J.B. and Heidi Blau, owners of Sharky’s Cantina, the popular Island eatery with locations in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs, have been selected by the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce to receive a Build a Better Mousetrap Award from Cape Cod SCORE at its 17th annual awards breakfast. The event is Thursday, May 20, at the Old Yarmouth Inn.

Build a Better Mousetrap Awards will go to 17 small businesses that have survived the critical first five years of operation and appear to be headed for long-term success.

Tickets for the event are $25. For information call 508-775-4884.