Joanne Lambert
Oak Bluffs: Strawberry Moon, Venus, Mariposa Museum, Family Center, and Built on Stilts
When the sun sets on June 4, you will be able to see the June full moon, known as the Strawberry Moon. This moon...
Oak Bluffs: Flying Horses, Open Market, tradeswomen discussion, and Community Greenhouse
“Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
Memorial Day is an American holiday celebrated on the last...
Oak Bluffs: Family Night, Community Greenhouse, Electronics Disposal Day, and Garden Club
“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.” –Michael Pollan
I’ll have to read this quote to my husband,...
Oak Bluffs: Tea party, rewilding your yard, M.V. Little League, and community baby shower
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” –Maya...
Oak Bluffs: Cinco de Mayo, kids planting seeds, Tom Dresser’s book, and Minnesingers show
“May the fourth be with you!” That is not a “Star Wars” misquote, it is part of an actual headline in the London Evening...
Oak Bluffs: Island Community Chorus, ‘Jaws’ exhibit, Circuit Arts, and community greenhouse
“Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.” –Casey Kasem, radio disc jockey, creator of “American Top 40”
The most fun...
Oak Bluffs: Poetry Month, family programs, Featherstone, beach cleanup, and choral concert
“Spring has sprung, the grass has riz’ … I wonder where the flowers is?” –Gary, Edgartown
Since April is National Poetry Month, I thought I...
Oak Bluffs: New harbormaster, State House rally, town candidates, and Community Greenhouse
“If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.” –Billie Holiday
Jazz legend Billie Holiday was born on...
Oak Bluffs: Cancer Support Group, Pink Moon, Gordon Healy music, and Featherstone show
“That is one good thing about this world … there are always sure to be more Springs.” –L.M. Montgomery, “Anne of Green Gables”
March has...
Oak Bluffs: Nonprofit Night Out, Woman’s Club, Washington Ledesma, and library services at home
“Once you hit a certain age, life is really a delicate balance between trying to stay awake and trying to fall asleep.” –Jonathan Edward...
Oak Bluffs: James Taylor and ‘Secret o’ Life’, community service, Lip Sync Contest, and...
“The secret o’ life is enjoying the passage of time.” –James Taylor
J.T. celebrates his birthday this month, and I just heard this song played...
Oak Bluffs: Belva Davis, full moon, library’s mini golf, Ag Fair poster art, and...
“Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you dream it, you can make it so.” –Belva Davis
Born Belvagene Melton...
Oak Bluffs: School vacation week, P.A. Club, Dine-to-Donate, and Senior Center
“There is always in February some one day, at least, when one smells the yet distant, but surely coming summer.” –Gertrude Jekyll
I walked barefoot...
Oak Bluffs: Maynard Silva, ‘Chicago’ the musical, Marie Allen, and Tom Rancich
“If you accept in your heart that it’s a good day to die, you can really live, baby!” –Maynard Silva
We’ll be celebrating Island blues...
Oak Bluffs: Indoor story walk, risotto cooking class, travel talk, and Parenting in America
“When you make it to the top, turn and reach down for the person behind you.” –Abraham Lincoln
This month we celebrate the birthdays of...
Oak Bluffs: Snow moon, best picture nominees, entertainment basketball, and a cake walk
“The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them.” –Michelle...
Oak Bluffs: Library potluck, ‘Big Night Out,’ and Chefs of Martha’s Vineyard
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” –Langston Hughes
The Lunar New Year was celebrated on...
Oak Bluffs: Growing older, classes and clubs, concert benefit, and early education resources
“Don’t grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we are...
Oak Bluffs: NAACP M.V., Rotary Club, music events, and M.V. Family Center
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The NAACP Martha’s Vineyard branch...
Oak Bluffs: Full moon soon, Fix It Clinic, and M.V. Table Tennis Club
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” –Albert Einstein
My wishes for the new year involve balance —...