Books & Ideas
Dukes County will present a program Tuesday, May 6 on an introduction to inspectional services, rodent control and bedbug threats to hotels, bed and breakfasts and homes in Massachusetts.
The progam is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon at the West Tisbury Public Safety Building, 454 State Road, West Tisbury.
Speakers will include John Meaney, a principal health inspector for the city of Boston, Kevin Moran, an entomologist with Residex LLC, and Sheila Haddad, a senior technical sales respresentative with Bell Laboratories Inc.
Are you prepared to handle an emergency at sea? A free seminar on techniques for abandoning ship will be held at Sail Martha’s Vineyard, Main street, Vineyard Haven at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 1.
Capt. Kent Dresser of Confident Captain-Ocean Pros will demonstrate the proper deployment of an inflatable liferaft, how to get in and out of the raft, what to carry in your ditch bag and what you need to know before, during, and after you abandon ship.
Like it or not, we all are a part of globalization. The source of our consumer products, the workers growing or assembling them, and the means of getting them to us, all affect how we live and work — even here on Martha’s Vineyard.
Globalization: Its Impact on Our Lives is a course to be offered on Island by the Schools of Christian Mission, promising to expand the concept of mission in today’s world.
Pilates for Health
A pilates exercise class for for anyone interested in fitness runs every Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Tisbury Senior Center, 34 Pine Tree Road in Vineyard Haven.
Instructor Brenda Correa demonstrates how to develop core strength and improve balance, posture and flexibility. She also teaches breathing techniques. Participants should bring a mat. For details, call 508-696-4205.
The Tisbury School is celebrating April as School Library Media Month. This year’s theme, shared with the public library, is Join the Circle of Knowledge at Your Library.
School reading specialist Natalie Krauthamer and librarian Patricia Ryan report that students from kindergarten through grade four have joined the circle of knowledge by participating (at home and in school) in a reading incentive inspired by author Toni Buzzeo’s Fire Up with Reading: A Mrs. Skorupski Story.
Reed to Know
Greg Whitmore, the Islands’ regional ecologist for The Trustees of Reservations, will give a talk entitled All About Phragmites from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 20, at the Mary P. Wakeman Center, Shirley avenue, off Lambert’s Cove Road in Vineyard Haven.
Mr. Whitmore will discuss the natural history of the common reed, how it got to the Vineyard, why it is harmful, and what people can do to help control it. Admission is free. People can register by calling 508-693-7662.