This month, the Island’s premiere food magazine, Edible Vineyard, celebrates its one-year anniversary by teaming up with Featherstone Center for the Arts for an exhibition, titled The Art of Food. The show features work by over ten Island artists, ranging from photography to food-themed painted rocks by Cammie Naylor to Nina Carelli’s food-inspired etchings.

Our Island Club this week announced the distribution of their 2009 donations and scholarships. More than 160 Island organizations will share in over $36,000 in donations.

This year, scholarships will be established for the Permanent Endowment Fund for higher education, two high school vocational programs (auto mechanics and building trade), the Vineyard Nursing Association, Featherstone Center for the Arts and Martha’s Vineyard Community Services’ early childhood development program.

Tartan Day Exhibit

April 6 was National Tartan Day, and to help mark the occasion an exhibition of distinguished Scots and Scottish Americans opened at the Vineyard Haven Library this week. Designed by Max Bosman of Vineyard Haven, the exhibit features 20 people of Scottish heritage, including several who had ties to the Vineyard. The exhibit will remain up through the month of April.

CPR for Restaurant Staff

The American Red Cross will offer a Chokesaver for Restaurant Emergencies training class on April 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Cottager’s Corner in Oak Bluffs. Registration is available online atcciredcross.org or by calling toll-free to 508-775-1540.

It started as a sort of experiment, an off-season diversion for theatre enthusiasts interested in staging Shakespeare’s more serious works, the ones that are often skipped over in favor of his lighter comedy fare during the carefree summer months. In the fall of 2007, Nicole Galland teamed up with Chelsea McCarthy to tackle some of the great Shakespearean tragedies and spin their stories into something accessible for all.

Women Empowered

Women Empowered invites the public to dine at the Mediterranean Restaurant in Oak Bluffs on Sunday, April 11, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mediterranean is graciously donating a very generous portion of the proceeds in support of Women Empowered. To make reservations, call 508-693-1617 and mention the Women Empowered dinner.