It was the last week with my younger son home; transitioning back to a more regular life schedule, my husband came down with the flu and four days later so did I. We like to think our dogs Gracie and Zero have taken care of us, and kept us company; it would have been nice if they’d cleaned the house and cooked our meals, but just having a warm body to curl up with has been healing.
One wonderful offering in the community room at the Chilmark Church is Nan Doty’s weekly Qigong sessions on Tuesdays from 8 am to 9 am and Fridays from 9:30 am to 10:30 am. Nan has now added Tai Chi on Thursday from 8am to 9 am. All classes are followed by tea and cost $10. Any questions, call Nan at 508-645-3393.
This week’s movies at the Chilmark library, with popcorn and refreshments, include on Friday night, Jan. 16, at 7 pm, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, based on Jules Verne’s novel. This double Oscar winner features Kirk Douglas and James Mason. On Wednesday, Jan. 21, come in at noon for chowder and “The Big Sleep,” starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
ACEMV winter courses begin January 20; you can register online or come to the walk-in registration at the MVRHS on Friday, January 16 from 5 pm to 6:30 pm. Choose from 36 different classes including Social Justice for graduate credit, Self-Directed Investing, Rug Hooking, Guitar, Wampanoag Culture, languages and more. Take classes through ACE MV for college credit, professional development or personal enrichment. For more information and to register go to acemv.org or call 508-693-9222 or email info@acemv.org.
Come and learn about issues that are inspiring the developing folk opera, 1854, in particular slavery and the mid-19th-century Vineyard abolitionist movement. 1854 executive producer and director Jack Schimmelman will lead a community discussion, with special guest historian Dr. Elaine Cawley Weintraub, on Saturday, Jan. 17, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm at the West Tisbury library. Free and open to the public.
If you are interested in exhibiting your 2-D or 3-D artwork or crafts during March, April, or May at the Santander Bank, contact Nikki at 508-645-2608. Remember your work must be appropriate for all ages.
Join Pathways on Monday, Jan. 19, from 6:3 pm to 9 pm for Arts & Scripts, presenting a multi-arts installation and new work from across the Island. If you are interested in participating and sharing, please email excerpts, along with a concise description of intent, to pathwaysprojectsinstitutes@gmail.com or call 508-645-9098 to arrange a time to meet at Pathways Gathering Space at the Chilmark Tavern, 9 State Road.
M.V. Poet Laureate Arnie Reisman hosts the next Poetry Café on Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm, featuring Dan Waters, Jennifer Smith Turner, and Richard Skidmore in the Marilyn Meyeroff Lobby of the M.V. Playhouse in Vineyard Haven. Desserts and beverages available, $10 cover.
Get ready for a great evening and come join the Chilmark School PTO and Outing Program Red Hot Blues Bash Benefit, featuring the Mike Benjamin Band live, on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 7 pm to 11pm at the Chilmark Community Center. The silent auction includes more than 50 truly unique items. Tickets are $20 online (no processing fee) or at the door and include desserts and beverages. This is a 21-plus event. Tickets on sale now at ticketsmv.com.
If you find yourself in Edgartown on a Sunday, the Federated Church has started up its free lasagna dinner from 12:30 pm to 2 pm, through the end of March.