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A Red Cross community CPR review class, for those who possess a current CPR certificate and would like to renew it for another year, is slated for Saturday, April 10, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. To be held at the YMCA at Cottager’s Corner, 57 Pequot avenue in Oak Bluffs, the course costs $40 and will recertify your current CPR certifcation.
A Chokesaver for Restaurant Emergencies training class will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. in the same location. It is available at a spring discounted price of $20.
Zambian Open House
Less than 10 years ago, a high school photography class involved loading cameras, fussing with myriad settings and working with chemicals in the darkroom. Today photography has been democratized by technology, and most students already carry a camera around with them all day, whether it’s on their cellphone or iPod. And without having to be concerned with the cost of film, taking pictures has never been easier, cheaper or more accessible.
For a weekday in late March on Island, it was a book launch of exceptional glamour: 46 avid fans showed up. The author lectured, read and fielded questions in a turret room flanked by a small amphitheater of seats. Even paparazzi were on hand, if you count the duo from the Gazette. The reception to the reading was rousing. The questions were intelligent and penetrating. The event ended with a round of applause and a platter of cupcakes.
Spring at Sassafras
Polly Hill Arboretum hosts an apple grafting workshop next Saturday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. John Bunker of Fedco Trees, known in some circles as an “apple whisperer” for his natural gift for working with apple trees, will lead the workshop. A valuable tool for the propagation of plant cultivars, grafting is a technique of joining two plants to continue their growth as one on a single plant. Grafting is particularly useful in the preservation of heirloom apple varieties.