Abby Remer
‘Life of Chuck’ playing at M.V. Film Center
“Life of Chuck,” playing at the M.V. Film Center starting June 20, is a perplexing film. There is mystery, humor, love, and a streak...
Creativity for community
The Yard’s 2025 summer season is bursting with dynamic dance performances, residencies, classes, and pop-up discussions centered on climate activism, indigenous empowerment, collaboration, and...
Empowering through theater
Heather Capece, who teaches theater at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, started her youth-centered nonprofit, Theatre on the Blue, last summer. Their first...
Emmai Alaquiva’s exhibit at MV Salads
Emmai Alaquiva is a man with a great many talents — directing, photography, visual art, and music among them. Once homeless, Alaquiva is now...
‘Embrace MV’ exhibit at Featherstone
Embracing our Island is at the core of Featherstone Center for the Arts’ new exhibition, “Embrace MV,” on view through June 22. Ninety-eight artists...
‘Love’ at Martha’s Vineyard Film Center
Norwegian novelist and filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud explores “Love,” “Sex,” and “Dreams” in his three independent features, collectively known as the “Oslo Trilogy.” The...
‘Jaws’ exhibit at Martha’s Vineyard Museum
It wasn’t only “Jaws” that burst onto the big screen in 1975, but the Vineyard itself. Moviegoers traveled to our shores from their seats...
A growing need for volunteer drivers
Bari Boyer gets fulfillment as a driver for Vineyard Village at Home. Every week, she hops in her all-electric Kia, picks up an Island...
Striking mixed-media art of Janice Frame
Janice Frame, a renowned artist and longtime Island resident, conveys the radiance and strength of African people, as well as the importance of community,...
‘Beauty in the Weeds’ art and poetry exhibit
When is a weed just a weed, and when is it something more? The Vineyard Conservation Society (VCS) selected “Beauty in the Weeds” as...
‘Ocean with David Attenborough’ at M.V. Film Center
Celebrated filmmaker David Attenborough guides us through a remarkable documentary about oceans, screening on Sunday, June 8, at the M.V. Film Center, in honor...
New novel by T. Elizabeth Bell
“Sheepish: A Martha’s Vineyard Novel” is a story full of fun and romance (and an adorable sheep, Dandelion, and her canine best friend, Beau)....
Approaches to build executive function
“Executive Function guides your behavior for most everything you do,” says Noel Foy, a former classroom teacher and learning specialist. In her new book,...
A modern adaptation of the ‘Iliad’
Two of the Island’s own have partnered to offer a one-person show about the timeless toll of war that is sure to set your...
‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ plays at M.V. Film Center
“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” which opens at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center on Friday, May 30, is not a period piece. It is...
Lunches at Wampanoag Tribal Community Center
Love and respect for elders, community, reciprocity, and good food are abundant at Relationship Lunches, held tri-weekly at the Wampanoag Tribal Community Center. Juli...
Author Martha Hall Kelly transports readers in time
New York Times best-selling author Martha Hall Kelly, known for her historical fiction, takes us back to a time when world history touched our...
‘Secret Mall Apartment’ at M.V. Film Center
“Secret Mall Apartment” at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society is a deep dive into a unique art project. Director and producer Jeremy Workman combines...
Art and spirituality merge at the Hebrew Center
Both art and spirituality can be transcendent, and four artists will share how these intertwine for them at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center. The...
‘Jaws’ events at Martha’s Vineyard Museum
As the 50th anniversary of the first summer blockbuster approaches, the Martha’s Vineyard Museum is bursting with exciting programming for its “Jaws at 50:...