Island Theatre Workshop is inaugurating a Playwrights’ Studio for all playwrights interested in creating and developing plays (non-musicals) of any length and theme. The group will meet twice a month on the first and third Mondays at 12 Music street in West Tisbury from 7 to 9 p.m. The next two meetings take place on May 7 and 21.

Authors will have their work read aloud and receive feedback.

Shucking and Jiving in Chilmark

He is a lead singer. He is an oysterman. He can also build or fix your chimney. His name is Johnny Hoy.

Allergy Talk

On Wednesday, May 2, the Martha’s Vineyard Family Center Allergy Support Group is presenting a talk called Managing Atopic Dermatitis and Eczema. The event will be led by Karol Timmons, a pediatric nurse for 32 years who specializes in asthma, atopic dermatitis, eczema, and food allergies.

EMTs With Style

On Saturday, April 28, from 7 to 10 p.m., Vineyard emergency medical personnel are taking to the catwalk for a charity fashion show. That’s right, the men and women you may not notice until you really, really need them, are going public and sexy.

The event is in honor of the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Heart Attack and Stroke Awareness campaign.

When Jan Pogue hands authors the first bound copy of their book, she watches their eyes as they gently take hold of it.

“It’s like getting a baby handed to them; here it is, here is this beautiful, amazing thing they did,” Ms. Pogue, the editor and publisher of Vineyard Stories, said one morning this week. “Every time I get to hand over a book I feel like I’ve been gifted.”

Attention, Verizon customers: Would you like to get better cell reception in Chilmark and Aquinnah? If so, Chilmark executive secretary Tim Carroll is urging you to write to Verizon Wireless representatives, asking why the company won't join the newly operational Distributed Antenna System (DAS), which will greatly improve wireless service for certain carriers in the area. AT&T has elected to participate; Verizon has not.

The Menemsha Pond system and Chilmark Pond are now eligible to participate in the Massachusetts Estuaries Project after voters approved a Proposition 2 and a half override for the project at the annual town election on Wednesday.

The vote was 192 to 56 for the Menemsha ponds, and 179 to 69 for Chilmark Pond.

Chilmark voters  go to the polls today for the annual town election. The ballot features four questions, including three spending items related to repairs at the West Tisbury School and funding for the Massachusetts Estuary Project pond study. Voters will also be asked to weigh in on a non-binding referendum on the proposed Oak Bluffs roundabout. Chilmark Store owner Bill Rossi is running unopposed for an open seat on the board of selectmen. Polls are open from noon to 8 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center.

Longtime town finance committee member Jon Snyder narrowly edged out town health agent and former selectman Tom Pachico in Tuesday’s town election for a spot on the board of selectmen. Mr. Snyder garnered 473 votes, while Mr. Pachico earned 426.

A total of 926 out of 2,930 residents, or just over 31 per cent of eligible voters, cast ballots in the election.

Tisbury voters will go to the polls Tuesday for the annual town election. The ballot features a heated race between Tom Pachico and Jon Synder for an open seat on the board of selectmen. Polls are open from noon to 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall.