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The Martha's Vineyard Times An exhibit of small works at the Kilburn Mill in New Bedford. — Courtesy Cuttyhunk Island Artists' Residency Studies for a 5- x 10-ft. commission for a Vineyard client. — Tamalin Baumgarten "Cuttyhunk Church Steeple," oil on panel, 8 x 8 in. — Tamalin Baumgarten "View from the Avalon," watercolor on paper, 5 x 7 in. — Meredith Leich "Vineyard Sound," oil on panel, 5 x 5 in. — Sally Maca "The Blair (Charleston, S.C., boatyard)," oil on panel, 6.5 x 12 in. — Brian Fencl "Lowering Clouds," oil on panel, 8 x 8 in. — Jenny Hart "Awaited Perenni...

The onetime MCA publicity exec and three others launched the agency in 1962. Harvey Litwin, the former MCA publicity executive who co-founded the Agency for the Performing Arts, died Dec. 16 of heart failure in New York City. He was 89. "I will truly miss my dear friend and mentor," APA CEO Jim Gosnell said in a statement. "Harvey was an extraordinarily generous and passionate man with a big heart. He was like an uncle to me and remained so very true and helpful to our company long after he retired. All of us at APA stand on the shoulders of our original founders, without whom we wouldn't be ...