Family, friends, neighbors and colleagues came to Chilmark this past Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 90th birthday of Connie Williams.

All must come out to see Miss Maybelline's Nocturnal Flights of Fancy at the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse on Church street in Vineyard Haven.

On July 3 men and women wearing uninterrupted white attire from high fashion to leisure wear gathered at the gazebo on Ocean Park greeting old friends and giving introductions to new comers — myself included.

Governor Maura Healey recently announced the appointment of Oak Bluffs resident Pamela Everhart to the board of directors of the Massachusetts Port Authority.

Congratulations to Fred Lowery and Tony Teat for their recent launch of the mvporch.com website.

Last Saturday night the Oak Bluffs Union Chapel came to Edgartown and the Preservation Trust symbolically and substantively laid down the Red Carpet!

There is much activity and planning this week as the Vineyard Preservation Trust prepares to host its annual Patrons Party and Auction, chaired this year by trustee Debi Crews.

For many on the Vineyard, Memorial Day weekend is a time to restore the water and open up the cottage since the winter closing.

Invitations are out for summer celebrations for three of the most important cultural and historic institutions on the Island.

For The Love of the Vineyard was the title of a gathering at the Country Club of Brookline last week to discuss the current and future programs of the Martha's Vineyard Museum.