Books & Ideas
Graceful Exit
The West Tisbury Church is holding a community service program entitled A Graceful Exit on Saturday, May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Vineyard Haven Public Library has chosen Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food, by Paul Greenberg, as its Island Sustainability Book Club selection to be presented in the month of May. Several programs will supplement the discussion of Four Fish, all aimed at better understanding our oceans, the threats to them and indeed to the livelihood of many of Martha’s Vineyard’s fishermen.
Making Poetry Fun
Chilmark poet John Maloney will hold a poetry workshop at the Chilmark Public Library starting on Wednesday, May 4 at 5:30 p.m. This four-part series will continue on May 11, June 1 and June 8. You may attend as many as you wish.
Every place Geraldine Brooks has ever lived has given her a book, but up to now they have come at a lag. She wrote her first book, Nine Parts of Desire, about Muslim women in the Middle East, after she had left her Wall Street Journal post there and was living in London.
Food Handling Course
On May 3, ServSafe Food Sanitation Training and Recertification classes begin at Adult and Community Education of MV (ACE MV). The class is taught by Alice Robinson. It is designed for safe food handling practices for food service personnel and anyone responsible for enforcement of the food sanitation code. Exam and materials are included. There will be a food safety minicourse for vendors at Farmers Markets and street fairs on Wednesday evening, May 25.
Caleb’s Crossing, By Geraldine Brooks, Viking, 2011, Hardcover, 320 Pages, $26.95, in bookstores May 3.