Art
Adult and Community Education's One-day University on arts, culture, and sustainability takes place Saturday, June 23.
Richard Paradise glides around the nearly constructed building on the corner of Tisbury Marketplace, walking quickly to show off the next feature, spreading his arms wide as he elaborates on what is to come. “So just like in a new theater on the mainland, it’s gonna have stadium seating where every seat is a great seat,” he says while standing on the wooden platform.
There’s a big blue shark fin emerging, but it’s not coming from underwater. It’s a foam shark fin hat bouncing atop the head of Susan Sigel Goldsmith, producer of Jawsfest: The Tribute landing on-Island August 9 through 12.
Tucked away on a hill in West Tisbury rests an unlikely young girl. She’s over six feet tall, has ears as big as hub caps and is stuffed with thrift store rubble. Her name is Ellie the elephant, and she’s waiting to become the newest addition to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival’s Cinema Circus.
Moonlight Movies
Take a bite out of the sky this weekend, Saturday, June 23, when the Tisbury Business Association, Jawsfest and the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society host an outdoor Moonlight Movies event at Owen Park in Vineyard Haven. The movie is Blue Water, White Death, a 1971 documentary, one of the first of its kind, about the Great White Shark.
The event is part of a campaign called Summer of the Sharks 2012 to promote shark conservation and awareness.
Library Open House
On June 29 from 2 to 5 p.m., the Edgartown library trustees and staff will host an open house to thank the community for approving plans to build a new library facility. On hand will be a special guest of honor: the library’s new director, Jill Hughes, who begins her full-time position on June 25. There will be food, live music and games for kids.
Who says libraries are just about books?