Snow, more snow, and a little more snow. It has already snowed three out of four nights this week thus far. Sleet, rain, a little warmer to melt some of the ice and snow and then create a little more ice. And, spring is just two weeks away. Chronologically, the winter will end but realistically there is no end in sight for this awful weather.

There will be another afternoon of fun at the Aquinnah Public Library Saturday afternoon with time to spend on crafts with the staff. Coffee and tea will be served all day. Stop in for the fun.

Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: Strategies to Break the Worry Cycle, a presentation by Lynn Lyons, will take place with the Martha’s Vineyard Youth Task Force sponsoring on March 10. There will be a workshop for Island educators and professionals at the Performing Arts Center at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. Then in the evening, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center, there will be a presentation for Island parents and community members. This workshop teaches the seven concrete strategies that normalize worry and put families on offense rather than defense. The goal is not the elimination of symptoms, but the ability to respond and react to worry in a different way.

Lynn Lyons has been a psychotherapist for over 23 years and specializes in the treatment of anxious children and their parents. She is the co-author with Reid Wilson of Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children and the companion book Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids.

Pecha Kucha will be presented by Martha’s Vineyard Museum on March 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Harbor View Hotel. If you need assistance in your presentation of photographs or your project, please contact Katy Fuller at the museum, 508-627-4441 extension 123. She will assist you in formatting your photographs for the 20 slides in 20 second presentations.

Martha’s Vineyard Museum will have an exhibit on An Gorta Mor opening on March 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the gallery. The exhibit will be guest curated by Elaine Cawley Weintraub’s Irish history class at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. The evening will be open and free to all to enjoy. Explore the ties between Martha’s Vineyard and Ireland. The exhibit will remain up through April 15.

Community Baptist Church of Gay Head will host a jam with local jazz artists to join in with Geoffrey Dana Hicks for the benefit of Community Baptist Church. The concert will be held on March 20 from 7 to 10 p.m., at the Aquinnah town hall. Tickets are $15 at the door. To register, please call 781-664-0736 by March 16.

Internationally renowned storyteller Susan Klein is offering her memoir writing workshop beginning March 31 and will meet every Tuesday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Oak Bluffs Senior Center. The OBCOA has generously offered assistance with a scholarship for those interested in taking the workshop. It helps to offset the cost in a very generous way. The writing workshops will meet weekly through May 26 with the exception of April 13. More than 150 have already taken Susan’s workshop with many published results. For information and registration, please call Susan at 508-693-4140 or visit susanklein.net.

Condolences to the family and friends of Noah Block who passed away at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital a week ago. I am grateful for my time spent with Noah and his wife Susan, having known his mother Sophie Block made our visits much more interesting.

Condolences to the family and friends of fellow Vineyard Gazette columnist Will Monast. His tales were all very interesting for us to indulge in.

Noah James Manning returned home over the weekend after an extended vacation. First he traveled to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to visit with his Kistner family and to attend to his grandmother Joan Kistner in the hospital. He spent time with his cousin Billy with walks to the frozen Hudson River and time with cousins Ali and Stephie. Next it was off to North Conway, N.H., with his mother Theresa to spend a few days with Chris and Kendra Carroll and their daughters Oona and Emme; Tauras and Ellen Biskus with their children Kestutis, Grazina and Tauras Jr.; Daniel and Meeghan Athearn and their children Clara, Zebediah and Penelope, and Daniel and Shannon Carbon and their children John and Elizabeth for a wonderful week. The families spent the week together in a large home where they enjoyed nightly dinners together and were joined one evening by neighboring vacationers Lisa Magnarelli and Laura Denman and their children Georgia, Gannon and Lucy. While the parents enjoyed their evenings upstairs, the children had a family room where they played foosball, pool, learned how to play poker, and just spent hours of time together. A few of the children learned how to ski during the week. Noah certainly enjoyed going from the bunny trail to skiing down the slopes and riding back up in a gondola lift. They all enjoyed themselves immensely.

Happy 62nd anniversary wishes to Ted and Shirley Dewing on March 9.

Happy birthday wishes this week to Aron Jackson who parties Saturday. Michael Johnson will celebrate on March 9. Linda McCarthy celebrates a milestone on March 11 and shares the day with Tiffany Smalley.

My most favorite male vocalist in the world, James V. Taylor, will celebrate his special day on March 12.

Lisa Bibko-Vanderhoop parties on March 13 and shares the day with Ken Wentworth.

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