Monday, May 20, 2013

Published: May 7, 2009

Photography contest

To celebrate Della Hardman Day, the Oak Bluffs Library is sponsoring a photography contest for their 2010 calendar with Ms. Hardman's legacy theme "Savor the moment." Known for her work as an artist, educator, and writer, Ms. Hardman died in December 2005.

Submissions will be judged based on the representation of the overall theme and the depiction of the particular month and season. Judges Alison Shaw, Donalexander Goss, and Francine Kelly will choose 14 photos for the calendar, and an exhibition is planned for a representative sample of works submitted. The deadline is May 29. To submit, visit the library, the website (oakbluffslibrary.org), or call 508-693-9433.

Grace Preschool student Jayden Baird leads fellow classmates (front to back) Ingrid Gundersen, Grace Robinson, Marc Clements Jr., and Katie Freeman. Photo by Ralph Stewart

May Day delivery

In their annual May Day tradition on Friday, Grace Church Preschoolers and their teachers took their annual walk around Vineyard Haven, dropping flowers off to residents.

Market value

Every Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer, a flea market to benefit the Island Food Pantry will be open from 10 am to 4 pm at Pyewacket's, 135 Beach Road in Vineyard Haven. Find antiques, crafts, edibles, flowers and plants, and more. Bring a canned food donation and receive a free gift. Vendor spaces are available at $25. For more information, call 508-696-7766 or 774-563-0326.

Eat right

The Martha's Vineyard Museum, The Yard, and the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Baseball program are each hosting fundraising dinners in the near future. The first is for the museum this Saturday at 6:30 pm at Atria for $125 per person. Call 508-627-5850 or 627-4441.

The latter two are both on Wednesday, May 13, at 6 pm. The Yard's wine dinner at The Sweet Life Café with guest winemaker Alex Gambal of Burgundy is $85 per person. Call 508-696-0200 or email info@sweetlifemv.com.

The pasta dinner and silent auction for baseball is at the Portuguese-American Club for $10 each.

Sign of spring

Dragonfly Gallery in Oak Bluffs hosts its first open house and reception of the season this Saturday and Sunday, May 9 and 10, from 11 am to 6 pm. The annual Spring Flower Art Show, titled "Island Bloom," runs through May 17. For more information, visit mvdragonfly.com.

Speak my language

It's World Language Night at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School on Wednesday, May 13, from 6 to 8 pm. The benefit for the Nancy Orazem Scholarship Fund will include performances in the Performing Arts Center, authentic food made by students, and student-made videos. There is no admission charge, but donations are "cheerfully" accepted. For more information, call 508-693-1033 ext. 273.

Photo by Susan Safford

Tisbury Mural Project

Committee members and artists celebrated the unveiling on Saturday of the Tisbury Mural on the north wall of the Vineyard Haven Stop & Shop. From left: selectman Jeff Kristal, Nicole Ferguson, selectman Tristan Israel, Judy Cronig, Robert Townes, head of mural committee Deborah Medders, Don Amaral, Paul Brissette, Anne Grandin, and Tom Larson.

Sitka Studio opens with a show featuring three artists

Sitka Studio, a new gallery at 60 Hines Point Road in Tisbury, opened Friday with an exhibit of the work of three Island artists - Tamar Russell, who showed mixed media paintings, Jeremy Smith (portraits), and Alfred Rivera (urban collages). The contemporary studio, which looks out on the Lagoon, was quickly filled with visitors. Refreshments were provided by Meghan Onega. Sitka is open Sundays from 1 to 5 pm and by appointment. Call 401-316-0284.

Jeremy Smith, whose work was displayed along with that of Tamar Russell and Alfred Rivera, talks to Kelly Kidson of Providence, R.I., who helped organize Friday night's opening. Photos by CK Wolfosn

Barbara Ronchetti of Oak Bluffs discusses art with Tamar Russell at a refreshment table filled with hors d'oeuvres made by Meghan Onega.