Coming off a European tour with his band Dispatch, Chadwick Stokes returns to his childhood vacation spot for a little down time, and to perform at Union Chapel Saturday.

At the Union Chapel Sunday evening, Amy Helm captivated an audience with a free-flowing set as hot as the air in the old church.

Matthew Desmond’s book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, illustrates how eviction is not only a condition but a cause of poverty. Mr. Desmond spoke in Chilmark Sunday evening.

It’s 7 a.m. on a warm summer morning and the smell of bacon wafts out the side door of 7a Foods. Chef and owner Dan Sauer stands in front of the stove in jeans, making breakfast sandwich after breakfast sandwich.

This charming story of the Vineyard’s long-beloved ferry Islander was written for three- to eight-year-olds.

On Thursday, July 28, Richard Russo will discuss his new novel at the Chilmark Community Center as part of the Author Lecture Series.