Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 20

Five Things You Need to Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

1. Today is the last day of Ages 7 to 14 at . Classes are as follows: Ceramics with Nancy Blank 9 am – 11 am; Nature Walk & Lunch (Bring a healthy nut free lunch) 11 am to noon; Color with Elyse Clark noon to 2 pm; Mixed Media with Mary Austin 2 pm – 4 pm. Cost is $20 per 2 hour class or $50 for the whole day.

2. at . Order your Savory Pie for Friday pickup at their backdoor in Chilmark and receive 10% off your order. This week’s special - Three Mushroom Risotto!  Call 508-645-COOK(2665) for orders or more information.

3. In honor of Poetry Month, tonight is Poetry Night at in Vineyard Haven. Featuring Island poets including new West Tisbury Poet Laureate Justen Ahren as well as Michael West, Jennifer Tseng, Emma Young, Donald Nitchie, Lee McCormack and others. 6 pm - 9 pm.

4. Thehappens tonight at THE BASE at the . Celebrate a great vacation with a weekend of activities at Your Teen Center and top it off with another great dance party. These events are packed each week. Four DJ's, digital light show, 4000 watts of pure music, video games, computer lab, snacks and much more. Open to all teens ages 13 - 18. Visiting from off island? No membership required. Always alcohol and drug - free. $5 at the door. 7 pm. For more information, call 508-696-7171 ext 128

5. There is an Island Thunder party at the tonight with Spencer Binney, Ras Toes, Carter Keith Hakala, Nathaniel Allen-Posin, Pacino Singh, Erik Albert and Michael Tsunami Gibson. 10 pm.