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Belly Dancing Review

Save the date for a belly bonanza. Innies, outies, top moons and half-and-halfs will all be on display and moving fast at the Vineyard Bellydance and Revue jiggling your way on Friday, May 11 at the Katharine Cornell Theatre.

Those with the skinny call it the Shimmy.

The event features guest dancers from around New England, music and dance styles from various countries and works by eight different choreographers.

Alexandra Styron, the daughter of William Styron, will be featured at the next Speakeasy series held at State Road Restaurant in West Tisbury on Wednesday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m.

Ms. Styron’s recent book is Reading My Father, a memoir about growing up with the legendary author of Sophie’s Choice, The Confessions of Nat Turner and Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness.

The New York Times called Ms. Styron’s book, “Ardent, sophisticated and entirely winning.”

In 1995, Sarah Ban Breathnach wrote a bestselling book called Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy. The book features 366 essays about how to live life with simplicity and grace, but most of all gratitude. Oprah Winfrey called it her “favorite book,” of the year.

The book sold seven million copies and counting.

They came, they saw, they did the robot.

A few weeks ago the Martha’s Vineyard Charter school entered the annual Botball championships held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Costello gym. And they kicked some metallic butt.

Climb Aboard History

Did you know it is the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812? Simple addition leads to a big Duh, but then again it’s not just about math. The War of 1812 sometimes gets lost in the shuffle of bloodier battles.

Film Society Screens Pina

Tonight, May 4, at 7:30 p.m., the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is showing a documentary by Wim Wenders called Pina. The film chronicles the career of choreographer Pina Bausch. During the filming, Ms. Bausch died and Mr. Wenders nearly decided to discontinue the project. Thankfully, he persevered.

Land Bank Walk

On Sunday, May 6, at 1 p.m. the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank staff lead a guided walk of Poucha Pond Reservation in Edgartown. Anyone interested should meet at the trailhead for Poucha Pond Reservation located off Wasque Road.

Actors Wanted

The Vineyard Playhouse is holding professional auditions by appointment only for Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) actors on Monday, May 7, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Roles are available in two shows, The Screenwriter’s Daughter by Larry Mollin, and Fenway: A Vineyard Love Letter by Randal Myler. These shows will be performed this summer but not at the Playhouse as renovations are not expected to be complete until late fall.