Art
Vicious art as a warm-up for brutal sport? Super Sunday on the Vineyard offered exactly that.
John Holladay offers a wealth of art for the connoisseur. His Web site (Johnholladayart.com) brims with vivid watercolors, iconic posters, inviting paintings, stately lighthouses, as well as comfortable scenes like the Flying Horses, Alley’s store and the Camp Ground. His acrylics are bright and vivid. Way Too Much Stuff explores a Menemsha fishing scene, overburdened with gear.
Featherstone Center for the Arts will open a retrospective of Mr. Holladay’s work on Sunday, Feb. 8.
COURAGE: A Novel of the Sea. By Alan Littell, Illustrated. St. Martin’s Press. 148 pages. $16.95.
It surely was not Vineyard Haven harbor waters lapping the beach near the Mary Guerin Inn in Eastville that inspiredthis thrilling sea tale. But its author, Alan Littell, spent childhood summers there. More likely, his later years as a merchant mariner provided the background for this story of the dangers of the enthralling sea.
Learn a New Language
The Oak Bluffs Public Library is now carrying online language learning software by Mango Languages. Free of charge to library patrons, Mango Languages is a welcome addition to the library for those wanting to study a foreign language easily and at their own pace.
Art Classes on Vacation
Lani Carney will take a short break from her classes at Featherstone beginning Feb. 7, after Hoola Coola Day at the arts center. She will return on March 2 for her usual Saturday Arts Adventure.
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