Some books require research, the writer visiting archives and interviewing all manner of people.

A member of the family who developed one of the Island’s first resort-style inns ventures to tell the tale of his family’s past in his new book The Harborside Inn: A History from 1914 to 1980.

More than 40 years after it was filmed in Oak Bluffs between 1962 and 1966 and premiered at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown, Othello returns to the Island, this time screening at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center on August 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Before Sherry Sidoti was an author and yoga teacher, she was a studio manager, sweeping, framing and fetching supplies for her artist grandmother.

The annual Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival runs from Friday, August 4 to Saturday, August 12 and features 65 films selected from over 800 submissions.

The Vineyard’s visual arts scene is reaching its peak this month, with seasonal galleries joining year-round stalwarts in a profusion of summer shows and special events.