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Tisbury June 30, 2005 Hermine Hull - 508-693-2525 - hrmhull@gis.net The abundance in our garden is noteworthy. The orange Oriental poppies have just finished their display of over one hundred blooms. Dark purple “Caesar’s Brother” Siberian iris were their companions. Now foxgloves (the best I have ever had; they appeared from the compost I dug into our shrub border last fall and I transplanted seedlings into the perennial garden) are almost six feet tall. Matricaria, catmints, sages, baptisia, alchemilla, and roses, along with two kousa dogwoods I was given as seedlings are all at the height of their season. The little “Stella D’Oro” daylilies have begun, and the Stewartia outside the gallery is full of buds. Louise and Henry Bessire have their whole family gathering to celebrate “a significant birthday” for Henry on June 28. The celebration will carry through two weekends. Ann and Paul Bessire and Mark and Aimee Bessire are all here with their assorted children. Mark’s birthday also falls on June 28, which Henry and Louise refer to as “good family planning.” Happy Birthday wishes to Henry and Mark. For a basically stay-at-homebody, I have spent a busy weekend at local events. Saturday morning I attended the Garden Club’s Art and Flower Show at the Old Mill. Both the art and the floral interpretations were fabulous. I was asked by Pat Waring to write a review of the show which will appear in next week’s paper, so look for comments and descriptions in next week’s Times. Saturday afternoon, Mike minded the gallery so I could go to the Strawberry Festival at the West Tisbury Church. The front lawn was filled with tables where behatted ladies, gentlemen in bright summer shirts, and lots of children enjoyed the strawberry shortcakes and visiting with their neighbors. I was able to get the last shortcake for my father-in-law, and a big bowl of delicious strawberries and whipped cream for myself. I should have brought my camera or a sketchpad: it was a perfect summer scene for a painting. Sunday morning, the Paths along the Roads committee met at Bill Haynes’s house to work on our North Tisbury path layout. Many cars and trucks went by, their drivers wondering what we were up to, so to inform everyone, we were measuring the roadside in 100-foot increments, marking driveways, culverts, telephone and electric poles, fences, and large trees. Our committee has been concerned at the slow pace of the creation of this path, so we decided to help the over-burdened county engineer, Steve Berlucchi, by doing as much of this work as we can. The lawn at the Davis House was filled with art-appreciators and well-wishers as Allen Whiting opened his gallery for the season. Inside, the rooms were filled with 53 paintings, landscapes of the farm and surrounding up-Island beaches and fields where Allen lives and paints. Lots of snow paintings, to be sure, and a collection of flower bouquets, presumably done when the weather was too bad to paint outside. Now that the opening is over, Bea will be leaving for a year in New Zealand, where she will join her husband, Jason. My last foray into the big world was my attendance of Mia Alicea’s Danceworks recital at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Performing Arts Center. The quality and professionalism of these productions amazes me every year. The dancers (not all girls), costumes, music, and choreography are all top-notch. This year, choreographing duties were shared among Mia, graduating senior Julia Friedman, and nationally famous dancer Sandy Stone. Two vocal soloists, Abbey Entner and Katie Ann Mayhew, were awesome. Abbey sang “Here’s where I Stand” from the movie “Camp”; Katie Ann sang “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess,” and an operatic aria,”O Mio Babbino Caro” from Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi.” Another talented West Tisbury student is fifth grader, Aly Patterson, whose winning essay concluded this year’s DARE program. Aly attended a ceremony with 100 other Massachusetts students at the Museum of Science in Boston. Susie and Sherman Goldstein hosted an after-party party for Tom Bennett and Carol Whitmarsh. It was held in the courtyard at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services and the food came from the Goldsteins’ restaurant, Zephrus. Guests David and Phyllis Smith, Vanessa Alleyne, Bob and Donna Tankard, Ral Jackson, Susan Klein, Gregory Spain, Pat and Dorothy Gregory, and DiAnn and Sandy Ray, gathered to recognize Tom and Carol’s service to the Vineyard community. Allen Hanson called to mention that the Grange is the site of a weekly Antiques and collectibles show. The hours are 9 am to 3 pm. Saturday morning, July 2, the Martha’s Vineyard Library Association will sponsor a puppet show by Michael Graham’s Spring Valley Puppet Theater. The performance will kick off the Summer Reading Program at Island libraries. “Jack and the Beanstalk” features “….beautifully crafted hand puppets, colorful scenic design and special effects, and an original script in which Jack, with the help of a clever chicken, saves the day.” The show will begin at 11 am and tickets are $3.00. The show is suitable for children ages 5 and up. Mike is my brother and I know how magical his shows are. He and our youngest brother, Andy, are coming to stay with Mike and me for the holiday weekend. I can’t wait. One of the events I look forward to taking them to is Rez Williams’s show of new paintings at the Stanley Murphy Gallery on South Road in Chilmark. The opening is on Saturday from 5 to 7 pm. There will be some self-portraits, as well as images of the New Bedford and Menemsha fleets. Also, some working boats from Ireland, seen on a trip last spring that Rez took with his wife, Lucy Mitchell. The gallery will be open every day, 1 to 6 pm, through July and August. Happy Fourth of July weekend everyone. |
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