Performing artists come to the Vineyard to refresh themselves creatively and develop new work, and Island audiences see exciting performances in return: new plays, musicals and even ice-skating dancers from Canada.

Seven days a week, 52 weeks a year, the small staff at Island Grown Initiative's Thimble Farm — now doing business as Island Grown Farm Hub at Thimble Farm — tends more than 30,000 square feet of greenhouses.

The set of High Time, the new play that opened at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse last week, is an early-1960s suburban interior.

More than 40 people turned up at the Vineyard Haven Public Library last Wednesday evening for a panel discussion on the perils of charity work, featuring several Island residents who shared their volunteering experiences.

Lanny McDowell is known for his avian photography, but his new exhibit at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center focuses on dolphins.

For most Martha’s Vineyard teenagers, the end of high school is both an achievement to celebrate and a milestone to pass on their way to adulthood and independence. It’s different for autistic students.

The Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center was filledfor the Island Community Chorus’s performances of the Brahms Requiem.

The Island Community Chorus joins forces with a 31-member professional orchestra and two soloists next weekend to perform the majestic Brahms Requiem.