Art
Flyfishing Classes
In his memoir, A River Runs Through It, Norman Maclean introduced many readers to the art of flyfishing. The movie of that memoir, featuring Brad Pitt in perhaps his most golden boy moment, gathered up quite a few more believers. But for those still on the sidelines, worried perhaps about tying themselves up in knots rather than placing the fly just so beside a lily pad or out past the surf, the Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club is coming to the rescue.
Next Saturday, May 26, the West Tisbury Church is hosting a tour of several up-Island gardens. All of the gardens are located on private residences and so, ordinarily, remain hidden to all but the birds and hungry rabbits and deer. But for one day the owners of these gardens have agreed to share the natural abundance they have created and tended. The event is a fundraiser for the upkeep of the historic church, itself a thing of aesthetic beauty.
The tour includes five gardens in all.
Minnesingers Take to the Stage
Long before Glee there were The Minnesingers.
This year the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School singing troupe is turning 45-years-old. To celebrate, as part of their spring performance this weekend, they are taking a tour down memory lane. One of the numbers will be a medley of songs performed over the past near half-century. The group will also perform the Seven Deadly Sins through song and dance.
Preschool Open House
The Chilmark Preschool is hosting an open house on Saturday, May 19, from 9 to 11 a.m.
Meet the teachers, tour the facility, and learn about the curriculum. It’s never too early to start learning calculus, you know.
Actually, the Chilmark Preschool prides itself on a play-based program. It serves children ages 2 years, nine months to 5-years-old, Island-wide. For more details, call 508-645-2562, extension 110.
Family Planning Art Show
Save the date for the family planning art show held on Memorial Day weekend.
The event takes place at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury and includes paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry, maybe even a cow turned painter; it is the Ag Hall, after all.
The opening gala is on Thursday, May 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at the door. The sale continues all weekend long, Friday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Admission is free.
Spring Plant Sale
Heirloom tomatoes (over 35 varieties), peppers, eggplant, herbs, flowers galore, it’s all ready to be transplanted to your garden thanks to the hard early work done by The Community Solar Greenhouse (COMSOG). This weekend, on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the annual spring plant and seedling sale begins, just in time for Mother’s Day, at the greenhouse located at 114 New York avenue in Oak Bluffs.
The sale continues all month.
For more information, call 508-693-2019.