Known for his instantly-recognizable line drawings, the Cape Cod artist Edward St. John Gorey wrote more than 100 picture books and won a Tony award for costuming.

When Rick Bausman left the Vineyard last Friday to board a flight to Haiti, he took with him a printer, a laptop, a duffel bag full of instruments and his traveling drum. When he touched down in Port-au-Prince, he was due to set off on his latest mission.

The MVC last week grappled with a proposal to demolish the historic building that houses the Red Cat Kitchen restaurant.

Count on Featherstone Center for the Arts in Oak Bluffs to come up with an intriguing concept for its first group show of 2020.