Community
Motorcyclists enjoyed a weekend on the Vineyard, while contributing to Island charities through the 29th annual Run to the Rock.
Mike Dow, president of the hosting nonprofit group, the Martha’s Vineyard Harley Riders, said the weekend went well. Last year the event raised $50,000 for Vineyard charities and Mr. Dow said they expect to do even better once all the money is counted this year. The riders came from all over New England, and from as far north as Canada and as far west as Pennsylvania.
If Matt Heineman is nearing his limit, he does nothing to show it this Sunday afternoon. The 27-year-old ran the Chilmark Road Race Saturday, but the 5K along Middle Road was just a warmup for this. Sunday is a marathon — specifically, the Alex Cohen Memorial Basketball Marathon.
If Matt Heineman is nearing his limit, he does nothing to show it this Sunday afternoon. The 27-year-old ran the Chilmark Road Race Saturday, but the 5K along Middle Road was just a warmup for this. Sunday is a marathon — specifically, the Alex Cohen Memorial Basketball Marathon. Mr. Heinemen first stepped onto the court behind the Chilmark Community Center at noon, and it’s now nearing 5:45 p.m. There have been breaks for the individual players over the past six hours, but the games themselves just keep going throughout the afternoon and into the evening.
Rising Tide Benefit
Cocktails, hors d’oeuvre, and live and silent auctions are featured at the fourth annual summer cocktail party to benefit Rising Tide Therapeutic Equestrian Center on Thursday, August 19 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Held at the home of Rose Styron (53 High Hedge Lane in Vineyard Haven), the party will feature a selection of appetizers prepared by some of the Island’s favorite chefs. Admission is $60 at the door.
Skyrockets Delight
See the fireworks from the sea, help a family secure a home on land: A fireworks cruise to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard is set for Friday, August 20. The boat leaves the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority dock at 8 p.m. Tickets are $50 for adults, $35 for children 12 and under when accompanied by an adult. For tickets and more information, go online to habitatmv.org or Craftworks on Circuit avenue. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door.
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum will host a public launch of the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded interactive Web site, Laura Jernegan: Girl on a Whale Ship, at the museum library in Edgartown on Saturday, August 14 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Rev. Raphael Warnock returns to the pulpit at the First Congregational Church in West Tisbury as guest minister on Sunday, August 15. He has served as the senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., since 2005. Rev. Warnock graduated from Morehouse College cum laude in 1991, and holds a master of divinity degree, a master of philosophy degree, and a doctor of philosophy degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York city.