Art
On an overcast and windy Sunday afternoon, which was once a sunny beach morning, the last of the diehards are filtering off of State Beach. Most daring of them all are those who decide that after a day of sunning they will accept the traditional challenge of jumping off Big Bridge, the second bridge on Beach Road from Oak Bluffs to Edgartown.
Despite the grey skies, seasoned swimmers recognize this sort of weather: the air is cool, the water is a clear, dark green, and the August sea is warm.
A free piano recital by Amaryllis Glass will precede the film screening Tuesday, August 18 at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs, They Came to Play, an award-winning, uplifting feature-length documentary chronicling the International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs. The film is at 8 p.m. and the recital begins at 7:30 p.m.
Dance for Radio
Community Radio WVVY(93.7) will holdits annual summer fundraiser on Thursday,August 20,at Nectar’s.
The lineupfeatures Willy Mason and friends includingKahoots, with WVVY deejays between sets and starting the evening off with some greatdance music.
There’s a sleep-away camp feel to the Yard off Middle Road in Chilmark: office over here, summer-blooming party tent over there, and modest, grey-shingled, single-story cottages for visiting dancers, choreographers, singers and other artistes scattered throughout the woods.
Chaos rules at Stiltshop, where day camp-style rehearsals prepare youngsters to participate next to older and more experienced dancers in Built on Stilts, the Island’s annual homegrown community dance festival. Call it Built on Stilts with a shorter attention span.
Hebrew Center Services
The following special services will be held at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center: Friday, August 14, family Shabbat service at State Beach near Camp Jabberwocky parking area, 5:30 p.m.; Friday, August 28, Shabbat by the sea service with guest speaker Fred Hotchkiss, Experiencing the Horseshoe Crab. Saturday Torah services will start at 9:30 a.m. through Labor Day. For questions please call 508-693-0745.