Hay bales in the distance, belted Galloways grazing in the fields, the sun setting softly over Katama Farm — it was a picturesque Vineyard evening for the Farm Institute’s Meals in the Meadow event Saturday night that was full of local food, drink, fun, and most importantly, education. The annual fundraiser was held to raise money for the institute’s education programs that teach children and adults sustainability through farming practices.

Clifton Athearn helped liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Curtis Jones spent 26 months as a prisoner of war. Nelson Smith was a member of the Navy’s construction battalion, building pontoon barges. These are just a few of the stories and people honored for their roles in World War II last Thursday evening at the 12th annual Evening of Discovery to benefit the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.

Give a person a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a person to fish, feed him for a lifetime. That’s the old motto that keeps the Fish Farm for Haiti Project working every day.

The project funds a tilapia fish farm and primary school in Lilavois, Haiti, about 30 minutes outside of Port-au-Prince. There, students learn cooking, sewing, academics and now aquaculture studies, thanks to the work of Margaret Penicaud, director of the project, and other volunteers.

Lois Greenfield is constantly challenging what’s in front of her. As a result, her photographs are beyond human perception. The eye can only observe so much, and it is Ms. Greenfield’s passion to unveil the potential of the impossible.

After a weekend long July Fourth celebration, the party continued in Vineyard Haven last Thursday night to celebrate Tisbury’s 339th birthday at the annual Tisbury street fair. It was all food, games, music and dance as families packed Main street to enjoy a night out of fun.

Gary Sylvia was standing next to Tisbury engine number 13 at the head of Main street, helping to sell T-shirts to raise money for the fire department as well as troops overseas through the Red Shirt Friday fund.