A Call to Young Artists

The theme of this year’s Island Book Cover Art Contest, open to all Vineyard sixth grade students, is Island lighthouses. This will be the 19th annual cover competition sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce.

Here are the requirements: entries must be drawn with a horizontal layout, on 9-inch by 12-inch wide white paper, using only markers or crayons. Chalk, pencil or pen entries are not eligible.

Hello, Tiffany

Angelica and Silomar Balbino of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Tiffany Belo Balbino, born on Jan. 21, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Tiffany weighed 7 pounds, 8.6 ounces at birth.

Calling Town Democrats

The West Tisbury town Democratic committee is holding a caucus meeting for all registered Democrats residing in West Tisbury on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. at the Howes House. The purpose of the caucus is to select delegates to attend the Massachusetts Democratic convention. A general meeting of the town committee will also be held.

Theatre Tryouts

This Sunday, Jan. 25, the Island Theatre Workshop, Inc. is holding tryouts for two programs of one-act plays to run at the end of March. Artistic director Lee Fierro and board member Kevin Ryan will be joined by Leslie J. Stark to direct the five plays. The tryouts will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Katharine Cornell Theatre. For details, call 508-693-5290.

Welcome Alexander

Samantha and Michael Horton of Nantucket announce the birth of a son, Alexander Meverll Horton, on Jan. 5 at the Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Alexander weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and measured 19 and a half inches at birth. He is the grandson of Anne and Meverell Good of Vineyard Haven and Nancy and Travis Horton of Glastonbury, Conn.

Announcing Bess

Shannon and Daniel Carbon are happy to announce the birth of Jack’s sister, Elizabeth Graciosa Carbon. Bess was born on August 12, 2008 in Porto, Portugal. Her grandparents are Virginia and Jack Carbon of Edgartown and Pat and Dorothy Gregory of West Tisbury.