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Five Things You Need to Know Today: May 4
Today there is a Benefit Pancake Dinner, Willy Mason plays the Pit Stop and “Pina” screens at the Katharine Cornell

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 Benefit Pancake Dinner, Willy Mason plays the Pit Stop and “Pina” screens at the Katharine Cornell

The Mill Pond Swans debuted their cygnets this afternoon
And for every new ‘Like’ on IGS’ Facebook page, IGS partners will donate a seedling to a local school garden.
Several new participants and plans for this year’s traditional event
Ron Rappaport concludes that tribe cannot build casino in Aquinnah, but declines to draw conclusions about off-Island possibilities
Loud Fuel Company to pay fine for spilling 50 gallons of gasoline in Oak Bluffs
Today is Documentary Thursday, there’s an All-Island String Concert and a dinner for parents of high school seniors
Agenda for board of selectmen meeting in West Tisbury that meets at the Howes House today
Arrival of nymphs is five weeks ahead of schedule and last year’s adults are still around.
Farm Institute’s Pilot Parcels Project supports five innovative farming projects
Today there is a Speed Dating Breakfast, a Bereavement Support Group meeting and a Managing Eczema presentation
A selection of real estate properties for sale on Martha's Vineyard
Agendas for today's board of selectmen meetings in Chilmark and Aquinnah
How to post events to the Martha's Vineyard Patch calendar
Today there is a Sharky’s Dine to Donate for the MV Museum, Qigong Tai Chi at the CCC and a Lincoln at Gettysburg discussion at the VH Library
It's Meatless Monday at 7a Foods, La Choza has hot sauce that will make you pray and more yummy specials for lunch today
Edgartown selectmen permanently restrain dog after vicious dog fight