Books & Ideas
By JULIAN WISE
LIPMAN PIKE: America’s First Home Run King . By Richard Michelson . Sleeping Bear Press. 32 pages, photographs. $16.95.
Blue Duck Speaks
Dr. Chester P. Soliz, an elder of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe known as Blue Duck, will discuss the history of the tribe at the Oak Bluffs Library. The talk takes place on August 24 at 2 p.m. There will be a question and answer session following the talk, including light refreshments.
The library is located at 56R School street in Oak Bluffs.
For more details, call 508-693-9433.
Hebrew Center Conversation
Jewish women living in the U.S., committed to social justice and a strong Israel, will share their experiences when mother and daughter Shulamit Reinharz and Naomi Reinharz speak at the Hebrew Center on August 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Presented by the Jewish Federation of Cape Cod, the talk is a fundraiser.
Pitchapalooza is coming to Martha’s Vineyard, so time to dust off your pitching chops. But here’s the catch. You will have but just one minute to talk.
The pitch, so to speak, is as follows. Twenty writers will be selected at random from the audience. Each person picked gets sixty seconds to convince the judges of the worthiness of his book idea. At the end of the pitching a winner will be announced. The prize? An introduction to an agent or publisher appropriate for his or her book.
There’s a lot growing at the Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury and we’re not just talking about what comes up from the ground. Next week features three outstanding lectures by specialists in their fields.