You should know that Grace Episcopal Church will continue the Friday-night Community Supper from 5 to 6:30 pm every Friday through April this year. This week is only soup and bread because it is Good Friday. Free and open to all.

Grace Church has a service this evening at 7 pm, Friday from noon to 3 pm, and Saturday at 10 am. Easter services are at 8 and 10 am, with an Easter egg hunt scheduled for 11:15. For more, call the church at 508-693-0332.

The Unitarian Universalist Society will hold a Passover Seder Potluck this Saturday evening. If you wish to join in, call 508-693-8982

Meet Kay Scheidler, author of the new book Standards Matter: The Why and What of Common Core Standards in Reading and Writing. Standards are a hotly debated national issue. She will explain why she thinks they are so important on Saturday at 2 pm at the Vineyard Haven library.

The First Baptist Church invites you to a Maundy Thursday supper of soup and bread at 6 pm tonight, followed by a brief service at the parish house. Good Friday service is at noon. Sunrise Easter service is at 9 am at Eastville Beach, followed by breakfast at the parish house at 9:45. The Easter Sunday Alleluia service at the church is at 11 am.

The First Congregational Church of West Tisbury will have a traditional Easter service at 9 am, with communion, at the church. The Island Community Easter Service is at the Agricultural Hall at 11 am, with child care and church school for children ages 2 to 12. An Easter egg hunt follows the service. For more, call 508-693-2842.

The Martha’s Vineyard Museum and the Harbor View Hotel will hold an Easter egg hunt at 10 on Sunday morning on the grounds of the hotel down to the Edgartown lighthouse. The lighthouse will be open from 10 to noon. Free and open to all.

Next Tuesday is Tartan Day. The Scottish Society of Martha’s Vineyard celebrates at 2 pm at the West Tisbury library on Wednesday the 11th. Kids of all ages are invited, with something for everyone, including music and the wonderful sound of bagpipes. Refreshments include the third annual Shortbread Contest.

You should know that the United States Senate proclaimed April 6 Tartan Day in March 1998 because this day has special significance to those of Scottish heritage: It’s the anniversary of the Scottish Declaration of Independence in the year 1320. Cited in the proclamation are a number of clan societies and Scottish organizations in our country, including the Scottish Society of Martha’s Vineyard. Wear a tartan on the 6th, and at the celebration on the 11th.

Geraldine Brooks will talk about her new book, The Secret Chord, next Wednesday at 5:30 pm at the State Road Restaurant in West Tisbury as a benefit for their new library. The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist goes further back into the past, imagining the life of King David in the Second Iron Age in Israel as seen through the eyes of Nathan, the royal counselor who dares to criticize his king. Hors d’oeuvres and light refreshments will be provided; tickets $35. Reservations required at 508-693-3489.

Enjoy a free lecture on the horseshoe crab at the end of the month at a library near you. Called “A Story of Beach Trysts and Blue Bloods,” the lectures are scheduled for April 28 at West Tisbury from 5 to 6 pm, April 29 at Edgartown from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, and April 30 at Oak Bluffs from 6 to 7 pm. Susie Bowman and Fred Hotchkiss will present a slide show about the life and history of the horseshoe crab. They hope you will volunteer to count horseshoe crabs on the Island this spring. Training for the count will be at Felix Neck on April 15 and May 2. Then you can sign up for the actual counts. Call 508-627-4850 for more. This should be much easier than bird counts.

Featherstone is offering a five-week program on Monday mornings with local artist Nancy Cabot. This is art-looking and art-making for people with memory losses, in collaboration with Windemere. Space is limited. Call Mary Holmes at 508-862-1933.

Several Island artists will exhibit at the Feldman Artspace in the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center. Artists who will each display their work for a few weeks beginning this spring are Jeffery Canha, Alejandro Carreno, Jack Yuen, Ellen Liman, Vincent Chahley, Rez Williams, Max Skjoldebrand, Henry Stevenson, Elizabeth Taft, and Peter Dryer. Much of the artwork on display can be purchased from the artist.

Big bunches of birthday balloon wishes go out today to Tom Zinno. Best wishes for a very happy birthday go to Janet Holladay on Monday.

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