Arts & Entertainment
Sponsor Hildee Lewis
Hildee Lewis of Vineyard Haven will compete on behalf of the charity Grassroots Soccer in the Boston Marathon on April 15. The organization is seeking donations to sponsor Ms. Lewis and other runners as part of its campaign to educate, test and support those infected and at risk for AIDS.
Occupy Peace
The Martha’s Vineyard Peace Council is meeting on Thursday, April 12, at 101 Chase Road, Edgartown at 6 p.m. Cooperative plans with the MV Occupy group are on the agenda as well as plans for annual summer events. Call 508-627-8536 for Sarah.
MVC Workshop
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will cosponsor a stormwater management workshop by the Massachusetts department of environmental protection at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional Transit Authority Building at the airport business park in Edgartown, Thursday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided, with sign-in and coffee at 8:45 a.m. The workshop is free and open to the public. Space is limited and preregistration required.
Last month documentary filmmaker Len Morris of Vineyard Haven accepted the 2012 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor from the U.S. Department of Labor at a ceremony in Washington D.C. But Mr. Morris does not have the luxury of basking in the afterglow of the award ceremony. His Kenyan Schoolhouse program, now in its tenth year, is currently putting 34 former child laborers and street children through secondary school.
On Sunday, April 1, Ann Smith put the finishing touches on Featherstone’s exhibit — The Art of Intaglio which featured the work of Washington Ledesma, Beldan K. Radcliffe and Nick Thayer. Sharry and Dave Grunden walked to the exhibit through the Southern Woodlands from their home in Oak Bluffs.
Slow Food Movie
Pledging food for the soul and stomach, Slow Food Martha’s Vineyard is presenting a documentary film called The Economics of Happiness along with a soup and bread dinner tomorrow, April 7, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center.
