Hunters and gatherers from around the Island meet and compete at the fifth annual Local Wild Food Challenge on Monday, Oct. 13, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Rod & Gun Club.

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

The Beach Plum and Island Grown Schools continue their partnership by hosting a wood oven pizza night using fresh harvest from local farms.

The Terrace at the Charlotte Inn on Summer street in Edgartown will host noted wine expert Lorenzo Savona on Friday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Sept. 20.

What’s for dinner? Acorns, you say? Polly Hill Arboretum invites you to join Arthur Haines as he shares the secrets of gathering and preparing acorns.

The classic French restaurant that has been a Main street fixture in Vineyard Haven for 37 years, will come under new ownership this fall. Susan and Stephen Bowen, who own the Waterside Market and Blue Canoe Grill, are the new owners. A closing is planned for Nov. 28.