Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

July 18 88 68 .00

July 19 87 71 .00

July 20 88 71 .00

July 21 82 73 .00

July 22 86 65 .00

July 23 79 67 Trace

July 24 80 70 .27

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 75º F.

In the lull between the primaries and the conventions, get a double dose of political satire on the Vineyard this weekend. Skip the fundraisers (they are so last weekend) and see musical satirists the Capitol Steps Saturday at the Tabernacle at 8 p.m., before catching comedian, political satirist and author of The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing, Will Durst, at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown on Sunday, July 27, at 7 p.m.

Flea Pauses for Book Sale

There will be no Chilmark Flea market on Saturday, July 26, at the West Tisbury School due to the annual West Tisbury Library Book Sale which is held at the West Tisbury School. Parking space will not permit both events. The Chilmark Flea will resume on Wednesday, July 30, and on all subsequent Wednesdays and Saturdays through August 30.

The artist reception for Jain Tarnower will be held on Saturday, July 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Dragonfly Gallery, 91 Dukes County avenue in Oak Bluffs. The show runs from July 23 through August 3.

Ms. Tarnower has brought the almost-forgotten genre of oil portraiture to new heights with animal portraits ranging from miniature paintings to engaging eight-foot canvases. This classical American style has placed Ms. Tarnower in the forefront of this unique venue.

The Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center, in conjunction with the Summer Institute, presents former Vermont Governor and ambassador to Switzerland Madeleine Kunin Monday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. There is no charge for admission.

British book artist and teacher Paul Johnson is a pioneer in developing literacy through book arts. He will be offering four classes at Seastone Papers studio in West Tisbury beginning Saturday, July 26 with A Box of Fireworks; Sunday, July 27, Books You Can Hang as Pictures; Monday, July 28, Children’s Favorites: Books Kids Love to Make, and Tuesday, July 29, The Magic of the Movable Book: Kids as Pop-up Engineers.

Three artists will present new exhibitions opening Sunday at Carol Craven Gallery on Breakdown Lane in Vineyard Haven.

Christie Scheele’s show, Changing Winds, is a selection of exquisite atmospheric landscape paintings of Martha’s Vineyard and New York landscapes. This is Ms. Scheele’s fifth exhibition with the gallery.

A wide selection of beautiful eastern seaboard photographs by well-known photographer, Nancy Ellison, also will show at Carol Craven, Ms. Ellison’s fourth show there.

Alison Shaw Gallery Fine are photography of Alison Shaw. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m., or by appointment at 88 Dukes County avenue, Oak Bluffs, tel. 508-696-7429 or alisonshaw.com.

Current exhibit: Black and White opens Saturday, July 26, with artist’s reception from 4 to 7 p.m. Show continues through August 8.

Abode Gallery and Shop Paintings, photography and sculpture. Open by appointment at 224 Oak Lane, West Tisbury, tel. 914-830-9288 or vineyardabode.com.

Louisa Gould Gallery opens a new show, Tone & Texture, with a reception tonight, Friday, July 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. with Don Groover on guitar.

Tone & Texture will feature the work of four artists in varying media:

Maya Farber uses representative acrylics to explore the fields and waters of Martha’s Vineyard.

Bob Jewett’s rich rust, green and gray bowls, plates and vases will be filled with artful flower arrangements by Johnathan Smith.

Connie Toteanu has a special talent. From the age of seven, Miss Toteanu has been entering pies into the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair. According to the new children’s book Connie, Vineyard Pie Girl, by Chilmarker Don Davis, “Over the years she won many ribbons — some blue.”