Monthly Archives: February 2021
Inspired by nature
Many artists find inspiration in nature, painting flowers, trees, and other organic elements as they appear to the naked eye. Jeweler and sculptor Elysha...
Harvest of the Month: Dry beans
Every year I challenge myself to grow enough potatoes, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash to eat all winter until the spring garden begins to...
Valentine Estabrook presents virtual Student Art Show
Since last spring, Island artist Valentine Estabrook has taught virtual children's art classes in collaboration with the West Tisbury library from her studio in...
Profits from ‘Through a Sober Lens’ will benefit musicians
Oak Bluffs photographer Michael Blanchard will donate a share of profits from his awardwinning book “Through A Sober Lens: A Photographer's Journey” to MusiCares,...
Robin Schoener
Robin Schoener, 67, of Oak Bluffs, died on Feb. 3, 2021, after a long and valiant fight with cancer. Robin grew up in Western...
Wild Side: Harlequin ducks
Waterfowl — and about 40 species of ducks, geese, and swans have been recorded on Martha’s Vineyard — may seem to be a boring...
Volunteers needed in the kitchen
Island Grown Initiative has a surplus of butternut squash that needs to be prepared before they lose it over the next several weeks. They...
Living a sweet life
“My life is awesome,” is how Ed BenDavid began our conversation last week. He's 85 (although he did tell me at first that he's...
Saudade: News from and for the Brazilian community/Notícias de e para a comunidade brasileira
A tradução deste artigo se encontra no final da versão em inglês
This week's column aims to provide some answers around COVID-19 and clarify some...
Seed swap and giveaway
On Saturday, Mar. 6, from 10 am to 12 pm, the M.V. Community Seed Library Group will host its annual Seed Swap and Giveaway...
Faces of ACE MV
Adult and Continuing Education Martha’s Vineyard (ACE MV) is offering a plethora of online courses to help Islanders meet their personal and professional goals,...
West Tisbury: Former residents
Glancing quickly out my window, I see a scattering of white blossoms on some of the shrubs and trees in our woods, delicate and...
Tisbury: Family memories
Heard on Main Street: Why don't they just make mouse-flavored cat food?
You may not know this, but very shaky hands can do wonders to...
Oak Bluffs: Food distribution
My cell phone weather app tells me it is raining now on this Monday, but I have yet to see it. If the cat...
Edgartown: Rhythm of Life
After talking to many of my students as well as some staff in the building last week, I was convinced that everyone on this...
Chilmark: Bob Dylan as a poet
At the 11th hour I signed up for Featherstone's poetry workshop with Shira Erlichman last week. Out of 10 participants, spanning from Brooklyn to...
Aquinnah: Butternut squash surplus
This past Sunday was Anne Vanderhoop’s 90th birthday and her family organized a birthday caravan to drive past her house and wish her all...
Poet’s Corner
Sleep
By Liz Kelner Pozen
The last good night’s sleep I had
was over twenty years ago
when we visited friends
in the mountains
up north.
We had a lovely day
of...
Academic honors
Dean’s list
Junior Dos Santos of Vineyard Haven, at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Anna Nitardy of Vineyard Haven, at State University of New York.
Oak Bluffs School second quarter honor roll 2020-2021
High Honors Grade 5: Jason Alton, Charlotte Cramer, Madison Curelli, Suzie Dias, Ayslly Otoni, Gabriela Preston, Logan Schaefer, Jack Sherman, and Alice Smith.
Honors Grade...