Windemere Benefit

Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation will host both a silent and live auction on Friday, June 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the agricultural hall on Panhandle Road in West Tisbury to benefit the efforts of the recreation department at the nursing home.

Items available for bid include a personal training session with Lisa Amols, a dog massage provided by Companion Massage, a private tennis lesson with pro George Brown at Mattakesett, a sunset cruise around Vineyard Haven Harbor, and a stay at the Hob Knob Inn.

A group of touring Tibetan Buddhist monks will perform traditional dance and music, as well as construct an ornate circular mandala made entirely of sand in variously colors – the first time such a Tibetan ritual has taken place on the Vineyard — over the coming week.

Oak Bluffs Plans Harbor

Fest, Summer Solstice

On Saturday, June 21, Oak Bluffs will kick off summer with Harbor Fest and Summer Solstice merged into one day of outdoor entertainment. The day will conclude with fireworks.

All are welcome to celebrate Juneteenth — an African American celebration of when all slaves were freed — on Saturday, June 14, at the Oak Bluffs School from 2 to 4 p.m.

Although the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, the slaves in Texas were not notified of their freedom for another two years. This event is celebrated in many communities, though not yet a national holiday.

Geology and Scenery

Longtime Chilmark summer resident Conrad Neumann will present a free program titled Geology and Scenery on Land and Sea at the Chilmark Public Library on Thursday, June 19, from 5 to 6 p.m.

Mr. Neumann, who lives in Chapel Hill, N.C. in the winter, taught geology and oceanography at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill for many years.

For details, call 508-645-3360.

When the American Cancer Society’s fifth annual Relay for Life begins this afternoon, more than 400 walkers will take over the track at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School in Oak Bluffs to support patients in treatment for cancer, survivors of the disease and to honor the memory of those lost along the way.