The second annual Martha’s Vineyard Dog Parade is August 22 at 6:30 p.m. in Oak Bluffs’ Ocean Park, and its slogan is Welcome Back Bo, for First Dog Bo Obama.

Everyone is invited, dog or no dog, for a walk in the park.

The opportunity to have your dog marshal the parade was sold to the high bidders at the Possible Dreams Auction, Karen Weitz and Jim Kopf. When they learned they might not be on Island for the parade, the couple passed their dream to a child in the Early Childhood Program at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.

A free educational seminar on multiple sclerosis (MS) will be held Monday, August 23, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Howes House, on State Road in West Tisbury.

The program, Ask the Doctor: Symptom Management in MS, is presented by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and features Ann Cabot.

Dr. Cabot practices neurosurgery in Lebanon, N.H. where she is involved in MS research and focuses on the treatment of people with MS.

Hot Dog Heaven

Dinghy Dogs’ second annual Hot Dog Topping Contest is on: the deadline for bringing your recipes, pictures or descriptions of the top dog toppings to the Dinghy Dog House on the Oak Bluffs Harbor is August 24.

Bring your recipes, pictures, and/or descriptions down to Dinghy Dogs on the Oak Bluffs Harbor by Tuesday, August 24.

Sample the finalists’ dogs and cast your vote for this year’s winner on Friday, August 27. The winner will be announced that night.

Fluke, Bass Season Ends

Striped bass and fluke are a prime item this weekend in fish markets and in restaurants. And that will be it for the season. Due to the fact that state quotas have been met, the commercial striped bass season will close on Monday, August 23, and the commercial fluke season will close on Wednesday, August 25. The state estimates the 1.12 million-pound quota for striped bass and 846,667-pound quota for fluke have been met. Fish markets will likely have fish for a few days after the fishery closes.