Billy Collins, the bestselling poet and former U.S. poet laureate, delighted a packed house at Featherstone Center for the Arts with his carefully observed poetry and humor.

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society’s International Film Festival continues through Sunday. Friday evening features a host of award-winning short films.

A computer programmer by day and a playwright by night, Islander Jonah Lipsky has always been drawn to stories that feature science as a central theme.

On Wednesday, longtime general manager Molly Coogan and her husband Brendan Coogan purchased Bunch of Grapes Bookstore from Dawn Braasch, who has owned the store since 2008.

The International Film Festival begins Tuesday, Sept. 6 and runs through Sept. 11. Event organizer Richard Paradise said he curated the selection with breadth in mind.

Billy Collins returns to Featherstone Center for the Arts on Sept. 8 for a poetry reading.