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Five Things You Need to Know Today: May 19
Today there is a Bike Rodeo at the Edgartown School, a Shade Loving Perennials lecture at Vineyard Gardens and the Minnesingers perform at MVRHS

Mathea Morais is the author of the children’s book: <i>I’m Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young Bonobo</i> that features an afterword by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall. Mathea also runs the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School’s High School Writing Lab and has taught creative writing for more than 10 years on Martha’s Vineyard and in Boston. Mathea's freelance work has been published in online and print magazines such as Trace Magazine and Inshop.com. She has a BA in English from New York University. Mathea lives in Chilmark with her three daughters and husband, painter Chioke R. Morais.
Today there is a Bike Rodeo at the Edgartown School, a Shade Loving Perennials lecture at Vineyard Gardens and the Minnesingers perform at MVRHS

A look at some great events going on this weekend
Uploading menus and photos to your Patch Place page is free!
Doors are opening all over the Island today and that means even more great lunch special options!
You voted and the Best Package Store on Martha’s Vineyard is Our Market!
Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard has many available friends
A look at the homes that sold on Martha's Vineyard within the past week.
Back by popular demand, Dr. Straus speaks tonight at MVRHS
Today there is a Dance of Kali workshop, Space Crusader and more play the Pit Stop and get a free glow bracelet at the Glow Dance tonight at the Y
Boys & Girls Club is giving away a free bike at their Bike Rodeo and there’s a Blessing of the Bikes in Edgartown
Some great options for lunch today on Martha's Vineyard
Agenda for today's Martha's Vineyard Commission meeting
Home Obamas rented on East Chop before presidency is now for sale
Ceez Liive, championship slam poet, teacher and activist will spend this Saturday at the Pit Stop
Today there is an Evening Under the Stars fundraiser, a Sleep 101 discussion at MVRHS and an Island Housing Trust open house presenting new green homes at Wentworth Way
The rain has brought out fields of buttercups all over the Island
Soups, wraps, homemade chili and more are on the menu today!
From $5 million to under $500,000, a look at newly available homes on Martha's Vineyard this week
Selectmen endorse a formal appeal to rejected insurance claims from the U.S. Coast Guard
Now that the roundabout votes have been tallied, we asked the members of the Stop the Roundabout Movement what they think should happen next?