Bill and Margot Moomaw, two of the world’s major movers and shakers in the field of climate change, are bringing their own personal message to Vineyarders about how to take small steps to make a big impact in combatting global warming:

Live deliberately, make real choices about how you live and what you do.

It’s the motto the couple has lived by for years, and it’s a message they hope to instill in others to find meaningful ways to act locally and think globally when it comes climate change.

All teenagers have to do is show up. Everything else is paid for, and it is state-of-the-art quality. The Alexandra Gagnon Teen Center at the YMCA is entering its first summer at its permanent location. The center has been open for six months, and in that time the bright green walls and larger-than-life Spiderman wall decal have witnessed hundreds of Island teenagers dropping by to play guitar, hang out with friends, watch TV or even create full length CD’s at Studio 57, the Teen Center’s recording studio.

Ray Ellis has been painting for over 70 years, much of it on the Vineyard. This year one of his paintings was auctioned off for $120,000 at the Taste of the Vineyard fundraiser for the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust. Two years ago at the same event, a painting by Mr. Ellis went for $250,000. Last year, his tie was bought for $150,000. To hear him talk will only cost $75.

Biggest Party in Town

It is the week of two big birthdays. There was that affair of the country on July 4, red, white and blue with flags waving and fireworks bursting.

Closer to home, there is the birth of Tisbury.

This is the 41st year for the street fair, established in 1971 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the town. The revelers will throng to Main street in Vineyard Haven on Sunday, July 8, beginning at 6 p.m.

Many children are instantly enchanted by the Oak Bluffs institution known as the Flying Horses. But a recently published children’s book, When Horses Fly, gives new meaning to the horses’ flight.

One night as a young girl named Caroline struggles to fall asleep, the Flying Horses carousel appears to her outside her house. Suddenly, one of the painted horses magically flies off the carousel and lets Caroline ride her, giving her a chance to say a final goodbye to her pet horse Nutmeg, who had died months ago.

At 70 years old, Jay Schofield will still be the first one in the room to tell a joke or let out a hearty laugh at someone else’s. And when he shakes your hand and tells you, genuinely, that it’s a pleasure to meet you, you might notice his white “Pay It Forward” bracelet.

Summer Programs

The high school summer program is now registering for its summer session. Activities taking place at the regional high school include sports clinics, arts and crafts programs, robotics, cheerleading, even vocabulary for life classes.

To find out more, visit mvrhs.org/clinics.

Hoecakes and Whirligigs

Hoecakes and Whirligigs Week is about to begin. And what, you may ask, is that?

The Martha’s Vineyard Museum is helping kids get in touch with their inner historian, or at least have a lot of fun, by creating arts and crafts days devoted to the work and play of children on Martha’s Vineyard in the late 1700s. Each session will have different activities to try, such as making butter, processing wool from the sheep to fabric, candle making and, beginning Tuesday, July 10, cooking hoecakes.

A new season means new food on Martha’s Vineyard. Across the Island, eateries are shuffling chefs, inventing new menus and changing locations for the summer. Other restaurants are starting from scratch.

Restaurateurs are offering an exciting array of new fare from eggs Benedict to lobster as they gear up to serve summer crowds.

Tea Talk

Tea is good for you. Tea tastes good. But have you ever thought about making it yourself? And we’re not talking about dipping a bag in a cup of hot water here.

On Tuesday, July 10, Holly Bellebuono of Vineyard Herbs is heading to Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury to teach the art of tea blending. Sample some of her teas while learning the secrets of which herbs can help your aching tummy, cure insomnia or stop the flu.

The talk is from 1 to 3 p.m.