Most people view retirement as an opportunity to take it easy after a lifetime of hard work. For Philip Weinstein, the Alexander Griswold Cummins professor emeritus of Swarthmore College, the idea seems to puzzle him.

Jane Mayer is not afraid of the dark. She’s reported first-hand on terrorism in Beirut and traced a high-pressure pipeline of hidden money aimed at swamping the American political system. Most recently, in the New Yorker, she’s turned her gaze on Donald Trump.

After living in Washington, D.C. for 16 years, Anne Cook realized that it was time to come home.

Tthe two-man show Red, opens on Thursday, August 11 at the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse.

Nature walks together led to A Studio Guide to Nature, a collaborative show by sisters Julia and Lucy Mitchell at A Gallery in Oak Bluffs. The show runs through August 17.

Lily Walter’s Slip Away Farm on Chappaquiddick serves the community there with a farm stand and community supported agricultural shares. Farm workers also make the trip to Edgartown every Friday morning to deliver produce to the restaurants in town.