Gail Gardner
Edgartown: ‘Home’ exhibit, kayaking, NASA, Clamming 101, and fish at The Anchors
And just like that, September is coming to a close this week. Fall is officially here. The days are cooling down. But the Island...
Edgartown: Croquet Club, Meet the Fleet, Island Theatre Workshop, and Hebrew Center
Are you one of those people who was disappointed that Hurricane Lee didn’t have a bigger impact on us, or are you someone who...
Edgartown: League of Women Voters, Family Center, school’s open house, and Nantucket trip
Someone forgot to tell summer that September has arrived. I’ve often said that September is one of the best months on the Island, and...
Edgartown: Photography and hiking, Croquet Club, Wind Festival, author talk, and stress relief
Welcome, September. It’s so hard to believe that summer has come to a close. School is back in session. The crowds have gone. The...
Edgartown: Beach Road concerts, South Beach cleanup, and Vanessa the serpent
We did it. We made it through last week. With all the rainy and cloudy days, traffic was a bear, and it seemed like...
Edgartown: South Beach, The Anchors, Camp Jabberwocky, and Illumination Night
Welcome to the busiest week of the year on M.V.! The number of people on this wee bit of sand in the ocean is...
Edgartown: Next week is THE week
August has brought quite the kerfuffle with the Steamship Authority over the last week or so, hasn’t it? Broken boats have led to substitutions...
Edgartown: A century of sail at the Carnegie
Welcome to August. How did that happen? Time is flying by, as summer seems to do, and we have landed in the “big” month...
Edgartown: Antique and Flea Market, M.V. Center for Living, and Sunset Concert
I usually try to start my column by Friday or Saturday so that I can just finish it up on Sunday or Monday. I...
Edgartown: Drive-in movies, author talks, and Mark Alan Lovewell and Molly Conole
I’m beginning to feel soggy. I’m really kind of done with these foggy, humid, and rainy days. Everything smells musty, and the air feels...
Edgartown: Seaweed art, catboats, Chamber Music Society, and Tanglewood Marionettes
I finally had a beach day, and got in the ocean! This has to be the latest that has ever happened for me. I’m...
Edgartown: ‘Vineyard Folk,’ Brady Center benefit, flea market, Farm Institute, and Bill Buckley
This week’s column just made it to readers, and here I am writing next week’s. Holidays make for weird writing schedules sometimes. It’s a...
Edgartown: Brady Center fundraiser, museum exhibit, drive-in movies, and concerts
Here it is the last week of June, with the Fourth of July just a few days away. Summer is officially upon us, and...
Edgartown: Monday Matinee, Chef Look Cooks, Village Market, and Discovery Days
Is it just me, or does it seem like there are more people here than usual for June? Or maybe it’s just that it...
Edgartown: Interactive journal, Juneteenth picnic, weaving workshop, and PTSD
I’m so happy the sun is shining for the high school graduation. I’m happy it’s shining for other reasons too, but it is always...
Edgartown: Spring weather, recycling ink cartridges, Alpaca Yoga, and Pride parade
It seems weird to be writing a column for June when the weather feels more like April. Gray, cold, windy, and folks wearing warm...
Edgartown: March to the Sea, Starter Plant Swap, First Friday, and Rise dance recital
Happy June. I hope everyone had an enjoyable Memorial Day weekend. Hectic? Yup. It sure was. A sign of what is to come. But...
Edgartown: March to the Sea, plant sales, focaccia class, author events, and Cribbage Club
As I write today on a rainy and gray Saturday, I have trouble believing that we are heading into Memorial Day weekend. The way...
Edgartown: Michael J. Fox movie, Harvey Milk film, All-Island Bands Concert, and empanadas
As I sit down to write this week’s article, it is Mother’s Day, a “holiday” that I enjoyed as a daughter, and of course,...
Edgartown: Sculpture exhibit, Bird-a-thon, Minnesingers, and Eagles volleyball team
It’s sunny and hot out, and I’ve been working out at Pop’s all morning, removing the last stuff from his house. I miss him...