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Tessa Permar has taught movement for over 15 years and draws from traditions of yoga, tai chi, Pilates, modern dance, acrobatics, Capoeira, and voice work. Participants will be led through a series of gentle exercises to release tension and connect to each individual’s personal range of motion and sense of well-being. This workshop encourages exploration of movement, gentle strength-building, and connection to music. If you have a yoga mat, please bring it with you. The library will have a limited number of mats available for use. All body types, abilities, and levels are welcome.

Registration is requested.

Classes will be on September 12, 19, and 26.

Please note, there will be no class on September 5.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.

Colleen Macsuga leads a Vinyasa class that is therapeutic, creative, and powerful. Vinyasa (a practice designed to help you heal while keeping you in peak physical shape) incorporates elements of strength building, making it a dynamic experience. If you have a yoga mat, please bring it with you. The library will have a limited number of mats available for use. All levels are welcome; each pose is guided from the foundation to the full expression.

Registration is requested.

Classes will be on September 3, 10, 17, and 24.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.

Learn the ancient art form of fly tying with Tim Sheran, fly fishing expert and owner of Vineyard Vise. In this hour-long workshop, you will learn how to tie your own fly, as well as what flies work best to attract fish in our local waters.

Registration is required.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.

In poet Donald Nitchie’s writing workshop, participants will have an opportunity to build a poem prompted and inspired by poetry that Donald will choose for the exercise. Participants will also have a chance to submit a poem or two of their own for the group to read and discuss during the second half of the workshop. Positive peer assessment can help you through a writing problem and give you a new perspective on your work. Once registered, you will be emailed the workshop materials.

Registration is required.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.

Dick Johnson will discuss the different ticks and tick-borne illnesses prevalent on Martha's Vineyard, as well as alpha-gal syndrome, a recently identified type of food allergy to red meat and other products made from mammals. He will also outline steps you can take to protect yourself, your family, and your pets from tick-borne diseases, and will answer your tick-related questions. Patrick Roden-Reynolds, public health biologist, will also participate and be available to answer your questions. 

No registration necessary.

This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

Sign up for this monthly workshop where you will learn about all aspects of Island seafood, from preparation to the ecological importance of buying local. You'll leave with not only something for dinner, but also the knowledge of how to process your next catch.

This month we will be learning how to shuck some of our island's finest bounty: the oyster.



Registration is required.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.

September 15th is National Linguine Day, and what better to pair linguine with than a delicious clam sauce? We will borrow part of Chef Look's chowder recipe and use the broth as a base for a garlicky butter sauce to coat our perfectly cooked pasta, and will finish by tossing in littleneck clams. Topped with fresh parsley and a touch of red pepper flakes, this dish is sure to satisfy seafood and pasta fans alike.

Registration is required.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.

Grow your understanding of the natural world around you with Rebecca Gilbert, owner of Native Earth Teaching Farm and author of Weedy Wisdom for the Curious Forager: Common Wild Plants to Nourish Your Body and Soul. In this hour-long lecture, Rebecca will teach us about native plants and their everyday use, from first aid remedies to additions to your next salad. “A weed is a plant with a good survival strategy,” she says. “They are there for us when we need them.”

No registration required.

This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

New York Times bestselling author Michael Eric Dyson and critically-acclaimed author Marc Favreau show how racial inequality permeates every facet of American society, through the lens of those pushing for meaningful change. Join us for a frank conversation with the authors that will shine a spotlight on racial inequalities.

No registration required.

This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library and the M.V. Social Justice Leadership Foundation.

In a film that showcases Alfred Hitchcock at his best, Rear Window is the intriguing and macabre story of a wheelchair-bound photographer who spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. 

No registration required.

This program has been sponsored by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

Robert Culbert, Island birding expert and “Bird News” columnist for the Vineyard Gazette, will guide a birding excursion at one of his favorite avian “hot spots” in Edgartown. Registrants will be emailed with directions.

Registration is required.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.

Alfred Hitchcock is recognized as one of the greatest film directors of all time. For five decades - first in England, then in Hollywood - he made fifty-four films, including classics such as The Thirty-Nine Steps, Rebecca, Notorious, Rear Window, North by Northwest, Vertigo, and Psycho. Few filmmakers have been as popular, critically acclaimed, and influential as Hitchcock. Not only is he celebrated as a director, but also as a multi-media showman through his TV series, magazines, and book anthologies, with his influence even extending to board games and record albums. This presentation looks at his achievements as “the master of suspense", and through dozens of film clips, examines his extraordinary creativity as one of the 20th century’s greatest filmmakers.

Registration is required.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library, Vineyard Haven Public Library, West Tisbury Free Public Library, Chilmark Free Public Library, and Oak Bluffs Public Library.

For more info and to register, click here.