Arts & Entertainment
The pitch is the first step in an often very long process of making a movie. It’s what gets the money people to open, or close, their wallets. Sometimes it's a big concept. An asteroid is about to smash into the earth and only Bruce Willis can save us. Other times, wild comparisons are evoked to assure its marketability. It's Terminator meets Harry Met Sally with a side of Toy Story. In any case, the idea is to go big and dramatic in just a few sentences because that's all the time a writer has to convince a producer the project has merit.
For all Brian Kirkpatrick knows, his award-winning painting could be hanging in the living room of the White House right now. He’s not sure.
This week’s evening lecture at the Chilmark Community Center is Inside Enemy Lines: How Technology Is Changing the Business of Media with Jessica Vascellaro, deputy bureau chief in New York, and formerly San Francisco, for the Wall Street Journal.
Skyrockets Delight
See the fireworks from the sea, help a family secure a home on land: A fireworks cruise to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard is set for Friday, August 20. The boat leaves the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority dock at 8 p.m. Tickets are $50 for adults, $35 for children 12 and under when accompanied by an adult. For tickets and more information, go online to habitatmv.org or Craftworks on Circuit avenue. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door.
Rising Tide Benefit
Cocktails, hors d’oeuvre, and live and silent auctions are featured at the fourth annual summer cocktail party to benefit Rising Tide Therapeutic Equestrian Center on Thursday, August 19 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Held at the home of Rose Styron (53 High Hedge Lane in Vineyard Haven), the party will feature a selection of appetizers prepared by some of the Island’s favorite chefs. Admission is $60 at the door.
Poet Judith Tannenbaum, the author of By Heart: Poetry, Prison and Two Lives, is presenting her work at Featherstone on Thursday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m.
