Abby Remer
Join the club
When a dear friend insisted I accompany her to Derek Notman’s club-swinging class, I blithely queried what in the world it was. Hard to...
Gatos and golf
The old Island Cove Adventures is wearing a new hat, and is no longer just a place to channel your inner Tiger Woods, but...
A new book of saints
Alice Randall is a consumate wordsmith and has gifted us with a complex and ambitious work of literary fiction. The author’s “Black Bottom Saints”...
Look inside
There is no better time to seek a little inner guidance than now. Beth Leas, who has been dedicated to transformative healing practices for...
Fancy feet
In this brave new world of online classes, I thought I would try my hand at the virtual offerings the Yard is providing this...
Creative duo with a dose of serendipity
Amid the chaos of the world right now, the tale of Lisa Brown of L.A. Brown Photography and her niece whom she holds so...
Picture the fair
Adversity can indeed spawn creativity. In this season when so many of our beloved events are not happening, a group of photographers have created...
Sharing secrets
The thing about holding someone else’s secret is that it’s a burden to bear, which can have its own impact on the keeper —...
Build your own Built on Stilts performance
Abby Bender has turned the proverbial lemon into the most splendid of lemonades when it comes to Built on Stilts, an iconic summer tradition...
The Yard at home
Zoom has become an amazing tool. Now, whether you are on the Vineyard or not, a panoply of classes will be available from the...
Cakes by you
Have you nailed chocolate chip cookies and brownies, a little hesitant to try something out of the ordinary, but feeling a bit adventurous after...
Escape into Alice Early’s ‘The Moon Always Rising’
The little island of Nevis in the Caribbean sounds like an oasis right now, a place of refuge. But it is a complex kind...
In a good light
Peter Dreyer is an artist with a consummate eye who uses his cameras, of which he has many, to create elegant compositions inspired primarily...
Island women in history
The oldest club on the Vineyard, in fact on the whole Cape and Islands, dates back to 1898 and was started, not surprisingly, by...
Fostering four-legged friends
Just thinking about the stress of living in an animal shelter is enough to make you want to go out and foster a litter...
‘Women’s Works’ exhibit features Island women from long ago
How many ways are there to use the Martha’s Vineyard Museum collection? Chief curator Bonnie Stacy has put together a fascinating group of 17th...
Women’s right to vote
Susan Silk is a powerhouse of energy and entrepreneurship, and she packed the house at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s soup-and-sandwich series last week for...
Chain reaction
Creative juices were overflowing in Hugh Phear’s Chain Reaction Building Activity at the West Tisbury library a couple of weeks ago. Phear is a...
Malpaso in motion
We’re in for a treat again. Malpaso Dance Company, hailing from the warmer climes of Cuba, is returning to the Island after their superlative...
Masterpieces and mysteries
If you’re up for some quirky, superlative drawing, hightail it over to the Vineyard Haven library for its exhibition of Edward Gorey’s art. Gorey...