Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 19

Five Things You Need to Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

1. This week’s Readers’ Choice Best of Martha’s Vineyard Poll is “Best Family-Friendly Restaurant” on the Island. Make sure you vote and tell us in the comments why that establishment is your family’s favorite.

2. The Little Farmers program at the continues today. Kids ages five to seven collect eggs, visit the sheep and make a healthy snack. $15 per session. 3:30 pm - 5 pm. For more information, or to register, call 508-627-7007, ext. 103.

3. Jan Buhrman is giving a food talk tonight at the . “A View from the Kitchen Porch: Traditional Foodways in the 21st Century.” $8 for members/$12 for nonmembers. 5:30 pm. For more information, call 508-627-4441, ext. 12 or visit mvmuseum.org.

4. A series of four Adult Mentoring Workshops begin today at , in Aquinnah. Learn about the why and how of Nature Connection Mentoring in a wonderful setting around the campfire and in the tipi during swell Spring evenings. We'll have some outdoor time each time, as well as a new subject and time for sharing your experiences. Nature Connection Mentoring is an approach developed by Jon Young, the first student of Tom Brown of The Tracker Inc. Saskia Vanderhoop (founder of Sassafras Earth Education) has been mentored and practiced this approach for over 10 years. Space is limited. Price: $100 for the 4 evenings, or $150 for all 8 including the 4 Dirt-time sessions. 7pm - 9:30pm. Next meetings: April 16 or 23, May 21, June 18. 

5. Mysterious Movie Mondays in March at the continue tonight with a screening of "Maltese Falcon." Free. Refreshments servied. 7 pm. For more information, call 508-693-3366