Books & Ideas

In Full Throttle World, Breath Is Key Vehicle to Slowing Down

Holly Nadler

Breathe, Smile, Relax is the self-evident exercise that Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das promotes in his new book, Buddha Standard Time: Awakening...

6:25 pm, August 22, 2011
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Reenacting Colonial Days From Rifles to Making Camp

Lectures, those events featuring knowledgeable experts discussing their subjects, are such yesterday’s news. How about instead a person actually...

6:11 pm, August 22, 2011
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Life Story Thrives With Each New Chapter

Julian Wise

By JULIAN WISE

4:37 pm, August 18, 2011
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Children’s Book Hits Home Run With Timeless Tale of Letting Go

ROB HAMMETT

LIPMAN PIKE: America’s First Home Run King . By Richard Michelson . Sleeping Bear Press. 32 pages, photographs. $16.95.

4:30 pm, August 18, 2011
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Consummate Musician From First Cigarette to Last Dyin’ Day

Remy Tumin

The first time Leonard Bernstein laid his young fingers on the keys of a piano at the age of 10 he felt as though he had been touched by God. He...

4:02 pm, August 18, 2011
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Hebrew Center Conversation

Hebrew Center Conversation Jewish women living in the U.S., committed to social justice and a strong Israel, will share their experiences when...

3:24 pm, August 18, 2011
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Writers Start Your Engines, Sixty Seconds to Paradise

Pitchapalooza is coming to Martha’s Vineyard, so time to dust off your pitching chops. But here’s the catch. You will have but just one minute to...

3:19 pm, August 18, 2011
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Blue Duck Speaks

Blue Duck Speaks Dr. Chester P. Soliz, an elder of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe known as Blue Duck, will discuss the history of the tribe at the...

3:06 pm, August 18, 2011
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Tea Time to Giant Snakes, Landscape History Too

There’s a lot growing at the Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury and we’re not just talking about what comes up from the ground. Next week...

2:46 pm, August 18, 2011
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You Have a Story to Tell

You Have a Story to Tell Patrika Vaughn has been helping people write their memoirs for 16 years. And next week she can help you with yours. On...

2:44 pm, August 18, 2011
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Palestine/Israel Relations Is Focus of Library Lecture

On Tuesday, August 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. the Chilmark Library will host an event entitled Two States Now: A Discussion on the Policy Implications of...

2:43 pm, August 18, 2011
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Spark Up Creative Juices At Fire Tree Studios Reatreat

Fire Tree Studios is once again coming to the Vineyard this fall and offering a seven-day painting retreat. The retreat begins on Sunday, September...