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Inside the Studio: Erich Luening and Nectar's Local Bash
Island musician Erich Luening talks about fresh-caught fish, inspiration and his CD release party this Saturday at Nectar's MV.

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.
Island musician Erich Luening talks about fresh-caught fish, inspiration and his CD release party this Saturday at Nectar's MV.

A new Brazilian-owned grocery store and apartment building and a new Brazilian association have reignited an old conversation.
The annual Friends of Family Planning art show kicks off the season this Thursday.
MVPCS celebrates its 15th birthday and looks ahead to the next five years.
A blinker light, a four-way stop or a roundabout? What's your take on the upcoming changes for the busy Oak Bluffs intersection?
Galleries are re-opening their doors and expanding their hours. Make sure you know what's happening, where and when.
What options do we have?
The Pulitzer Prize–winning West Tisbury resident talks with Patch about her new book "Caleb's Crossing."
From her athletic leadership to her volunteerism in Haiti, Madeleine proves she's worthy of the high school's praise.
With the proposed federal wind farms area cut in half, where do Islanders stand?
Chilmark poet John Maloney discusses making it vital, the pleasures of granite and his poetry workshop that starts this week.
Martha's Vineyard Youth Leadership Initiative is seeking delegates to the 2011 Youth Leadership Summit for Sustainable Development.
Windemere and local galleries are teaming up to help those with memory challenges through art.
A special edition of Whiz Kids honors the program's 17th year on the Island.
How do you get your little one to sleep peacefully through the night?
West Tisbury's own Poet Laureate talks about her love for braiding words, Walt Whitman and the poetry gene.
Students make cranes of wishes and hope for the people of Japan.
What does fair mean when it comes to education?
Each week Patch highlights a kid doing great work on Martha's Vineyard. Meet this week's pick!