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

Paul Karasik Unravels Mysterious Fate of Early Comic Book Genius

Brittany Lyte

Six years ago, West Tisbury resident Paul Karasik traveled to Oxford, Md., to meet the son of Fletcher Hanks, a great undiscovered comic book cartoonist who first caught his attention 20 years earlier when he printed portions of Mr. Hanks’s work as the associate editor of Raw magazine, the international comics and graphics review. Mr. Hanks had spent three years in this quiet fishing town on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay, during the advent of the comic book industry, from 1939 to 1941, scripting, drawing and inking 51 bizarre, edgy and masterful comic stories.

Flamenco Dance

Flamenco dancing can enhance your flexibility, muscle and core strength, says Alicia Tineo Lazaro, a dance instructor from Valencia, Spain. She will offer beginner lessons to offer a full-bodied awakening to grace, power and creativity. Classes are $10 and begin Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Tisbury Senior Center. Register by calling 508-696-4205.

Indochina, Through the Lens of Alan Brigish

West Tisbury photojournalist Alan Brigish will discuss his new book: Breathing in the Buddha, based on recent travels in Indochina, accompanied by a multimedia presentation, on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chilmark library.

Breathing in the Buddha explores ways that people find contentment and joy in politically and economically-deprived societies.

“Though Indochina is mainly perceived through the prism of Vietnam, it encompasses so much more,” says Mr. Brigish.

Russ Baker, The Muckraker

Russ Baker, The Muckraker

In a program called The Hidden History of the United States, author and journalist Russ Baker will discuss his new book — Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, the powerful forces that put it in the White House and what their influence means for America — on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Haven Public Library

Mr. Baker contends that the national security establishment behind the Bushes rise continues to maintain a grip on the Obama administration.

Permaculture Course

A permaculture design course running from Sept. 14 to 25 at the youth hostel in West Tisbury is now open for enrollment.

The Wonder of Horses