A crowd of well-wishers gathered at the Wharf on Tuesday night to watch the premiere of Big Giant Swords, a new reality series on the Discovery Channel. Swordmaker Mike Craughwell was there, along with other cast members.

Adult & Community Education (ACE MV) is offering a walk-in winter registration on Friday, Jan 16, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the regional high school front entrance lobby.

To support the outing program at the Chilmark School, the PTO is hosting a Red Hot Blues fundraiser, featuring the Mike Benjamin Band supplying the tunes.

The Edgartown planning board has unanimously approved a 10-lot subdivision on 7.11 acres of land on Mullen Way.

The family that dances together . . . well, dances together. This time it’s for a great cause — ticket sales go to support the Niantic Park Playground Project.