Arts & entertainment
Rescue me
“Madam Prufrock”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Lucky”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Magnus the Magnificent”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “How Turtles were Made”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Just One Look”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Oh Rats”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Peter”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Chenalle”. —Courtesy M.V. Museum “Menagerie of Marvels: Paintings by Eleanor Hubbard,” in the Community Gallery at the M.V.…
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…
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…
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…
visual arts
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),…
Catching iconic images of the Island
See Doug Allen’s photography show at the Feldman Family ArtSpace in the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center now through September 6th. —Dena Porter Allen’s “Moshup – Beach Chair Brigade” and “Aquinnah…
Seeing and hearing history
Juan de Pareja, pastel, 9×12 Juan de Pareja, pastel, 9×12” Juan de Pareja, pastel, 9×12” Harriet Tubman Free at 27 Oil on canvas, 30”x40” Frederick Douglass, pastel, 9×12”_3 Frederick Douglass,…
performing arts
‘Music Is Medicine’: Dementia care
Caregivers and their loved ones are invited to join Dawna Hammers and Sue Beardsley for a program centered on the…
Celebrating our past and supporting women now
Kate Taylor performs at Ladyfest on Circuit Ave after a past Ladyfest. —MV Times File Photo Kate Taylor performed folk…
It’s all exciting
Charlie Esposito has nearly completed building a modular synthesizer that he can play music on. —Dena Porter Charlie Esposito illustrates…
Sarah Shaw Dawson & Friends
Sarah Shaw Dawson applied to be a freelance reporter at the Martha’s Vineyard Times with a poem. The managing editor…
Dance Film Festival 2026
Vestiges. —courtesy Dance Film Festival Man in the City. —courtesy Dance Film Festival Naval ode. —courtesy Dance Film Festival A…
film
‘Rivals of Amziah King’: The underworld of beekeeping
Andrew Patterson’s genre-bending movie “The Rivals of Amziah King” plays at the…
What it means to have your greatness recognized: ‘Late Fame’
“Late Fame,” by Kent Jones, playing at the M.V. Film Center on…
You be the judge!
Gear up your inner critic. It’s time again for the 29th annual…
literary arts
Richard North Patterson’s ‘Tripwires’
From his seasonal perch in a rural corner of West Tisbury, Richard…
The funniest serious poet around
Billy Collins Featherstone Center for the Arts and Pathways Arts will present…
An Island respite
Val Leone, the protagonist in Maria Anne Lenihan’s new novel, “Morning Glory…
A voice from the Polish resistance
By any stretch of the imagination, Teresa Jaworska was a courageous young…
