Quarter Century in Eden

Eden Market and Garden Center is celebrating 25 years; on Friday, August 13 the garden center will host a party from 4 to 7 p.m. with games, gifts and prizes. Admission is free; all are welcome.

For more than 25 years a nonprofit group on the Vineyard has worked creatively to help keep personal disputes from building into court cases that burden the judicial system and often cost the people in conflict more than they win when the court makes a ruling.

Discover Your Voice

Vocal coach Heidi Carter’s program You Are Your Voice, Your Voice is You is designed to rejuvenate your speaking and singing voice. The program takes place today, Tuesday, August 10, at 10:30 a.m. at Woodside Village II in Oak Bluffs. The program is free, with donations accepted. For details, call 928-593-9473.

Fleet Vision

The Menemsha Fisheries Development Fund presents Menemsha: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Warren Doty on Thursday, August 12 at 5 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library.

Mr. Doty will speak about the fishing fleet in Menemsha, what it was years ago, what it is today, and the hope for the future. He will speak about a new project called Fleet Visioning. “The year 2020 is just 10 years into the future. Where do we want to be when that day arrives?” Mr. Doty said.

The Chilmark Historical Commission will present a lecture titled And She Alone Remains: The Past, Present and Future of the Charles W. Morgan, with Matthew Stackpole at the Chilmark Public Library on Wednesday, August 11 at 5:30 p.m.

Native Plant Talk

On Wednesday, August 11, at 7:30 p.m. the director of the Mt. Cuba Center, Rick Lewandowski, delivers the annual David H. Smith Memorial lecture at the Polly Hill Arboretum’s far barn , focussing on preserving native plants.