Like many fourth graders, Ben Taylor was not a fan of school. But after he graduated from the Steiner School in New York and worked on a biodynamic farm in New Mexico, he began to appreciate and fully understand the Waldorf method of teaching.
To that end, on Wednesday this week Mr. Taylor will perform at the Island Theatre in Oak Bluffs to raise money to support the Plum Hill preschool. Money raised at the event will go to the school’s Together We Build capital campaign to help expand the school’s facilities.
Sublime Tribute Show
Sublime tribute band Badfish is performing at Nectar’s in Edgartown on Thursday, August 5. Doors open at 9 p.m. for ages 18 and over; tickets are $17 in advance or $22 at the door.
Sure, Mozart created some of the most beautiful music ever written, but he also was a master of comic theatre. New York City Opera dramaturg Cori Ellison will talk about the composer’s collaborations with some of the funniest guys in the (18th century) business when she presents All Things Mozart, a lecture and discussion at The Yard, on Tuesday, August 3, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The Chappaquiddick Summer Music Festival opens its 15th season on August 5 with a concert by the Amerigo Trio, featuring longtime New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow, violist Karen Dreyfus and cellist Inbal Segev. The performance begins at 8 p.m. at the Chappaquiddick Community Center.
The program includes a Beethoven serenade, Kodaly’s Intermezzo for string trio, and Leo Weiner’s string trio in g minor. A reception follows the concert and everyone is invited to attend.
George Frederic Handel’s Passacaglia, a duo for violin and string bass, will open the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music concerts on Monday, August 2 at the Whaling Church in Edgartown and Tuesday, August 3 at the Chilmark Community Center. Robert Schumann’s Marchenbilder for viola and piano, opus 113, Frederic Chopin’s Sonata in g-minor for cello and piano, opus 65, and Franz Schubert’s beloved Quintet, opus 114, The Trout, round out the program.
Play It Again, David