Thaw Malin 3rd produces five paintings a week. He does this in part because he has found a new way to sell his artwork by harnessing the powers of the Internet.

We sat in a circle trying to make each other laugh. The tent at the Yard in Chilmark provided a writers’ den for the 11 fledgling or developed comedy writers who signed up to take Anne Beatts’s comedy workshop last week.

By JONAH LIPSKY

On August 3 Islanders have a rare opportunity to hear and see firsthand accounts of the atrocities of child homelessness and exploitation around the world — and what certain Vineyard people are doing about it.

Island filmmakers Len and Georgia Morris will be showing a short version of their latest film, Rescuing Emmanuel, which exposes childhood calamities, at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs starting at 8 p.m.

By JONAH LIPSKY

Fame was the production theme for Camp Jabberwocky’s annual July theatre performance last Friday and Saturday. Their Fame had a huge cast, lots of laughs, moments of beauty, and Darth Vadar.

By JONAH LIPSKY

There is a journey of the imagination happening this weekend and next at Featherstone center for the arts. PigPen Theatre Company, is presenting its site-specific play, Mountain Song, written for and inspired by the amphitheatre in the field behind the arts center. With music, puppetry and comedic acting, and centered around an epic quest of love, the play is for the whole family.

Running 45 minutes long, the play is a short and fun-filled evening. It is produced by Artfarm Enterprises and Vineyard Arts Project.