Innovation Arts & Entertainment will acquire the Martha’s Vineyard Food and Wine Festival, a shoulder-season staple on the Island for 13 years.

Sam Sifton, food editor and columnist for The New York Times, will take the stage at 2 p.m. on Oct. 24 as part of a long weekend of culinary events known as the Martha’s Vineyard Food & Wine Festival.
The Martha’s Vineyard Food & Wine Festival kicked off Wednesday evening with a packed event called Fresh Off the Farm.