The Ag Hall grounds were filled with displays of the most beautiful early vegetables and flowers at the first Farmers Market of the season. Across State Road, rolls of hay dotted the field. Signs of summer.
Congratulations to the 2026 graduates of the Regional High School and the Charter School. I have great expectations for your futures and achievements, and wish you happy lives.
The wonderful poster seen around town announcing the Town Picnic is by David Small. The picnic will be held rain or shine this Saturday, June 13, noon to 2 pm, on the lawn behind the Grange Hall; inside if it rains. Bring your picnic lunch and a chair. There will be music, games, horse-and-carriage rides. It’s always fun to see everyone. Thanks to parks and rec for getting us all together.
In celebration of Pride Month, M.V. Democrats will be marching in this Saturday’s Pride Parade in Oak Bluffs. If interested, you are invited to join them. Meet at the Island Queen dock at 2 pm. “We the People” rainbow caps will be available. Wear your rainbow colors.
The M.V. Democrats’ monthly meeting will take place Saturday morning at 9:30 am on Zoom. For information: demsmv@gmail.com.
At the library: Saturday, June 13, 9:30 am, Drag King storytime with Ben Cover; a creative movement for birth class at noon; and “Remembering the Rosenthals” Concert by Music Street Musicians at 4 pm.
Sunday, June 14, Climate Book Club will meet on the library porch at 4 pm. “Plastic, Inc.,” by Beth Gardiner, is available at the library. Sign up: wt_mail@clamsnet.org.
Wednesday, June 17, 11:30 am, Tummy Time for Babies.
Thursday, June 18, Kate Feiffer resumes her “Morning Pages” writing group, 8-9 am, on the library porch. At 1 pm, a free CPR class with EMT Alan Ganapol.
The library will be closed on Friday for Juneteenth.
Cathy Walthers, chef and author of “The Sea Table: Stories of Fishermen & Recipes From Martha’s Vineyard,” will be at the Ag Hall on Wednesday evening, June 17, 4 to 6 pm, for a panel discussion, food tasting, and book signing. The event is a benefit for fishermen and the Preservation Trust. Tickets are available for $20 at bit.ly/EB_SeaTableatGrange.
Thursday, June 18, at 4 pm, Featherstone will host “A Tribute to Fanny Howe” poetry reading, curated by Jennifer Tseng. You may remember her familiar face behind the circulation desk at our library for several years. The event is free.
Friday, June 19, is the first day of the annual Howes House Art Show. Hours are noon to 4 pm on Friday, and 9 am to 2 pm on Saturday. Their paintings and cards will be for sale. The Friday painters are Susan Boass, Nancy Cabot, Sally Flood, Nancy Holt, Jeri Larsen, Lynn Marquedant, Jean McCarthy, Ellen Miller, Olivia Redwine, and Sue Tonry. Free admission and refreshments.
I invited friends over for a garden tour last week. They were complimentary about my fully-in-bloom rhododendron hedge that towered over all of us, the kousa dogwoods, and the perennial garden off the porch, where we eventually sat. It was nice to see it through the eyes of others, a reminder that things aren’t as bad as I think they are.
I especially loved showing off my new pagoda dogwood ‘Golden Shadows.’ Its green leaves are edged with a bright yellow-green variegation. I am completely enamored of this tree, and go out to look at it several times a day. It’s from Vineyard Gardens, if you’re curious.