Mr. James Brown and Mrs. Deborah Brown of Oak Bluffs, are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Abigail, to Jared Stobie, son of Ms. Tania Tilton of Edgartown, and Mr. Timothy Stobie of Tisbury.

Margot Datz's annual show is Saturday, August 9 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Grange Hall.

Betania Pereira and Gerson Pereira da Silva of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Joao Pedro Pereira da Silva, born on August 2 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Tiara Lee and Anthony Hall of Aquinnah announce the birth of a daughter, Heaven Lee Hall, born on August 1 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

This week, some 87 local artists showcased their work along the walls surrounding the Tabernacle. The annual show features work in a variety of media created by artists ages 16 to 99.

Since its inception in 2001, the Vineyard Golf Club Foundation has disbursed over $1,800,000, and recently announced gifts to local recipients.

Ping pong reigns on Chappaquiddick at the island’s annual table tennis tournament scheduled for August 10 at the Chappy Community Center.

By the time the lights came up after the screening last Wednesday of Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine, most of the audience was in tears. The film tells the story of Matt Shepard, an openly gay student at the University of Wyoming who was brutally murdered in 1998.

Cape Pogue Wildlife Refuge is closed to oversand vehicles to protect nesting piping plover chicks, The Trustees of Reservations announced Monday.

Stephen McAllister of Edgartown, Nancy Phillips of Oak Bluffs and Holly Robinson of Vineyard Haven graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston.