Books & Ideas
Good Food, Good Behavior
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, behavioral specialist Jeanine Fitzgerald will give a talk entitled Food For Thought: The Impact of Nutrition on Behavior. The talk takes place at the regional high school’s culinary arts dining room.
Ms. Fitzgerald is the author of The Dance of Interaction: A Guide to Managing Children’s Challenging Behaviors.
She is a frequent visitor to the Island, lending her expertise to Island families through community services.
Robert Taylor (1868-1942) graduated from M.I.T. in 1892 with a professional architecture degree, becoming the first fully accredited black architect in America.
His father, Henry Taylor, a freed slave from Wilmington, North Carolina, had turned his expertise with naval supplies into a thriving business that led to his reputation during the era immediately following the Civil War as “the wealthiest black landowner in the state.” His success enabled him to send all five of his children, girls and boys, to college.
Big Red Dog on-Island
Clifford the Big Red Dog is coming to the Vineyard this week. In a sense, he is always here, as his creator, Norman Bridwell, is a resident. But now the fluffy red dog himself, bigger than a house and twice as nice, is making visit to all of the local libraries.
No word yet on how the big dog plans to get inside the libraries. Perhaps the librarians have been given special shrinking toys.
Israel Sabbatical Talk
In 2010, Rabbi Caryn B. Broitman spent a five-month sabbatical living in Israel with her family. On Sunday, Jan. 22, at 2 p.m. she shares her experiences during a talk at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.
Rabbi Broitman has served the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center since 2003. She is a graduate of Harvard University, and was ordained as rabbi in 1991.
For more information, visit vhlibrary.org or call 508-696-4211.
I love to work a crowd from top to bottom
and as wide as they make em
as long as you’ve got ’em.
I love to work a crowd
that I can swim across—hand
over hand —
an ocean of hands . . .
of all kinds of colors . . .
and a thousand pairs of eyes
and they wink
as they press away
with a sea of smiles
to make room for me!
“hey-how’re you doin’?”
The Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group is hosting a community workshop to explore the ideas and challenges of shell recycling on the Vineyard. The event takes place on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wakeman Center on Lambert’s Cove Road in Vineyard Haven.
As part of the discussion, Jessica Kanozak will report on the progress of the first year of the Martha’s Vineyard Shell Recovery Partnership.