Art
Whether consuming or creating, Vineyarders are known for their enjoyment of the arts. On one side, the Island has a lot of galleries, artisans’ festivals and professional performances; on the other, there are classes and quality amateur opportunities for theatre, dance, music and fine arts. But it’s not common for the vocational and avocational processes to intertwine. Over the past two weeks at The Yard, choreographer Sarah Wilbur has masterminded just such an intertwining.
The Sting Is On
On Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m., the Vineyard Haven library will present The Sting. This move features two of our favorite actors: Robert Redford and Paul Newman. When a mutual friend is killed by a mob boss, two con men, one experienced and one young try to get even by pulling off the big con (an ultimate sting) on the mob boss.
Summer’s End Bazaar
The Friends of the Tisbury Council on Aging will host a Summers’s End Bazaar on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tisbury Senior Center, located at 34 Pine Tree Road in Vineyard Haven.
The sale will offer jewelry, vintage linens, books, antique framed, tinted prints, unique seashore collage and more.
Interested vendors can get details at 508-693-5661. All ages are welcome.
Motorcycle Rally
The second annual Antique Motorcycle Rally will take place at noon on Sunday in the Menemsha parking lot. Collectors of all makes and models of antique motorcycles are invited. Last year, 200 people attended to view 22 motorcycles. Rain date is Sunday, Sept. 28.
Wearing matching grey fleeces, the children from the 33rd Watoto Children’s Choir filed out of the pews of the Faith Community Church Sunday, smiling broadly as they approached the altar. Standing side by side in a few short lines, one behind the other, the 17 children — along with four of their adult leaders — were ready to sing. When they did, the smiles on the church members faces matched those of the children.
Deborah Silliman Wass will showcase her handiworks of calligraphy and illuminations for the month of September at the West Tisbury Library.
Mrs. Wass studied at the Yestermorrow Design/Build School and is the former art director at the Mobil Corporation’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. She founded Martha’s Vineyard Calligraphy and Illumination and currently lives in Chilmark with her husband.
For more information, call 508-693-3366.