Welcome home to Dan Harnen. Dan, we missed you while you rested at Mass General. Now you are home you can take better care of Barbara, whose fall left her both battered and bruised.
We were happy that Dan got home just in time to remind us to watch the race at Belmont Park. He even picked the runner-up. So we did get to see the first winner of the Triple Crown in over 30 years.
Now is your last chance to register for the Tisbury Travel Club trip to the Newport Flower Show on Saturday, June 20. There will be gardens galore at Rosecliff Mansion, and free lectures as well as shopping. Enjoy a delicious lunch at the Atlantic Beach Club with luxury motor coach transportation. All adults are welcome. Call 508-696-4205 for more information.
The Friends of the Tisbury Council on Aging are looking for volunteer board members. Call Mary Wagner at 202-253-9244. Or perhaps call Sandy Whitworth at 508-696-4205.
Also at the Tisbury Senior Center: Tai Chi with Daisy begins a week from today, June 18, at 9 am.
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum invites you to the Summer Opening Party tomorrow evening from 5 to 7 in Edgartown. This is your first chance to see the Museum’s new book, Island Stories: Highlights from the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
The Windemere Benefit Auction is tomorrow from 6 to 8 pm in the Grange Hall. Enjoy a live and silent auction, light fare, wine, and sweets. The funds cover musicians, exercise and yoga teachers, and help residents attend special events on our Island. Admission is free.
Want to help collect memories and stories? Volunteers will be needed for the Mass Memories Road Show in October. Learn more about what’s happening on Monday at 6 pm at the Vineyard Haven library.
Tuesday is the East Chop house tour to benefit Featherstone. For more, call 508-693-1850.
Look for the strawberry banner and bright balloons on the West Tisbury Church fence a week from Saturday, June 20. Enjoy a variety of strawberry treats at tables and chairs on the front lawn, from shortcakes to smoothies, even berries to go and fresh jam. All proceeds of this fundraiser help support this historic church. The event will be indoors if it rains.
Join in the celebration on July 25 at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury to thank Dr. Jim Weiss, superintendent of schools, for his 10 years of service here on the Island. Tickets are available in any school office or the superintendent’s office. Tickets will only be on sale until June 23.
The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society opens the 2015 Summer Concert Festival next month on Monday, July 13, at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown. The original wall decorations have been fully restored by Margot Datz, complementing her stunning trompe l’oeil; that alone is worth a look.
The Harlem Quartet performs at 8 pm that Monday in the Old Whaling Church, and again on Tuesday at the Chilmark Community Center. July and August concerts are the second, third, and fourth Monday, and the following Tuesday at Chilmark. Subscriptions and individual tickets are now for sale, with discounts available to members with an Island Club card. Call 508-696-8055 or email mvcms@vineyard.net or online at TicketsMV.com.
Sunday is Flag Day. Show your colors and fly the flag!
Congratulations to Doug and Barbara Peckham, who will be celebrating 64 happy years together on Tuesday.
Big bunches of birthday balloon wishes go out to Michael Noonan on Saturday. Sunday belongs to Madeline Fisher; the Fisher Gallery on Edgartown Road is now open for the season. On Monday, wish the best to Fredrick Nash.
Heard on Main Street: Drive carefully. It’s not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.