Arts & entertainment
Chiseling a life with hammer and stone
Regal birds perched atop stunning nine-foot, rough-hewn stone posts pepper the grounds leading to Ben Cabot’s studio. The sculptor hand-carves each of these alluring avians, which are accompanied by a life-size mother and baby seal, a sea turtle, and a bulbous mushroom, from granite or marble. While he has created other creatures, including a horseshoe crab…
Multimedia is the message
U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins took a sneak peek at the Board and Instructor’s Show at Featherstone. —Dena Porter Instructor Rory Valentine’s “Wall Panel No.…
Rescue me
“Menagerie of Marvels: Paintings by Eleanor Hubbard,” in the Community Gallery at the M.V. Museum through Jan. 17, offers art that will delight your eye…
Small gems of splendor
‘3 Chimney’. —Courtesy Anne Bell Robb ‘Goodbye Saginaw’. —Courtesy Anne Bell Robb ‘Moon’. —Courtesy Anne Bell Robb ‘The Cradle’. —Courtesy Anne Bell Robb ‘Storm Coming’.…
Nature and art at play together
Meet artist Mitch Gordon and see his latest work at Turpentine Gallery in West Tisbury. —Dena Porter Artist Mitch Gordon, painting one of his many…
visual arts
Four Island students’ artwork selected in SSA contest
Art by Addison Seger. —Courtesy SSA Art by Lilliana Grillo. —Courtesy SSA Art by Rose Lopes. —Courtesy SSA Art by Boonraksa Montoya. —Courtesy SSA Four students from Vineyard schools will…
Calling all Vineyard artists
Navigator Homes’ art committee members Melinda Lobert and Polly Brown with contributing artists Steve Mills, Paul F. Doherty, and Sandy Pimental. —Dena Porter Painter Sandy Pimentel stood in front of…
Celebrating art in community
The distinctive shingled, single-towered building in Edgartown, just yards from the harbor, carries a fascinating history and a strong commitment to the artistic community. The Old Sculpin Gallery is home…
A collection of legends
The Granary Gallery’s current star-studded show is a splendid way to end the summer season. The works by Kib Bramhall (b. 1933), Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975), Heather Neill (b. 1958),…
performing arts
Peter Halperin solo guitar concert
On Saturday, Oct. 24, from 3 to 4 pm, Peter Halperin will be performing a special solo guitar program, celebrating…
A spirited night guaranteed
You don’t have to worry about being frightened by things that go bump in the night at Circuit Arts’ multifaceted…
Matt Nakoa and Thistle
Circuit Arts will be welcoming Matt Nakoa and Thistle to Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse for two consecutive evenings of live music.…
Live traditional jazz: Bad Penny Pleasuremakers
Enjoy a free live concert by the Bad Penny Pleasuremakers on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 4 to 5 pm. The…
Ladyfest blares live music and activism against domestic violence
Music blared from the stage and vendor tents lined the usually sparse Waban Alley Park in Oak Bluffs for the…
film
‘Colours of Time’: Moving forward by looking back
Cédric Klapisch’s “Colors of Time” slips and slides beautifully in and out…
The 2026 Women in Film Festival
Women behind the camera star in the eighth annual Women in Film…
The birth of ‘Godspell’ at the M.V. Film Center
Watching Nick Davis’ new film, I’m transported back to 1971, sitting in…
literary arts
Who says we’re not reading?
Writers Read at the West Tisbury Public Library. —Joshua Robinson White Writers…
A Pig in Edgartown –
Timothy Thomas. — Tina Thomas Most of us learned about Snowdrop’s escape…
Katherine Sherbrooke’s newest novel asks a big question
There’s a scene in the 1984 John Hughes film “Sixteen Candles” where…
