Who Calls It Lazy Man’s Lobster?

Not the folks who prepare the lobster rolls every summer Friday night for the Grace Church sale in Vineyard Haven, otherwise known as the best dinner deal (and worst weekly parking and traffic snag) on the Island. They work hard for your money.

While much of the world is donning masks at the thought of a certain airborne contagion, the swine will soar with pride this Saturday, when the Eisenhauer Gallery holds a special exhibit, When Pigs Fly, from 6 to 8 p.m., at 38 North Water street in Edgartown.

Owner Elizabeth Eisenhauer explains, “We are blending the strength of renowned artist Cheri Christensen, an important American painter, with the need for educational funds for Island children to learn where food comes from.”

As spring cracks open our winter stillness, the natural world appears to speak one unified, coherent command: Dance!

This summer season on the Vineyard, dance will break off the stage, with performances in the field at the Farm Institute, at Polly Hill Arboretum, and even on Main street, Vineyard Haven. The season will feature fusions of dance with video projections, puppetry and elements of circus in an exploration of dance’s natural affiliation with other fields of visual arts.

After a season in which the world first heard the song of a Scottish villager named Susan Boyle, perhaps it goes without saying that phenomenal talent can be found in out-of-the-way places.

You might say that the restaurant business is in their blood. Perhaps success is a family trait, passed down through the generations by the grandfather who opened the Vineyard institution where they now spend all of their summer hours. Whatever the reason, as the Vineyard approaches an uncertain summer season, brothers Wilfred (Buster) Jr. and Richard (Richie) Giordano radiate carefree confidence that can come only from a combination of instinct and experience.

The Tisbury School library celebrated School Library Media Month with a special reading incentive program called Worlds Connect @ Your Library. As well as reading literature set in varied locales, from Penda Diakite’s I Lost My Tooth in Africa, to Eric Carle’s saga of 10 Little Rubber Ducks, students have had the opportunity to read to a literacy dog.

Sometime in the summer of 1970, a young Jim Athearn stood on Main street in Edgartown and faced one of the most important decisions of his life. The 22-year-old aspiring farmer had just received a few stern words from a market owner who had told him that his corn — the first crop he had ever grown and sold to market — was no good. His ears were full of worms, the owner told him. The words stung like a swarm of angry hornets.

The Island Alpaca Company is introducing a new Sunday morning program called Island Alpaca Junior Discovery, wherein children ages 8 to 18 can learn all about this most noble creature. Participants will find out all where the alpaca come from and why they are important to humans. Educational opportunities include hands-on activities, such as barn chores, alpaca feeding and care, halter training, and possibly, a chance to witness the birth of a new herd member.

Across the Vineyard, art galleries stand ready to start the summer with new shows and new ideas but seem united in anticipating a successful season. A sampling of gallery offerings reveals work from around the corner and around the world.

Old Sculpin Classes

The Old Sculpin Gallery and Studio School, located on Dock street near the Chappy ferry in Edgartown, will open for Memorial Day weekend with a show featuring selected works from the Martha’s Vineyard Art Association’s permanent collection of Vineyard art. Works from 1890 to the present will be on display, as well as a group members’ exhibition.

Registration for the studio school’s children’s art camp will also begin today. For details, call 508-627-4881.