Let’s Go An-Eeling

From winter editions of past Gazettes:

Welcome Isaiah

Talia Rogers and Sean Geddes of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Isaiah Dennis John Geddes, on Dec. 12 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Isaiah weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces at birth.

Logan Arrives

Eryn Kathryn Gillis and Daniel Cournoyer of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Logan James Gillis, on Dec. 10 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Logan weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth.

Hello, George

Polina Asenova and George Nikolov of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, George G. Nikolov, born on Dec. 7, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. George weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces at birth.

Hello, Carlotta

Elissa Lash and Christopher Roberts of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Carlotta Josephine Lash Roberts, born on Dec. 12, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Carlotta weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce at birth.

Announcing Juliana

Kristina and Cory Melemed of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a daughter, Juliana Ruth Melemed, born on Dec. 8, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Juliana weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces at birth. She joins sisters Lexus and Alyssa Pate.

Singing Songs for Singing’s Sake

On Monday, why not begin the longest night of the year with a very Vineyard thing — something casual, free, short, uplifting and all about connecting with other people? It’s musical, too, and, like so many events in this community, makes you wonder what other hidden talents your friends and neighbors may have.

So, you promised to make Christmas cookies with the kids, but you’re feeling rather Scrooge-like.

Holiday shoppers can support the Vineyard’s nature sanctuary and find gifts honoring the beauty of nature through fine arts and crafts at Felix Neck’s shop, which will represent selected Island artists and artisans year-round.

Featured are paintings by Vasha Brunelle, Rose Abrahamson, Elizabeth Lockhart Taft, Susan Silva, and Chilmark painters Wendy Weldon, Linda Thompson and Marianne Neill.

C hristmastime is predictable: swirls of white lights; favorite carols that young kids first learn as Chet’s Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire and Hark the Harold Angels Sing; dustings of snow, real in the East, fake in the West; and the viewing of classic Christmas movies such as It’s a Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart. For the past two Christmases, the Vineyard Playhouse in Vineyard Haven has mounted a delightful production of It’s a Wonderful Life, The Radio Play (written by Philip Grecian).