When it comes to Vineyard history, up-Island mariner and antiquarian bookseller Virginia Jones pulls no punches. Since 2014, she has spent her days holding court at her Menemsha bookstore.

Two established Beach Road companies seeking to expand their businesses came before the Tisbury planning board this week. Both hearings were continued.

Sea Change, a new novel by Kate Hancock, picks up where her 2014 book Windswept ended.

Jazzy, joyous and romantic sounds are coming to the West Tisbury Public Library, where Music Street presents its latest concert on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Ticket sales start Friday for the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival, which brings more than three dozen new documentaries, features and shorts from around the world to West Tisbury and Vineyard Haven March 22-March 26.