Monday’s stormy weather was a cut above the usual rain storms that pass over the Vineyard in November. There was lightning and thunder and for a while leaves flying through the air carried by gusty winds. More blinding was the significant rain, almost three inches.

Adam M. Zaiger, TRS and 295 Katama Nominee, TRS purchased 295 Katama Road from KZ Vineyard Land LLC for $15,000,000 on Nov. 10.

Cindy Kane has collected mementos and notes from foreign correspondents sent to cover embattled areas and covered old metal Viet Nam era war helmets with the artifacts. The exhibit premiered in 2008, but a show that just premiered at the Flatiron Building in New York city has given it new life.

At the start of the year in January 2012, Heather Goff made a resolution of sorts. She vowed to do a drawing each day and post the result on the internet.

In the how to make a turkey smile category, Slow Food MV in conjunction with Cayuga Duck Project is cooking up a whole lot of ducks on Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury.

The Vineyard Conservation Society is hosting its first guided winter walk of the season on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 1 p.m. at the Gay Head Cliffs.

They are big, they are furry and they want your love — and some money, too.

Featherstone Center for the Arts in Oak Bluffs is beginning its 12th Holiday Gift Show with a preview show on Friday, Nov. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society is holding its Thanksgiving concert on Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Whaling Church in Edgartown.

The West Tisbury Congregational Church handbell choir has been quiet of late. For a year or so the bells have been silent.