The Cottagers sponsor a performance of the Audelco Award-winning play Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whale on Thursday, July 31, at 7 p.m. at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs.

The play tells the story of three young women and their love affair with Harlem through a montage of spoken word poetry, theatre, dance and song. The characters grapple with the positive aspects of gentrification such as increased security, new businesses and more resources. They also deal with negative aspects such as displacement of residents, higher prices and a cultural loss. 

Admission is $15.