Heard on Main Street: If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.
The annual “Light Up the Lagoon” begins at 9 pm this Saturday and lasts about 30 minutes. Neighbors honor Lagoon Pond by bringing lights to the beaches, docks, and boats around the Lagoon and lighting them at 9, and light up their homes as well. The highlight will be an illuminated Parade of Boats that will travel the length of the Lagoon from Beach Road Bridge to the tip of the Lagoon, two miles away. (Anyone who wants to join in can contact the LPA at info@lagoonpondassoc.org for details.)
Our library has a limited number of passes for a discounted entry fee to properties that are part of the Trustees of Reservations. Pick up passes (two per family) at the front desk, and then use the discount code on the pass to make the reservation through the Trustees website. Passes expire July 31.
Kids are invited for crafts from 3:30 to 5 pm on Thursdays at our library. Today features light-up bracelets; next week is sailor’s Valentines, Tiny Art on August 1, and shell crafts on August 8.
Tisbury residents can create a membership account and register for clinics on the Court Reserve website: app.courtreserve.com/Portal/TisburyTennis. The Tisbury open space and recreation committee offers free Youth Clinics at Lake Street on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons. There are free Pickleball Clinics at Lake Street on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Center is offering “TBD Improv,” unscripted and spontaneous, on Thursday, July 25, at 7:30 pm. This is open to all ages, but may be inappropriate for youngsters.
I’ve been enjoying the Tour de France on Peacock. Streaming means you have to sit through the ads, but another drawback is you can’t fast-forward through dreary minutes of watching the peloton. There was one major crash caused by areas of raised center lines on the road. This had tragic results, and should never have happened. You’d expect the folks planning the event to have at least traveled the roads before the Tour.
Last week it was a treat to hear the voice of an old friend. Barbara Peckham was back on-Island for a visit. Of course, her wonderful poems came to mind immediately. Some who move are instantly back in their place in your heart and conversation as soon as they arrive. She is certainly one of those.
Happy anniversary to Eric and Susan Lopes on Monday. Big bunches of birthday balloons go to Brent Clark and Linda Kurth tomorrow. Happy birthday to Barbara Flanders on Tuesday.
Heard on Main Street: Friends are like balloons; once you let them go, you might not get them back.
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