The future is closer than it appears in Chilmark where a group of film visionaries, including director Doug Liman, recently tested out new technology to begin work on a virtual reality web series.

Professor Philip Weinstein will present Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov beginning on Sept. 9 and continuing through December at a series of Wednesday seminars at the Katharine Cornell Theatre.

Tonight, August 28, is the opening of the one man show about the life and times of Paul Robeson. The show is being performed by Stogie Kenyatta at Union Chapel.

Louisa Gould is holding her eighth annual abstract art show at her gallery in Vineyard Haven on Saturday, August 29, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Daniel Goleman, a part-time Chilmark resident, recently published his latest book, A Force For Good: The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Our World.