A Grammy-nominated recording artist and producer, John Forté died suddenly Monday at his home in Chilmark.

In February, part three of Eyes on the Prize aired on HBO, and featured the work of several Vineyarders, including filmmaker Dawn Porter, composer John Forté and Martha's Vineyard Charter School student Fiona Brown.

This weekend Island bookstores will celebrate the return of Harry Potter, and check out performances of an Italian opera, Shakespeare, and Beauty and the Beast, and the annual fundraiser where dreams come true.

There was a sacred energy on stage last Saturday at Nectar’s when John Forté took the stage alongside his good friend Ben Taylor, Ben’s sister, Sally Taylor, and their mother, Carly Simon. It was a little like peering into someone’s living room. There was a banter on stage that you didn’t want to interrupt and yet wanted to be part of, hoping someone would clue you in on the inside jokes and sideways glances.