The Steamship Authority’s board of governors may be held to term limits if a state bill passes. And a dead minke whale washed up on the shores of Chilmark.

The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse opens its summer season next week with a staged reading of American Artist, about the life and career of Loïs Mailou Jones, an internationally recognized artist and longtime Vineyard summer resident.

The Unexpected 3rd: A Radical, Rollicking Rumination on the Optimism of Staying Alive explores, with humor and insight, the years that follow middle age.

Island audiences are welcoming Billy Baloo back to the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, where the Island-grown musical made its debut to sold-out houses last October.

The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse presents a staged reading on July 29 of Deja New, a new play by Kate Feiffer, as part of their Monday Night Specials series.

Mac Young wears several hats for the current production of Much Ado About Nothing, including a literal straw one to ward off the sun during long rehearsal days outdoors.

Celebrity Autobiography won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for unique theatrical experience, and will be presented on July 6 at the Performing Arts Center to raise money for the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse.

There are paintbrushes in Harry’s Seymour art studio, about 50 or more in various sizes, shapes and thickness, but they sit on the sidelines resting idle by the sink in all manner of plastic containers.

This summer, the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse is bringing back two productions that sold out last year: Miss Maybelline’s Nocturnal Flights of Fancy and the musical Billy Baloo.