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What To Do When You've Got a Whole Family Holed up in the House?
Tropical storm or hurricane, wet days inside are the forecast.

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.
Tropical storm or hurricane, wet days inside are the forecast.

Featherstone's 2nd Annual Potters Bowl happens this Sunday.
Oak Bluffs and Tisbury Schools head into the year with new principals and assistant principals in charge.
With September around the corner, we want to hear from you about how Summer 2011 compares to summers before.
Robert Kennedy, Jr. will be on hand at this week's MVFF screening to discuss mountain-top coal removal, wind power and a film that focuses on both.
The Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society celebrates its 150th Livestock Show and Fair.
Do you have awards of your own to give?
The Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society brings a variety of New York City musicians to the Island over the next two weeks.
Mister G, one of the Island's own, comes back to the Island for two family concerts this week.
Featherstone Center for the Arts is celebrating its 15th year with cake and a barn dance on Saturday.
Festival brings jazz, in all its forms, to the Island.
Wednesday night is club night for the kids!
This summer's Shakespeare production is bursting at the seams with fun.
It's our must-do kids' event of the week.
Your Patch Passport gives you options for great local spots for kid-friendly fun.
New England's largest offshore sport fishing event returns for its 25th year to the delight of some and the disgust of others
Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will read his poetry accompanied by Stan Strickland at Featherstone.
It's our Patch pick for the kids event of the week.
A woman hit by a car in Edgartown brings the topic of safe driving back to the table.