Trot, trot to Tisbury

Posted July 12, 2007

There were profiteroles and quiche, a rock wall and dancing, the Vineyard Sound and Johnny Hoy, and the welcome old standards from the Tisbury Firemen - burgers and strawberry shortcake.

The annual Tisbury Street Fair this past Sunday was held in traditional Tisbury fashion. Café Moxie grilled ribs on Main Street, authors such as Cynthia Riggs sat, pen in hand, ready to sign books outside of the Bunch of Grapes Bookstore.

There were a lot of tables for Island organizations, such as the M.V. Figure Skating Club, which was celebrating their 25th anniversary.

And Habitat for Humanity of Martha's Vineyard had an out-of-the-ordinary table. People paid $10 and got to sign their name on a cedar shingle, which will be put on the next house built by Habitat.

The evening brought out big crowds and the rain held off until the very last minute.

A bird's-eye view of the crowd in Tisbury. Photo by Danielle Zerbonne	One of the busiest tables at the street fair was this one that sold fried dough. Neuza Silva, in white apron, serves a customer. Photo by Susan Safford
Peter Simon sold next year's calendar in front of the Bunch of Grapes. Photo by Susan Safford	Tisbury's topography was changed with the addition of a climbing wall on Union Street. Photo by Susan Safford
Laurel Maciel sits with her son Trent as artist Rick Hoffman paints their portrait. Photo by Susan Safford	Johnny Hoy gets rocking. Photo by Susan Safford