Summer seems to be whizzing by — unless you are stuck in traffic going anywhere on the Island this year. It seems to me that either drivers are very considerate in letting cars into the lanes from side streets or they are extremely rude and childish, coming so close to the back of your car that all you can see is the windshield or speeding around your car when you are waiting for people to go on a crosswalk and then leaning on the horn so you will notice. Perhaps they will grow up soon and make it easier for everyone.
Crafts shows and other opportunities for early Christmas shopping take place most every week during the summer, so take advantage of these events to get some different and handmade items for the holidays. The Annual Craft Fair is being held at the Oak Bluffs Tabernacle in the Campground on August 2 from 9 am to 3 pm, rain or shine. Admission is free and you will find beautifully handcrafted items made by the campground residents for sale.
Have you ever been curious about the inside of some of the beautiful Edgartown houses? Well, each year five gracious Edgartown families open their beautiful homes so that the public can tour them, for the benefit of the Federated Church in Edgartown. This year’s tour will be on Tuesday, August 12, and will feature a variety of homes from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, located at 75 and 96 S. Water St. and 80, 64, and 96 School St. in Edgartown. An introductory talk by historian Mary Jane Carpenter will be held at the Federated Church Meetinghouse at 1 pm with the tour following, from 2 to 4:30. And after the tour, tea and refreshments will be provided at the Mayhew Parsonage on S. Water St. Tickets may be purchased at the Meetinghouse, 45 S. Summer St., Edgartown, on the afternoon of the tour.
The price is $35 per person. For information, please call Anne Vose at 508-627-7077.
Moderator Robert Iadicicco has arranged an interesting Friday Morning Conversations program at the Oak Bluffs Senior Center for Friday, August 1, from 10 to 11:30 am. The guests will be a large group of students in The Woods Hole Partnership Education Program. They have come from all over the country to spend 10 weeks at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to study and work on marine and environmental research projects including at-sea experience. They will describe the program and their work experiences.
Just for fun, participate in the Library Lock-In on Friday, August 1, from 6 pm to 12 midnight. You will get locked in the library after hours and enjoy movies, games, and pizza. Parental permission is required and the program is for ages 12 and up.
Explore Oak Bluffs town vehicles with the Touch–A-Truck program for all ages at the library Saturday, August 2, at 10:30 am, weather permitting. Cancelled if raining.
Join the Flying Horses Story Walk on Friday, August 8, at 9:30 am. You will walk to the Flying Horses from the library. Stop along the way to ride the carousel. Space limited to 20 children. Pre-registration is required.
On August 5 there will be a Tuesdays at Twilight concert at the West Tisbury Grange Hall featuring Dana Edelman and his Slammin’ Band. The concert is sponsored by the West Tisbury Library Foundation.
August is peach season and on Saturday, August 16, from 12 noon to 4 pm., the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury will hold its fifth annual Peach Festival. This is a delicious family and community event. Come and enjoy peach treats on the lawn with neighbors and meet new friends! Enter the raffle for a delightful peach tree! They will be serving fresh peaches, peach smoothies, peaches with ice cream and peach shortcake. Baked goods to go will also be there to enjoy: Blueberry/Peach Cobbler, and Peach Pies. For those who like something tart with their peach treats, minted lemonade will be served. Look for the peach banner and bright balloons on the church fence in the center of West Tisbury. All proceeds go to the support of the church, its missions and outreach. In the event of inclement weather the event will be held indoors.
Appraisal Day with Skinner, Inc. is Friday, August 1, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum Library, 59 School Street, in Edgartown. Appraisers from Skinner, Inc. will evaluate your prized objects in a summer version of this popular off-season event. Items may be consigned for sale by Skinner with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Museum. Reservations required. Call Jessica, 508-627-4441, ext. 117. Appraisal of one item costs $15, or three items for $40.
A reminder to adults that there will be a talk about education in Nepal at our library on Thursday, July 31, at 10:30 am. And I am sure everyone would enjoy the Ice Cream Social and Concert later Thursday, at 3 pm. Along with your ice cream, you can enjoy a Vineyard Sound Concert.
Geek the Library Art Show takes place on Wednesday, August 6, from 3 to 5 pm. There will be photographs by Eli Dagostino for our “Geek the Library” campaign with more than 100 portraits of community members. Refreshments also.
We send birthday smiles to Sofhia McGroarty Sampaio and Garrett Brown on August 1, Nancy Gardella on the 3rd, and Tricia Bergeron on the 4th. Susan Klein and Alison Reynolds share the 5th and Evamae Magee on the 6th.Enjoy your week. Peace.
