The Gay Head Gallery begins its season on Sunday, June 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be a special exhibit of silver print photographs by Barbara Norfleet from her work The Landscapes of the Cold War.

Eisenhauer Gallery is feeling a little independent these days. Fourth of July weekend is kicked off with a book signing of Stacy Stowers’ lifestyle recipe book Eat Raw Not Cooked from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 3.

The summer worship season starts at the Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs on Sunday, June 29.

It must be summer. The kids on the Island finally finished school today. That is a sure sign. But so is the ongoing parade of events happening this week. Only during vacation could anyone take in so much, and get to the beach, too.

When Harry Tappan Heher started writing the The Mistover Tale 16 years ago, he saw the film as nothing more than an adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Return of the Native. Using the novel as his guide, he wrote a screenplay that depicts the beauty of Martha’s Vineyard.