Neighborhood Convention

The next meeting of Neighborhood Convention is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 10:45 a.m. at the tribal council headquarters, 20 Black Brook Road, Aquinnah.

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) will host the program, which is titled Keepers of Our Ancient Cliffs.

Please bring a bag lunch. Dessert and beverages will be provided. More information is available by calling Mary-Jean Miner at 508-696-8589.

Hearing Talk

Audiologist Lesley Segal Pallas will be the guest speaker this month at the Parish Visitation’s meeting of the United Methodist Cooperative Ministry at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7.

The topic for discussion will be Hearing and the Elderly. The talk will focus on communicating effectively with hearing-impaired people. At Vineyard Audiology, Ms. Pallas provides hearing health care for children and seniors as well as counseling about living with hearing loss.

College Students Will Help

Build Island Habitat House

Students from Lasell College in Newton are scheduled this weekend to help Vineyard Habitat for Humanity continue to build a house off Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road in Vineyard Haven.

The organization welcomes volunteers to join with the Lasell students to help construct the house. Habitat invites volunteers to come work on the house Fridays and Saturdays.

Edgartown Book Fair

The Edgartown School Book Fair is next week, offering everyone in the Island community the opportunity to find new and classic books for children and adults for sale at the school’s library.

The fair begins with a preview day, Monday, Nov. 5, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, the fair is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a special Family Literacy Night event from 6 to 8 p.m. Drinks and a light snack will be provided.

On Sunday, Nov. 11, children and their parents will bring homemade lanterns to gather at North Tabor Farm for the annual Lantern Walk. This is a seasonal festival celebrated by Waldorf communities, honoring ancient traditions of carrying light into the darkness of the coming winter.

Equestrian Benefit

An auction and party with food, music, raffles and Clarence (Trip) Barnes 3rd will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at the agricultural hall in West Tisbury to benefit American Horse Trials Foundation and Olympic equestrian hopeful Robyn Hanover. Admission is by a $15 donation. More information is available by calling 508-693-3922.