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The Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club’s annual Fall Shotgun Shoot, open to the public, begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 28.
Everyone is eligible for prizes in this shotgun marksmanship competition, on the day before the shotgun deer season opens.
Gifts Without Borders
The African Artists’ Community Development Project will hold sales every Saturday after Thanksgiving until Christmas. The “store” will be officially open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; or anytime by appointment.
For purchase will be Zambezi Dolls, Tuareg silver jewelry, Zambian baskets, Ghanaian patchwork, Mukuni wooden bowls, chai and much, much more.
Consider this an opportunity to engage in guiltless shopping. Each purchase helps support disabled children and the craftspeople of Zambia.
Sail MV Is Seaworthy
Seaworthy Gallery will begin a Sail MV benefit weekend with an opening reception tonight, Friday, Nov. 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. with wine, oysters and hors d’oeuvres at the Beach Road, Vineyard Haven gallery.
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, a portion of Seaworthy’s every sale will be donated to Sail Martha’s Vineyard. The gallery displays fine art of Island harbor scenes, tall ships, wooden boats as well as antique nautical charts.
For more information, visit online sailmv.com.
Sporting a baseball cap still, the 85-year-old guy recalled the progression of his fielding positions over five decades of summer games on the Chilmark diamond.
“I played third up until I got too old, then I went to short, then to second as my arm gave out, but that took 50 years,” he says.
The decision when is tied to the weather. Either tomorrow or Sunday a small fleet of rowers will depart from Little Harbor in Woods Hole and they’ll row to the Vineyard, stopping in Lagoon Pond.
The event, called The Row to Remember, is being organized by Rick Brown of Far Cry Boat Shop in Vineyard Haven. Mr. Brown is a local boat builder who specializes in building ornate and handsome looking crafts principally of wood. He has organized the event to raise money for the Alz-heimer’s Association.
Coco the Clown has been using voice movement therapy (VMT) to help in the treatment of autism. To offset some of the costs for this program, she will be selling balsam fir wreaths during the holiday season.
