Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey opened the Summer Institute Speaker Series on Thursday evening at the Martha’s’ Vineyard Hebrew Center, discussing the impact of their work and the continued importance of investigative journalism.

Carrie Anne Vanderhoop told a crowd at the Aquinnah Cultural Center last week that she hopes her new children's book, Wôpanâak Seasons, provides more representation for tribal children and introduces more people to the Wôpanâak language.

At the Grange Hall on Wednesday night, roughly 75 people sat, popcorn and concessions in hand, watching both The Bourne Identity and being treated to a running monologue of behind-the-scenes tidbits from its director, Doug Liman.

Four-time track and field Olympian Allyson Felix was the face of Nike for years. All over the world, she was on billboards and store walls, and starring in numerous commercials.

Laughter echoed through the halls of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center on Wednesday night, the product of a double-header comedy show featuring Jimmie “J.J.” Walker and Lenny Clarke.

Fanny Howe, an award-winning poet who preferred the quiet life to center stage, died on Tuesday, July 8.