The Westport Library was at the Westport Farmers Market today promoting its 24th annual summer book sale July 16-19. The summer event coincides with the weekend Westport Downtown Merchants annual Fine Arts Festival and together are expected to attract thousands to the downtown area. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets were a big hit tonight at the second installment of the Wednesday night Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts Children’s Series sponsored by Melissa & Doug toymakers. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Amzi Cradick, 4, of Denver gets her face painted tonight at the Levitt Pavilion Children’s Series. Amzi’s mother, Rebecca, a Class of 1992 Staples High School graduate, said the Denver Cradicks spend each summer in Westport with Rebecca’s parent. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Youngsters tonight dance to the music of Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets at the Wednesday night Children’s Series at the Levitt Pavilion or the Performing Arts. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

By Susan Granger

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ mythic 19th century superhero comes alive again in “The Legend of Tarzan,” a fun, old-fashioned action-packed adventure that touches on colonialism, racism, even sexism.

From the moment I saw Alexander Skarsgard emerge bare-chested as the fanged vampire on HBO’s “True Blood,” I thought he’d make a wonderful Tarzan – and, obviously, I was not alone.

Working from Burroughs’ 1912 concept, screenwriters Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer, guided by director David Yates, amplify Skarsgard’s physicality by enhancing his John Clayton, a.k.a. Lord Greystoke, with the emotionally restrained melancholy of a man caught between two cultures – a quality that previous Tarzans, like Christopher Lambert and Johnny Weissmuller, were unable to capture.

Raised in the jungle by apes, his primal instincts are impeccable; educated by European civilization, his judgment is acute.

This year’s Westport Library Giant Summer Book Sale includes a book first published 440 years ago.

Customers browse through books at the 2015 summer sale. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The Plantin Press edition of Roman dramatist Seneca’s “Tragedies” was first published in 1576, according to library officials. The Plantin Press at Antwerp was one of the focal centers of the fine printed book in the 16th century.

Also for sale—a limited, signed edition of Salvador Dali’s “Dali: A Study of his Art-in-Jewels, first published in 1958.

The 24th annual sale is set for Saturday, July 16 through Tuesday, July 19.

It was the Westport Community Band’s turn tonight to entertain at the Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. The 60-piece group performed a wide variety of music including concert band compositions, show tunes, marches, pop, and classical. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Sal LaRusso, former director of bands for Weston High School. leads the Westport Commuity Band tonight in a performance at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. The band is made up of adult musicians from Fairfield and Westchester Counties, who represent a wide variety of professional backgrounds and bring diverse musical experiences to the group. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

The Westport Community Band delighted Levitt Pavilion guests tonight with a medley of popular band music. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

The Westport Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts was rocking tonight with Early Clover and the Collateral Damage band. Back for the third time by popular demand, the former Coasters’ lead singer paid tribute to Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Nat King Cole and Otis Redding and more. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) J.C. Martin for WestportNow.com