The Martha's Vineyard Book Festival opens on Friday, August 2 at the Performing Arts Center with a conversation between Chelsea Handler and Seth Meyers.

In the aftermath of a rare shark sighting that temporarily closed South Beach in Edgartown on Tuesday, researchers are looking for answers as to what is drawing sharks to the Cape and Islands in large numbers in recent years.

Sharon Gamsby and Barbara Dacey, co-founders of the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center on the Island, also helped create the annual lobster release, now in its fifth year.

Each Wednesday and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Chilmark Flea Market fans follow the pointer finger on the yellow signs scattered around the Island.

The Edgartown Yacht Club Round the Island race was tested by light winds on Saturday, but high spirits persisted nonetheless.

As a journalist, Jim Acosta wants you to know that he never wanted to make himself the story.