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Friday, February 17, 2012

There is a new gallery in town, one where you can build your muscle mass or rack up some aces while enjoying the aesthetic pleasures of Island photographers.
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Renaissance House, a retreat for artists and writers in Oak Bluffs, is accepting applications for its 11th year of operation.
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ArtFarm Enterprises has teamed up with the West Tisbury School’s 4th grade class to create a unique adaptation of Aesop’s Fables.
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What is the sound of one mime laughing? This question and more will be answered on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Vineyard Haven Public Library when the comic mime, Robert Rivest, brings his show Literacy Alive to the Island. Showtime is from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
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American Cancer Society volunteers are pre-selling bouquets of daffodils at various Island locations as part of an annual fund-raising effort.
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On Saturday, Feb. 18, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. the annual NAACP and Martin Luther King membership and awards dinner takes place at the Grill located at 227 Upper Main street in Edgartown.
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The Bunch of Grapes Bookstore is starting up a book club and leading off with The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.
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The second of the Sail Martha’s Vineyard dinner and lecture series at the Black Dog Tavern takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m.
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Distracted driving may be a leading cause of automobile accidents on the mainland, but here on the Vineyard the leading cause of driving mishaps is deer.
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Washington, D.C. had a taste of the Vineyard last month when three Island chefs traveled to the nation’s capital to participate in Sips and Suppers.
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Lent is coming, but before you start thinking about what to give up, it’s time to indulge. Getting a jump on the Mardi Gras festivities is the Federated Church in Edgartown.
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Friday, February 10, 2012

My first memories of making valentines are from my days going to school in Chilmark, when it was still a two-room schoolhouse, I remember the craft paper, the glitter and my first introduction to those little candy hearts with messages on them like “Be Mine” or “LUV U.”
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The Hebrew Center is hosting a Shabbat entitled A Different Friday Night tonight, Feb. 10, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. This service, led by Rabbi Caryn Broitman, is designed to meet the needs of those raised in a Classical Reform Jewish tradition with a liberal mix of Hebrew and English language prayer.
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The 13th annual Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School science fair took place Saturday morning, with freshmen Lee Faraca and Gordon Moore winning the grand prize for their project, Cost Efficiency: Solar vs. Wind Energy.
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The Vineyard Gazette collected 27 awards, 12 of them first place, at the New England Newspaper and Press Association awards ceremony on Saturday. The Gazette also captured the night’s top prize, for general excellence.
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On Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. a production of A.R. Gurney’s play Love Letters will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Society located at 238 Main street in Vineyard Haven.
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This Saturday and next the folks at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society are bringing to the Island a cast of short characters. It’s their annual screening of all the Oscar nominated short films.
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Valentine’s Day starts on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 12, when the second annual Valentine’s readings gets under way at the Chilmark Tavern.
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Vintage Voices are presenting a variety concert on Tuesday, Feb. 14, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Tisbury Senior Center.
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Each year the Martha’s Vineyard High School drama department creates an original play from scratch to be taken to the annual METG high school theatre competition
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On Feb. 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. MVTV will host a live reading hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard Poetry Society.
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Researchers from Simmons College will hold workshops on innovative nutrition education programs for seniors Feb. 10 and 17 at 10 a.m.
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At its annual meeting last week, the Edey Foundation awarded $72,160 to the following organizations:
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That beach isn’t going to clean itself.
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