Abby Remer
Lighting up the fall
Things are stirring up at that magnificent Martha’s Vineyard Museum on the bluff overlooking Vineyard Haven Harbor. The transformed 1895 Marine Hospital serves the...
Why the seas rise
The Vineyard Haven Public Library is happy to be hosting another lecture by local expert and year-round Chilmark resident Dr. Peter Neilley, again this...
Ballet and books
Ballet, books, and fun — that’s what’s up at the West Tisbury library in September. Whether you Zoom in from your backyard or inside,...
Sowing seeds
There’s a plethora of options both now and in the future for us at Polly Hill Arboretum. Blessed with plenty of outdoor space, some...
Battle of the Books
What do you get when you ask the Island’s librarians for a great way to engage tweens and teens? This month’s Battle of the...
David White is stepping into retirement
David R. White, by most accounts, has made a significant difference in the dance world — here on the Vineyard, and far beyond.
White, whose...
Phoebe and Bean
I may be well past my young adult reading years, but I loved every moment of Denise Orenstein’s “A Guard Dog Named Honey.”
The cheeky...
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...