Monthly Archives: July 2024
The ‘Danger and DeLight’ – Margot Datz’ 11th annual one-night show
Artist Margot Datz has hosted 11 annual one-night shows, but this year’s event surrounding the theme, Danger and DeLight, is especially impactful. After a...
Sharks qualify for playoffs by default
The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks were inadvertently propelled to the NECBL playoffs on Wednesday evening, after their regular season was cut short by one day.
Prior...
A celebration of Jewish culture, and a voice of protest
Updated, Aug. 1
Artists, musicians, and members of the Island’s Jewish community gathered at the Jewish Culture Festival in West Tisbury last week, organized by...
Support for Harbor Homes
To the Editor:
I’m encouraged by the many efforts the Harbor Homes program has been taking to inform our Island community of the plans to...
MV Sharks reach new heights on Draft Day
Years of hard work and a stint on the Island paid off for nine Martha’s Vineyard Sharks this month, having their big league dreams...
A symbolic addition to the new Tisbury School
Tuesday marked a symbolic milestone in the Tisbury School renovation process: construction of letters “Tisbury School” were completed on the new building’s exterior, according...
All things turtle
Turtles, a roaring car, an octopus named Tater Tot, and a chicken doctor? Last Thursday at A Sense of Wonder was a day full...
Edgartown wants accountability on turbine fracture
Updated August 1
With turbine debris now washing ashore onto Martha’s Vineyard, some town officials are calling for Vineyard Wind to address the community.
The scope...
Morehouse Legacy of Light Soiree
This August, the Greater Boston Morehouse College Alumni Association (GBMCAA) will host “Legacy of Light Soiree” on Wednesday, August 7, at 6 pm in...
A kitchen filled with culture
Natalie Wambui is a remarkable young woman who has done remarkable things over the 16 years of her remarkable life.
Right now, this rising senior...
Storytelling on stage
The cast of “Miss Maybelline’s Nocturnal Flights of Fancy” at the M.V. Playhouse sings — quite literally at times. Although the play is not...
‘Broadway Divas’ comes to the M.V. Film Center
How lucky are we? No need for subways. No bridges or tunnels to drive through from out of town to Manhattan’s theater district. Broadway...
Cindy Kane is ‘Confidently Vulnerable’ in new exhibit
Local artist Cindy Kane opens an exhibit of her work August 2 at the Granary Gallery. This collection has personal significance to her, as...
Flying to the Coop
Forty years and four million chicken wings ago, Coop de Ville opened on the Oak Bluffs Harbor front. Originally opened by Jeff Casara, Coop...
Museum Pieces: Come be curious
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” -Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker was a Jazz Age poetess and frequent visitor to...
Islanders Write
I was sitting on the front porch of Edgartown Books making small talk and signing copies of my novel on the Sunday afternoon that...
Drama screens at the drive-in
In this new film adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning novel, the “Color Purple,” a resilient young woman named Celie (Fantasia Barrino) navigates hardship, abuse,...
Craft fair at the Tabernacle
The 41st annual M.V. Camp Meeting Association's Craft & Artisan Fair will feature new and returning vendors celebrating the tradition of handmade items. Past...
A delicious evening
Head over to the Bettini Restaurant and begin the 22nd annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival with an exquisite dining experience. Renowned American...
Endings and beginnings
Memoir is rooted in memory, and Honor Moore’s new book, “A Termination,” dwells in its allusive and kaleidoscopic nature.
The termination she speaks of is...