Elizabeth Whelan's Latest Art Classes Now Available Online

 

If you missed Elizabeth Whelan's recent in-person classes at Vineyard Haven Public Library and West Tisbury Library, video versions of both lessons are now available on her YouTube page.

Both classes have materials you can download from the Art Classes page on Elizabeth's website, www.elizabethwhelan.com, including some "snowy scenes" you can practice with until it snows on Martha's Vineyard!

Colored Pencils Drawing Tips

https://youtu.be/rLNOlEYZvuY

Snowy Scenes Drawing Tips

https://youtu.be/9Wdn0ZeoHCc

Elizabeth's 'Grab A Pencil Breakfast Club' starts again on Zoom at 6:30 am on February 20, for 10 sessions, running until April 23! Here's a description:

Join Martha's Vineyard artist Elizabeth Whelan and sketch around the world from the comfort of your own home with a virtual breakfast club art gathering every Tuesday from February 20th through April 23, 2024, from 6:30 to 7:30 am.

This is not a class, just an opportunity to sketch together. There's no need to show your work, and each week we visit a new location via a travel webcam. You also don't need to have your own camera on, so you can attend in pajamas with your coffee and no one will know! It's all about having a bit of fun and sketching the changing light that happens in an hour, just like plein air drawing/painting.

Elizabeth will also have one camera aimed at her sketchbook so that you can see what she is doing during the hour. 

Sign up once for all sessions -- the login info will be the same every week. REGISTER

Virtual Event: Museum of Bad Art, 99% Inspiration, 1% Perspiration

Thomas Edison famously described genius as 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Artists featured in the Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) may have struck a different balance. In this fun and funny presentation led my Michael Frank, MOBA Curator in Chief, each MOBA piece is shown alongside the classic art that inspired it. You decide -- is this genius?  Register: bit.ly/49iyKEc

The Museum Of Bad Art collects, exhibits, and celebrates art that will be seen in no other venue. Since 1993, they have collected art from thrift stores, yard sales, sidewalk trash, and even the artists who create it. They analyze, compare to classic art, and share with thousands of fans around the world.

Michael Frank, MOBA Curator in Chief, studied under the strict tutelage of the founding Esteemed Curator. Mr. Frank now heads the entire department. His appointment was partially due to his record of contributing more art to MOBA than any other donor. A professional musician, he lives in Boston.

This program is brought to you by the West Tisbury, Edgartown and Vineyard Haven Public Libraries.

Community Event: MV Ballroom Musical Sunday Afternoons

Come to dance, or just to listen! 

An afternoon of off-season dancing and music, performed by your local favorites! Organized and sponsored by the MV Ballroom group, in collaboration with Pathways Arts, Vineyard Haven Library, and the Unitarian Universalist Society of Martha's Vineyard. 

Events are held two Sundays a month from 4 - 5:30 pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Society Stevens Chapel, 238 Main Street.

February 18th: Jessie & Rick, the Blue Yonder duo

March 3rd: Becky & Rich, Convertibles Duo

March 17th: Barbara & Jessie, Jaywalkers Duo

April 7th: Andy Herr Duo

April 21st: Darby & Sam, Rose-Coloured Glasses

May 5th: Smooth B, DJ Sterling Bishop

May 19th: Flying Elbows, Contra Dance with caller Kansas Brew

Schedule subject to change

Supported by a grant from the Martha's Vineyard Cultural Council!

Writing Workshops with Caroline Joy Adams and Moira Silva

Join us for a series of free online writing workshops in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere, led by Caroline Joy Adams, M.Ed. An artist, writer, photographer, and travel lover, Caroline Joy Adams has taught writing at the college level in addition to hundreds of writing workshops over the past 20 years, including in recent times in Maui, Hawaii, Newport, RI, Woods Hole, MA, and Martha’s Vineyard. She is the author of several books, including the Power to Write, Have Fun with Haiku, and Creating Inner Calm Through Creative Writing.

Zoom login information will be sent to registered participants. Please register separately for each workshop you wish to attend:

6 pm Tuesday February 20th
Writing About Love CANCELLED

6 pm Tuesday March 19th
Memoir Writing REGISTER

6 pm Tuesday April 23rd
Haiku Workshop REGISTER

6 pm Tuesday May 21st
Writing About Nature REGISTER

In June 2024, Caroline will offer a Travel Writing workshop, in-person at the library, date TBA!

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Please note, Moira Silva's March 2024 Writing Workshop at VHPL is full. CLICK HERE to join the waitlist for cancellations or future workshops.

Delayed Opening at 1pm Wednesday January 31st

Vineyard Haven Library will open late at 1pm on Wednesday, January 31st, due to staff training. The library will be open from 1-6pm that day. We regret any inconvenience.

Tax Forms and Other Resources

 

The library has both federal and state forms and instructions for 2023 tax returns. If there's a specific schedule or additional form that you need, we would be happy to print them (up to ten pages). We also have J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2024 available to check out and for in-library use. Finally, you may qualify for free tax help from the AARP. Contact your town's council on aging for more information. Tisbury residents can email Catie Blake at CBlake@tisburyma.gov. Additional AARP Tax Aide Locations are available by clicking here. Appointments required. 

Virtual Event: The Amistad Trials: What Price Freedom?

Register: https://bit.ly/3Udct6q

Join us online at 6pm Tuesday February 7th, for a virtual talk presented by the Honorable Dennis J. Curran, retired Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. 

The issue of slavery versus freedom rears its ugly head in this first civil rights trial in American history, more than two decades before the Civil War explodes in 1861. This case pits the American government against the Spanish government, the President against his own Secretary of State, the executive branch versus the judicial branch, and abolitionists against slave traders. It even prompted a former President to appear before the Supreme Court to condemn the policies of a present Administration. This case finally received the recognition it deserved from Stephen Spielberg’s 1997 Academy Award-nominated feature film, Amistad.

The Honorable Dennis J. Curran was an associate justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, appointed to the seat by former governor Mitt Romney in 2006. He has taught the practice of Political Science and Law at Tufts University and Roger Williams University of Law. He was born and raised in Boston.

This free event is sponsored by the Vineyard Haven and Chilmark Public Libraries.

Register: https://bit.ly/3Udct6q