Open Auditions

Auditions for A Midsummer Night’s Dream are on Saturdays, May 15 and 22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days, at the Vineyard Playhouse. Director M.J. Bruder Munafo is seeking young, nonequity actors of all ethnic backgrounds, with access to housing on Martha’s Vineyard.

Arrive at the audition and sign up for an appointment that day. Everyone who comes to the audition will be seen. Actors should come prepared to perform a short (under two minutes) Shakespearean monologue from any play.

You’d think that with all the planning that goes into a new project — a feature film at that — filmmaker Taylor Toole might set aside his other work and focus on the task at hand. But fresh off a grand prize win for his 2009 feature Mow Crew at Connecticut’s Kent Film Festival, and a series of screenings at the Capawock Theatre of his recent short featuring Island skateboarder Nick Briggs, Mr. Toole has set to work organizing a casting call for a film he plans to shoot on-Island this summer.

Bands Play On

Big Night Out

Big Night Out, the annual Montessori school fundraiser, is at Farm Neck golf course next Friday, May 14, from 7 to 11 p.m. There will be live and silent auctions, plus hors d’oevre and desserts from Rickard’s Bakery. Tickets available at the door and at ticketsmv.com.

Miles for Memories Walk

The annual Alzheimer’s Miles of Memories Walk steps off next Sunday, May 16, at noon, along the bike path from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School to Dodger’s Hole and back. The walk is just under two and a half miles.

Mexican Night

The sixth grade class at West Tisbury School is hosting a Mexican Night dinner buffet fundraiser on Friday, May 14, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury’s village center.

All are welcome to enjoy a menu prepared by Tea Lane Catering with a beef taco bar, veggie enchiladas, rice, beans, and a chips and salsa station.