The sign outside State Road Restaurant last Wednesday night said Go Bruins. The parking lot was overflowing and yet upon entering there was no hockey to be found. Instead, there was a crowd of people talking about writing and literature.

Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche translates Buddhist methods into techniques for creating inner peace, kindness and compassion. He will give two free talks next week at the Yoga Barn.

Tickets have gone on sale for a July concert featuring Rosanne Cash that will benefit the Gay Head Light relocation.

The Holmes Hole Sailing Association is gearing up for the summer sailing season. They have 14 Sunday races and 11 Thursday evening races planned.

Wind instruments will reign as the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society presents its annual spring concert on Sunday, May 25, at 4 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center.

Students from the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School women’s studies class open the exhibit Women and Crime: Victims and Perpetrators at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum on May 19.