Last Friday and Saturday Vineyarders, along with moviegoers in 200 cities across six continents, participated in the Manhattan Short Film Festival. Local cineastes crowded the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven for a billing of 10 international short films and voted on their favorites. This week the votes are tallied worldwide and a winner is crowned.
“I don’t know of any other film festival like it,” said Richard Paradise of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society, which presented the series.
There’s a place on the Vineyard where the boundaries are constantly changing and forms of artistic expression take on new meanings and challenges. It’s a bracing environment where the creative process is valued over the end result, where audiences regularly give standing ovations, not because they are easy critics but because they appreciate the hard work and dedication that goes into this work.
The artists and craftsmen living at Island Elderly Housing, Inc. (IEH) will be holding a show of their work on Oct. 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. This is the third annual show featuring the work of the residents and has become a “must do” event on Columbus Day Weekend.
International Film Series
This week on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. the Edgartown Library begins an eight-week international film series. All shows will be screened on Tuesday nights. Admission is free and includes dessert.
The first movie will be this past year’s Oscar-winner from Argentina.
For complete details on all of the shows, call 508-627-4221.
Salsa Classes
Get in shape while learning to move as if you’ve got undies full of earthworms. Yup, it’s salsa time again on the Vineyard.
The basic beginner course is on Tuesdays at the high school for the month of Oct. from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Learn basic steps and timing for salsa, merengue and Latin partner dancing.
Storytelling
Storyteller Lillian Kellman will weave her magic with seasonal themes on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Aquinnah Public Library. Ms. Kellman is both a familiar storyteller on the Island and world-renowned.
This event is recommended for children five and older. Children under eight need to be accompanied by a caregiver.
For details, call 508-645-2314.
Sassafras Earth Education begins its fall programming this month. Outdoor home-schoolers program begins on Oct. 5 and meets every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This program is for childeren kindergarten age and up. Dress for outdoors and bring a snack, lunch and water bottle.
Girls in the Woods begins on Oct. 7 and will meet weekly every Thursday after school, from bus pickup until 6 p.m. This program is for girls ages 8 to 14 and includes outdoor time picking edibles, making fires, cooking, crafting, talking and singing.
Branding Strategies
A panel discussion on succesful branding strategies for companies will be held in the Menemsha Room of the Harbor View Hotel on Tuesday, Oct. 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The discussion will be led by Carol Kolodny of Kolodny Dorr Media and include Cristin McGuinn, license executive, Vineyard Vines; JB Blau, owner, Sharky’s Cantina; Paola Fuller, owner, Menemsha Blues; and Sue Dawson, co-owner, Alison Shaw Gallery.
Film: Ondine
Tonight, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m. the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is screening Ondine, the story of a simple fisherman named Syracuse, starring the not so simple Colin Farrell, who catches a beautiful and mysterious woman in his trawler’s nets. The woman seems to be dead, but then comes alive before Syracuse’s eyes. He thinks he may be seeing things. However, with the help of his ailing yet irrepressible daughter, he comes to believe that the fantastical might be possible.
Stress Reduction Class
Grinding teeth. Biting nails. Living a life rife with road rage. It’s stress you say, the price of living in the must do, must have, must see, must be everything moment in our culture. But admit it, the whole race to nowhere has got you feeling down and out.
Well, this Sunday at 7 p.m. the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center is presenting a workshop specifically designed for you.
