Dr. David Lowenthal, a boyhood visitor to Chilmark, was recently awarded the 2010 Forbes Prize for conspicuous service to conservation given annually by the Council of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. The award, presented in Istanbul, Turkey, honors Edward Waldo Forbes, emeritus director of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University.

Announcing Ian

Sandra and Daniel Phillips of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Ian Anton Phillips, born on Dec. 22, 2010, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Ian weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces at birth. He is welcomed by his brother, Wylie, and sister, Chloe.

Polly Hill Arboretum executive director Tim Boland has been awarded a Chanticleer scholarship to pursue a course entitled Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders, an intensive two-week program offered in March through the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford University.

This prestigious opportunity will afford Mr. Boland a better understanding of how to integrate the arboretum’s organizational mission with economic strategy, while providing extensive training in strategic planning and personnel management.

Certified qigong instructor Nan Doty will offer a four-week workshop based on the book The Healer Within: The Four Essential Self-Care Methods for Creating Optimal Health, by Roger Jahnke. Running on Wednesdays throughout January, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Library, the workshop promises the opportunity to begin the new year with vitality.

Quilt Winner

The raffle held to benefit the African Artists Community Development Project was drawn on Christmas Day out of the Tuareg basket. Susan Spence was the winner of a beautiful quilt that was a collaboration between craftswomen in Lusaka, Zambia, who sewed the panels, and women on Martha’s Vineyard, who pieced the quilt together.