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Barack Party
Barack’n’Roll, a benefit with entertainment and a buffet for all ages begins Sunday, Sept. 7 at 4 p.m. at 45 Pequot avenue in Oak Bluffs. Performances from Sabrina Luening, Erich Luening, Mike Martin y Rootsticks and hip-hop dancers from Built on Stilts, begin at 5 p.m. Suggested donation of $20 can be directed to the Obama for President campaign or to the Democratic National Committee’s congressional fund-raising efforts. For details, call Brent Alberghini at 1-917-674-3008.
Follow the drumbeats to the Circle at the Aquinnah Cliffs on Saturday, Sept. 6, from noon to 6 p.m. for the annual powwow with the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).
There will be traditional dancing and drumming, Native American exhibits, arts, crafts and food, all sponsored by the Tribal Youth Program.
Gates open at 10 a.m. Grand entry is at noon. Follow the signs; parking is free, with a free shuttle to and from the Cliffs.
The American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter is organizing a number of CPR, AED and First Aid classes in September for residents of Martha’s Vineyard. All classes will be held at the YMCA, 57 Pequot avenue in Oak Bluffs.
An adult CPR/AED class will be held on Sept. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or Sept. 29 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. The cost for the course is $50.
An Adult CPR/AED and First Aid class will be held on Sept. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The cost for the class is $60.
Two of the most popular recreational fish will soon be off limits to commercial fishermen. The commercial bluefish season ends tomorrow. The commercial striped bass season ends on Tuesday.
This is the first time Massachusetts fisheries managers are closing the commercial season on bluefish. Using landing data, the state estimates the 516,619-pound quota for bluefish in the state will be taken by tomorrow. Fish markets may carry the fish beyond the date, but it won’t be for long.
What does a principal do if parents do not come in to meet him and talk to the teachers?
Last year Laury Binney, principal of the Oak Bluffs elementary school, decided to go to the parents. And in his case that meant taking an unpaid sabbatical year and traveling to Brazil, including an extended visit to the two towns where most of the Island Brazilians hail from.
His trip provided a small window into the Brazilian community on the Island, which is well established but little known or understood.
The bumpy road to approval for the Bradley Square project in Oak Bluffs was extended a little last Thursday when the town zoning board of appeals voted to reopen the public hearing following a groundswell of letters to town hall and requests for further testimony.
Board chairman Kris Chvatal opened the meeting — held at the town senior center before a packed audience — by announcing that he had consulted town counsel Ronald H. Rappaport about the sheer volume of correspondence relating to the project.