More than 30 years ago, at a Chinese restaurant in Boston, a message from a fortune cookie set Island resident, Dr. Gerry Yukevich, on course for a lifelong love affair with Caribbean cruising.

Like a lead singer with two harmony vocalists, Fan Ogilvie took center stage at the Featherstone Center for the Arts for a three-way reading from her newly-published memoir Dust is the Only Secret: Assent to Life.

Holly Gleason is up for recognition in the category of Entertainment Feature for her Gazette profile of Mary Chapin Carpenter.

The Martha’s Vineyard Food and Wine Festival takes place this year from June 6 to 9 with tastings, private dining experiences and new master classes.