Community
Last Friday afternoon, three poets laureate of the Vineyard gathered around a table at the Gazette office to reflect on their growth as poets, from a solitary practice to reaching beyond those boundaries in their respective communities. Steve Ewing traveled from Chappaquiddick where he was working at his day job as a dock builder, and Justen Ahren and Dan Waters drove from West Tisbury and their other lives as a landscaper and owner of Indian Hill Press, respectively.
The stage was set with its characteristic flare of color. The cabin was packed, as always, with kids and adults pouring off the seats and onto the floor. Everyone knew what to expect from Camp Jabberwocky’s annual play — an uplifting spectacle well worth a hardwood seat. This year the Camp put on The Great Gatsby.
The Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard has some beautiful cats available for adoption. They are: Butter and Chloe, two beautiful tortoiseshells; Deacon and Mango, two handsome ginger tiger cats; Panchie, a gray and white whose owner died recently; Thor, a big, older gentleman who really needs to have a home of his own. The shelter also has two adorable tiger kittens, Julia and Meredith, who are only six or seven weeks old and may be adopted by the time this appears in print. Anyone who wants a kitten may sign up on the shelter wish list and will be called as soon as one becomes available for adoption.
The Highlands, as they are familiarly known, are located on East Chop, the general boundary being laid out like the Methodist Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs, with a central circle ringed by house lots along curving avenues.
Boy Scout Troop 91 will be collecting worn, frayed and unserviceable U.S. flags so that they may be properly and honorably retired.
Flags may be deposited in the storage containers located outside of the following locations: American Legion Post 186, Edgartown; Chilmark Fire Department; American Legion Post 257, Vineyard Haven; Aquinnah Fire Department; Chappaquiddick Community Center; West Tisbury Fire Department; Oak Bluffs Fire Department.
Kids’ Writing Workshop
Child writers unite. Mathea Morais, Island author and head of the writing lab at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, is offering two reading and writing workshops for kids age 9 through 14 at the West Tisbury Library. The first weeklong workshop is July 16 through 20 from 10:45 a.m. to noon. The second workshop is August 20 through 24, also at 10:45 a.m. to noon.