Arts & Entertainment
Poetry Discussion
During the month of April, the Vineyard Haven Library will be hosting the second annual Common Threads poetry discussions.
Common Threads is a program of MassPoetry.org that seeks to have as many people as possible read and discuss the same nine poems during the month of April, which is national poetry month. Here on the Vineyard, Michael West leads the poetry discussion on three afternoons in April at the Vineyard Haven Library. Discussions are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturdays, April 7, April 14, and April 28.
Library Snapshot Day
National Library Snapshot Day is Thursday, April 12.
And what, you ask, is snapshot day?
It is a day when libraries all over the country take a literal snapshot of what happens at the library. Photos of books being checked out, people receiving help finding a job, doing their taxes or homework; the day helps demonstrate the value of libraries and raises public awareness that libraries are busier than ever.
Flying Horses Fly Again
The Flying Horses Carousel in Oak Bluffs opens its doors for its 137th season tomorrow, Saturday, April 7, at 11 a.m.
With a flick of a few switches, the building will come out of winter hibernation, animated by neon lights and horses and chariots spinning round and round to the tunes of the 1923 Wurlitzer Band Organ.
Flamenco Guitar
Flamenco guitar master Alberto de Almar performs at the Chilmark Free Public Library on Wednesday, April 11, at 5:30 p.m. In addition to playing Mr. de Almar will talk about the history of the flamenco style and demonstrate the techniques.
IMP Anniversary
IMP turns ten and it’s hard to believe. It’s sort of like that little sister, the one who just yesterday could always be seen wearing her underwear on her head, is now all dressed up in a corsage and headed to the prom.
Good thing about IMP, though, is that even though the program is now firmly established as an Island institution, it never really grows up. For an improv group, wearing underwear on your head never goes out of style.
There can be an aura around musicians, an impenetrable mystique. But for Phil daRosa sitting behind the soundboard at his new recording studio, the Print Shop, humming a tune here and there, spitting a beat every so often, there was none of that.
“I’ve never been down with that approach, both [on the Vineyard] and in the industry,” he said. “This facade that’s untouchable and unaccessible – whatever. We’re all doing the same thing, why even have that whole vibe?”
