Mentalist, not magician, Nat Lawson mesmerized a packed audience at the Grange Hall on Tuesday evening with only a sketchpad and sharpie — no cards up his sleeves or bunny-packed hats.

Robert Bernstein's memoir chronicles his legendary career in publishing — from office boy-in-waiting at Simon and Schuster to president of Random House ­— and his years of human rights advocacy.

This year's Tisbury Street Fair has been proclaimed Cora Medeiros Day after the fair’s founding mother and longtime selectman who died in May. The fair begins at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

Amy Brenneman and Sabrina Peck have been best friends for so long they put peanut butter and jelly to shame. Next week they will present their third major work together, Threshold: 90-52-15, at the Yard in Chilmark.

Alan Cumming, the award winning actor, best selling author and activist, will appear Thursday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Whaling Church, part of the inaugural Martha's Vineyard Concert Series.

Death, Jim Crow and communism — it’s a full meal for one play to tackle. But Crumbs from the Table of Joy, which opens on Thursday, July 7, at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, delivers the goods by focusing on the heart of each issue rather than just the anger.