Martha's Vineyard Books & Ideas

The Expanding Palate of Food Writing

Louisa Hufstader | Thursday, August 12 2021 - 4:46pm

A sell-out crowd of more than 200 people took their seats at café-style tables at the museum talk about the Changing Story of American Home Cooking, sponsored by Cook the Vineyard, a Vineyard Gazette publication.

Cook the Vineyard

First Aid Class

The American Red Cross, will hold an adult and child CPR/AED and first aid class on Oct. 9, at the YMCA. The CPR class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and costs $60. First aid class continues to 4 p.m. The cost is $70 for both. You may register at 508-775-1540.

Island Icon Unveils Inner Landscape

Holly Nadler

BACKING INTO FORWARD. By Jules Feiffer. Nan. A. Talese / Doubleday, 2010. 464 pages, photographs. $30 hardcover.

Jules Feiffer is one of our icons in the hall of fame that includes Mike Wallace, Beverly Sills, Bill Styron and Walter Cronkite. Island icons are colossi in the big wide world, and brand-makers of the Vineyard as a place that harbors the rich and famous and give-backers to the community. The billionaires who build bulgy houses come and go.

Hurricane Forecast

Hurricane Forecast

We felt the wonder

of the moment. . .

standing silent, awaiting

the outcome of an event unfolding

untouched by human hands. . .

wind and sea spoke with voices far away

but touching us nonetheless.

fear and hope we held in visions of

our own device. . .

— C. Glenn Sprague

Stress Reduction Class

Grinding teeth. Biting nails. Living a life rife with road rage. It’s stress you say, the price of living in the must do, must have, must see, must be everything moment in our culture. But admit it, the whole race to nowhere has got you feeling down and out.

Well, this Sunday at 7 p.m. the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center is presenting a workshop specifically designed for you.

Storytelling

Storyteller Lillian Kellman will weave her magic with seasonal themes on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Aquinnah Public Library. Ms. Kellman is both a familiar storyteller on the Island and world-renowned.

This event is recommended for children five and older. Children under eight need to be accompanied by a caregiver.

For details, call 508-645-2314.

Salsa Classes

Get in shape while learning to move as if you’ve got undies full of earthworms. Yup, it’s salsa time again on the Vineyard.

The basic beginner course is on Tuesdays at the high school for the month of Oct. from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Learn basic steps and timing for salsa, merengue and Latin partner dancing.