In August, Cable network HGTV revealed the Vineyard as its location for the 19th annual Dream Home giveaway and sweepstakes. The grand Cape Cod-style home in Katama was completed last month, and a drawing for the home will be held in May 2015.

From stories about bees and alligators to how to raise a passionate reader, a look at three new books from authors with Vineyard ties.

Local food is about a lot more than just healthy and great tasting food. It’s a way of life, and each year the Living Local Harvest Festival puts center stage the whole process of the local movement, from soil to stomach and beyond.

The free event takes place Oct. 3 and Oct. 4.

Sense of Wonder is hosting a concert featuring Gordon Bok on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. at the studio, 23 Grove street in Vineyard Haven.

Shorter days and colder temperatures getting you down? Take heart. October also means Beach Plum pizza night.

Nick Bunker's An Empire on the Edge, How Britain Came to Fight America visits the origins of the American Revolution from the British perspective. He'll talk about the book at the Katharine Cornell Theatre on Oct. 5 at 4 p.m.