Happy Birthday, Rose

Island artist, self-taught seaweed scientist and passionate personality Rose Treat turns 100 on Sunday, Dec. 7, and everyone is invited to a potluck birthday party celebration at the Agricultural Hall from 3 to 5:30 p.m.

Island emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are ready to welcome new people to the ranks. Tri-Town ambulance (West Tisbury, Chilmark and Aquinnah) volunteers are people just like you, who wanted to make a difference. Meet them and learn more at an open house on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at the West Tisbury Station (across from Up-Island Cronig’s). Representives from the down-Island squads also will be on hand to help with questions specific to their towns.

The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society will introduce a sparkling new voice to Island music lovers at its holiday concert this Saturday, Nov. 29.

At 7:30 p.m. at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown, pianist and artistic director Delores Stevens will be joined by singer Krista River and violist Scott Woolweaver for a concert of music by Brahms, Bach, Hummel, Loeffler, Chausson and Noel Coward.

Ms. River, a celebrated young mezzo-soprano, will be performing for the first time on a Vineyard stage.

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard will hold their annual meeting on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 5:30 p.m. at the Vineyard Housing Office, 346 State Road in Vineyard Haven. It is open to the public. Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard is a nonprofit organization with a mission to build simple, decent housing for families in the lowest qualifying income range.

Read All About It

Take a reading safari at the Tisbury School library’s annual Scholastic Book Fair, Dec. 1 to 4. Everyone is invited to the sale, which this year has the theme Book Fair Safari. This annual event gives students, teachers, parents and grandparents an opportunity to add to their own libraries. After-school book fair hours are: Monday, Tuesday and Friday (Dec. 1, 2 and 4) from 2:45 to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 2:45 to 7 p.m.

Help With Benefits

Donald Brown, director of the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance, is now offering regular office hours on the second Wednesday of each month at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, to assist Island residents in applying for benefits. Call 508-862-6600 for information.