Art
Irish musicians are melting the membrane that once separated the flute, fiddle and pipes from the driving baselines and hip-swiveling rhythms of modern music — and three free-wheeling members of the band Lunasa will show how it’s done at a concert Saturday, Sept. 6, at 8 p.m. at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven.
The American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter is organizing a number of CPR, AED and First Aid classes in September for residents of Martha’s Vineyard. All classes will be held at the YMCA, 57 Pequot avenue in Oak Bluffs.
An adult CPR/AED class will be held on Sept. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or Sept. 29 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The cost for the course is $50.
An Adult CPR/AED and First Aid class will be held on Sept. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The cost for the class is $60.
Begin with a teapot. That’s the simple underlying premise for a group exhibition at Featherstone Center for the Arts opening Saturday, Sept. 6, entitled Teapots and More.
“The main thing needs to be a teapot,” ceramacist Washington Ledesma said, explaining that each artist who offers a teapot for the exhibit may bring up to four more pieces for display. If many artists bring many pieces, Mr. Ledesma hopes the show can spill out under a tent on the Featherstone grounds.
One day, after a performance of his play The Patriot Act a couple of weeks ago, Ronald B. Campbell Jr. was approached by an audience member, an older man, in tears.
The estrangement between the central character in the play and his son echoed the audience member’s own estrangement from his son.
“I’m going to call him,” the man said.
Worried about rising oil, gas, and electricity costs? There are many ways to keep these costs under control, so the Tisbury Council on Aging is sponsoring a free one-hour session called How to Keep Your Energy Bills Affordable.
The talk will be at the Tisbury Senior Center on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 4 p.m.
Energy consultant Chris Fried will lead the discussion, focussing on low-cost, energy-saving improvements that can be made to most homes.
Israeli Consul General to New England Nadav Tamir an update on Israeli/Palestinian and Israeli/Syrian peace negotiations on Friday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center. The talk is free and open to all.
Mr. Tamir was born and raised in Kibbutz Manara in northern Israel. He began his career of public service in 1980 in the Israel Defense Forces, where he eventually served as a company commander and retired with the rank of major.