Flower Photography
The Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on June 15 at 1 p.m. at the Old Mill on Edgartown Road in West Tisbury.
Seasonal resident and Vineyard artist Nancy Noble Gardiner will present her flower photography. Members are invited to bring samples of their own flower photography to get advice or feedback from Ms. Gardiner. Send an e-mail in advance of the meeting with any special interests, requests or questions for Nancy to consider to tappenzellar@comcast.net.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Information: 627-7084.
All meetings are nonsmoking.
Sunday, 6:45 a.m., open discussion meeting, First Baptist Church, William street, Vineyard Haven.
Sunday, 10 a.m., open discussion, State Beach, first bridge, Oak Bluffs, (weather permitting).
Sunday, 11 a.m., open discussion meeting at the Council on Aging on Wamsutta avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Sunday, 7 p.m., grapevine meeting at old Oak Bluffs School, School street, Oak Bluffs.
Bonnie Stacy has been named chief curator at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
Island Book Art Winners
The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce has selected the winners of the 2010-2011 Island Book cover art contest. All sixth graders were invited to submit their creations on the theme of Island animals, wild or tame (no ticks please).
Health Reform Forum
What does health care reform mean for you?
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services will present a community briefing on the new health care legislation on June 25 at 3:30 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.
A panel discussion will be moderated by Victor Capoccia, program director for Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap, Open Society Institute. The panel will include:
Lobster Hatchery Revival
A report just out from a technical committee of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission documents the perilous state of lobster stocks in southern New England, and much like the groundfish stocks on Georges Bank, the news is far from good.
When I came into high school I had a close-knit group of friends we called 4hb, which stood for four hot babes. Although the name has stayed with us throughout high school, my group of friends is by no means limited to a number. I would love to say I got to know each and every person in my graduating class as much as I would have liked to, but unfortunately I did not. Having said that, each and every person sitting before me is a part of our community on Martha’s Vineyard and, therefore, we will always be connected.
With eight days of school left and an unwritten graduation speech looming over my head, I harbored lingering feelings of frustration as I wandered the halls at this year’s Evening of the Arts, our school’s Fine and Performing Arts show. And then came the epiphany. I saw Phoebe Kelleher’s photographs of the people and wildlife of Africa; I saw Lonni Phillips’s captivating portraits; I read Ashley Drake’s witty captions, and I heard Maggie Howard sing her deeply resonant Animal Song.
The Aquinnah Power Cruise, the largest gathering of special interest vehicles on Martha’s Vineyard, will once again gather on Saturday, June 19 from noon to 3 p.m. at Aquinnah Circle. Fun for all, admission is free and the public is invited.
Vineyard owners of special interest cars and trucks (hot rods, antiques, classics, customs, foreign and domestic) are encouraged to attend.
Meet members of the Boston Area Roadsters Car Club, one of the oldest car clubs on the East Coast.
Sandra Grymes has joined the governing board of the Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard.
She has worked in senior management positions with national nonprofit organizations including the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the American Red Cross in greater New York. She has served as senior deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services and has taught graduate students as an adjunct professor.
