There was an opening-night feeling in the air at the performing arts center in Oak Bluffs Tuesday night, as regional high school bands and choirs took the stage for the first time in nearly two years.

A sprawling old Oak Bluffs summer house underwent a Halloween weekend transformation in Rizing, an immersive, intimate and spooky new piece.

Fear of Heights, a one-man staged autobiography by comic and cable television host Kevin Flynn, drew audiences indoors at the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse.

A new, permanent collection of work by Island artists was unveiled Saturday morning at the early care and education building at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.

Draft horses showing their strength, bluegrass musicians twanging out tunes and women flinging cast-iron skillets are all on the schedule for Saturday’s Harvest Festival.