The golden era of reggae and rock-steady gleamed again for two hours at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center August 13, when Toots & the Maytals delighted their audience with a concert featuring many Jamaican hits from the 1960s and 1970s.

With a lifetime of musical activism and nonviolent resistance behind her, Mavis Staples still sings for peace and justice.

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Center will host a special screening on Wednesday, August 22 of the new documentary about Livingston Taylor.

Friday's the night, August 17, when the skies above Oak Bluffs light up in color. The annual Oak Bluffs fireworks begin around 9 p.m., with a band concert starting at 8 p.m.

Widow’s Wreath, Cynthia Riggs’ most recent book and the 14th in the Martha’s Vineyard Mystery installment, has just hit the shelves, and, like most of its predecessors, is partially autobiographical.