Arts & Entertainment
The Vineyard Montessori School’s fifth annual Haircut-A-Thon is planned for Sunday, Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wave Lengths Hair Salon on Main street in Vineyard Haven.
Now in its fifth year, the event will include face and nail painting, beverages and snacks.
Island Bicycle Event Will
Protest Global Warming
The Cycling Club of Martha’s Vineyard and the Martha’s Vineyard Peace Council have scheduled a Bike to Fight Global Warming event for Saturday, Nov. 3.
Participants will meet at the Vineyard Haven Lagoon Pond boat ramp by 10 a.m. and proceed on a leisurely ride to Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs. The rain date is Sunday, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. Cyclists of all ages are welcome. Participants are asked to wear helmets.
Two leaders of the new generation of very talented Irish musicians — pipe and flute player Louise Mulcahy and fiddler Oisin Mac Diarmada — perform a concert of traditional music at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, to finish off this year’s outstanding Irish music series at Katharine Cornell Theatre on Spring street in Vineyard Haven.
This spectacular pairing of two All-Ireland Champions promises energy and creativity in their playing combined with a true love and respect for the tradition.
Oldies Night
Because he believes classic rock n’roll is ageless, deejay and James Dean impersonater Ray Whitaker hosts a night of boppin’ to the oldies on Saturday, Nov. 3 at Outerland. Called Burgers, Brew and Bop, the benefit event begins at 7:30 p.m. The guest with the best costume wins dinner for four at Gigs Bistro, and second place costume winner receives two tickets to an Outerland show.
Tickets are $10, and include a donation to Vineyard Nursing Association.
Mysteries of Vineyard forests were revealed in a walk last Sunday afternoon at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.
Kitty Dukakis is a passionate advocate of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a treatment she says allowed her six years ago to overcome clinical depression that had also triggered alcoholism and drug abuse. She believes shock therapy returned her life to her.
“When Michael came into my room after my first treatment, I was smiling. I hadn’t smiled for a long, long time. He said, ‘I’m seeing a miracle’,” she recalled. Mrs. Dukakis, who has long ties to the Vineyard, is married to former Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis.
