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Wanted: Directors
Island Theatre Workshop, Inc., celebrating its 40th year in 2008, invites proposals from directors for one-act plays to be produced in March.
New directors are encouraged to submit proposals; plays can be from 10 minutes to just under an hour. Collections of 10-minute plays and one-act plays are available in local libraries.
To apply please call 508-693-5290. Copies of plays to be considered must be submitted no later than Dec. 15 to be performed at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Vineyard Haven in March.
Charter School
Monday, Nov. 19: Turkey or vegetable stew over rotini pasta, baked sugar pumpkin with maple syrup, peaches and milk.
Tuesday, Nov. 20: Tomato vegetable soup, sunflower butter and jelly sandwich, apple crisp and milk.
Wednesday, Nov. 21: Half day — bag lunch with sandwiches (ham and cheese, tuna salad or veggie and cheese), baby carrots with ranch dip or hummus, fresh fruit and milk.
Thursday, Friday: No school.
Edgartown
The Vineyard Gazette will be closed on Thursday for the holiday. The paper will be printed on Friday as usual. Early deadlines are in effect next week for correspondents and advertisers.
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
They roared over the roads of the Vineyard on Sunday to benefit the Island’s young and raised a pile of money.
When the Martha’s Vineyard Harley Riders and their 87 bikes completed their two-hour annual Toys for Tots run, club president Mike Dow of Edgartown delivered a check of $17,113 to the Red Stocking Fund.
For 364 days of the year, the Vineyard and Nantucket sit on their respective perches in the ocean and gaze at each other with casual disregard.
The two Islands may share ocean currents, topography and even a boat line, but beyond that they have little to do with each other.
But for one glorious day of the year, these two estranged siblings shake off their shared disdain and come together for a sporting contest that is part family reunion and part grudge match.
Tip O’Neill said that all politics is local.