Monthly Archives: July 2019
Whitney Cleary brings her muted palette to A Gallery
Whitney Cleary's move to the Vineyard seven years ago heralded a new chapter in her life. It wasn't until she had relocated to the...
Garden Notes: Peas, please
The Gardener says, “Gardening is a controlling practice, but a gentle one — mostly.”
Crows are doing a great job of roadkill pickup. Think what...
Exploring today’s issues
Known for its post-film discussions, the M.V. Film Festival has added a new conversational series, “Inwards,” to its summer program. It starts Thursday, July...
Have Faith: Celebrating faith
I talked with a couple of ladies I know who are on fire about the work they're doing. Gina Williams and Lisa Belcastro discovered...
Art reception for Taylor Stone
On Friday, July 5, join the Art Gallery, 99 Dukes County Ave., in the Oak Bluffs Arts District to celebrate new cut paper artist...
Art tells a story at new Knowhere Gallery
The new Martha's Vineyard art gallery, opening this weekend is more than just a space to exhibit paintings. The Knowhere Gallery was conceived by...
Chickens, cows, and sheep, oh my!
The Grey Barn and Farm at 22 South Rd. in Chilmark, hosts a variety of activities during the summer months, including a weekly Kids...
The Leo Project roars onward
After a four-year fight with recurrent breast cancer, Jessica Danforth isn’t laying low, she’s building a center for children in Kenya. Diagnosed in 2015...
Oak Bluffs: Forever grateful
Happy Fourth of July, or Independence Day, America. Will you celebrate this holiday, or observe it? Lately a lot of the books I have...
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: June 24 – 28, 2019
Chilmark
June 27, John L. Diamond, Paul T. Diamond, Virginia R. Diamond, Personal Representatives of the estate of Rhoda Lesser Diamond, a.k.a. Rhoda L. Diamond,...
Toni Morrison profile comes to the Film Center
“Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am” brings interviews with and commentary on the celebrated African American novelist to the M.V. Film Center starting Friday,...
Summer visitors, some are working
Every summer, the Vineyard’s population grows tenfold, from 17,000 to as much as 200,000 at its peak. With the influx of beachcombers, bar revelers,...
‘The Writing Life’
On Wednesday, June 26, the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing and the Vineyard Haven library presented “The Writing Life, Public and Private,” a...
Tisbury: That and some sparklers
Heard on Main Street: If I’m on life support, unplug me. Then plug me back in and see if that works. It works with...
Visiting Vet: Noise phobia
By the time you read this column, it may be too late. Uncle Sam, the Samoyed, may have already eaten the remains of your...
West Tisbury : Mike’s adventures
“My pruning is more long-term than yours.”
For sheer understatement, the above comment by my husband shocked me. It did make me laugh, though. Long-time...
Women in wartime
Martha Hall Kelly has a knack for knock-your-socks-off great first lines. Her debut novel, “Lilac Girls,” began, “If I’d known I was about to...
You’ll never look at hair the same
Some books, films, and documentaries offer a narrative that changes the way audiences perceive a topic. Take “Jaws,” for example — the 1975 film...
Arts Beat: Weekly thoughts from the Inside
Dancer, choreographer, company director, and feminist agitator Ashley Bouder joined Balanchine’s New York City Ballet in 2000 at the age of 17. A principal...
A guide to Beach Road Weekend
Updated August 6
I have a group of off-Island friends with a summer radar for anything Dispatch — an indie/roots rock band from Middlebury, Vt....