Art
THE BISHOP’S DAUGHTER: A Memoir. By Honor Moore. Illustrated. W.W. Norton & Co. Inc. 354 pages. $25.95 hardcover.
In the 1970s, the late Episcopal Bishop Paul Moore Jr. was a Chilmark seasonal visitor. He came to the Island after the death of his first wife, Jenny McKean, and his marriage to Brenda Hughes Eagle who had a Chilmark home. Now his eldest daughter by his first marriage has written a memoir about her own life and the life of her illustrious father.
It’s time to slip on that great summer cocktail dress you’ve been dying to swirl about in, and school up with other she nymphs on Wednesday, July 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. for Margot Datz’s reception and booksigning of A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaid’s, published by Simon and Schuster.
Red Cross Classes
The American Red Cross is organizing a number of CPR, AED and First Aid classes in July and August. All classes will be held at the Martha’s Vineyard YMCA at 57 Pequot avenue in Oak Bluffs.
The Infant and Child CPR class will be held on Monday, July 14, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The cost for this class is $45.
An Adult CPR/AED class will be held on Saturday, July 12,and there will also be a class on Saturday, August 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost for the Adult CPR/AED course is $50.
Thomas Dresser is pleased to announce the second printing of Tommy’s Tour of the Vineyard, his popular tour guide based on stories shared by tour bus drivers on their route around the Island. The material has been edited to make the book more readable and useful, but the essence remains the same: Mr. Dresser surveys the Vineyard from a variety of vantage points, including history, geography, social issues and humorous tales.
Simple Salad Sensation
By CYNTHIA COWAN
Recent sun and showers worked miracles on home gardens struggling with a cool spring. Spinach and lettuce reached peak picking time seemingly overnight. For a few weeks anyway, gardeners don’t have to rely on Reliable.
The New England Conservatory of Music’s Millennium Gospel Choir perform Saturday, July 12, at 7 p.m. at The Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs. Admission is by freewill donation.