at 10:30 a.m. at Woodside Village II in Oak Bluffs. The program is free, with donations accepted. For details, call…
In Her Own Words: Patricia Neal, 1926-2010
In Her Own Words:
Patricia Neal, 1926-2010
What follows is an edited piece by Patricia Neal that was published in the July 2003 Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, about how she came to the Vineyard. The actress died at her home in Edgartown on Sunday at the age of 84.
Tuesday Chronicle: Mysterious Waters
From a Gazette edition in 1958:
Martha’s Vineyard is famous for many things, not least of which are the waters which surround it. Explorers from the earliest times remarked upon the tidal phenomena which were and still are of unbelievable nature.
Fair Warning: Entry Forms Due Monday, Jobs Open
It’s only just over a week before gates open on the 149th annual Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair on Thursday, August 19, but already it is time to sign up for jobs and prepare your entries for all categories — and time even to mark on your calendar earlier deadlines for next…
The Importance of Being Honest
Living on an Island can seem closed off from the rest of the world, sometimes leaving you itching to reach the mainland so you can go faster than 45 miles per hour. But it does have its benefits: we leave our cars unlocked with the keys in the ashtray and our doors wide open.
…
Fleet Vision
Fleet Vision
The Menemsha Fisheries Development Fund presents Menemsha: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Warren Doty on Thursday, August 12 at 5 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library.
Mr. Doty will speak about the fishing fleet in Menemsha, what it was years ago, what it is today, and the hope for…
Quarter Century in Eden
Quarter Century in Eden
Eden Market and Garden Center is celebrating 25 years; on Friday, August 13 the garden center will host a party from 4 to 7 p.m. with games, gifts and prizes. Admission is free; all are welcome.
Oldest Surviving American Whale Ship Is Talk Topic
The Chilmark Historical Commission will present a lecture titled And She Alone Remains: The Past, Present and Future of the Charles W. Morgan, with Matthew Stackpole at the Chilmark Public Library on Wednesday, August 11 at 5:30 p.m.
Peter Appeldoorn Mead
Peter Appeldoorn Mead
A memorial service for Peter Appeldoorn Mead, who died on Jan. 28, 2010, in Grenada, West Indies, will be held on Thursday, August 12, at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Church, 51 Winter street in Edgartown. Peter’s friends are invited to attend.
Native Plant Talk
Native Plant Talk
On Wednesday, August 11, at 7:30 p.m. the director of the Mt. Cuba Center, Rick Lewandowski, delivers the annual David H. Smith Memorial lecture at the Polly Hill Arboretum’s far barn , focussing on preserving native plants.
Chicken Alley Struts Stuff At Thrift Shop Art Show
The ninth annual Chicken Alley Art and Collectibles Sale is this Sunday, August 15, from 1 to 5 p.m. under the tent at 38 Lagoon Pond Road in Vineyard Haven.
At this popular summer sale, the Thrift Shop is transformed into an art gallery extraordinaire, with oil and watercolor paintings, drawings, collages and…
America’s Cup Yachts Stalk the Sound
A beautiful weekend for sailing with brisk winds and fair weather was marred briefly on Sunday morning when the captain of a 12-metre sailboat was injured. Dennis Williams, the captain of the Victory 83, was transported to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital for treatment after he was hit in the head by the boom of another…
Correction
Correction
The poem of Portrait of My Husband Reading Henry James, published on Friday, August 6, was originally published in the journal Ploughshares. The poet’s name, Mary Stewart Hammond, was misspelled. The Gazette regrets the errors.
Art on North Water
Art on North Water
North Water Gallery will open a show for Michael Frith and Ray Ellis with an artist reception on Thursday, August 12 from 5 to 7 p.m.
An internationally celebrated watercolorist, Michael Frith shares his passion for sailing and the beauty of the sea through his paintings. His…
Chief Bettencourt Speeds Through His Swearing In
Acting Edgartown police chief Tony Bettencourt was officially appointed the town’s chief of police, at a board of selectmen meeting Monday afternoon.
The swearing-in ceremony was short and sweet, wrapping up in under a minute. “That’s probably the easiest thing you’ll do as chief,” joked selectman Michael Donaroma.
Tough Stuff but So Elegant: Label Fits Stina Sayre and Her Designs
It’s a quiet Friday in Stina Sayre’s tiny clothing store, near the Black Dog Tavern in Vineyard Haven. The quiet is unusual for early August, when tourist foot traffic generally makes it difficult to look forward to any free time in the early afternoon. But the owner and designer makes the best of the downtime,…
DIY Rock Princess Charms Disney and Rolling Stone by Being Herself
Growing up, Grace Potter always had a strong taste for celebrity. She remembers wishing she’d some day just morph into Ariel, of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. When it started to look as if coronation was out of the question, she embarked on another path to fame, joining up with some college buddies to form the…
Boat Sinks in Edgartown, All Aboard Are Rescued
Barefoot, a 39-foot Grand Banks Eastbay cruiser, may have hit a rock when it sank late Saturday afternoon outside of Edgartown harbor. The captain, Dwight Gesswein, of Fairfield, Conn., and two passengers were rescued by a passing powerboat.
Abba Breaks Up
Abba Breaks Up
A 36-foot foot Beneteau was dismasted yesterday in the outer Edgartown harbor and five people aboard were rescued. Charlie Blair, harbor master, said the accident happened around 2 p.m. in the afternoon. He said the boat called Abba, out of Hyannis, lost its mast near the R6 buoy. The wind,…
Big Sky Too Big? MVC Wrestles With West Tisbury Light Industry
Where Island businesses and Island residents meet in West Tisbury, friction has followed.
On Thursday night a public hearing continued at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Big Sky Tents to determine whether their proposed facility in the West Tisbury light-industrial district is an appropriate use of a property that abuts a residential zone…
Lambert’s Cove Still Dog’s Best Friend
Lest one of the last dog-friendly public beaches on Martha’s Vineyard is closed to them, a group of responsible dog owners have taken it upon themselves to police the rules at Lambert’s Cove Beach.
The group came together last week, at a meeting of the West Tisbury parks and recreation board, in response…
Wind Power’s Strongest Critics Air Their Views At Forum in Chilmark
On Sunday night opponents of wind development off Vineyard shores — including selectmen, fishermen, Wampanoags and a Republican candidate for Massachusetts governor — were given a megaphone to voice their views.
Hosted by POINT (Protect Our Islands Now for Tomorrow), a group led by Andrew Goldman of Chilmark, the forum drew a large…
