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St. Patrick’s Parade
Forget about Boston and its river of green, Edgartown is the place to be for St. Patrick’s day.
The first ever St. Patrick’s parade begins at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The route is from Dock street to the Kelley House.
The Martha’s Vineyard Women’s Network (MVWN) is hosting a hands-on branding workshop featuring Bill Engler, an internationally recognized brand and marketing expert whose clients have included GE, ATT, Capital One, The Mayo Clinic, and Rockwell Collins. Mr. Engler recently moved to the Vineyard and is the founder and chief brand psychologist of BrandFriends, a boutique business consulting practice focusing on assisting Island entrepreneurs. And maybe not most importantly, but certainly newsworthy, he was a finalist on Donald Trump’s show The Apprentice.
Teens Dance Green
Last Friday 130 teens took to the dance floor at the YMCA’s Teen Center. Tonight, March 16, not only should the number should even higher, the kids will be going green.
It’s the first annual Saint Patrick’s Wear the Green Dance Party hosted by the YMCA for kids ages 13 to 18. Admission is $5 and all teens must sign in on arrival. The party is from 7 to 10 p.m.
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
Golf will be on the minds of the young and old tomorrow, March 17, at the Federated Church when the Martha’s Vineyard Ecumenical Youth Group hosts an 18-hole mini-golf tournament in downtown Edgartown, at the South Summer street church and at the South Water street parish house.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 each or $15 per family (if 4 or more). There will be refreshments.
Equinox at the Tipi
Although there wasn’t much of a winter this year, that’s no reason not to celebrate the end of the season, or rather take note of the fact that the seasonal change has begun.
On Tuesday, March 20, starting at 7 p.m. the folks at Sassafras are holding a vernal equinox ceremony in their tipi in Aquinnah. The ceremony includes giving thanks, lighting a big fire by friction, songs and music, a release, expressing intentions for the good of our families, communities, our Island and beyond.
Salsa Patrick’s Day
If celebrating with the leprechauns isn’t your cup of Guinness try a different slice of Saint Patrick’s day with a Salsa party at Junior’s Harbor Cafe (at the Shell Gas Station building on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven, across the Net Result).
The dance party is for all levels, expert to clubfoot, to those who just like to watch. There will be music, Brazilian food, and plenty of swaying hips. The buffet dinner begins at 7 p.m. and the calorie burning dance fever starts at 8 p.m.