I managed to kill several flats of onion seedlings. I put them outdoors into an unheated hoop house too early. I can’t decide if I froze them or cooked them.

The Vineyard Nursing Association officially closed its doors on Tuesday. The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod now assumes care of Vineyard patients. Officials at VNA said the transition was smooth but Island boards of health officials said they were caught off guard.

It was on March 14, 1903 that President Theodore Roosevelt established the first federal bird reservation, Pelican Island, a five-acre mangrove island in the Indian River Lagoon on the east coast of Florida near Vero Beach.

Landowners open their properties to the Trustees once a year and now is your chance to see spectacular and rare Vineyard habitats.

Arts Martha's Vineyard invites the business community, creative economy and all those interested to its annual meeting on Monday, March 31, at 4 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center in Vineyard Haven. Ann Markusen, director of the Arts Economy Initiative at the University of Minnesota, will talk about how to better leverage the Island’s existing creative assets to support its year-round economy.

The Sidecar Cafe and Bar has closed its doors after seven consecutive seasons.

Island Theatre Workshop presents its One Act Play Festival over two weekends beginning Friday, March 21.

After a fundraising campaign and four years of planning, the West Tisbury Free Public Library is ready to open. Opening day is Saturday, March 22. The ribbon-cutting ceremony begins at 10 a.m.

Ten student actors will perform Hush, a one-act play written by junior Aaron Teves and senior Alexis Willett, on Friday March 14 at the performing arts center.

Paint Corner Art Bar based in Cambridge is coming to Edgartown on Sunday, March 23.