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This is a conversion story. My road to Damascus led past the bustle of the Oak Bluffs harborfront, ending at Dinghy Dogs, the daytime home of Brian Langhammer, the self-proclaimed Hot Dog King of Martha’s Vineyard. I was a hot dog agnostic, chastened by a lifetime of experiences of the sausages as an ignoble mystery meat turning slowly in convenience store displays, or stewing anonymously in suspicious, yellowed water. All that changed after a summerlong education by the evangelizer of the all-American barbecue staple.
Cliffe Knechtle, pastor for Grace Community Church in New Canaan, Conn., will be preaching at the Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs this Sunday, August 28. Reverend Knechtle has spoken on university campuses around the country since 1980. He is the author of two books, Heaven Can’t Wait and Give Me an Answer. In 1990 he began the television program Give Me an Answer, which airs in portions of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, India and England. Cliffe’s parents were the founding members of the Presbyterian Church in New Canaan, where he grew up.
The wind is free and there will likely be plenty of it for tomorrow’s first Martha’s Vineyard Wind Festival in Oak Bluffs. The kite-flying festival at Ocean and Waban Parks is a merger of many new and old ideas. It’s a celebration for the end of the summer, an opportunity to gather for fun and fellowship. It’s string, paper and tails taking over the skies.
The event begins at 11 a.m. with kite making in Waban Park. Kites will be flying through the afternoon from noon to 6 p.m. mostly in Ocean Park. It is free and open to all ages.
Tastes of Tashmoo
The fifth annual Tastes of Tashmoo, a benefit to support the ongoing restoration of the 1887 Tashmoo Spring building, will be held on Friday, Sept. 2 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at a waterfront home on Hines Point. The event features live music and a silent auction, as well as tastes from the Island’s waters, farms, caterers, restaurants, wine shops, and brew pub.
The cost for the event is $50 per person.
For details, tickets and location call 508-696-9039 or e-mail [email protected].
Health Fair
The YMCA of Martha’s Vineyard is sponsoring a health fair this Saturday, August 27, from 12 to 3 p.m.
On hand will be a guest pharmacist and pharmacy interns to answer questions regarding drug therapy and provide information on medication safety and proper medication disposal techniques. Bring unwanted medications for proper disposal.
There will also be free blood pressure and glucose readings.
For more details, call 508-696-7171 or visit ymcamv.org.
Artists communicate in different forms. But whether the message is through visual or performing art, it always comes back to the essence of the human experience.
Two groups have been in residence for the past two weeks at the Vineyard Arts Project, working to highlight both the dark and exhilarating sides of the human experience. This weekend they go public with their work.