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Leslie Baker shows in Boston

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West Tisbury painter Leslie Baker is one of a select few Vineyard artists who belong to Boston's prestigious Copley Society of Art.

M.V. Film Society screens “Ondine”

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We can all use a dose of escapism in these dark economic times, and Irish writer/director Neil Jordan serves up a deliciously romantic film "Ondine.

Manhattan Short Film Festival: You be the judge

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Island moviegoers will help select the winning entry from 10 international finalists in the Manhattan Short Film Festival this Friday, September 24 or Saturday, September 25.

Color your yard with fall plants

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Fall arrives with a whole new range of colors and choices that Vineyard gardeners can employ. Four of the Island's gardening centers offer their advice.

Multi-media Artists

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Around the turn of the century, Picasso and Braque coined the term "collage" for mixed-media art, but artists have been adding unexpected objects to their work practically as long as art has been created.

Actor Matthew Modine Headlines 5th International Film Festival

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More than 50 international films promise to pack more on-Island punch this weekend than Earl did.

Despite all, a lively Artisans Festival

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Earl, the hurricane that fizzled, didn't stop the 15th annual M.

The fascinating world of Enos Ray

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Enter the world of Oak Bluffs painter Enos Ray and you will discover two parts soft-spoken Southern gentleman, three parts volcanic imagination and five parts artistic talent.

Unique Viewpoint: Marshall Pratt

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Few concepts matter as much in photography as how the photographer frames the image.

The art of politics

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When the President vacations on Martha's Vineyard, Island art turns into a political celebration.

History and craft: Saltwater Gallery

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Step into Ashley Medowski's Saltwater Gallery on Lambert's Cove Road, and you've entered the magic world of a self-proclaimed jerry-rigger extraordinaire.

Poets Michelson and Tannenbaum at Featherstone

Nationally recognized poets Richard Michelson and Judith Tannenbaum will read from their work at Featherstone Center for the Arts in Oak Bluffs on Thursday, August 19.

Martha’s Vineyard film series come to an end

In a tribute to long-time Island summer resident Jules Feiffer, the Martha's Vineyard Film Society screens the Jack Nicholson/Art Garfunkel 1971 classic, "Carnal Knowledge," on Saturday, August 21 at the Katharine Cornell Theatre.

Frances Perkins documentary

Many documentary films earn fireworks on their release, then disappear as fast as the pyrotechnics.

Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival

Entering its eighth year, the Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival (MVAAFF) began screening works at the Mansion House in Vineyard Haven yesterday, August 11, and will continue through Saturday, August 14.

At the movies: Chinese migrants, Holocaust hero, and unconventional family

"Killing Kasztner: the Jew Who Dealt with Nazis," concludes the Summer Institute Film Series of the Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center in Vineyard Haven on Sunday, August 15.

Home is where the art is

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Art in the home becomes a crucial component to its interior decoration — embellishing, creating focal points, and defining the personality of a room.

“The Western Front”

Each of the three films presented this week by Island film societies address issues of manhood, although from very different perspectives.

“Rescuing Emmanuel” playing at Oak Bluffs Tabernacle

Vineyard filmmakers Len and Georgia Morris of Galen Films have framed the issue of street children with poignant immediacy in their new film "Rescuing Emmanuel.

A glimpse into art collectors’s homes

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Diane McManus Jensen, "The Art of Collecting: An Intimate Tour Inside Private Art Collections, with Advice on Starting Your Own," Antique Collectors Club, Ltd.