Art
Theatre Tryouts
This Sunday, Jan. 25, the Island Theatre Workshop, Inc. is holding tryouts for two programs of one-act plays to run at the end of March. Artistic director Lee Fierro and board member Kevin Ryan will be joined by Leslie J. Stark to direct the five plays. The tryouts will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Katharine Cornell Theatre. For details, call 508-693-5290.
In this year-long serialized novel set on the Vineyard in real time, a native Islander (“Call me Becca”) returns home after two decades to help her eccentric Uncle Abe keep his landscaping business, Pequot, afloat. His staff includes Quincas, a Brazilian. Abe has a paranoid hatred of Richard Moby, the CEO of an off-Island wholesale nursery, Broadway. Convinced that Moby wants to destroy Abe personally, and all Island-based landscaping/nursery businesses generally, Abe is obsessed with “taking down” Moby.
Vineyard resident and choreographer Lucinda Childs was recently in New York to cast her upcoming production Dance. When the director of The Yard, Wendy Taucher, asked if I would be interested in observing, I jumped at the chance. Although Ms. Childs calls the Vineyard home, her work is performed predominately in Europe, where she has choreographed for the Berlin Opera Ballet, the Bavarian State Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet and the Lyons Opera Ballet.
Sharky’s Helps Sally
Sharky’s Edgartown cantina is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 9 p.m. to assist Islander Sally Sylvia with her medical expenses. Located at 266 upper Main street, the restaurant is offering food, a cash bar, entertainment and a silent auction. Tickets cost $20 and are available at the door. For details, call 508-627-6565.
A Starving Artists Show — offering Vineyarders reasonably-priced art as well as a raffle for a signed, framed Ray Ellis print — is one of two imminent fundraisers for a fuel fund to help Edgartown seniors with winter fuel costs.
The art show is Jan. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s sponsored by the Friends of the Edgartown Council on Aging. Raffle tickets will be $5 for one and $20 for five. The winning ticket will be drawn at the close of the show. Tickets can be purchased at the Anchors on Dagget street in Edgartown any time prior to the show.
Slow Food at Détente
Slow Food Martha’s Vineyard is collaborating with Détente Restaurant in Edgartown. Once a month,Détente will host a dinner salon with Island foods and discussions. Each salon will feature a guest speaker to stir discussion, plus five courses with local ingredients.