Thank you to Mother Nature for giving us some thaw and therefore some hope this week. I grew up in New England, and I do remember that during the winter there were frequent snowstorms, but I also remember a really nice respite called the January thaw. It was a couple of weeks every January where the temperature would rise and most of the snow would melt. Then February would come and the temperature would drop, and we would get more snow, but we had had that little break, and so it wasn’t that bad. Does anyone else remember this? Is that gone now? In any event, I will take the thaw whenever it comes. I have never been so delighted to see dirt and slush in all my life.
You know what they say, third time’s a charm. The library is going for one last Dinner and a Movie for Kids Thursday at 5pm. The last one was canceled due to the weather, and the one before that didn’t have any kids because of vacation week, so here we go; come to the library on Thursday. There will be a craft time at the library on Saturday from noon to 3 pm, and as always on Saturday there are all-day coffee and treats.
Come down to the Vineyard Playhouse Thursday at 7:30 pm to see Isaac Taylor perform at the Island Moon Coffeehouse. I have not heard Isaac perform, but everyone I know who has seen him says that he is remarkable. And I believe them. Tickets are $12 at the door, and there will also be traditional Irish music being performed that night as well.
If you are not aware of this project, you may want to come to Pathways on Friday. Many students from all over the Island contributed poems and pictures about the Gay Head Lighthouse. The book is called I Will Save You, and it will launch on Friday, March 13, at Pathways in Chilmark, next to the Chilmark Store. It starts at 3 pm for the Chilmark School students, and at 4 pm for the charter and high school students. Everyone else is welcome to come between 3 and 6 pm (it will be hosted by Fan Ogilvie and Richard Skidmore). All who submitted their work to the book will receive a copy. Refreshments will be provided. Additional copies of the book will be available for $20 a copy at the event. The following week it will be available in bookstores and at Alleys, etc. All proceeds from the book will go to support the relocation of Gay Head Lighthouse. To donate, visit gayheadlight.org.
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival is in one week. Get your tickets now at tmvff.org. A new film has just been added: Going Clear, a documentary about Scientology. There are so many wonderful films being shown, and there are many workshops for kids, so check it out.
Happy birthday to Lisa Vanderhoop and Ken Wentworth, who both celebrate tomorrow, March 13. Happy birthday also to the coolest man in Aquinnah, Richard Skidmore, who celebrates on March 14. These three are such great examples of Aquinnah spirit and service. In other happy news, Chilmark Chocolates reopens Thursday.
Slow Food Martha’s Vineyard will host their annual Farmers’ Brunch this Sunday, March 15, from 9 am to noon at the Chilmark Community Center. There will be four speakers, as well as exhibits and displays; subjects covered will include “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. There’s also a raffle of GMO-free products available locally. Tickets are $10 for members and $12 for nonmembers, and are available through slowfoodmarthasvineyard.org and at the door.
