Dining
Opera Weekend
Sweet Life Café is hosting three wine dinners in support of opera on the Vineyard.
What, you didn’t know the Island was awash in opera? Well, this summer joining established events such as Opera Noire and Dance Opera Theatre, there will be a new Opera Weekend in August produced by Wendy Taucher.
The first dinner takes place Thursday, May 31, and features a Veuve Clicquot champagne dinner including a four-course dinner with five different champagnes.
For the last five years a quiet revolution has been under way in Vineyard schools. It’s taking place in the lunchrooms, where leafy green salads, roasted pumpkin seeds and tacos stuffed with brightly colored peppers from local farms are replacing the more traditional canned corn, tater tots and government surplus fare.
It’s taking place in the school yards, where lush gardens and neatly-turned piles of dark compost can now be found alongside the playgrounds that are trampled by hundreds of young feet at recess every day.
Say Grace
Traditionally, a 25th anniversary is termed the silver anniversary. This year on the Vineyard, silver gives way to the lobster roll. After all, its the 25th season for Grace Church lobster rolls. In all those years, they’ve never had trouble with returns. Tell that to Macy’s.
Last Friday the season began. Think about it, lobster rolls every Friday from now through September. The lines get long come summer, so now is the time to truly savor the moment
Lobster Rolls
Grace Episcopal Church in Vineyard Haven will serve its last round of off-season lobster rolls this Sunday, April 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Enjoy a lobster roll, chips and a beverage for just $15 — a perfect way to lighten your wallet after tax returns. Hot dogs and assorted pies by the slice are also available. Call 508-693-0332 for more information or to place large orders.
Unable to make it? No need to worry about going lobster-less for long: the church’s regular Friday lobster rolls return next month.
Preschool Pasta Preview
Giordano’s may still be closed for the off-season but for those who can’t wait until the official opening, Gio’s will be serving a spaghetti dinner to benefit Grace Preschool.
The dinner is on March 31 at Grace Church located on Woodlawn avenue in Vineyard Haven. Dinner can be sitdown beginning at 5 p.m. or takeout beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Cheese and Wine
The posters are all around town, but for those who saw international terrorist instead of international terroir and walked on by, here’s the deal. Terroir is a French word meaning the characteristic taste and aroma imparted on a cheese or wine by the environment in which it was produced.