Late Summer Luncheon

Editor’s Note: Last fall Marlee Fox, a senior in high school, was mulling over her creative writing assignment. It was a cold, blustery day in Annapolis, Md. where she lives and her thoughts turned to Martha’s Vineyard. For several years now her family has been visiting the Island for two weeks each summer.

She wanted to capture, “that feeling you get in your stomach when it’s summer for the first time,” she said.

Holly Day

The annual Holly Day Fair and Luncheon at Grace Episcopal Church in Vineyard Haven is this Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The event is packed with traditional Christmas bazaar treats, including baked goods, handmade crafts, ornaments, clothes, a White Elephant Table with gently used gifts and a silent auction. There is also a children’s shopping room so youngsters can take part in the giving season at bargain prices and have the gifts wrapped too.

Lisa Scannell Benefit

Martha’s Vineyard vacations aren’t just good for the soul; they can also help out a person in need.

On Sunday, Dec. 5 the Martha’s Vineyard Horse Council will raffle off two Island Dream Vacation packages at its annual awards event, held at 2 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury. Proceeds from the raffles will benefit Lisa Ben David Scannell, who was injured in a horse riding accident in June and has had to undergo rehabilitation.

Library Hootenanny

See ya Tom Turkey, it was nice knowing you, but we’re heading on to bigger and better things. Holiday parties to be exact and first up is the Vineyard Haven Public Library throwing it’s holiday hootenanny on Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The party will include music by the Tashmoo Trio, children’s activities and treats, punch and cookies for all and a huge dose of community cheer.

Everyone is invited. For more details, call 508-696-4211.

Farms Story Hour

Moo or oink or cock-a-doodle-doo if you love story hour and farms because Morning Glory Farm is set to host a preschool story hour every Tuesday in December beginning at 11 a.m.

The stories take place in the farmstand loft and feature farm inspired stories and songs. Imagine that, parents do the boring shopping routine, although not really boring with all the fresh veggies at the stand, and kids get to get cozy in the loft, playing Heidi.

Go farms, go reading.

What are you worth? Tough to say, really, with all the intangibles out there and worth not being just about the fat or thin wallet. The stuff one accumulates is often subject to the same arbitrary, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, problem.

Little Susie’s homemade ashtray? Priceless and also worth nothing. A dusty painting of some fishermen fighting out a late summer squall done by great-grandpa Obediah, the one who lost an arm during a bull fighting exhibition? Again, tough to say.

Time to bring in the professionals.