Community
Spring Plant Sale
Heirloom tomatoes (over 35 varieties), peppers, eggplant, herbs, flowers galore, it’s all ready to be transplanted to your garden thanks to the hard early work done by The Community Solar Greenhouse (COMSOG). This weekend, on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the annual spring plant and seedling sale begins, just in time for Mother’s Day, at the greenhouse located at 114 New York avenue in Oak Bluffs.
The sale continues all month.
For more information, call 508-693-2019.
Evening Under the Stars
The Martha’s Vineyard Cancer Support Group, Inc. is holding its annual fundraiser, An Evening Under the Stars, on Thursday, May 17. The event takes place at Lattanzi’s Restaurant in Edgartown from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, beverages, desserts, and music by Mike Benjamin.
The cost is $100 per person.
For more information contact Jane Carroll at 508-696-9849 or AnneMarie Donahue at 508-627-7958.
Garden Tea Party
Featherstone Center for the Arts is going big this weekend with two events.
On Saturday, May 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. they are hosting the third annual Garden Tea Party and Fashion Show. The event takes place outdoors under the tent and seating will be done at tables of eight. Check out the spring fashions while sipping tea, pinkie up or down is fine, and enjoying the beauty of the Featherstone grounds. The cost is $40 per person.
Academy Open House
Falmouth Academy will host an admissions open house on Saturday, May 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. for families interested in learning more about the school. A van will pick up Vineyard families at 2 p.m. in Woods Hole to transport them to the school, and will return to Woods Hole in time for the 5 p.m. ferry.
More than 20 students from the Vineyard will attend the school next year.
Registration is now open for the Adult and Community Education (ACE MV) June 23 one-day University on arts, culture, and sustainability.
The event runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features selections from 13 workshops, 8 roundtable discussions and over 20 exhibits that explore creative ways to enhance sustainable living.
Belly Dancing Review
Save the date for a belly bonanza. Innies, outies, top moons and half-and-halfs will all be on display and moving fast at the Vineyard Bellydance and Revue jiggling your way on Friday, May 11 at the Katharine Cornell Theatre.
Those with the skinny call it the Shimmy.
The event features guest dancers from around New England, music and dance styles from various countries and works by eight different choreographers.
