I hope you didn’t oversleep, and have adjusted to the time change; more daylight is a welcome taste of spring to come. In the meantime, between the snows, rain, and occasional balmy weather, we’ll keep our fingers crossed that all those budding plants can handle being refrozen. The Chilmark School is gearing up for their PTO fundraiser on April first. They are accepting goods and services for their live and silent auctions. You can drop off gift certificates and items to Mary Kuh Ambulos in the reception area at the school, or call her for any questions at 508-645-2562.
Congratulations to Chilmark Police Sgt. Jonathan Klaren, who has been named our new police chief.
Time to get rid of your winter blues and head to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival (TMVFF) running from Thursday, March 16, through Sunday, March 19, with screenings at the CCC and Chilmark School. The free Kids Film Fest will take place at Pathways Gathering Space. Food and drink are always available, thanks to Jenny and Todd Christy’s Chilmark Coffee and Morning Glory Farm’s chef Robert Lionette; enjoy music by Jeremy Berlin, Nate D’Angelo, the Pickpocket Bluegrass Band, and Cambridge-based concert violinist Katharina Giegling. Chilmarkers Nancy Aronie and Ronni and Peter Simon will reminisce about their experiences prior to the Sunday-evening screening of a movie about the Buddhist philosopher, “Ram Dass, Going Home.” Check the listings and buy your tickets at tmvff.org or call 508-645-9599.
Be inspired by Reconciliation: Songs of Peace and Protest when the Berklee College of Music African Club returns for a one-night-only concert at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse on Friday, March 17, at 7:30 pm. $15 tickets available at the door only; cash and checks accepted.
Head to the Chilmark Community Church for Pizza Nights on Tuesdays at 6 pm, free and open to all.
Chilmark Chocolates reopens Thursday, March 16, from 11:30 am to 4 pm.
It’s Daffodil Time, thanks to the Martha’s Vineyard Cancer Support Group. Bunches of daffodils ($10) will be sold at the Edgartown Stop and Shop, Reliable Market in Oak Bluffs, and Cronig’s in Vineyard Haven on Friday, March 17, starting at 9 am; and at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital from 11 am on, while supplies last. All monies collected will be used to help patients and their families with medical expenses and the cost of transportation, lodging, and food when they have to travel off-Island for treatment.
At Pathways, the Martha’s Vineyard Poets Collective was canceled last week, and will read on Tuesday, March 21. Doors open at 6:30 pm, program runs from 7 to 9 pm. Monday Knitting Circle meets from 1:15 to 3 pm for an instructive session of knitting and spinning. No experience necessary, materials provided. All ages welcome. For more info, call 508-645-9098. Closed Wednesdays and Sundays, otherwise open from 11 am to 5 pm.
The Chilmark library offers Stories and Songs on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:30 am. Join the Afterschool Craft Club on Wednesdays at 3 pm. Come in from the cold with your takeout lunch, and enjoy it in the library’s meeting room.
Have a good week.