Art
The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music concerts on Monday at the Whaling Church in Edgartown and at the Chilmark Community Center on Tuesday will feature Stephanie Chase and Joanne Kurkowicz, violins, violist Lila Brown, cellist Matthias Naegele and pianist Delores Stevens.
In celebration of Robert Schumann’s 200th anniversary, the ensemble will play Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat, opus 44. Also on the program are Ludwig van Beethoven’s familiar String Trio in G, opus 9, #1, and Joaquin Turina’s Quator, opus 67.
Celebrate the Sea, Its Keepers and Songs
On Thursday night, Mark Alan Lovewell, a singer, storyteller and Vineyard Gazette reporter and photographer, will give a program called Celebration of the Sea, at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown. The event is a fundraiser for the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust and the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
Bodhi Path Buddhist Center founder Shamar Rinpoche, the 14th Sharmapa, will be on Martha’s Vineyard for a weekend teaching series July 24 and 25, teaching from his latest book, The Path To Awakening. Teachings will be 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 4 p.m. both days. There will be a welcoming reception and book signing on Friday, July 23, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Hay bales in the distance, belted Galloways grazing in the fields, the sun setting softly over Katama Farm — it was a picturesque Vineyard evening for the Farm Institute’s Meals in the Meadow event Saturday night that was full of local food, drink, fun, and most importantly, education. The annual fundraiser was held to raise money for the institute’s education programs that teach children and adults sustainability through farming practices.
With the mercury topping 90, Islanders elsewhere complained about the mugginess, but at the weekend’s annual Feast of the Holy Ghost, the prevailing atmosphere was, as ever, the light spirit of generosity.
Eighth Graders Serve Tea
The eighth grade class of 2011 is hosting the 21st annual Edgartown Garden Walking Tour and Tea on Wednesday, July 21 (rain date, Thursday, July 22), from 1 to 4 p.m.
The popular tour benefits the class trip to Washington, D.C. Tickets are $5 and can be bought from any eighth grader, or at the Ashley Inn, Saffron or Edgartown Books.