Library Book Drive

Thanks to a wildly successful book drive, the Library Friends of Oak Bluffs will offer a wide variety of quality used books in all categories, for all ages, at bargain prices all weekend. Hours begins today, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and continue Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday noon to 2 p.m. at the library.

Firemen’s Car Show

The fourth annual Tisbury volunteer fire department car show will be held on July 24 at Boch Park, directly across from the Xtra Mart on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven.

The fun begins at 4 p.m. with a variety of special interest cars — and for the first time this year motorcycles — followed by live music and a pig roast. No alcohol will be allowed at this family-friendly event.

Kathryn Aaron, an established interpreter of 16th and 17th century music, will perform at Trinity Episcopal Church in Oak Bluffs, on Sunday, July 25, accompanied by Trinity organist Wesley Brown.

A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Ms. Aaron is studying for her master’s degree at Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music. She has performed internationally and is a member of the choir of Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport, Conn.

World musician Krishna Das will perform on the Vineyard on Thursday, August 26 as part of his new Heart as Wide as the World tour. Krishna Das is the rock star of Kirtan, an ancient call-and-response spiritual practice that has roots in Indian traditions, including Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism. He will perform at the Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs from 7 to 10 p.m.

The Louisa Gould Gallery’s new exhibition, Summer Palette, a collection of mosaics, photography, paintings and new media, opens with a reception on Saturday, July 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. with refreshments and live music. The artists include Jenifer Strachan, Jeanne Campbell, Joan Kennedy, Frauke Klatt and JB Lamont.

Jenifer Strachan, new to the gallery, uses rare and antique pieces to create her works, such as a 50-foot broken-plate mosaic, which can be seen at Spoleto restaurant in Northampton.