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Chilmark
September 1, 2005
By Jacqueline Sexton - 508-645-2895 - jschil@adelphia.net
We can all empathize with Gulf of Mexico residents who are waiting for the deadly hurricane Katrina to hit land. (This is being written at 9:30 am on Monday.)
In the distant past, hurricanes didnÅft have names, and old salts tended to shrug off the raging winds as Ågbig blowsÅh or, simply, Ågstorms.Åh There were no public warnings or instructions on how to prepare for the storms or where to go if evacuation became necessary. The flood of information today can be helpful, even essential, to officials trying to save lives and property, but several days of feverish storm-tracking on television and weather radio can sometimes be as terrifying as the event itself. Meanwhile, we on the Vineyard are aware that we have another month at least of hurricane weather.
Art shows rank high on the list of activities over this Labor Day weekend. Stanley Murphy paintings, as well as paintings by his daughter Kitty Murphy and Enos Ray will be on exhibition this weekend at the Stanley Murphy Gallery on the South Road. The public is invited to a reception on Saturday, Sept. 3, from 4 to 7 pm. The gallery will be open daily 1 until 6 pm through September 18.
And Linda Thompson is showing new work at The Bank of MarthaÅfs Vineyard with an opening reception also on Saturday, Sept. 3, also 4 to 7 pm.
Dominique Callimanopulos, a Chilmark summer resident for the last 20 years, has started a luxury travel business called Elevate Destinations, whose distinction lies in the fact that a percentage of the profits is set aside to further environmental protection and community development in the destination country. She calls it the Ågintersection of expensive taste and philanthropic principles.Åh
Dominique has been vacationing on Blue Barque Road with her family, Alexa, Zale, and Cal, as well as CalÅfs father, J. C. Louis.
We were sad to learn of the death of Molly Flender last week. The community will remember her as a leader in the Chilmark affordable housing project. We send condolences to her family.
We are sad to pass on the news of the death of Rabbi Balfour Brickner in New York City earlier this week after a brief illness.
Rabbi Brickner established the poetry corner at the library in 1973 in memory of his daughter, Elisa, a poetry lover, who died in a horseback riding accident at the age of 17. He also funded the annual Brickner poetry contest for junior high and high school students, Island-wide, both seasonal and year-round. His energy and resourcefulness will be missed by us all. We send our sympathy to his family.
The walking women will meet next Thursday, Sept. 8, at 9 am at WaskosimÅfs Rock Reservation on North Road near Tea Lane. For more details, call Julie Coleman at 508-645-2261.
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