Arts & Entertainment
Body Talk
Good for your body and your soul — that’s the theme this month at Curves of Vineyard Haven, where a donation to the food pantry not only helps out the community, but also could save you money.
The exercise center will waive the joining fee for new members who bring in a bag of nonperishable food or donate $30 to a local food bank from March 12 to 25.
The promotion is part of a month-long national Curves food drive. For more information about Curves of Vineyard Haven and the food collection campaign call 508-696-3030.
When speaking with Thomas Bena, the founder and creative director of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, there is no hesitation when he talks about his guiding principle. The films shown at the festival are always diverse in subject matter, a mixture of documentary and feature, and representative of many cultures. The common denominator is good storytelling.
Women’s Network
Martha’s Vineyard Women’s Network will host a social get-together at the Cellar Bar in Edgartown on Thursday, March 8 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Bring your business cards and a friend to the bar, located downstairs from Atria restaurant. The meeting is free and open to all members and nonmembers. Cash bar and dinner items will be available.
Her soulful voice has taken her around the world; this Saturday, March 3 it’s taking her back home.
Vineyard native and singer-song writer Jill Zadeh has performed back-up vocals for the likes of Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5, Diana Ross, Patty LaBelle and Joss Stone. This Saturday, March 3 she will take the stage at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown for her first Island performance of jazz standards and original songs.
Doors open at 8 p.m. for the 8:30 p.m. show. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
The Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living is holding its second in a series of cultural luncheons for 2012 on Saturday, March 3, from noon to 2 p.m.,
Their ages range from 25 to 77, their backgrounds in dance range from ballet to belly dance. But among this group of women, age is rarely a subject for discussion. The women have been meeting since 2008 to practice improvisational dance in Sally Cohn’s beautiful studio in the woods down Pennywise Path in Edgartown. And as for training — it’s left at the door in favor of exploring improvisational movement in the context of the group.
