Sail Martha’s Vineyard winter dinner lecture series begins with Matthew Stackpole from Mystic Seaport Museum presenting, And She Alone Remains: The Past, Present and Future of the Charles W. Morgan.

Beans, ham, corn bread and desserts are on the menu on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at a special community dinner at the Edgartown School.

The Vineyard Haven library hosts a two-part series in honor of the late Nelson Mandela with the film Invictus and a discussion with author and photographer Alan Brigish, who grew up in South Africa.

The YMCA is offering a lifeguard certification course for those age 15 and older. A pretest is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 10 to 11 a.m.

It’s not too soon to think about summer camp. Registration is now open for this summer’s Felix Neck Fern and Feather Day Camp.

Two longtime Island affordable housing advocates will be honored at the State House in Boston Tuesday for their contributions under the Community Preservation Act.

Philippe Jordi and Derrill Bazzy are recipients of this year’s Kuehn Community Preservation Award, given out by the Community Preservation Act Coalition.