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Learn Reiki
The Yoga Barn is hosting workshops with Libby Barnett, MSW and reiki master. Reiki I is Saturday, April 30, from 2 to 8 p.m. and Reiki II is Sunday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The tuition for Reiki I is $95 and for Reiki II is $130, both discounted from regular tuition. As an additional discount Reiki I will be offered at $75 for nurses (proof of certification required).
Growing up, Todd Christy watched his father go through his early morning coffee ritual on a daily basis. “He would grab a mug of day-old coffee, nuke it, and slug it down. Then he’d be out the door,” Mr. Christy said. “And that was my early experience with coffee. Just something to get or keep you going.”
When the Civil War began a century and a half ago the Vineyard was decidedly pro-Union, but ever since there has remained one prominent Vineyarder whose allegiance to The Cause has been suspect. He greets many thousands of visitors yearly from his Ocean Park pedestal and his original foot will be on display next Saturday when the Martha’s Vineyard Museum unveils its exhibit We Are Marching Along: Martha’s Vineyard and the Civil War.
Salsa for Seniors
The Martha’s Vineyard Center for Living urges Vineyarders to participate in Sharky’s Cantina’s dine-to-donate evening on Tuesday, April 26. Sharky’s owner JB Blau will donate 15 per cent of the food sales from both Sharky’s Cantinas, on Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs and Main street in Edgartown, to the center’s efforts to enrich the lives of Island seniors.
Every Tuesday Sharky’s benefits a different nonprofit organization.
Edartown restaurant Chesca’s in association with Cakes by Liz, Sweet E’s Cupcakes in Vineyard Haven, and Sweet Life Café in Oak Bluffs will be baking special desserts during the week before Mother’s Day, May 2 to 8, to battle breast cancer as part of the 12th annual Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer.
Desserts start at $3 and 100 per cent of sales will benefit breast cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Custom Interiors
Martha’s Vineyard Interior Design is opening a new retail store, Bespoke Abode, at 53B Main street in Vineyard Haven. Opened by local interior designer Liz Stiving-Nichols, Bespoke Abode is a home furnishings boutique offering custom furniture, rugs, lighting and a wide variety of home accessories described as “a perfect mix of reclaimed and refined.”