Do you see your face here? Or the face of a friend? Peter Simon had a way of capturing Islanders in the process of enjoying themselves, each other, and the Island we all share. These are some of our favorites from the last few months of “Vineyard Scenes” which he contributed weekly to the MVTimes. Enjoy.
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Bash goers from all generations enjoyed the scene, including Anthony and Winston Gude, Andrea Fehr, Zelda Binney, Francesca Gude, Ariana Binney, and Audrey. —Peter Simon

Sheny Leon poses with Katie Ruppel (who first came to the Vineyard as my intern in 2012) and her boyfriend, musician and designer John Stanwood. — Peter Simon

Hannah Marlin as a moth, Justin Oslyn as a lamp, and Kelsey Jacobs as the white rabbit vamp it up. —Peter Simon

Sandy Pimentel sits with Ron Dunlap, who worked at the ER with Gerry in Concord's Emerson Hospital before moving to the Vineyard. —Peter Simon

Frank Creney, who has held his booth for 36 years, shows off his lovely pottery to Wendy Harriman and Pat Waring of West Tisbury. —Peter Simon

Zack Rosenberg, a lawyer from Vineyard Haven, loves his clubs. He shot a 75, of which he was proud. —Peter Simon

Sid Wolitzky shows off his vintage Mickey Mantle glove from 1956, gifted to him when he was 12 years old. — Peter Simon

The popular Tobin family, Bridget (SSA terminal manager in Vineyard Haven), Matt, and Emma (visiting from San Fransisco), have an evening out on the town. —Peter Simon

Constance Goodwin and Richard Cascarino. Constance auctioned off a photo of the Islander by Jeffrey Serusa along with an original life preserver and lifeguard stickers. —Peter Simon

Cheryl Batzer of Lobsterville poses with director and screenwriter Scott Frank of Chilmark. —Peter Simon

Genie O'Donnell puts in her bid for an elegant dinner at the Outermost Inn during the silent auction. —Peter Simon

Ann Smith, on right, gallery director, honors and hugs Judy Cunniffe, board chair, during introductions as dinner begins.—Peter Simon

Marisa Levinson shares her cone from the Galley with her beloved Mac. They both live in Aquinnah. — Peter Simon

Fernanda Catalunha creates a heart shape around the sun while her mate, Rachel, takes the shot. — Peter Simon

A close-knit group from the tennis club at the airport clap enthusiastically as the sun goes behind the horizon line. All of them live here year-round, and represent each town on the Island. —Peter Simon

Delara and Leili Butters, visiting from Brooklyn, danced away to Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish. — Peter Simon

Aaliyah Shabazz, visiting from Fairfax, Va., poses with a cardboard shark at the booth helping to raise funds to replenish the tower atop the Old Stone Church. — Peter Simon

Dan Waters, of West Tisbury, uses professional equipment and old-school style film to capture the Tisbury Street Fair. — Peter Simon

Tony awardwinner Tony Shalhoub poses in front of a Whiting masterpiece with his wife Brooke Adams. — Peter Simon

Jessie Leaman, right, and Delanie Pickering of the Edbury All Stars get ready to perform at The Ritz. —Peter Simon

Kids in the Farm Camp at the Farm Institute decorate their Fourth of July parade float. From left: Violet Simon, 5, Jasper Teuscher, 5, Anneliese Mattox, 12, Carter Masselli, 7, Alice Smith, 8, Jack Laird, 11, Juliana De Simone, 8, Carlo Eible, 9, Tanner Weiss, 10, Isaac Wolff, 10, Daisy, 13, Coco Sweet, 5, and Sophia Eible, front, 10. — Gabrielle Mannino

Staff at Fishbones in action. From left, Whitney Multari, Courtney Toppin, Jenn Toppin, Becca Byrne, Mia Benedetto and Ana Irwin. —Peter Simon

Michael Torcia (who holds down the fort at the Tisbury P.O.) with Alyssa Lodge. Both live in Vineyard Haven. — Peter Simon

Young Henry Scott picks out the winning raffle ticket as his mother, Agricultural Society maven Julie, looks on. — Peter Simon

The featured band playing at the Ritz, Luddy Mussy, consists of Fin Hanson, Boey Russell, Caitlin Burbidge, and Barry Gross. —Peter Simon

Perhaps the most ornate booth belongs to Ingrid Goff. The amount of inventory of cards and other memorabilia is staggering! She is also one of the originals. — Peter Simon

Patti Leighton, representing the Martha's Vineyard Savings Bank, the main sponsors of the BBBS tournament, presents a well-deserved plaque to Richard Leonard honoring his father. — Peter Simon

Julie David and Geraldine Brooks, both of West Tisbury, anchor "the bench" of watchers and players cheering a particularly good play in the field. — Peter Simon

Sophie Balaban, a third-generation participant, does the time-honored tradition of splitting a mass of gloves and other earmarks into two random teams of competition. — Peter Simon

Joel Greenberg of Chilmark and Philadelphia celebrates his 24th year of summer softball with Bruce Eckman, who leads the Summer Institute at the Hebrew Center. — Peter Simon
These are GREAT! Thank you. Rest In Peace, Peter Simon.
How wonderful. I hope the MV Times, in tribute, will do a similar post of Peter Simon’s fabulous landscapes or other photos that he has submitted to the Times. Peter only recently renewed his Vineyard Scenes segment with the Times and he was enjoying it so much. He was completely energized with the assignment. He will be missed so much on this island.
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