Vineyard Verses

The Friends of the Chilmark Library invite Islanders to celebrate National Poetry Month with a reading by Vineyard poet and stonemason John Maloney on Wednesday, April 14 at 5:30 p.m. Mr. Maloney, has had work published in Poetry, Ploughshares, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and elsewhere, as well as in his two books, Proposal and Town of Chilmark. His work poem, Good!, was featured on Garrison Keillor’s National Public Radio show, The Writer’s Almanac, in March.

Benefit Party

The Portuguese American Club in Oak Bluffs is hosting Jimmy Buffet Night, a benefit party for Brenda Lehman, at 6 p.m. Friday, April 16. The evening will feature live music courtesy of the Sting Rays, food, trivia, silent auction, and prizes for best Parrothead. Tickets are $20, available at the door or in advance from Deb Rogers at 508-627-4171, or Barbara Phillips, 508-627-9097.

The East Coast School of Etiquette this summer will offer a new class, Manners for Three, Four and Five-Year-Olds, to the Vineyard program which also includes etiquette classes for kindergarten through grade five.

The new preschool program has been designed as a 10-lesson presentation, with creative activities to help children learn introductions, telephone manners, dining skills and more.

Held at Farm Neck Country Club in Oak Bluffs, the classes are available in July and August.

A Red Cross community CPR review class, for those who possess a current CPR certificate and would like to renew it for another year, is slated for Saturday, April 10, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. To be held at the YMCA at Cottager’s Corner, 57 Pequot avenue in Oak Bluffs, the course costs $40 and will recertify your current CPR certifcation.

A Chokesaver for Restaurant Emergencies training class will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. in the same location. It is available at a spring discounted price of $20.

Zambian Open House