Edgartown native Emily Hartford is nominated for a New York Innovative Theatre Award for outstanding ensemble for her work in The Night of Nosferatu, which was produced by Rabbit Hole Ensemble (online rabbitholeensemble.com).

The nominees were announced at a sold-out event on July 21 that was attended by over 500 artists and guests. The Awards will be presented on Sept. 22 at a ceremony held at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

On Wednesday morning, August 6, at 6 a.m. the Martha’s Vineyard Peace Council invites the Island to gather at sunrise by the Gay Head Light atop the Aquinnah Cliffs.

This will be the group’s 31st consecutive remembrance of the August 6 atomic bombing in 1945. Each person will be given opportunity to offer a word, share a song, to pray and to be silent. The hope is that by recalling the horror of nuclear war, any war or violence those in attendance may become more fully committed to a peace founded on justice and sustained by good will.

Rev. Dr. Dorothy W. Tatem

Will Preach at Union Chapel

The Rev. Dr. Dorothy Watson Tatem will be the guest preacher at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs this Sunday, August 10. An organ prelude by Garrett Brown begins at 9:40 a.m. and the service starts at 10 a.m.

Union Chapel is at the south end of Kennebec and Circuit avenues.

At the 2008 San Diego Comic Con, West Tisbury’s Paul Karasik won a prestigous Eisner Award. Mr. Kararsik’s book I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets won the award for best archival collection. Mr. Karasik will release a second volume in 2009 for The Complete Fletcher Hanks. Volume 2 will be titled, You Shall Die By Your Own Evil Creation. Friday at 5 p.m. at West Tisbury library he will talk graphic novels with Jules Feiffer, then sign books, with refreshments.

David Lebedoff is a Minneapolis attorney, political figure and writer known for provocative thinking. In the interest of full disclosure, he is also an old friend.

Jamestown and Captain Bartholmew Gosnold, the Buried Truth, is the title of a free talk by archaeologist William Kelso on Thursday, August 7, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library.

Bass Talks Side Effects

Pulitzer Prize nominee Alison Bass will discuss her book Side Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower and a Bestselling Antidepressant on Trial, today, August 5, at 5 p.m. at the West Tisbury Free Public Library.

Side Effects is based on a true story of a landmark case that exposed greed, corruption and negligence in the pharmaceutical industry.

Sexton Brings Soul

American soul man Martin Sexton got his start playing on the streets and subways of Boston in the 1990s; Friday night he is playing at Outerland.

He released his seventh album, Seeds, last April on his label Kitchen Table Records. “I believe songs are seeds,” Mr. Sexton says about the collection, “once planted they can grow and nourish and inspire and with that, change the world.”

Bridge to Baseball

Walk-offs, Last Licks, and Final Outs: Baseball’s Grand (and-not-so-grand) Finales is the title of former Sports Illustrated baseball writer Jim Kaplan’s latest book — and an evening talk he’s giving Wednesday, August 6, at 7 p.m. at the West Tisbury Library.

Mr. Kaplan will chat about the connection between baseball and bridge, which he describes as being “joined at the hip.” The program will include a trivia quiz and the winner will receive a free book.

In previous years at the annual Martha’s Vineyard Community Services Possible Dreams auction, the final dream was Art Buchwald’s straw hat. This year it happened to be a round of golf for three with Vernon Jordan, though winner Barbara Walsh would likely have bid on anything.

“I just wanted to win something,” said Mrs. Walsh last night. “I told my husband I’m going to spend so much this year, next year I’ll have to volunteer at the event.”