Livingston Taylor was the pesky little brother who ran around at family gatherings, the one that loved show and tell at school, and the little brother that pulled at sister Kate Taylor’s pigtails. Hopefully at their Tabernacle concert this weekend, there will be no hair pulling, only song.
“I’m amusing, but Kate is magical,” Mr. Taylor said on a recent afternoon on his back patio. “My sister is so beautiful, so spirited, and has such a grace. I’m good, but my sister is great. She’s got the magic.”
A snowy weekend forecast will find many at home, staying warm and stimulated with a blanket and a movie. But for those ready to brave the elements, Che’s Lounge in Vineyard Haven has got your wintry fix: Adam Howl and a few of his many friends will play the Island’s coziest cafe Saturday night, starting at 7:30 p.m. Chords, choruses, caffeine and a cast-iron pellet stove keep the heat just right for lounge lizards looking for a place to bask into the night. $4 cover; call 774-521-8898 for details.
“My dad has a barn,” chirped a wide-eyed, hyperactive Mickey Rooney. “And my mom can sew the costumes,” the pigtailed, pinafore-bedecked Judy Garland replied. And off they went, hand in hand, singing and dancing their way across the barnyard.
Well, it was something like that and they didn’t even live on the Vineyard where the performing arts culture has grown and grown. No more drafty barns here and mom can now sit in the audience and not have to sew costumes.
Boston-based blues rock outfit Ernie and the Automatics will perform at Nectar’s on July 8. The show is a benefit for the Island Affordable Housing Fund in partnership with the Music Drives Foundation, headed up by the band’s guitarist Ernie Boch.
The Vineyard Sinfonietta presents a free spring concert on piano and is at 3 p.m. on April 11 at the West Tisbury Congregational Church. The hour-long concert features pianist John Gorman, mezzo soprano Martha Hudson, and the Sinfonietta’s string players, performing music by Bizet, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and others. All ages are welcome; donations will be accepted
Spellcheck is for wussies. Plus it’s boring. A right answer every time. Where’s the drama in that? How about backing away from the keyboard and heading to where the real action is, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Starting July 22 and continuing through August 8, this Tony Award winning musical will be moving into the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven, courtesy of the Island Theatre Workshop.
Like her on-stage vaudeville persona, Angel Russell herself is a variety act.
A barista, herbologist, florist and painter — most recently she has been painting large, close-up portraits of chickens — Ms. Russell is first and foremost a musician.
She currently lends her nimble fingers to four Island bands, playing piano, guitar, trumpet, drums and bass.
Bella’s Musical Puppet Show presents Arakataka’s Chorus Band/Coral do Arakataka, where everyone is invited to join in singing the American and Brazilian folk songs, on Sunday, June 6 at 11:30 a.m. in the makeshift theatre in a warehouse behind 56/58 Main street in Vineyard Haven.
