Art
Pizza and Improv
All Island teens aged 12 to 16 are welcome for pizza and improv theatre games with Nora Laudani, from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Chilmark Public Library.
The summer solstice is one of mankind’s most ancient and universally recognized holidays. Noontime on the longest day of the year marks the highest the sun will rise in the sky all year round. Every day that follows the solstice is progressively shorter, and the sun grows progressively lazier, until reaching its low point in December. For Islanders, the solstice marks the end of late spring’s easy charms, and the beginning of the summer hustle. For some seasonal residents, it represents the start of a new job; for others, a break from work.
From Their Island to Ours
Dancing Through the Ages
Island dancers aged 3 to 75 will be waiting in the wings this weekend at the high school’s Performing Arts Center, where RISE will present their year-end dance performance, called RISE on the Red Carpet. Drawing on award-winning and classic songs, films and plays for content and theme, the performance will feature tap, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, modern and lyrical dance. Shows are on Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m. Cost is $15, or $10 for children under 12. Seating is limited, so get there early.
White Ginger’s annual Trunk Show and Sale on the Island begins today, Friday, June 19, at Beach street extension in Vineyard Haven (next to Tropical Restaurant, across from the Black Dog Tavern).
White Ginger owners Mary Miller and Katherine Young offer items they have chosen on trips to in China alongside their own line of silk clothing, an extensive selection of embroidered tunics, and a range of pieces in cotton. Their luxurious hand-woven silks and cottons mix and match for any occasion, whether as a cover after a swim or a formal evening event.
The Yard’s summer program offers kids six separate week-long workshops, from July 6 to August 14, for children entering kindergarten to eighth grades. Each week will be different, each designed to nourish students’ imaginations while introducing them to basic skills of theater, music, movement, circus, yoga and stage combat (sword flashing, Harry Potter/Star Wars style).