Arts & Entertainment
It was a Chilmark showdown Sunday night: on one side was the noted civil liberties lawyer, law professor and author Alan Dershowitz. On the other was author Peter Beinart, an associate professor of journalism and an editor at the Daily Beast.
The debate centered on Mr. Beinart’s recent book, The Crisis of Zionism, and differing views about the future of Israel. A large crowd at the Chilmark Community Center watched the two spar, sometimes heatedly, in a debate moderated by author Richard North Patterson.
The West Tisbury Library’s Tuesdays at Twilight concert series continues on June 24 with a 7:30 p.m. concert by the Flying Elbows string band, folk artist Jemima James, poet/songwriter Dan Waters and jazz guitarist Al Schackman at the Grange Hall. The series benefits the library’s much-needed expansion and renovation efforts. Doors open at 7. Admission is $15,
Controversy breeds questions, and an Island visitor has some answers.
Harvard Professor of Law and Chilmark summer resident Alan Dershowitz presents Rights and Wrongs: How the Supreme Court and The United Nations Have Hijacked Our Rights, at the Chilmark Library on Thursday, July 26 at 5 p.m. He will address the issues facing individual rights in today’s political climate.
The event is free but seating is limited, so arrive early. For more information, call 508-645-3360.
Singer, songwriter and activist Holly Near performs with pianist John Buccino and guitarist Coleen Kittau at The Old Whaling Church on Sunday, July 22, at 7:30 p.m.
Ms. Near has a long history of using music for social activism. She was a 2005 nominee for a Nobel Peace Prize as one of the 1000 Women for Peace. She has performed on Broadway in the show Hair and in film and on television.
For more information, visit hollynear.com.
When Oran Hesterman visits a new city, he heads straight for the farmers’ market.
Slave Songs
Almost 150 years after the emancipation of slaves in this country, slave songs still bring alive the pain of a past reality and the longing for a better future.
