It will be music for the ears and soul at the benefit concert featuring the Vineyard’s U.S. Slave Song Project and Spirituals Choir. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on Satuday, June 1, at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, 54 Spring street in Vineyard Haven.

PechaKucha Night originated in Japan and offers creative types an opportunity to present their latest work via 20 slides. Each slide is allowed 20 seconds, resulting in a presentation of about six and a half minutes. The Vineyard version takes place at the Harbor View Hotel, 131 North Water street in Edgartown on Friday, May 31 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

The event is sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Museum and reservations are necessary for presenters, who may choose their own topics.

Ronni Simon is widely known for her jewelry and the artistry she brings to her original designs. She also knits scarves and is a sculptor. But her next canvas will be decidedly bigger and more public. She is taking on the large outdoor wall of the historic Capawock Movie Theatre on Main street in Vineyard Haven.

The World Choreography Institute introduces its first-ever think tank on Martha’s Vineyard from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, May 27, at the Noepe Center for Literary Arts, 104 Main street in Edgartown. Artists including Edward Villella, David Dorfman, Sarah Frank, Lori Klinger, Claire Porter, Jock Soto, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Linda Villella, David Vaughn and Carol Walker will be on the Island for a few days to share in the think tank experience. On Monday the public is invited to listen to and participate in a forum with the artists.

Martha’s Vineyard Community Services is offering a seminar on special needs planning for a family member with a developmental disability on Thursday, May 30 at MVCS in the board room of building B from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Frederick M. Misilo Jr., chair of Fletcher Tilton’s Special Needs and Elder Law Practice Group, will present the seminar. The workshop will address the unique needs that families have in planning the financial and legal future of their relatives with a disability.

Maritime souvenirs from Vineyard mariners who sailed in the 19th and early 20th century are the subject of the exhibit A Taste for the Exotic: Mementos from Around the Globe. Whether they were chasing whales or shipping goods, the mariners collected items that documented their oceanic travels.

The exhibit opens on Friday, May 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, 59 School street in Edgartown.

Celebrate the child inside while helping a worthy cause at the Sense of Wonder spring art show and benefit for UNICEF. Art work created by kids will be for sale with proceeds going to UNICEF.

Arts and crafts, friendly farm animals, face painting, music and food highlight this family-friendly event.

Whether you have zero green thumbs or your yard has been featured in a gardening magazine, the Memorial Day plant sale at the Polly Hill Arboretum on Saturday, May 25 will have something for you.

The event signals the opening of the visitor center at the arboretum, 809 State Road in West Tisbury. Staff will be available to explain which plants work best in Vineyard soil. An early bird tour begins at 9 a.m. and the sale continues until 2 p.m.

For a list of plants for sale, visit pollyhillarboretum.org.

Alison Shaw Gallery is opening for the season with a reception in the Oak Bluffs Arts District on Saturday, May 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. This season brings four shows of new fine art photographs. The gallery is located at 88 Dukes County avenue in Oak Bluffs.

For more information about the gallery and upcoming events visit alisonshaw.com.

Janet L. Adams-Moreland and David A. Moreland purchased 70 Goah Way for $540,000 on May 16.