The final Family, Film, Feast event of the season takes place Saturday, Feb. 5 at 5 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center.

Those who attended the last go-around earlier this month are still rubbing our stomachs filled joyfully with Indian food care of Kitchen Porch and Slow Food. Those who were otherwise occupied would be well served to check out what they’ve been missing.

Colony Collapse Disorder: Although not a household name yet, it is a phenomenom affecting the way we live and eat.

Honeybees, an essential link via pollination in the survival chain of hundreds of species of fruits and vegetables, are disappearing all across the planet.

On Sunday, Feb. 13, at the Chilmark Community Center, Slow Food MV will present a screening of The Vanishing of the Bees which documents this mysterious and potentially devastating epidemic. The movie is part of their Bee My Honey Brunch which runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Helena Film on Saturday

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society screens Helena from the Wedding at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan 15.

The film will be shown at the Katharine Cornell Theatre on 54 Spring street in Vineyard Haven. Admissions is $8 or $5 for film society members. Doors open 30 minutes prior to screening.

For more information visit mvfilmsociety.com or call 774-392-2972.

Slow Food Martha’s Vineyard and the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival present a January Film and Feast at the Chilmark Community Center on Saturday, Jan. 8.

Gabriel Bellebuono reviews a program of short films playing Saturday, Jan. 8, at 5 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center.

The Most Wonderful Egg in the World

Family, Film, Feast

The second Family, Film, Feast installment of the season is just around the corner. On Saturday, Jan. 8 beginning at 5 p.m. the folks at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival will present another community gathering like no other.

It’s a casual get-together featuring local and delicious food and movies that are always entertaining, thought-provoking and suitable for all ages. The questions unspooling from the carseat on the ride home could be a movie in and of itself.