NANCY GARDELLA

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Temperature: Precip.

Day Max. Min. Inches.

Fº Fº

Jan. 13 52 40 .73

Jan. 14 55 32 Trace

Jan. 15 36 14 .00

Jan. 16 21 13 .00

Jan. 17 44 20 .23

Jan. 18 53 42 .20

Jan. 19 44 22 .00

Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 39º F.

Garden Gate Art Show

The kids at the Garden Gate Child Development Center, ages two to five, are having an art exhibit at Featherstone Center for the Arts. The reception is today, Jan. 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Okay, perhaps a bit late for the little tykes but the rules are off when it comes to artists.

The kids have been working on sculptures inspired by Dr. Seuss, as well as a study in faces centered on collage exploration á la Picasso.

There will also be music, champagne and hors d’oeuvres.

Alice Arrives

Megan Diane Avery-Zellner and Nathan Zellner of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Alice Caroline Avery-Zellner, born on Nov. 14, 2011, in Austin, Tex. Alice weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces at birth and measured 17.5 inches.

Margaret Knight

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HOLLY NADLER

508-274-2329

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I don’t know, quite frankly, why summer people don’t genuinely value us year-rounders more. How would they like it if no one remained, and if they returned to the Island every May or June, only to find aged oaks fallen like dead Brobdingnagians across the roads, whole neighborhoods lost to fire and mouse poop everywhere?

In the coming week, the moon will appear beside the brightest planet. Venus is high in the southwest in the early evening. There is no mistaking this lovely bright planet against a backdrop of the colors of twilight.

KATHIE CASE

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Well, I saw about six snowflakes the other day so it must be winter. Though the weather has been cold lately — even downright freezing — we have been lucky to have so much warm weather this year, and they say it is coming back.

Juno Boat Subject of Fireside Dinner

Imagine, if you will, a tasty repast, by fireside with the waters of Vineyard Haven harbor just a few yards aft from the window. And while you tuck into your victuals, pictures of boats and black dogs spotting the walls, a bearded man with glasses and an ever present smile steps to the lectern. He proceeds to spins a yarn for your pleasure about building a wooden boat, and not just any boat, mind you, but the 65-foot schooner, Juno.

During its 16-year history, Aboveground Records has been a haven for finding all manner of music, new and old, popular and obscure. The store has also been one of the best places on the Island to hear live music.

“The concept around [our concerts] was to bring the bands that didn’t have a place in other venues, artists that maybe didn’t fit in the downtown Edgartown or Oak Bluffs scene,” owner Mike Barnes said the other day at his store. “It’s the little bit noisier, a little more dangerous sound.”