Join us as we listen to story teller and Vinalhaven resident, Phil Crossman, as we recounts a remarkably coincidental and clearly destined love story resulting from the very diverse and circuitous travels of descendant generations of two Mayflower passengers, emerging, finally, 300 years later, in parallel.

Crossman, an islander whose forbearers arrived on Vinalhaven in 1792, is deeply involved with Island policies and activities, has served in town government forever, and has run several businesses, including the Tidewater Motel (advertised as closer to the water than any other lodging facility except Noah's Ark). He is also a prolific writer and has authored several books, two of which are collections of mostly humorous essays which received the following endorsement from NYTimes art and literary critic, Richard Eder: 'A writer of antic gravity and grace who draws out the stretches, strains, and human comedy of a place that is all face-to-face encounters.'

Crossman’s considerable research into his family's Mayflower ancestry revealed that unlike the thousands of others who can legitimately claim that same chain, his is a circuitous and unlikely journey that lands squarely on the island of Vinalhaven. Entertaining, informative, and moving, the journey is told with Phil's unique perspective. Settle in for an enjoyable evening as he describes with interesting detail this journey, which started with William Brewster, senior elder of the Plymouth Colony and Richard Warren a signer of the Mayflower Compact.

Tickets: $10 at the door