Thursday’s movie at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center is “I’ll See You in My Dreams.” You can see the full calendar of movies and events at mvfilmsociety.com. There is offsite parking in the evening at Ace Hardware during busy times. A parking attendant will guide you.
Compare today’s landscape with special images from the Martha’s Vineyard Museum at 7 pm Friday at the Cornell Theatre. The presentation is called “From Martha’s Vineyard to the Shore in 19th Century 3D Stereoviews,” featuring Island life in 19th century Massachusetts. See how the Island transitioned from mostly the harsh lives of those whose living depended on fishing and whaling to mainland vacationers inhabiting seaside cottages. Bernard P. Fishman and George L. Mutter of Photoarchive3D have historical stereoviews from Martha’s Vineyard, New England, and around the world, dating from 1855 to the present, and will provide 3D glasses. Tickets $15, members $10.
Don’t miss this special exhibit at the Louisa Gould Gallery: “Gretchen Feldman 1934-2008.”
It includes a range of periods and styles of paintings. The opening reception is Saturday from 5 to 7 pm, with live music.
The ITW performance of “The King and I” was spectacular, of course. It brought to my mind the early performance with Yul Brynner that I saw in Washington. Two granddaughters of the king were at National Cathedral School with me. The Thai Embassy provided tickets and also access backstage. No one could beat that performance, but the Vineyard version was a very close second. I thought the children were particularly good this time as well.
School starts next Tuesday, so watch out for young scholars too excited to look both ways.
Vineyard residents and vacationers have played basketball year ’round almost since the game was invented. The Oak Bluffs summer league was innovative, ethnically diverse, and welcomed female players. Their stories touch current events from World War I through the civil rights movement. Bijan C. Bayne’s “Martha’s Vineyard Basketball: How a Resort League Defied Notions of Race and Class” tells the stories of the players and coaches. Hear more at 7 pm on Tuesday at the Vineyard Haven library.
Beginning Wednesday evening at the Cornell Theatre is the Philip Weinstein seminar, “Russian Summas: Tolstoy’s ‘Anna Karenina’ and Dostoevsky’s ‘The Brothers Karamazov.’” The workshops continue through Dec. 2. Professor Weinstein will be using the Pevear/Volokhonsky translations; a limited number of copies may be requested through CLAMS. Register in advance at our library or at vhlibrary.org.
On Sept. 12 at 1 pm, meet Chris Esperson of Cape Cod Community College to learn more about Cuba. She is organizing a trip for next January. This begins the Cuba Reading and Discussion Group, which will meet at 1 pm on the first Saturday of the month from October through June at our library.
Register now and save $5 for the 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, Sept. 20, to benefit the Vineyard Haven library. The entry forms are at the library. Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome. The fee is $25, with free T shirts to the first 100 registrants. The race will go from the library to the West Chop Lighthouse and back. Registration begins at 8:30 am. The free Half-Mile Fun Run for Kids 13 & Under starts at 9:45 am. The 5k starts at 10. There will be medals for winners in all age groups.
Big bunches of belated birthday balloon wishes go out today to Marguerite McDonough, though she would prefer a small bunch of blue forget-me-nots. She celebrated her 98th birthday last week. I called to be sure I had the right information. She is a delightful person, and I much enjoyed our conversation. She was born Marguerite Gerard in New York City in 1917, and grew up in Larchmont and Halstead Manor, an area in Mamaroneck, N.Y. She trained as a nurse at the New Rochelle School of Nursing. Later she married Peter Hunt and had two daughters, Maureen and Marguerite. She now has five great-grandchildren. When her second husband, Edmund McDonough, was ill, he moved them to the Island to be near her daughters. She is now a widow, with her daughter Maureen Fischer and two of her three grandchildren — Colette and Kristen — nearby. Grandson Michael Behan and his family now live in New York.
Happy birthday today to Island artist Maggie Masek. Melissa Gold and Janet Stiller party on Saturday. Wish the best on Sunday to Mike Ciancio. Wednesday belongs to Craig Sias.
Heard on Main Street: Goodbye, everyone. See you next year.
