I am Marvin Rosencrantz and I have an Alzheimer’s story to tell. It is also a story about what the Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living Supportive Day Program has done and continues to do to support my family.

My first lessons concerning the true spirit of Martha’s Vineyard came from my father who settled here in the early 1900s.

The white haired trumpet player standing in the doorway blasts for all the heavens to hear. He is perfectly in sync with his superb band of fellow players, volunteer artists one and all, crowded in front of the picture window at Offshore Ale.

A thin crescent moon will draw plenty of attention on Sunday night, when it appears right next to the bright planet Venus in our western sky.

The Rotary Club of Martha’s Vineyard and Martha’s Vineyard Community Services (MVCS) will hold a charity golf tournament in late September to benefit Island charities and MVCS’ human service programs.

The Swann Auction Galleries in New York city will offer an oil painting by Loïs Mailou Jones (1905-1998) during its April 2 auction, Ascension: A Century of African-American Art.

Mass Audubon at Felix Neck welcomes Alexandra (Ally) Ferland to the staff. Ms. Ferland is the new education assistant and will work closely with Josey Kirkland, the education coordinator.

The children’s programming has long been an essential component of the spring film festival, and for the summer series, too. This year there are numerous family films, including a series of animated short films on Saturday at 9 a.m.

The RULER approach is the topic of the March meeting of the Island Parents Advisory Council on Special Education at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, at the YMCA.

A narrow majority of Vineyard Transit Authority workers have voted not to join the Amalgamated Transit Union. The final vote, cast by secret ballot, was 21 to 18. VTA employees may again seek membership in the ATU in one year.