The Edgartown School presents the classic musical play The Wizard of Oz on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.

A free panel discussion about the Middle East on Sunday features four powerhouse speakers.

Leading the panel is Israeli expat Shula Gilad, a fellow at Harvard University’s Negotiation Project. With degrees from Tel Aviv University, Brandeis, Berkeley and UMass, she specializes in conict resolution negotiation. She is working closely with the two Palestinians who will be on the panel with her.

Reliving the Sixties

Vineyard author Tom Dresser will discuss his latest books, In My Life and It Was 40 Years Ago Today, Wednesday, November 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library.

A coming-of-age novel set in a small New England town in the 1960s, In My Life resonates with an atmosphere familiar to many baby-boomers.

It Was 40 Years Ago Today is a nonfiction review of the Beatles, recently published to coincide with the anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ album Abbey Road.

Defining Freedom

What is freedom? Prof. Sheldon Hackney talks about the concept and its critical, if changing, meaning in American culture on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.

President emeritus of Tulane and the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hackney will give a brief history of America in his talk, The Concept of Freedom and the American National Character.

Poetry Workshop

Chilmark poet Donald Nitchie’s poetry workshop — with some reading of sample poems and in-class writing but mostly critiques to tune up participants’ work (you have a choice of getting only positive feedback, or actual criticism) — is back on at Featherstone Center for the Arts in Oak Bluffs.

The $50, six-class series began this week but is open for newcomers on Wednesdays through Dec. 9 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.