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When Tom Osmers, the Island fisherman, advocate, radio personality and documentarian whose kind wisdom touched Islanders from Chappy to Aquinnah, died on March 12, the depth of his effect on the Island was evidenced by the letters and thoughts shared in the newspapers and on the Vineyard’s little corner of the Internet. But to get a picture of just how many people counted Tommy as a friend, you only needed to step through the doors of the Chilmark Community Center last Saturday night. From 7 p.m.
Yoga Workshop
Megan Grennan and Josh Montoya together are teaching two yoga immersions, a format allowing more space and time to unwind the body and experience a deep state of centered relaxation. The first class is next Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with another on Saturday, May 22. Both will take place at 40 Peacegate Way, off State Road in Tisbury.
Cost is $35 for early enrollment, $45 at the door. Space is limited. Send payment to: Megan Grennan, P.O. Box 909, West Tisbury, MA 02575.
Alpaca Birthday Challenge
Island Alpaca has announced a Birthday Challenge, inviting the public to predict which female in the herd will be the first to give birth this season. Guess closest to the date and time of birth, as well as the gender of the newborn cria, and win a $100 gift certificate to the Island Alpaca farm. For hints, information on alpaca gestation and details on the contest, visit islandalpaca.com.
Writers Open Mike
Every Tuesday night from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m., the Bunch of Grapes Bookstore in Vineyard Haven hosts a Writer’s Open Mike night, a continuation of the popular gathering begun in March. The event is run and organized by Hannah Vanderlaske and Jess Dupon from the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School. Writers interested in reading their work should arrive at 7 p.m. sharp to put their names on the list. Readers will be given five minutes apiece; all genres of work are accepted and encouraged.
Food Yoga
Oak Bluffs voters were in a stingy mood Tuesday during the first night of their annual town meeting, as they shot down a proposal to increase the hotel rooms tax by two per cent and stripped most town elected officials of their stipends. Only a modest increase in the meals tax was approved on a night that saw little progress on a warrant freighted with complicated spending decisions.
The meeting was adjourned just before 11 p.m. and continues tonight at 7 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.