Join us every Thursday evening at 8:00pm during summer season for a great night out. The Chilmark Community Center provides a series of engaging lectures, performances and cultural events sure to inspire. 

June 30, 8pm: New Writers. New Plays. Preview:  Leading up to the New Writers. New Plays. festival, preview excerpts from Vineyard Arts Project's three new plays and a discussion with the artists with a special guest moderator.  New Writers. New Plays. 2011 features PYRAMIDICA: Songs of Freedom, a darkly comic musical co-created by Lucas Papaelias and Deborah Smith, directed by Lou Moreno; APPROPRIATE, a family drama by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Eric Ting; and an untitled play by Tanya Saracho, directed by Lisa Portes.

July 7, 8pm:  Marc Elliot:  Marc Elliiot knows the importance of understanding people’s differences.  He was born with a rare disease that virtually left him no intestines and at age nine he developed a neurological disorder called Tourette’s Syndrome.  He is now inspiring audiences all across the world by sharing his life story to convey the value of tolerance and the basic attitudes and behaviors that allow it to flourish. 

July 14, 8pm:  Island Poetry Night: West Tisbury Poet Laureate Fan Ogilvie and many other wonderful Island poets will be holding a night of poetry at the CCC.

July 21, 8pm: Guy Webster:  Guy Webster is one of the early innovators of rock-and-roll photography, shooting album covers and billboards for groups that include The Rolling Stones, The Mamas and the Papas, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Doors, Simon & Garfunkel and Chicago. Guy is a Chilmark resident and father of two former CCC kids and he will personally be on hand to show his photography and answer any questions from the audience.

July 28, 7pm:  ACLU:  The Pursuit of Justice; Perspectives on major civil liberties issues from two sides of the bench featuring The Honorable Nancy Gertner and National ACLU Legal Director Steve Shapiro
 

August 11, 8pm: Musical Theatre Lab:  Broadway stars Elizabeth Parkinson and Scott Wise discuss the broadway of yesterday and today, alongside performances by 2011 Vineyard Arts Project's Musical Theatre Lab students.