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Built on Stilts
Built on Stilts, the Island’s community dance and performance festival, is accepting registrations for participating artists now through July 1. The festival will run from August 12 to 17. The Built on Stilts children’s programs, Stiltshop and Advancedshop, are also now enrolling on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit builtonstilts.org for details and application forms.
Vineyarders can now train here for certification that enables them to help prepare fresh local food in school cafeterias, an important piece of supporting Island food service staff and the extra work it takes to use fresh, rather than canned or frozen, food in school meals and snacks.
The ServSafe certification training will take place June 1 on the Vineyard, at the Portuguese-American Club in Oak Bluffs.
New Island Lifeguards
After successfully completing a rigorous Red Cross program, 16 Mansion House swimmers were certified as lifeguards. The Mansion House was pleased to donate pool time and classroom space, as it continues to support lifeguard training as certified by the Red Cross and taught by Jennifer Fragosa.
Life guarding offers lucrative employment opportunities to the Island’s young adults and many of the town’s lifeguard employees were trained in the Mansion House pool.
No June Kids Programs
The youth programs at the Vineyard Haven Public Library will be on hiatus for the month of June. They resume July 2 and continue throughout the summer. The hiatus will allow librarians to plan and organize a full Summer Reading Program, with many exciting events including a visit by Curious George, authentic moon rock specimens from NASA, music, authors, illustrators, a film festival, crafts, songs, rhymes and more. The library thanks its young patrons for their patience.
When an actor is nominated for an Oscar, the studio handles the marketing, with expensive lobbying campaigns planned over months.
When Kate Murray and her drama department at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School found out they’d been nominated for a comparable reward — a spot representing American student theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival — they had one day to turn around their own campaign.
The undefeated Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School girls lacrosse team defeated Oliver Ames at home on Wednesday by a final score of 8-3 in the first round of the Division II state tournament.
The game was especially physical and played in the rain on a wet and sometimes slippery field.
With the win, the number-one seeded Vineyarders advanced to the second round of the tournament, which will be played at home either Friday or Saturday.
Hayley Pierce led Vineyarders with three goals; while Sophie Lew and Laura Jernegan each had two goals.