The Holmes Hole Sailing Association continued its summer series of handicap sailboat racing from Vineyard Haven Harbor on Sunday, August 3, with the Chappy Rendezvous Race.
It was a cloudy morning with a west wind of five to 10 knots and a forecasted threat of rain. Twelve boats posted for the start at red nun 6 outside of the Vineyard Haven breakwater.
Bring the Grandparents
The Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation will sponsor its fourth annual grandparents and grandchildren day on Thursday at the Native Earth Teaching Farm on North Road in Chilmark. The event takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Enjoy a fun-filled morning working on the farm. Meet some baby animals and learn about organic farming. For information call 508-693-5207.
Library Campaign News
On Thursday, August 14, Friends of the Edgartown Library will host an open house at the library to provide a summer update to the public about the library’s current capital campaign. A brief talk with a follow-up question and answer period will be held at 7 p.m.
The Friends of the Edgartown Library also will meet on August 28 at 10 a.m. at the library. All are welcome.
Art Party on Wednesday
Carrie Mae Smith will showcase her exhibit Historic Houses on the Vineyard, plein air paintings of familiar landmarks and Vineyard history, for the month of August at West Tisbury Library. All are welcome to meet the artist at a free reception Wednesday, August 13, at 4 p.m.
Refreshments served. For details, call 508-693-3366.
The fast-paced, nonpartisan film 18 in ’08 screens free at 8 p.m. at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven on Wednesday, August 13. Made by a 19-year-old filmmaker, the movie is aimed at 17 to 24-year-olds who may be voting in their first Presidential election this year.
Following the screening the director and politicians will participate in a discussion about political participation, the youth vote and the 2008 election. There will also be on-site voter registration.
On Tuesday, August 12, and Saturday, August 16, the Polly Hill Arboretum will offer two tours highlighting native trees and plants. On August 12 from 10 to 11 a.m. join Karin Stanley, arboretum staff member and amateur historian, for a tour of native trees and shrubs on the grounds. Knowing the cultural history of these plants gives them an identity that distinguishes them from “just part of the woods.” Learn the wide range of uses these plants have had over the years and how this reflects the history of the human societies that have used them.
Steve Gorn’s Luminous Ragas, a concert of Indian classical music on the bansuri bamboo flute, will take place on Thursday, August 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Che’s Lounge on Main street in Vineyard Haven. Tickets are $15.
Mr. Gorn will guide the audience through the beauty and intricacies of this music with words.
Cracked Teacups, Shattered Goodwill
Before reopening yesterday, the Martha’s Vineyard Boys’ and Girls’ Club Second Hand Store had a lengthy time-out — which is what boys and girls get when they have behaved badly. When parents enforce a time-out, it is to give a child time to get control of himself, and to let the shame of what they have done sink in.
Down a Country Lane
Happily, around the Island, there are still many dirt roads. These unpaved roads usually meander and tend to pass through pine and scrub oak woods. Sometimes, of course — particularly if they are not well traveled — poison ivy grows on the middle crown and explorers on foot must watch out for it. But walking down a dirt road through the woods, hearing the birds sing, the pines sough, the oaks creak and finding wildflowers and berries to pick is well worth the hazard.
