The First Congregational Church of West Tisbury wishes to extend thanks to the Island community for attending Saturday’s blueberry festival.

It should be noted that a fid is a pointed tool used to separate strands of rope in order to splice.

Warm summer nights, far cooler than daytime highs, make astronomy a pleasant hobby. One doesn’t have to put on a coat or dress in any special way. Bug repellant may be needed, but not always if your favorite night time spot is perfect and the bugs are somewhere else.

The gibbous moon will dominate our evening sky in the nights ahead, culminating with a full moon at the end of the coming week. Friday night, the moon appears high in the southeastern sky after sunset. The moon is in the zodiacal constellation Libra, and not far from the bright planet Saturn.

Bridge is so intricate that it’s good to know there are formulas you can fall back on.

Skip Finley sees a future in radio. And that future begins with the students of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, who will run a low power radio station out of the school starting in September.

Grammy award winner Billy Childs returns to the Island on July 27 and 28 as part of the chamber music festival.

The Bermans are back! I have had the pleasure of knowing this wonderful family before any grandchildren were even on the scene. The 18th annual Berman family get-together in Vineyard Haven now consists of all children, grands, and two faithful dogs, Huck and Peanut.

Local fillmmakers Liz Witham and Ken Wentworth have been working on a series of short films about local efforts to help the environment.

NAACP president Cornell William Brooks will be the keynote speaker at the annual Della Hardman Day celebration Saturday in Ocean Park. The day honors the late artist, educator, historian and Oak Bluffs columnist whose favorite phrase was savor the moment.

The Vineyard Playhouse will present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] at the Tisbury amphitheater, featuring a rapping Othello and a hyper-speed Hamlet, through August 15.