Arts & Entertainment
In Memory of Julia
Like leaves of fall, shells change in shape,
managing their change of fate.
Parts and pieces, seaweed strewn,
parade of beauty, stop to swoon.
Reeds of grass, like tufts of hair,
climbing toward the well-worn stair.
Tidal swim, when moon is full,
arms outstretched to catch the pull.
From piers we leap into the chop,
and beg this summer not stop.
Magic and Mystery
It is the season of magic, or at least that’s what Fall seems to be, what with those cool dark nights slipping in off the ocean, perfect for that wandering black cat shapeshifter at bat-winged spellmaster patrolling the night skies.
Not feeling it yet? Well, the folks at New Moon Magick located at 4 Chapman avenue in Oak Bluffs are. This Sunday, Sept. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. they are holding a reading by Annette Blair, author of the Accidental Witch Trilogy and artist Diane Hayes, author of The Rift Healer.
Historical Women Rock
Phyllis Vecchia Creative Drama will be having an enrichment program for young adults titled Women In History through theatre. This will be held at the Tisbury School for the sixth and eighth grade classes.
Abigail Adams, Eleanor Roosevelt, a woman athlete and the history of Title IX, the Suffragists, Phillis Wheatley and Marina Silva, a rain forest advocate from Brazil, are the women who will be studied.
The program is supported by Mal Jones, his partner, Francie Desmone, and the town of Tisbury.
Free Soul Food
Soul food, Southern food . . . whatever you call it, enjoy it free and fresh from the students of the Martha’s Vineyard Ecumenical Youth Group, who have returned from Tennessee with a slide show of the mission work they did there.
A southern dinner and auction on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Federated Church in Edgartown.
Caveat emptor: If you watch this thoroughly engrossing film, you may very well recognize as-yet-undiagnosed symptoms of learning disabilities or other psychological variations in your own family.
A community organization has formed calling itself Island Climate Action Network (ICAN). The purpose of the group is to promote awareness about the local effects of climate change and to educate and act to:
• Adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change.
• Create greater community resilience regarding climate-related issues that affect our community’s well-being and economic future.
• Support policies at the local, regional, state, and federal level that contribute to a sustainable future.
