Arts & Entertainment
Bella & Arakataka’s Little Band is a musical puppet show, a happy play talking about a musical country where musician monkeys live and enjoy life.
The new original song called A Vida e Bela, or Life is Good, composed by Bella, is the key to getting to this magical place, where a party is going on and Arakataka’s Little Band is performing.
The play was written by Bella, and the songs are live, presented in English and Portuguese.
Bella is a singer and song writer and performs with Carol Loud, musician and music teacher for children.
With Thanksgiving over, pie crust pressure is off. Whew.
Edgartown School Fair
The Edgartown School’s 15th annual Christmas in Edgartown art and crafts fair brings together more than 30 Island artists in the Edgartown School gymnasium tomorrow, on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The show will feature Island jewelry, bath and body products, fiber arts, photography, leather, woodwork, candy, knit ware, ornaments, candles, shell craft and more.
Jewelry Jingle
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum will celebrate Christmas In Edgartown on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. with its first Jewelry Jingle. Stop by the museum at 59 School street for wine, hot cider, chocolate treats and shopping.
This sale of used jewelry, gleaned from attics, jewelry boxes and dresser drawers from all over the Island, will benefit the museum’s on-going operations.
To donate used jewelry, please call 508-627-4441 extension 123.
Families and music lovers from across the Island will gather on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Oak Bluffs for the 11th annual Reflections of Peace concert. This holiday tradition celebrates and benefits Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard.
Songs of the season will be performed by a cappella group Novum, Shelley Brown, Brad Austin and Kevin Ryan, and the West Tisbury Congregational Choir.
Instrumental offerings will be performed by the Katama Trio, the Vineyard Handbell Choir, and organist Wesley Brown.
The Hagen household was decidedly uneventful. John Hagen stood outside with Sabu, the practically pony-sized family dog. Elsewhere on the Island, bells rang and kids ran out of classrooms, slinging backpacks into cars. In a matter of moments, the hustle and bustle spilled into the Hagen driveway.
