Did you make it to The Moth last Wednesday to hear Menemsha fisherman Dan Larsen and summer resident film director Doug Liman speak? If not, I’ll let you know if their stories become available online. In the meantime, you can read about the evening here at mvtimes.com. Get your last minute chocolate shopping done before Chilmark Chocolates closes from August 14 to Sept. 8.
This week’s Flanders Field softball players enjoyed a beautiful Sunday morning with 30 folks warming up by 7:40 am. The first game featured five outfielders on Arlen Roth’s team. When grumbling arose, attending commissioners reminded everyone that the only rule is that there are no rules. Roth’s team beat Hans Solmssen’s team 13-6. The second game was a squeaker as Sig Van Raan’s team got by the combined pitching of Roth and Solmssen 4-3. Glad to know Sig Van Raan’s rotator cuff aggravation has healed enough for him to swing the bat and hit weak grounders to third. Everyone was thrilled to see so many younger players come out, including many kids of present players. All are welcome Sunday mornings; come early and play in both games.
Anne Cook is having her first art exhibit since 2005, running August 12 to 25 at the Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank in Chilmark. She says, “The show represents my return to my art, birthplace, and family and community.” Join her Friday, August 12, from 4 to 7 pm at her opening where lifelong friend Jon Zeeman will play with his trio.
Good luck to everyone running in the 38th Chilmark Road Race on Saturday, August 13, and a big thanks to the many volunteers who help make this event run smoothly. Also don’t forget that the annual Alex Cohen Memorial Basketball Marathon begins at noon at the Chilmark Community Center. It’s the final week of summer programs. Thank you to everyone who makes the community center run smoothly; we’ll miss your smiling faces.
Chilmark Flea Markets are Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 am to 2 pm with so many great vendors, fresh cold lemonade, and delicious eats. Be sure to get your lobster rolls to go on Tuesdays at the Chilmark Community Church from 4:30 to 7 pm, or when they run out. Stop by the church for a musical meditation on Sundays from 5 to 5:30 pm.
Join the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation for a guided two-hour free walk of Brookside Ridge Preserve and the Steve Crampton Trail in Chilmark. Meet at the Land Bank’s Tiasquam Valley Reservation trailhead on Middle Road. The walk is from 9 to 11 am on Thursday, August 11.
The last two Martha’s Vineyard Authors Series talks feature the host of NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show since 1979, who will discuss her memoir “On My Own,” a deeply personal and moving book, on Thursday, August 11. On Sunday, August 14, come hear Jane Mayer speak about her groundbreaking book on political money and influence, ”Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right.” All programs begin 7:30 pm at the Chilmark Community Center. For more information and tickets visit mvbookfestival.com.
Learn about ticks and tick-borne illnesses on Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, August 15, at 5 pm at the Chilmark library when Dick Johnson speaks on where we are, where we’re going, and how you can help.
Chilmark artist Wendy Weldon’s new work including acrylics on canvas, on linen, and on paper as well as mixed media monotypes printed at Featherstone Center for the Arts, opened on Sunday at the Field Gallery in West Tisbury. Be sure to stop by and be inspired. Also up through August 18 at the Vineyard Playhouse in Vineyard Haven is an exhibit of Gretchen V. Feldman’s abstract landscapes painted from her Chilmark garden and being exhibited for the first time.
Renowned herbalist and local author Holly Bellebuono will discuss her new book, “The Healing Kitchen: Cooking with Nourishing Herbs for Health, Wellness, and Vitality,” at the Chilmark Public Library on Wednesday, August 17, at 5 pm. Holly says, “Explore these everyday recipes to calm stress and anxiety, ease digestion, correct imbalances, build immunity, and promote overall wellness and longevity.”
The MV Partnership for Health is recruiting new class leaders from each town for a free training to conduct Powerful Tools for Caregivers seminars. This program supports family caregivers of adults with a chronic condition in a way that enhances the caregiver’s well-being as they care for others. Training is planned for Monday, Sept. 12, and Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Tisbury Senior Center. Training materials, lunch, and snacks will be provided. For more information, email ksamways@ihimv.org or call 508-627-5797, ext. 114.
Have a good week.
