Amidst an ever-changing Edgartown business scene, the Christina Gallery has remained a constant for 39 years at the corner of North Water and Winter streets. So has its loyalty to its artists. .

Two years ago, a 40-foot double-hulled canoe called the Hokule’a left Honolulu on a round the world journey, logging over 150,000 miles using only the stars, wind, ocean currents and the movement of birds to set its course. This week it arrived on the Vineyard.

On Wednesday evening, July 6, the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse welcomes Andrew Carroll’s play If All the Sky Were Paper for a one-night-only showing at the Performing Arts Center.

Faith Thompson helped welcome the arrival of the Hokule’a this week by playing her ukulele at the welcoming ceremony on Tuesday at Packer’s wharf. Ms. Thompson first picked up a ukulele as a young girl growing up in Hawaii.

After a long career in hospitality CJ Rivard is the new executive director of the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association.

The Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club opened their Blooming Art Show with a reception on Thursday evening. The event continues through Sunday, June 26 at the Old Mill in West Tisbury.