You can have a lobster roll and also go to the Street Fair. Tomorrow the lobster rolls will be served from 1 to 5 pm that day only at Grace Church. Tisbury Street Fair runs 6:30 to 9:30.

The Vineyard Haven Band will be playing at Owen Park this Sunday at 8 pm. This is a busy weekend for our town. The band will be back here in two weeks.

Next Wednesday at 7 pm, the Spirituals Choir will present “Songs From the Fields: The Mystery of Spirituals” in the main room of the Vineyard Haven library. The choir sings sitting down, as the slaves did, with only percussion accompaniment. Jim Thomas will explain how the songs evolved on this, the choir’s 11th anniversary. Refreshments.

Bill O’Callaghan, the Mad Potter of Martha’s Vineyard, has an exhibit of photographs and sculpture at our library this month. The photographs are on the lower level of the library. His whimsical sculptures are placed throughout the building. Visitor may view the show throughout the month of July during regular library hours.

Last week Hal Garneau of the Vineyard Haven library shared a hundred vintage photos of Cottage City/Oak Bluffs to a delighted audience. The pictures were a selection from his extensive collection of antique stereoviews of Martha’s Vineyard. I hope he will share more of these in the future. His comments, noting the sites of current landmarks, kept us aware of where we were when nothing seemed familiar.

Registration for the Summer Reading Program at the Vineyard Haven library has begun. Children should know they can sign up, log the books they read, and earn prizes. Teens from 12 to 18 can register online, then visit the library to claim a prize just for signing up. For the sixth year, our library has a Summer Reading Program for Grownups. Adults who keep track of their summer reading will be eligible to win prizes as well. Pick up a Summer Reading bookmark at the library. Choose and read at least one book, and hand in your bookmark with your name and contact information. Prize drawings will be held at the end of July and August.

This week the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse begins a series of readings of new plays at 7 pm on Monday evenings, tickets $30. This Monday features “The Babylonia Talmud,” about the power of memory and loss and the unique relationship between a Jewish boy and the man who saved him.

Two special events this weekend raise money to house the homeless in winter. On Saturday at 8 pm is a classical piano recital by Charles Whitehead at the Whaling Church at 8 pm. A silent auction begins at 7 pm. On Sunday, enjoy an evening of jazz by Charles Whitehead at 1 Sengekontacket Road. Tickets are $25. Reserve tickets at 210-391-8299.

You should know that many Main Street businesses donated 4 percent of holiday sales to MVCS Veterans Services on the Fourth. We forget how often we see items donated by individual businesses to charities we support. These are just examples of Island support given by people running businesses in our town.

For the 10th year, Abigail McGrath, founder of Renaissance House Writers Retreat, organized a gathering of all ages and races to read the Frederick Douglass speech from 1852 called “What Does Fourth of July Mean to the Negro.” Many racial problems mentioned over a hundred years ago still exist today, making his message timeless. This celebration of the Fourth was followed by a communal potluck lunch on Inkwell Beach.

Nina Violet, an instrumentalist, singer, and composer from Martha’s Vineyard, is recording her fourth album. This Islander has toured with Willy Mason, Elvis Perkins, Bong Wish, and Marissa Nadler. On Tuesday at 7:30 pm, Nina Violet and Friends perform at the Grange Hall in a benefit for the West Tisbury Library Foundation. Tickets, at $15 or half-price for kids, may be purchased at that West Tisbury library or at Tisberry FroYo. Local Smoak will serve dinner from 6 to 8.

Enjoy jazz with your meals? Jazz with John Alaimo and Mike Tinus is tonight at Featherstone. Bring your own picnic. $10 for adults, $5 for Island Club. Music starts at 6:30.

Saturday afternoon is the Lavender Festival from 3 to 7, with handmade art and edible treats inspired by lavender.

Martha’s Vineyard Council for the Arts invites you to a free Story Time for Grownups, works by Wayne Greenwell and Jill Jupen, on Monday from 7 to 8:30 pm at ArtSpace, 505 State Road in West Tisbury.

Congratulations to Steve and Judy Nichols, who celebrate 60 loving years together on Saturday.

Big bunches of birthday balloon wishes go out today to artist Donna Straw. Tomorrow is the birthday of Jynell Kristal of the Crocker House Inn and our town of Tisbury. Celebrate at the Tisbury Street Fair from 6:30 pm. Happy birthday to Brigitte Lent and her daughter Petra Lent-McCarron on Saturday. Sunday belongs to Laura Christina Jahn. Wish the best on Monday to Betsey Mayhew. Wednesday belongs to Nevenka Daniels, and especially to Ruth Epstein, who celebrates a special birthday.

Heard on Main Street: What other people think of you is none of your business.