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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.
Get your flying monkeys for free as the Capawock Theatre in Vineyard Haven celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday with a free screening of The Wizard of Oz on Friday, Nov. 26.
The show starts at 2 p.m. and benefits the Island Food Pantry. Please bring at least one nonperishable food item.
There will be an opening reception for the Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s newest exhibit, When This You See, Remember Me: Samplers from the Museum Collection, on Saturday, Nov. 27 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Samplers were often created to signify a rite of passage for young girls. The sampler was a way to show off skill, record important family information and convey morality through a verse or two.
Much Ado About a Prince, Anybody?
Shakespeare for the Masses hits the boards this weekend. But don’t expect your usual Billy Shakes kind of fare. The cocreators, Chelsea McCarthy and Nicole Galland, have been known to take some liberties with the master wordsmith. Pericles, Prince of Tyre promises to be no exception.
Martha’s Vineyard’s first 200-hour, Yoga Alliance-approved Yoga School has been certified: FLY Yoga School will launch next year, under the leadership of Sherry Sidoti, owner and creative director for Island-based yoga and fitness company FLY Yoga.
From Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 the Tisbury School Library will host a Scholastic Book Fair, a fun-filled book sale and literacy event.
The entire community is invited to Here’s to Our Heroes!, the theme of this year’s fair. The after-school hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 2:45 to 4 p.m. and Wednesday from 2:45 to 7 p.m.
Books will be available for all ages, including adults.