Next Friday, April 6, you are going to Boston or be prepared to hear the stories of how you missed the night everyone had their mind blown by being the first to experience a live show of DCLA’s new CD at the Hard Rock Cafe.

There will be no excuses, no whining, no saying it’s a drag to travel off-Island if you don’t have a car.

The boys in the band have arranged for a bus to take Islanders to the show and return them the next day, more or less in one piece.

Young Poets Award

On April 5 at 4 p.m. witness the future of poetry on the Vineyard. Featherstone Center for the Arts is hosting a reading of the winners of its annual Promising Young Poets award. This is the third year this contest has honored high school age poets whose work shows extraordinary promise.

The winners are Annabelle Hackney, Oscar Thompson, Claudia Taylor, Paige Taylor, Sarah Gruner, and Lizzie Kelleher, with runners-up Maddie Scott and Samantha Valley

The public is invited to attend the reading.

Comedy Night

It’s comedy night at the Harborview Hotel again.

On March 30, the hotel welcomes Joe Larson, Mike Whitman and Taylor Connelly to its stage. This is the third in an ongoing series of winter and spring comedy nights. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and available by calling 508-627-7000.

This is a 21 and older show.

Full Moon Dance

Next Saturday, April 7, there will be a full moon dance party at The Anchors, located on Dock street in Edgartown. The party is a singles social for those fifty years old and over. Billed as a low-key social hangout, the idea is for it to occur monthly, in sync with the moon’s waxing. The party is from 5 to 7 p.m. and will include refreshments, music, games and dancing. There is no charge, but donations are accepted.

For more information, call Susan at 508-627-9627.

Violin Recital

This Sunday, April 1, at 4 p.m. the students of Rebecca Barca-Tinus’ violin classes will perform in the 21st annual spring concert at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown. The students range in age from three to sixty. Think bow puppies to Bach.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 508-696-1920.

Big Guitar Rocks Pit Stop

The Pit Stop continues to be the go-to place for music each weekend in Oak Bluffs. On Friday, April 6, at 7 p.m., Daniel Macke takes the stage along with Kenny Lockwood, Nancy Jephcote and Paul Thurlow.

Mr. Macke hails from Port Townsend, Wash. and likes to play a big guitar. “I love the jumbo bodied guitars and the full, rich sound that comes with looking like a dwarf when you play one,” he said.