Arts & Entertainment
The white couch at Jesse Hayes’ home office serves two purposes: business and therapy. It’s okay, designer Mr. Hayes tells his clients as they settle into the large futon. It’s going to be cool.
“We want to create a high quality product in a comfortable atmosphere,” Mr. Hayes said at his office this week. Five guitars are stacked neatly in the corner, an antique typewriter sits on his desk.
The Martha’s Vineyard Fibershed Project has received a SARE farmer’s grant to help Island fiber producers promote the use of local fibers, local dyes and local labor. The group uses Island-raised fiber for art and clothing.
Any fiber producers interested in cooperative marketing, call Native Earth Teaching Farm at 508-645-3304 or come to a meeting at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury on Tuesday, April 9, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Hey ladies, do you have the beat and don’t know where to put it? You’re in luck, Roberta Kirn is hosting a drum workshop and drum circle class beginning April 11 and running for five weeks. Participants will learn basic drum technique, ensemble work, African and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
Over the next two weekends ceramic artist Washington Ledesma is doing some spring cleaning by hosting a Shelves Clearance sale to make room for new work. The sale takes place on April 6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and again at the same times on April 13 and 14.
Time to get your art on. The Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library are hosting a group art show at the library in June and they are calling out for submissions. The show will be held on June 3 to 14, with an evening reception on Tuesday, June 4. This year’s show will be curated by Francine Kelly.
Half-birthdays are generally ho-hum occasions, but when it comes to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center, exceeding expectations are fast becoming the norm.
