Island chefs, musicians and authors will be the centerpiece of Library After Hours, a celebration at the West Tisbury Free Public Library on Sunday, August 1 from 5 to 7 p.m.
It will be the kickoff of a nonprofit foundation focussed on a capital campaign to raise $1.2 million to expand the library building.
“We’ve been handed a rare opportunity to get state funding for half the cost of construction,” said trustee Dan Waters. “If we meet our fund-raising goal, the state grant will mean an enormous savings to the town.”
Yoga Experience
Yoga on the Vineyard is hosting a weeklong yoga experience from July 26 to August 1 at the Vineyard Arts Project at 215 Upper Main street in Edgartown. Entitled Yoga, Mindfulness, Locavore, there are two classes each day (except Thursday) plus a meal after each class. Open vinyasa class is at 9 a.m. and gentle vinyasa is at 5 p.m. Cost for the yoga classes are $20 per person. For more information and meal prices visit yogaonthevineyard.com.
Jules Feiffer to Speak
On Wednesday, August 18, at 7 p.m., the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library will present an evening with Jules Feiffer, the renowned comic strip artist and author of the new memoir Backing Into Forward. A reception and book signing will follow the talk, and copies of the new book will be available for sale during the event.
Tennis Camp
The Vineyard Tennis Center Workout and Spa will be offering a summer tennis camp running through Labor Day. Camp meets every Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and is for both children and adults. Students can attend daily or weekly sessions. Cost is $90 per day. For more details, call 508-696-8000 or visit vineyardtenniscenter.com.
On Sept. 16, 1969, approximately two months after Michael Zide moved to the Vineyard, 189,000 gallons of number two fuel oil spilled into the waters of Buzzard’s Bay as the barge Gloria ran aground.
Former CIA lawyer Vicki Divoll will deliver a talk titled, Targeted Killing of Americans by the Obama Administration, on Wednesday, July 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library. The focus of the talk will be whether the Executive Branch should be allowed to put a U.S. citizen on a CIA death list without judicial review. Recently, Anwar al Awlaki, a Muslim cleric born in New Mexico, has been added to the CIA list of suspected terrorists who may be captured or killed.
The sixth annual African American Cultural Festival sponsored by the Cottagers, Inc. of Martha’s Vineyard will be held on Thursday and Friday, July 29 and 30, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Hartford Park in Oak Bluffs.
Music to Dress By
Come dress your best at the Best Dressed Fest at Nectar’s on Saturday, July 31. The Spoonbreakers will play and dance at 9 p.m. on the dance floor. Also on the lineup are Kahoots, the Vineyard band that has just finished recording their 12th full-length album called Play Something You Know, and Willy Mason, just returned from touring Europe with Norah Jones. Deejay Ricky Prime will spin as well. Tickets are $10 at the door.
Peace Accord in Aquinnah
A sandy path to the sea is now the scene of a small battleground in Aquinnah between the Wampanoag Tribe and town selectmen. For reasons that remain unclear, the tribe has blocked access to the path which leads to Lobsterville Beach, and the Aquinnah selectmen are up in arms about it.
Cans of Paint and a Handshake
The Edgartown Hardware Store has long been a place where not only could you buy your paint, garden hoses, scallop baskets, art supplies, light bulbs and sheetrock screws for that weekend home project, but whatever you bought came with an important add-on at no extra charge: customer service.
