All tickets available at the box office from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. located at the Mansion House on Main street. All seats that are not claimed 10 minutes before show time will be sold on a first come, first served basis. For details, call 774-392-2972 or check at the box office. Unless otherwise noted, films cost $10; $7 for film society members and children age 14 and under.

Friday

2 p.m. Tuya’s Marriage, Capawock Theatre. Director: Quanan Wang. Drama/Romance, China, 86 min.

Craft Works Up-Island

The Friends of the Chilmark Library are trying to organize a fiber hand craft group to meet one night a week at the Chilmark Library from 7 to 9 p.m. All knitters, crocheters, quilters, needlepointers, spinners — hand stitchers of all descriptions — are welcome. The purpose is to share our composite knowledge about these hand skills and have some fun at the same time. Beginners are most welcome, and of course, there is no charge.

“Whose underwear is this?” asks artist Betty Wolfson with a laugh.

“Usually I ask permission to photograph and then paint someone’s laundry line, but I didn’t get the chance when I snapped this one somewhere in Vineyard Haven. Now I’m hoping the owner will recognize her silky panties and step forward.” Surely the unknown laundry-hanger will do so if she happens to see the poster painting for Let It All Hang Out, when Featherstone Center for The Arts presents works this Sunday by the North Hampton and Oak Bluffs artist.

Dance Away

Two benefit New England Contra Dances for Island resident and musician Kerry Elkin are coming up off-Island: one is on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 8 p.m. at the Greenfield Grange in Greenfield. Mass.; the other is Friday, Sept. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Scout House in Concord. All proceeds will go to Kerry for his medical needs and to MS research. For more information, see online rchilds618@comcast.net.

The opening reception for the Plein Air Invitational Show will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. in Oak Bluffs at both the Dragonfly Gallery, 91 Dukes County avenue, and at Pik Nik, 99 Dukes County avenue. The show runs through Sept. 19.

Author Thomas Dresser will speak about his book Mystery on the Vineyard: Politics, Passion and Scandal on East Chop, a true story of the shocking 1940 murder of an elderly visitor to the Island, on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Public Library.

Mr. Dresser has previously self-published five booklets featuring favorite New England haunts.

The Holmes Hole Sailing Association concluded its summer season of handicap sailboat racing from Vineyard Haven harbor with a Thursday night race on August 28 and two harbor races on August 31.

On Sunday, Sept. 14, The Rev. Dr. Ian T. Douglas will be the preacher and celebrant at the final service of the season at Trinity Episcopal Church in Oak Bluffs. The church is located in Oak Bluffs across the street from the Steamship Authority Wharf. The morning service begins at 9 a.m.

This lion won’t roar, but it could be considered king of the insect jungle.

Antlions are neither true ants nor are the little bugs lions. In fact, they are not yet even adults, but rather predacious insect larvae that have a big head and sharp spiny jaw. These terrorizing teenagers resemble a pill bug in a suit of armor.

I really wowed her with my aerial flight and super sputtering call. Sometimes I get dizzy flying that zig zag pattern, but it gets me a mate every time. It was a nice nest we built, on top of a utility pole in the open country in Idaho. My spouse helped me collect weeds, twiglets and grass which we fashioned into a nest the shape of a cup. We even lined the nest with feathers and animal hair to make a soft cushion for the eggs. My spouse laid four beautiful eggs which were off white with speckles of lavender, black and brown. Almost 20 days later the eggs hatched and for the next 16 days I barely remember a thing. My mate and I were so busy feeding the young I barely got any sleep! Our youngsters finally fledged and flew the coop. Now it was our turn to relax and to catch up on our sleep and feed ourselves.