Books & Ideas
Mussel Talk
New Zealand aquaculturist Kevin Heasman will discuss offshore mussel farming programs as they are run in the southern hemisphere, and the possibility of applying those techniques in Vineyard waters, at the Chilmark library on Wednesday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m.
“There is a Light to Starboard, Sir, right off our lee bow!”, A Medley of Lighthouse Sketches, by Tom Hale, 2010, Tisbury Printer, 60-pages, 28 illustrations. $19.95.
Talk on Perennials
The Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 20, at 1 p.m. at the Wakeman Center off Lambert’s Cove Road in Vineyard Haven. The topic is Integrating Perennials Into Your Landscape by Peggy Schwier. A hospitality hour with refreshments will follow the talk. All are welcome to attend.
The cost is $5 for guests; there is no charge for garden club members. For details, call the garden club hotline at 508-693-5334.
Food Yoga
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.
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.