The Vineyard Playhouse may be under construction this summer, but that isn’t stopping them from putting on plenty of shows. First up are their Monday Night Specials, beginning June 25 and continuing throughout the summer. This year the shows are being held at the Hebrew Center, 130 Center street, Vineyard Haven.

Bloomsday

James Joyce didn’t name Bloomsday, a worldwide celebration of music and drama based on his work, but he did choose the date. It’s June 16, the day his most famous book, Ulysses, takes place, and the date of his first romantic liaison with his future wife, Nora Barnacle.

Summer Reading for Kids

The joy of reading is endless. So is the joy of cookies.

Fish Farm Love

The Martha’s Vineyard Fish Farm for Haiti project is holding a tennis tournament fundraiser next weekend, June 22 through 24, at Farm Neck Tennis in Oak Bluffs. There will be men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles of all levels.

The cost is $50 per player/per event. Players should sign up by June 19 at TennisMV.com, or by calling Farm Neck Pro Shop at 508-693-9728.

For information about the project, which has been working with and helping the Haitian community since 2001, visit fishfarmhaiti.org.

Ghostly Gadabouts

Swimmers and sunbathers aren’t the only people moaning for their Vineyard summers to begin. There’s also the plethora of Island ghosts who habitually haunt the downtown streets of the Vineyard. But they are a shy lot, often passing unseen, through and around you.