In March of 2003, Louisa Gould opened a 400-square-foot gallery on Beach Road to display her personal photography. During the course of 15 years, the gallery has moved to Main street in Vineyard Haven, grown fivefold, is open year-round, and displays the work of up to 50 artists on the Island.

Le Patin Libre has performed on the Vineyard two times, during the cold winter months which seems fitting as it is an ice skating show.

Nafissa Thompson-Spires will discuss her debut book of short stories, Heads of the Colored People, on July 29 at the Chilmark Community Center as part of this summer's Martha's Vineyard Author Series.

Mary Poppins opened Wednesday evening at the Performing Arts Center. The production by the Island Theatre Workshop includes spectacular scenery, big musical numbers, appealing child actors and an adorable dog.

For the past decade the Chilmark Community Center has been transformed on Wednesday summer evenings into Cinema Circus, a wonderland of films and fun for kids under the big top.