Vineyard seasonal resident Dr. Mache Seibel, the author of a recent book aimed at providing simple, lifesaving information, believes that one of the most common reasons people die in a medical emergency is they don’t know when to call 911 or what to do, or not to do, after they call.

Dragonfly’s Featured Artist

Island painter Traeger di Pietro is the featured artist this week at Dragonfly Fine Arts Gallery in Oak Bluffs. A reception will be held for him at the gallery on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Mr. di Pietro’s work focuses on landscapes, seascapes and figurative imagery depicting the Island and its working fishermen. This year three off-Island galleries have also begun to show his work.

Fore for Hospice

So often Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard helps when we feel the depths of the holes in our hearts and in our lives. To help them provide hospice care to all Islanders and their loved ones, Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard is hosting a round of that game of shallow holes arranged in sets of nine, golf.

Plant Sale

The Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury is holding its annual late summer/early fall plant sale on Saturday, Sept. 10. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Arboretum staff will be on hand to answer questions and offer advice. Choose from a wide array of trees, shrubs, and perennials, including many Island natives which are suitable for our Vineyard climate, chosen specifically for this sale.

For more details, call 508-693-9426.

Yesterday, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival opened up with a reception at Saltwater Gallery. Afterwards, the documentary Just Like Us by comedian Ahmed Ahmed was shown at that the Capawock Theatre in Vineyard Haven.

The festival continues throughout the weekend ending on Sunday evening with a closing night party at the Vineyard Haven Marina and the final film, The Trip, showing at the Capawock Theatre.

Nursing the Heart

The Royal Falmouth Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Royal Megansett Nursing and Retirement Home in North Falmouth are among the centers that have purchased newly FDA-approved fluid monitors to help patients with heart, kidney and other fluid-related health issues.

Both are part of the Royal Health Group, owner of six skilled nursing facilities south of Boston