Thursday, March 28, 2024

Arts & Entertainment

Artisans pop up at Pathways

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Pathways at the Chilmark Tavern will be hosting a pop-up shop over the Thanksgiving weekend. On offer will be paintings, photos, and work by various artisans. The shop will be open on Friday, Saturday,...

Fall fun at Felix Neck

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Festivals come and festivals go, and on this Island there’s a new one popping up behind every pumpkin or hay wagon. But the Felix Neck Fall Festival is the granddaddy of them all, dating...

IRTC: Weinstein explains Joyce’s short stories

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A significant trap that accompanies many problems is that we don’t know what we don’t know. In “Dubliners,” a short story collection by James Joyce, everyday Irish men and women face that problem as they...

The Emergence of Fall

By the Supportive Daycare Program Summer and its nice warm days leave — Cool, crisp days of fall arrive Deep blue skies of October, Crispness Apples, falling leaves Halloween is coming. Dad says, "Let's get a pumpkin!" Apple cider — the smell...

Gifts galore

Featherstone’s 15th annual Holiday Gift Show kicks off this Friday, Nov. 17, with a preview party from 6 to 8 pm. Island-made apparel, accessories, cards, calendars, dog goods, soaps, jewelry, pottery, paintings, posters, purses,...

Winter walking

The cold weather can be a nice excuse to stay inside, but the Vineyard Conservation Society wants to keep Islanders outside and moving. The VCS Winter Walk season kicks off on Sunday, Nov. 19,...

‘Singin’ in the Rain’ at Oak Bluffs School

The Oak Bluffs School’s musical this year is a classic: “Singin’ in the Rain.” Student performers will take the stage this weekend, with performances on Friday, Nov. 17, and Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7...

It’s all in the technique

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Before Tim Healy’s first child was born, Healy and his then wife went shopping for items for the baby’s nursery. Along with blankets and bumpers for the crib, they picked out a few paintings...

‘The Square’ skewers the art world

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“The Square,” a Swedish satire of the art world, continues to play at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center this weekend. Screening on Saturday, Nov. 18, is Warren Miller’s international tour of the ski world,...

Name that factoid

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If you’re old enough, you’ll remember back in the day — the day being pre-Internet — when you’d be sitting around a dinner table with a bunch of pals and someone would ask, “Who...

‘Thank You for Your Service’

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When West Tisbury resident and Vietnam veteran Steve Maxner hears someone express their appreciation for serving his country, he has conflicting feelings. “When people say, ‘Thank you for your service,’ I'm confused,” he says....

A musical feast

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  For many Islanders and visitors, the annual Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society (MVCMS) Thanksgiving Concert is as much a part of the festive holiday weekend as turkey, football, and pumpkin pie. In the elegant...

Poet’s Corner

in a wood / where nobody goes By Jill Jupen   in a wood / where nobody goes* You will come to it (to borrow a phrase).   You can do something forever. I did it once.   I mean, that happens.   The Archbishop of Anarchy. The poet and what he has...

Wood Pallet Painting Class

The Barn, Bowl and Bistro will host an art bar event on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 5 pm. The Paint Corner Art Bar invites you to their wood pallet painting class. They will provide...

Afternoons at the opera

For those who find Island living limiting because of the lack of access to cultural events, the Martha's Vineyard Film Center is now offering a solution. Thanks to the addition of satellite technology and...

Setting the stage

The lights will be on at the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse all winter and spring, thanks to a variety of programs and events for both kids and adults. Adding to the playhouse’s already diverse list...

Play it again, Peter

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After a decades-long hiatus, photographer Peter Simon is back to putting together a playlist that’s designed to get people onto the dance floor. He’s a long way from the New York City club on...

Music is her muse

Twelfth-generation Islander Siren Mayhew has the word “melancholy” tattooed across her 10 fingers. “That’s the vibe of most of my music,” she said in a conversation with The Times. “I can’t write if I’m too...

Fall walk at Polly Hill

November offers an opportunity to appreciate the fall foliage, as well as the beauty in plants’ form, habit, fruit, and bark. On Saturday, Nov. 11, at 10 am, walk through the Polly Hill Arboretum...

Two weekends of Buddhist teachings

The Bodhi Path Buddhist Center welcomes dharma teacher Tsony for a two-weekend teaching series on Shamatha and Vipashyana Meditation in the Mahamudra Perspective. Join him on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10 am to noon,...