September has slipped away rapidly and we are now in the fall season. Folks are looking forward the harvest festival and antique power show next weekend.

Loving cats Burrito, Rorschach and Henry are very pleased to announce the wedding of their favorite humans, Patrick White and Michelle O’Malley, on Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Gay Head Lighthouse.

ACE MV hosts its annual Course Sampling Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.

Year-round Islanders love downtown Oak Bluffs, but they think the buildings could use some sprucing up. This was one theme to emerge from early results of a survey that went out this summer.

Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School graduate Ty Sinnett will present her debut fashion show on Oct. 5 as part of Boston Fashion Week. With a long Vineyard legacy, she said her work is inspired by the Island.

At a time in their lives when most couples are weighing options for retirement, Tom and Dianne Wilson gave up their jobs and made a three-year commitment to missionary work in El Salvador. The Wilsons lived on the VIneyard for 17 years and found their inspiration for missionary work here.

If you are headed out today to fish the derby, use extra caution: the National Weather Service has issued high surf and small craft advisories until 6 p.m. Monday.

Children from all over the Island converged on the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority dock at first light Sunday for the annual Kids’ Derby. Nine-year-old Myles Sprague took home the top prize for a 17.25-inch bluefish he caught, the largest fish of the day.

Parents and children gathered at the Edgartown Lighthouse for the 13th annual Ceremony of Remembrance. At the base of the lighthouse, granite stones are engraved with the names of children who have died.

During a conversation Thursday at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Andrew Moore reflected on his art career as part of a legacy that spans generations. The museum is featuring his work along with art by his daughter, Hannah, and his great-great-grandfather N.A. Moore.