Announcing Nevah
Emily Maine Cavanagh and James Fitzgerald of Tisbury announce the birth of a daughter, Nevah Maine Fitzgerald, born on Jan. 22, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Nevah weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces at birth.
Welcome, Kayo
Maralisy S. Lobo and Josmar M. Oliveira of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Kayo Braganca Siqueira Lobo de Oliveira, born on Jan. 20, 2009, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Kayo weighed 10 pounds, 3 ounces at birth.
Bank Art Exhibit
An exhibition of Lisa Vanderhoop’s photography and giclée prints opens today at the Chilmark Sovereign Bank and continues through February.
The wildlife and nature images were shot on the Vineyard, Africa, the Galapagos and Costa Rica. Ms. Vanderhoop’s humorous Vineyard Sea Dog valentine cards also will be for sale.
Thomas E. Clark, collections and grounds manager of Polly Hill Arboretum, has been selected by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to attend a national forum, Feb. 19 and 20 in San Diego, Calif., called It’s Alive! Petals to Primates: Preservation Challenges of Living Collections.
Mr. Clark is one of more than 50 representatives of small and medium-sized living collection institutions nationwide invited to participate based on their leadership in the profession and in their communities.
From my office I can hear a bird hit the glass sliders in the bedroom. Some sound worse than others. In no instance is it a pleasant sound. Stella, our boxer, always hears them too and comes to find me, with a look that says, “Did you hear what I just heard? Come on, let’s check it out!” Sometimes there’s nothing to find, and it is business as usual. Sometimes all the birds are completely out of sight, meaning the neighborhood Cooper’s hawk has cruised the area at mach speed, closing down shop at the feeders. Sometimes there’s a groggy accident victim.
This is no longer just a game of cat and mouse.
The mouse is in the house, and the cat isn’t earning her keep. While I appreciate my feline’s finesse in catching mice, I am not crazy about her choice of where to leave them. Luna (the cat) will receive no trophy for fetching and depositing a live mouse on my bed in the middle of the night. Eek, says I, and squeak, said the mouse.
Persian Rug Sale
Celebrating the Art of Iran, an exhibition and benefit sale of authentic Persian tribal rugs, is now open in Vineyard Haven.
Sales will benefit Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, Community Services, Affordable Housing and other Island charities,. Visitors have a daily chance to win 50 per cent off any rug.
The exhibition is housed at 18 State Road in Vineyard Haven, the former site of the Belushi-Pisano Gallery. Opening hours are Monday through Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m.
What do women talk about when they get together at a bar?
Anyone who answered romance, weight or clothing ought to have looked in at The Wharf this week, at an event held by the Martha’s Vineyard Woman’s Network.
The WMVY Big Chili Contest drew more than 1,400 people to Oak Bluffs on Saturday, people who ate generously to raise more than $16,000 to help the Red Stocking Fund.