Gwyn McAllister
Once upon an Edgartown School stage
"Once Upon a Mattress," the former Broadway show that gives a feminist twist to the popular fairy tale The Princess and the Pea, was presented last weekend at the Edgartown School by a very talented cast of junior high school students.
Open wide: Three new dentists on the Vineyard
For many years securing an appointment with a Vineyard dentist as a new patient was almost as difficult as getting a ferry reservation for an August weekend.
Vineyard Tennis Center Workout and Spa steps it up
The Vineyard Tennis Center Workout and Spa at the Martha's Vineyard Airport is an ever-evolving and expanding project for owner and tennis pro Connie McHugh.
Weekend prayer retreat on Martha’s Vineyard
Centering Prayer is "an antidote to the frenzy of modern day life," says Peggy McGrath, organizer of a retreat in Oak Bluffs this weekend that will focus on the practice.
Eclectic programing at Vineyard Haven Library
"Libraries have had to reinvent themselves," says Betty Burton, adult programming director for the Vineyard Haven Library.
ACE MV Cultural Festival
ACE MV is hosting its first fundraiser, a celebration of diversity that will incorporate a number of educational elements, and just plain fun.
Penelope Dickens’s clothes benefit VHCAP
Last March, Island resident Penelope Dickens died in a car accident off-Island.
The Art of Chocolate Festival
Former Featherstone director Francine Kelly and her successor, daughter Ann Smith, both agree that the annual Art of Chocolate festival is the most popular event hosted by the Island's center for the arts each year.
Self sufficiency on Martha’s Vineyard
Tad Crawford, one of the organizers of last Saturday's Living Local Harvest Festival, prefaced his introduction to each of the day's seven speakers by outlining the mission of the event.
ArtFarm enjoys success
At its inception in early 2009, ArtFarm Enterprises stated a mission: "To provide a creatively fertile environment where professional artists can grow their art, while simultaneously teaching the community how to cultivate their own.
Part thriller, part gore-fest, “Growth” capitalizes on Vineyard’s mystique
Even though Martha's Vineyard is famously the setting for one of the scariest movies of all time, "Jaws," in general, horror is not the genre that immediately comes to mind when thinking of the Island as a movie locale.
Phil DaRosa in concert
Last Saturday a fortunate few enjoyed an evening with three exceptional singer/songwriters, as Phil DaRosa was joined by fellow artists Meghan LaRoque and Erich Luening at the Union Chapel.
Straight from the writers’ mouths: M.V. Songwriters’ Festival
The writers behind hit songs, no matter how successful, don't often share publicly in the glory.
Adult Ed on Martha’s Vineyard
As Lynn Ditchfield, director of Adult and Community Education of Martha's Vineyard (ACE MV), prepares to launch a third season offering a roster of classes to Islanders of all stripes, ages, and interests, she notes that the organization is coming closer to fulfilling her vision for it.
Jumping to the Yard
Mary Paula Hunter has performed a food-smearing dance in a Manhattan store-front window.
M.V. Islanders wish for Ireland
When the Make-A-Wish Foundation offered little Samantha Cassidy of Edgartown the opportunity to realize a dream, she had some trouble making up her mind.
Suzanne Vega at The Yard
Suzanne Vega was an anomaly in the '80s music scene.
First Lady’s health campaign motivates Island
In February of this year, First Lady Michelle Obama launched the LetsMove campaign aimed at addressing a serious health issue with the goal of solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation.
Built on Stilts dance festival in Oak Bluffs
Every summer for the past 14 years, the Built on Stilts dance festival has turned Oak Bluffs Union Chapel into a mecca for dancers from all over, and a hive of joyous activity for a good chunk of August.
Vineyard life according to Marty Nadler
"I'm a Vineyard addict," confessed Marty Nadler at the start of his comedy show, Very Vineyard, at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs last Saturday.