The professional trumpet player, Edgartown resident and 30-year career U.S. Navy band member (now retired) is a ubiquitous presence at parades, weddings and every military funeral on the Vineyard.

Vacationers on Chappaquiddick found a stray cat on the porch and brought it in to the shelter.

On summer weekends, the Right Fork Diner at the edge of Katama airfield is a small circus, with kids, music, food and a chance to see the Island from the seat of a classic biplane.

The festival runs from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Ocean Park. You can even make your own kite if you don’t have one handy.

Free guitar lessons are headed your way care of Steve Maxner. The 20-week course begins on Sept. 22 and runs until April 16 at the West Tisbury Library.

The motto of WVVY radio used to be “You Never Know What You’re Going to Hear Next.” And now, following the station’s recent signal boost, you may even be able to hear whatever’s next in Falmouth.