There was eating yesterday, of course, but what to do after the big meal? How about walk and talk with the animals, shop for handmade gifts, sing or laugh and party it up with Mozart and Brahms. Perhaps some clarification is in order. Today the Artisans Festival begins at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. Also today the Felix Neck Fall Festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy demonstrations with live birds of prey, hayrides, face painting, food and music.

The lobby of Point B Realty doesn’t look like a place of serious business these days. Behind the reception desk sits Edgar, a six-foot-tall teddy bear. On the other side of the lobby, owner and principal broker of the firm, Wendy Harman, fluffs the fur of two-year-old Chappy, a teddy bear named by “fans” last year through Facebook and blog votes and posts.

Bring your menorah and join the community in celebrating the last night of Hanukkah at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center in Vineyard Haven.

Robert S. Marshall, the Steamship Authority governor representing Falmouth, resigned from the board last week. He sent his resignation to the Falmouth selectmen late Thursday evening, following a public meeting in Woods Hole about the proposed terminal redesign there.

Except for a single distinguishing feature, this turkey looks like any other in the flock that wanders through Vineyard Haven. But it's hard to miss the thin green arrow protruding from his haunch.

A large green binder rested on Lorraine Clark’s kitchen counter this week, the pages filled with requests for bicycles, toys, books, art supplies and blankets.