Vineyard Players
Falmouth Academy seniors Janaye Rooney and Clea Baumhofer, both of Vineyard Haven, will perform and have solos with Falmouth Academy’s Chamber Orchestra for Holidays at Heritage, at concert at Heritage Plantation in Sandwich on Friday, Dec. 11 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Falmouth Academy’s orchestra will play Corelli’s Christmas Concerto Grosso and two movements of Schubert’s fifth symphony.
The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society continues a popular holiday tradition this Saturday, Nov. 28, presenting its annual Thanksgiving weekend concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Whaling Church in Edgartown.
Pianist Delores Stevens, the music society’s artistic director, has invited three notable artists to join her in a concert program that will feature two great quartets from the classical repertoire: Beethoven’s Piano Quartet, Opus 16, and Fauré’s Piano Quartet in C Minor.
Islanders Play for Islander’s Benefit
Nectar’s closes out its first year here in true Vineyard style: a legion of Island musicians will take the stage for the venue’s final show, and a portion of the $15 ticket sales will go to a pair of charities: West Tisbury’s David Tucker, who suffered a heart attack back in September and has since acquired a decent pile of medical bills; and the Island Affordable Housing Fund.
Doors open at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. For details, call 508-693-1137.
Buílle Shamrocks the Katharine Cornell Theatre
Sting Rays Play Tisbury
A dance party featuring the Sting Rays playing live music is set for Nov. 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Tisbury Senior Center in Vineyard Haven. Too shy to dance? There will also be an hors d’oeurves and drinks (non-alcoholic) table, and you can tap your toes without leaving your seat. All are welcome and there is no charge.
Raise the Roof
Fifteen years ago, the New Hampshire barn that had been dismantled, shipped and reassembled off Panhandle Road in West Tisbury was finished, and officially became the New Agricultural Society Hall. While a decade and a half of potlucks, dances, meetings and exhibitions have taken the new out of its name, the Ag Hall remains something to celebrate. Saturday’s Barnraisers’ Ball will do just that, with help from Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish. The barn doors open at 7:30 p.m., and admission is a dessert to share.