Valerie Sonnenthal
Gardens of Love: James Langlois and Wendy Weldon
It is the first week of December, and James Langlois and Wendy Weldon will be moving off-Island soon, but in the meantime they are...
Chilmark: Jay Lagemann’s sculptures, and holidays in Menemsha
Last Thursday was unusual: a bank robbery, Jay Lagemann’s sculptures riding the ferry, and heading off Island for the holidays. I began writing the...
Chilmark: Giant turnip, chocolate pop-up, and Don Nitchie virtual poetry
Was the election anticlimactic or just reassuring? Chilmark voter turnout beat Aquinnah by 2 percent, as well as the rest of the towns. Last...
Chilmark: Sally Cook memorial, Kara Taylor Gallery, and Grey Barn pies
I got my booster shot at the Vax Bus clinic at the high school last weekend, and was amazed we were offered a Stop...
Gardens of Love: Judith Fielder Leggett
Every year on August 6, Cleaveland House Poets join Dionis Coffin Riggs’ family members for a poetry reading at the West Tisbury library on...
Chilmark: The Library of Things, Pathways gathering, and Island Folk Pottery
You might call it “The Curious Incident of the Cooper’s Hawk and the Yellow-Shafted Northern Flicker,” found by my husband and son on the...
Chilmark: Outermost Inn opens, drop-in knitting, and Mobile Monastery
Katie Carroll is collecting names and addresses of homes that will have a light shining to welcome trick-or-treaters; email her at squidrow@vineyard.net. Halloween evening...
Chilmark: Monthly tea club, ‘The Fall,’ and the Chilmark General Store
Last week when I stopped by North Tabor Farm (NTF), I noticed a tiny house, well actually, a tiny kitchen, that Sadie Dix explained...
Chilmark: Drop-in Knitting Group, and Community Church
Finally, after some wet gray days, a glorious weekend despite temps dropping to the low 60s. So many fall happenings it’s hard to keep...
Gardens of Love: Martha Halperin
I have been a member of Cleaveland House Poets for 16 years, and therefore head to Cleaveland House on the Edgartown–West Tisbury Road biweekly...
Chilmark: Shops, exhibits, and The Point
We're in the shoulder season homestretch, with Indigenous People's Day fast approaching. Get your last ice cream or meal at the Menemsha Galley. Although...
Chilmark: Lucy Vincent warning signs
I’m so happy to get back to Lucy Vincent Beach. New are the seven signs clearly spelling out danger, and no climbing at the...
Chilmark: Pizza nights and Bananagrams
Last week I celebrated my magical Medicare birthday with my family and enjoyed playing Photosynthesis, a board game I borrowed from our library. Now...
Chilmark: Artist Ed Schulman and Dot Day
The big news from the Yard this week was learning that Chloe Jones will be moving to Salt Lake City, Utah, to become assistant...
Chilmark: Library of Things
Oh September, so soon. School is back in session, and I hope all the new kids joining the Chilmark School community are having a...
Gardens of Love: Liz Ragone
Last week you may have read about Brad Tucker and Liz Ragone's new venture, Radio Farm. I was so excited when I visited, I...
Chilmark: Farmstands and softball
The summer season at the Yard closed with Ephrat Asherie's fantastic company premiering a work that will soon be presented at NYC's Guggenheim Museum,...
Welcome to Radio Farm
At first I didn't make the connection, seeing the Facebook invite to Radio Farm's open house, and when I arrived to check out what...
Chilmark: Revolution in Motion
I could only get to the Ag Fair on the last day, and what a glorious day it was. I saw Peter Norris's Paw...
Chilmark: Music and dance
I attended opening night of Built on Stilts, and was treated to an incredible hour of engaging, strong performances. Don't miss out on this...