The chevron, the handlebar, the walrus, the Fu Manchu — these are just a few of the terms that have become part of the Tisbury School lexicon thanks to the movement known as Movember. This year the school used the growing of mustaches as a way to help the Island Food Pantry.

The Chappy Ferry Captain and Crew appreciation potluck supper will take place at the Chappy Community Center as per tradition on the first Wednesday in December. Appetizers begin at 6 p.m. with the buffet line forming up at 6:30 p.m.

Internal debate over how business should be done at the Island’s only commercial airport continued when the airport commission met for the first time since August. The commission tended to a few business items, but much of the meeting was marked by tense exchanges.

This weekend the Gay Head Gallery is hosting an open house from noon to 5 p.m., Friday through Sunday. There will be a question and answer session with artist Enos Ray at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The fifth annual Festival of Wreaths at the Federated Church in Edgartown will warm your holiday spirit from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4.

The Polly Hill Arboretum is offering an exclusive tour of gardens of southern Arizona from March 22 to 26, 2015.

Island vendors, music and chowder come together as Oak Bluffs kicks off the holiday season with its open market. Dreamland hosts the event on Friday, Nov. 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, call 508-939-1076.

Jazz favorites along with traditional Christmas tunes are on the menu at the Tisbury Senior Center on Friday, Dec. 5, at 4 p.m. as Leslie “J for Jazz” Stark shares his extensive collection of holiday jazz.

Jemima James and Good Night Louise join forces for a musical evening at the Katharine Cornell Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 29, from 8 to 11 p.m.

Oak Bluffs officials stood in a semi-circle on Monday, shovels ready, to mark the beginning of a major construction project. They faced a gray structure that’s been home to the fire department since 1973, but will soon be razed to make way for a new station.