The screenwriter and Vineyard visitor was recently accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the second woman of color and first African selected to join the writers’ branch.

Friday’s performance by Taj Mahal at the Old Whaling Church was the 68th of 102 scheduled gigs in 2016, a tour pace that keeps him on the road 11 months out of the year. Already this year, he has played in 20 states and nine foreign countries.

This year’s theme for The Moth on Martha’s Vineyard was Into the Wild. The show was dedicated to stepping outside one’s comfort zone, which in a sense every Moth show embodies.

Comedian and Chilmark resident Lenny Clarke will headline a performance to benefit the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks at the Portuguese-American Club on Sunday, August 7.

Celebrate National Lighthouse Day in Aquinnah with the launch of Keepers of the Light, a new exhibit at the Manning Building by the Gay Head Light.

Performing artists come to the Vineyard to refresh themselves creatively and develop new work, and Island audiences see exciting performances in return: new plays, musicals and even ice-skating dancers from Canada.