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Five Things You Need to Know Today: January 9
A poetry reading, “Annie Hall” and a town meeting with Congressman Keating all happening today

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.
A poetry reading, “Annie Hall” and a town meeting with Congressman Keating all happening today

An otter walk, a meeting of fiber folk and ballroom dancing are all happening today
"Images of Full Moon and Dawn" by Judith Neeld, Cleaveland House Poet
Paola Ayala Fuller lost everything she owned to a fire on New Year’s Day, now her friends are helping her get it back
Today there is a new class at Featherstone, an open house for farmers at Tea Lane and fried chicken and karaoke at Grace Church
MVY Radio's annual Big Chili Contest tickets available now and won't last
Kim Nye's "letting go sale" means she's is emptying her designer closets and selling her gallery
A look at the properties that sold over the holidays on Martha's Vineyard
Today: Tickets go on sale for the Chili Contest, Maniacs of the Heart play the Pit Stop, and it’s Pizza Night at the Bakehouse
Bill Keating will spend next Monday on Island for array of events including a Vineyard Town Meeting at the Capawock
There’s story hour in Edgartown, afternoon crafts in VH and duplicate bridge in West Tisbury today
Former Hearst VP Mackin interested in acquisition
Today there will be winter-like temps, a uke jam at the Tisbury Senior Center and Irish Music at Offshore Ale
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival Winter Film Series continues this Saturday with a full evening for the whole family
Warm your bones today, feed your plants tomorrow
This award winning duo of poets will read together for the first time at State Road on Wednesday evening
Firefighters take heat for attempt to use hydrant that was only a lawn ornament during New Year's Day fire in Oak Bluffs.