I must say, I am really enjoying this week of thaw. It was nice to get back from our trip to Texas and actually see a bit of the ground, particularly as our trip up to Logan last Thursday was shared with ample snowplows and very few visible lane markers, as the Cape and Islands were pummeled with another 10 inches.
Luckily, there was no snow at the Alamo, where Dave and I caught up with Cousin Matt Morgan and Uncle Timmy, the South’s two biggest Edgartown column fans, and Debbie, Riley, and Marty Morgan. We enjoyed lodging at Matt and Debbie’s, with their vast menagerie that boasts two dogs, a cat, a tortoise, and an indoor micropig. We managed to eat our way from Austin to San Antonio while taking in the sights.
Sandy Stone has some exciting news, as she has been working her tail off preparing her new dance studio, Spindrift Studios, located at 258 Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road, up near the Triangle. Sandy will be offering classes to the littles as well as the bigs, with ballet, modern dance, hip-hop, and tap for children and teens, and Zumba and other fitness-inspired classes for adults. She welcomes all to check out the new space in an open house Saturday, March 14, from 2 to 4 pm. Registration for children’s classes will take place at that time. For more info, check out the web site at spindriftmv.com, or visit the Spindrift Studios Facebook page. Classes begin April 1st for the first show, which will take place July 1st. Additional class offerings include acoustic guitar, blues guitar, and ukulele, so keep your ears open for upcoming news from this new Edgartown fixture.
Thank goodness the Wharf opens back up tomorrow! I always feel like their winter break puts a serious damper on my social life. You all leave me for warmer climes, and I can’t even go downtown for a pint and one of Bruce Farland’s terrible jokes. It really is Edgartown’s personal Cheers, and I miss having everybody not only know my name, but my usual as well. I’m not sure if this makes me Norm, but whatever — I’ll take it. And just in time for St. Paddy’s Day.
While we are on the subject of the annual celebration of he who rid the Emerald Isle of snakes, the Newes will be hosting their annual shortest parade in all the land, beginning at the bottom of Dock Street and proceeding up Kelley Street to ye olde pub, where perhaps Magoo will pull you a pint.
The Kelley House and The Newes From America Pub present the fourth annual St. Patrick’s Celebration on Saturday, March 14th, beginning at 11 am. Wear your green and meet at the bottom of Dock Street. Parade Grand Marshals the Kelley family and father-son duo John and Ryan Murray will lead Edgartown’s shortest leprechaun-sized parade. Once there, enjoy live Irish music throughout the day, a Family Dance-a-Rama from 12 to 2 pm, traditional corned beef and cabbage, and Harpoon Celtic Ale on draft. Erin go bragh!
Slow Food MV will host their annual Farmers’ Brunch on Sunday, March 15th, from 9 am to noon at the Chilmark Community Center. Four speakers, as well as exhibits and displays, will explore “Negotiating the Complexity of GMOs — Sourcing Seeds, Feeds & Foods.” Learn the difference between GMO-free and organic, grass- vs. grain-fed beef and poultry, the real cost of eggs, and the latest on GMO labeling efforts, and enter the raffle of GMO-free products available locally. For more info, visit slowfoodmarthasvineyard.org.
Birthday wishes go out this week to Debbie Hills, Tom Taylor, and Gordon Brown, who celebrate March 13; to Robbie Robinson, March 14; to Keith Fullin, March 15; and to Renee Viera, March 17.
