Ten Tisbury Tigers, accompanied by Tisbury School math teachers Ms. Forrester and Ms. Canham, participated in a MathCounts regional competition in New Bedford last month. The Tisbury team was four eighth graders: Peter Burke, Olivia Pouliot, Julia Dostal, and Kya Maloney. They were joined by six others: Alexa Pil, Eric Reubens, Molly Carroll, Molly Baldino, Vitor Lage, and Annabelle Cutrer. The team came in third out of 14 schools, and will go to the state competition in Boston. Three of the team placed in the top 25 percent: Peter was ninth overall, Julia was 20th, and Olivia was 28th. Everyone had fun. Our town should be proud of our mathletes. The state competition is Saturday. Good luck, Tigers!
Bring in some forsythia; it makes it seem like spring inside.
Emma Mayhew is in the sixth grade at the Martha’s Vineyard Charter School. She and other fifth and sixth graders are raising money for their sailing trip on the Alabama in June. Saturday night from 6:30 to 8:30, all kids are invited to enjoy “The Minions” and a hot fudge sundae with lots of toppings. You can wear your PJs and bring a pillow or blanket to sit on. This is at the Charter School in the main hallway. Admission is $5. More at 774-836-4005.
Come to the Jazz Cabaret at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, featuring Anna Yukevich and Jeremy Berlin on Saturday at 7:30 pm in the lobby. This benefits the playhouse, and helps with costs of refinishing the Patricia Neal Stage floor. $25 general admission, $50 patron seating in front, $1,000 for “Chairman of the Boards.”
Enjoy the Poetry Café on Tuesday at 7:30 pm at the playhouse with Arnie Reisman and guest poets Richard Michelson, Nan Byrne, Barbara Pope Peckham, and Steve Ewing. $10 cash only at the door, includes a beverage and a slice of Pie Chicks pie.
On Sunday evening the Vineyard Haven library will reopen at 5 pm for the free performance of “Molly Sweeney” by the Newton Nomadic theater. This is the dramatic story of a blind woman, her sighted husband, and her doctor. The performance begins at 5:30 pm. Refreshments will be served by the Friends of the Library.
Sometimes I wish I were a kid again. The beloved hungry mouse in the children’s story book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” by Laura Numeroff, will be visiting our library on Tuesday. The visit includes a reading as well as the opportunity to meet this life-size mouse and take pictures with him. Come see the mouse at 10 am for children under 3 and 11 am for those 3 and older.
“In the Heart of the Sea” with Chris Hemsworth and Brendan Gleeson will be shown at our library at 7 pm on Tuesday.
Lynn Khosla is an amateur photographer, and says she will photograph almost anything that doesn’t move. Her photographs demonstrate her preference for minute detail, the unexpected, and sometimes the absurd. Her work is on display as Art in the Stacks through March. Our library has a permanent collection of artworks displayed throughout the year, including 12 paintings by Vineyard artist Captain John Ivory.
The Great Decisions Discussion Group begins the evening of April 7 at our library. It’s your chance to learn the foreign policy decisionmaking process. Register online. Books are available at the main desk.
Pay attention: Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 am on Sunday morning. Spring ahead — don’t be early to church.
Martha’s Vineyard Film Society members are offered a series of free film analysis classes, five in all, beginning at 6:30 pm on Tuesday. Reserve your space by email or drop by during regular hours.
Big bunches of birthday balloon wishes go out today to Sue Merrill and Dorothy Gould. Wish the best to Whit Griswold and Nan Carter on Saturday. Sunday belongs to Mark Daniels, Kevin Voyer, and James Taylor. Happy 90th to Betty Thatcher. Monday wish the best to Janet Sylvia and Barbara Howell; Barbara celebrates 101. Happy birthday to Jay Segel and Jib Ellis on Tuesday.
Heard on Main Street: If it’s zero degrees outside today, and it’s supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be? (The Tisbury Tigers Team would know.)