Fans of hot chowder and classic movies will find something to cheer about with the Friends of the Chilmark Public Library’s winter Chowder and a Movie series. Every other Wednesday in January, February and March at noon, the library serves up a pot of hot chowder and a movie favorite from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s. It’s all free. The schedule is as follows:

One Night, Three Acts, Eight Bucks

The Island is home to a lot of talent, but if you aren’t much of a barfly, you’d think homegrown musicians fly south for the winter. Tonight at 7 p.m., the Unitarian Universalist Society will turn their chapel into a dancefloor.

In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement in honor of black history month will be live-streamed on Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center, courtesy of the social action committee and the program committee.

New, original short plays will be presented by the Tisbury and West Tisbury schools on Saturday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Vineyard Playhouse, 24 Church street, Vineyard Haven. Performance times for both dates are 2 and 7 p.m.

The Tisbury School plays are Calculated Risk, by Pam Herman’s class, and Tornado Fourth Grade-O! by Veronika VandeGeer’s class. The plays from West Tisbury are Digging for Clues, by Rebecca Solway’s class, and A Map For Freedom, by Mary Boyd’s Class.

Here’s a sneak peek at each play:

The Martha’s Vineyard 20 Miler race bgins at 11 a.m. on Feb. 13. From highly competitive athletes looking for a test of their Boston readiness to dedicated recreational runners seeking to extend the length of their monthly long-run, this USATF-sanctioned course is a highlight.

Oceanographer Andrew McDonnell will share photographs, stories and basic science from his research and travels to Antarctica on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Haven Public Library, exploring some of the scenery, wildlife and people that make Antarctica such a unique and magnificent place.

Garden Club Meeting

The Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club meets on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m. at the Wakeman Center, where Mike Huben will speak on The Magic of Hybridizing Daylilies.

Mr. Huben, of Arlington, has created many new and beautiful varieties of daylilies and has been featured in the Boston Globe. A hospitality hour will follow the program with light refreshments. This talk is free for members, $5 for guests.

Dean’s List

Sagitta Woodman, of West Tisbury, made the dean’s list at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I. She is a sophomore majoring in international social work. She is the daughter of Mara Coleman of West Tisbury.

Dean’s List

Bridgewater State College recently announced three Vineyard students who were named to the fall 2009 dean’s list: Michael C. Pachico of Chilmark, and from Vineyard Haven, Dawne M. Charters-Nelson and Jai L. Berger.

Dean’s List

The following students have been named to the Curry College dean’s list for the fall 2009 term:

Jacquelyn McNulty of Oak Bluffs; Christopher Leon, Aaron LaPiana and Ashley Ledford, of Vineyard Haven; and Jared Maciel of West Tisbury.