Arts Grants

Calling all Island artists, the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Visual Arts (MVCVA) has declared that supporting and encouraging creative endeavors is the new focus of this arts organization. And they are putting money where their mouth is with grant money available for artists of all mediums..

Applications are being accepted until April 1 and are available on the MVCVC Web site at artmv.org or by contacting Renee Balter at 508-696-7643 or [email protected].

Serves Up at Tennis Center

On Saturday, Jan. 28, the Vineyard Tennis Center is hosting the Falmouth Sports Center for men’s, women’s and mixed doubles matches throughout the day. The teams are set but the public is invited to watch and cheer the home team on.

On February 3 through 5 the center will hold a fundraiser for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. This is their sixteenth year hosting this event that features mixed doubles matches for players of every level, including juniors.

The cost is $60 per player.

Busy Farmers

And you thought it was quiet in Katama in winter. Well, not at the Farm Institute.

Winter is for doers on the farm as the winter program gets underway. Little farmers, for ages five to seven, chew their cud with the cows on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Fridays are get fit at the farm with some farm chores involving working with animals, including oxen training. Thought the weight room was sufficient? Tell that to the ox you need to move.

Israel Sabbatical Talk

In 2010, Rabbi Caryn B. Broitman spent a five-month sabbatical living in Israel with her family. On Sunday, Jan. 22, at 2 p.m. she shares her experiences during a talk at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.

Rabbi Broitman has served the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center since 2003. She is a graduate of Harvard University, and was ordained as rabbi in 1991.

For more information, visit vhlibrary.org or call 508-696-4211.

Do you know what’s happening with your hive, what with the queen up to her stinger in drones, just droning about, when they should be doing something about colony collapse disorder (CCD).

Well, this Sunday, Jan. 22, from noon to 3 p.m. there is no longer any excuse for ignorance where your bees are concerned.

The Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group is hosting a community workshop to explore the ideas and challenges of shell recycling on the Vineyard. The event takes place on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wakeman Center on Lambert’s Cove Road in Vineyard Haven.

As part of the discussion, Jessica Kanozak will report on the progress of the first year of the Martha’s Vineyard Shell Recovery Partnership.