Arts & Entertainment
State Road Restaurant’s Speakeasy Series returns next week with more unrivaled chances to mingle and speak with respected authors. This Tuesday, April 18, author John Hough Jr. will discuss Seen the Glory, a novel about the Battle of Gettysburg and two young brothers who volunteer to serve their country. Future participating authors include Alexandra Styron, who will speak about her book, Reading My Father, on May 16. On June 20 novelist Richard North Patterson will discuss his 20th novel, Fall from Grace, a family drama set on Martha’s Vineyard.
Singing for Supper
Cultural Luncheon
The Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living is holding the third in a series of cultural luncheons on Saturday, April 21, from noon to 2 p.m. at The Grill on Main in Edgartown. The luncheon will examine the history of the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association in Oak Bluffs. Tickets are $25, and are available by calling Leslie Clapp at 508-939-9440.
Lobster Rolls
Grace Episcopal Church in Vineyard Haven will serve its last round of off-season lobster rolls this Sunday, April 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Enjoy a lobster roll, chips and a beverage for just $15 — a perfect way to lighten your wallet after tax returns. Hot dogs and assorted pies by the slice are also available. Call 508-693-0332 for more information or to place large orders.
Unable to make it? No need to worry about going lobster-less for long: the church’s regular Friday lobster rolls return next month.
Three teens, two girls and a boy, clad in jeans and nondescript navy blue sweatshirts stand on a stage and wait for a cue from the audience. “France!” shouts a woman from a few rows back. The performers leap into action, willing to personify whatever they think means All Things French. “Oui!” shouts the boy. One of the girls contributes, “Escargots, but of course!” and the other girl spreads wide her arms, “But, of course, we go to the park-e’!”
Longtime friends Kenny Lockwood, Paul Thurlow and Nancy Jephcote joined with Washington state-based Daniel Macke on Friday at the Pit Stop to play a medley of their original compositions for a large and appreciative audience. Nancy and Paul met Daniel in Port Townsend last year on a trip to the west coast, played music with him and invited him to the Island.
“This is the first time I’ve been on the Vineyard,” Mr. Macke said. “It’s beautiful and it’s full of talented people, a lot like Port Townsend where I live.”
