Book Fair

The Tisbury School library will host a scholastic book fair Nov. 26 through 29, a fun-filled book sale and literacy event geared to excite children about reading and learning.

Parents, children, teachers and the entire community are invited to the Book Fair Blizzard, the name of the fair.

This annual event gives students, teachers, parents, and grandparents an opportunity to add to their own libraries, and to augment the libraries of others.

Galleries Host Benefit

Granary Gallery, Gardner Colby Gallery and Field Gallery all are coming together to host a benefit for one of their own. Eighty artists will be donating proceeds of the sale of their artwork to benefit Dee Dee Hagen, wife of artist John Hagen. She was recently diagnosed with malignant melanoma.

The benefit will take place on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Granary Gallery, located on Old County Road in West Tisbury. For more information, call 508-693-0455.

Alpaca Farm Open House

The Island Alpaca Farm on Head of the Pond Road in Oak Bluffs will hold pre-holiday open houses on Sunday, Nov. 18 and Sunday, Nov. 25 from noon to 4 p.m. Besides offering products from the farm, the open houses will provide snacks and hot cider. More information is available by visiting islandalpaca.com.

The Permanent Endowment Fund for Martha’s Vineyard, the Island’s community foundation, made grants to 14 nonprofit organizations for a total of $28,000 in October, chairman Deborah L. Hale has announced.

The foundation provided a grant to Martha’s Vineyard Museum to support the development of an American history course curriculum for high school. Development of the new course work will be done in collaboration with the Vineyard school system.

Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard will present Handmade from the Heart again this Christmas season.

All local artisans from candlestick makers to bakers are invited to contribute to this holiday fundraiser for Hospice.

The items will be sold at the Dr. Daniel Fisher House on Main street in Edgartown on Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hospice is seeking any unique, handmade items, including jewelry, needlepoint, knitted items, paintings, photographs, Christmas ornaments and more.

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Minnesingers present their annual auction and mini-concert tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 10, offering everyone a preview of the silent auction beginning at 5 p.m., with a live auction at 7 p.m. and gourmet food at the Portuguese American Club on Vineyard avenue in Oak Bluffs. Admission is $15.