Well, the weekend weather was sort of a mixed bag — some rain, lots of humidity and a fair amount of sunshine. July turned out to be the second warmest month in the last decade. Regrettably, we have passed the peak of the summer season as some college students will begin leaving to return to school by next weekend.

Chilmark is making a seamless slide into August this week. The extreme heat seems to have left with July and August is beginning in fine summer style. There are many new, exciting offerings coming up to keep us out and about. This spectacular issue of the Gazette should provide you with all the details of upcoming events.

The Aquinnah Public Library and the Friends of Aquinnah Public Library invite you to their book sale on Saturday, August 3 from noon to 4 p.m. Enjoy hot dogs and lemonade while you are buying those books you do not already have in your library. All proceeds benefit the purchase of new equipment and programs for the library.

Pamela Brock purchased 628 Main Street in Vineyard Haven for $570,000 on July 23.

Doris Arrington and Edward Arrington purchased 440 Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road for $515,000 on July 24.

Ronald D. Boire and Faith A. Ferguson purchased 3 Mill Hill Farms Road in Edgartown for $1,775,000 on July 23.

25 Vickers LLC purchased 25 Vickers Street in Edgartown for $505,000 on July 22.

This Sunday, August 4, Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs presents Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr., president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., as its visiting speaker.

A scholar, an educator, a consultant, a strategist and a fundraiser, Dr. Wilson became the 11th president of Morehouse College in January of this year. This spring he hosted President Obama as the Morehouse commencement speaker.

The service begins at 10 a.m. with an organ prelude at 9:40 a.m.

A heavy Latin beat echoes through the woods in Vineyard Haven. On the top floor of a garage a young man hunches over his flashing DJ controller. Colorful waveforms trawl across a computer screen and two powerful speakers fill the room with bone-shaking bass drum and silky smooth melodies. The musical tension builds and in a flurry of knob-twisting and button-smashing, 23-year-old Vaughn Russillo once again becomes DJ Euphony.
Mr. Russillo grew up on the Vineyard and got his start making hip hop beats with a pair of turntables and an extensive collection of vinyl records.

Martha’s Vineyard Magazine crowned the Best of the Vineyard. Now Boston magazine is getting in on the action, naming some Vineyard establishments to its 40th annual Best of Boston list. The Island winners are included in a special subsection of the awards devoted to the Cape & Islands.