Daffodils are blooming all over, and you can hear pinkletinks wherever you go on the Island. We’ve even had some very warm and sunny days. Nothing is open yet at the Cliffs, but the Aquinnah Shop always tries to be open by Mother’s Day, which is in a couple of weeks. I know Adrianna is coming back by the end of this month to open up her shop, On the Cliffs. Of course everything will be a little topsy-turvy at the Cliffs while the lighthouse gets relocated, but once it’s moved and we all get used to it, it will seem like it has always been in the new place. Right?
This Thursday at the library there will be a poetry reading with Emma Young and Rachel Baird at 6 pm. Light refreshments will be served. This Saturday, there will be a nature scavenger hunt from 11 am to noon. All ages welcome. Storytime on Saturday has moved to 10:30 to 11 am. There has been a little upheaval at the library in the past week: Barbara Lampson has left to pursue other projects. I know that I will miss her, but my son and all his Aquinnah friends will miss her a lot. Thanks, Barbara, for all the great programming you have created for everyone over the past years, and good luck to you in all you pursue. Morgan, our library assistant, will be headed to the Oak Bluffs library for a position that is closer to her home, but she will stay on in Aquinnah while Lisa fills one of the vacant positions.
This is the final week of Pathways at the Chilmark Tavern. On Thursday Liz Witham and Ken Wentworth will present their short film, The Story of Seeds, as part of the Digital Visions series from 7 to 9 pm. Pathways Grand Finale/Honoria Night will be Saturday, April 25, from 7 to 9 pm. Both events are free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served.
I stopped into the Chilmark Post Office last week, and Lee Vanderhoop chided me for not remembering to congratulate him here on becoming our new postmaster. He is so right. Congratulations Lee; I know you will be wonderful at the job! I asked Lee if he felt drunk with power now that he’s been promoted, but he said that mostly he’s just trying to get all the work done while the Post Office looks for someone to fill his old position.
If you are looking for a way to show Martha’s Vineyard spirit on your car, but those vanity plates that say things like, “ISLDCR” or “KATAMA” are too much for you, Martha’s Vineyard Community Services has a solution for you. After many submissions for a design, MVCS has selected one by Gwyn McAllister. The plate will retail for $40. MVCS and other Island nonprofits will get $28 of every plate sold. In order for this plate to take off, they need an initial order of 1,500. You can order yours at mvlicenseplate.com, or by paper application at the RMV.