Thursday, March 28, 2024

Arts & Entertainment

The story of Jane Goodall, and Swiss women’s suffrage

Conservationists, animal lovers, and the rest of us will enjoy “Jane,” the new documentary about chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall, which opens at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center this weekend. Continuing to play several more...

‘The Light Watcher’ will feature Vineyard scenes

Filmmakers from New York and Connecticut are shooting an independent short film on Martha’s Vineyard this week, which will feature scenes shot at South Beach, East Chop Lighthouse, Oak Bluffs Fire Department, Mocha Mott’s,...

Photos: 24th annual Barn Raisers Ball

The annual Barn Raisers Ball filled the Ag Hall with sweet treats, rockin’ tunes, and a lively crowd last Saturday. Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish played to a jam-packed assembly of people, gathered to...

Emulating the Bodhisattva

By Lee H. McCormack To have nothing, or desire it to be, or to be in a place where nothing is, is the game of blind old monks. How some friends and family come to a similar...

Photos: Ladyfest at the Ritz

Last weekend a wave of female musicians converged at the Ritz for Ladyfest. The event, hosted by the Ritz and Martha's Vineyard Community Services (MVCS), was organized to celebrate female musicians on the Island...

Forsaken photos

Perhaps appropriately for the season, the selection of photos in Featherstone's latest group show all have a haunting quality to them. “Abandoned” is the name of the exhibit, and though the subjects range from...

Barbara Dacey is stepping away

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Several years ago, Will Luckey of West Tisbury and his family were on vacation on the island of Culebra, off Puerto Rico. They were taking a tour with a guide who was pointing out...

Barn Raisers get the Ball rolling

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The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society will celebrate the anniversary of the Ag Hall this Saturday, Nov. 4, with the annual Barn Raisers Ball. What is just a grand wooden structure to the thousands of...

Second annual Buzzfest

Come to the second annual Buzzfest at the P.A. Club in Oak Bluffs on Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 pm, featuring live music with Gordon Healy and Friends with special guests. The event honors...

Embody Love Workshops

The Island Wide Youth Collaborative, in collaboration with Vineyard Nutrition and Little House Cafe, welcome the Embody Love Movement to the Island. Workshops for women and girls are planned for Nov. 3 and 4....

Poetry reading

Edgartown poet laureate Steve Ewing is known for his poems that open town meetings in Edgartown. Now he’s collected and published the poems, and will read from his new book, “Town Meeting Poems,” on...

Watch and learn

Got a computer, a tablet, or a smartphone? Got a library card? Then you're all set to watch movies, TV shows, and educational programs, all for free. Two of the Island's public libraries, West...

Pieces of a life

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For nearly all her life Ruth Epstein has created art in some form or other. She was a weaver, a sculptor, a textile artist, a photographer, a maker of art dolls, an interior designer,...

‘Walk With Me’ celebrates mindfulness

“Walk With Me,” a documentary describing the monastic world of Plum Village in southwest France, comes to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center for one night, Thursday, Nov. 2. In this quiet tribute to Zen...

Walk to end violence

The 10th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Walk is Saturday, Oct. 28, at 11 am. The event is hosted by Connect to End Violence, the domestic violence and rape crisis program of Martha’s Vineyard Community...

‘Columbus’ celebrates architecture and relationships

“Columbus,” a quietly eloquent film, comes to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center this weekend. Directed by Kogonada (a pseudonym for an unnamed Korean-American filmmaker) in his debut feature, this film won a Special Jury...

Outsider artist in Chilmark

When Chilmark writer and friend Nancy Aronie calls and invites me to meet someone, my answer is always yes. Though it took getting through the summer, I finally joined Nancy to head a few...

Coming to our planet this weekend: The Space Invaders

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Barbara Puciul and Lorna Ashe have known each other for nearly 30 years, long enough to make beautiful music together. They’ve worked in bands from the country/bluegrass Okie Dokes to their current rock ’n’...

Fishing and farming on Martha’s Vineyard

The Chilmark library focuses on local food and the people who supply it on Wednesdays at 5 pm throughout the month of November. The stories and experiences of local fishermen and farmers will be...

Guitar workshop at Island Music

Island Music on Main Street in Vineyard Haven hosts a guitar workshop with three players: Mike Kerr from FirstBourne and the Mike Kerr Group, Jack Kosto from Seven Spires, and Rithiya Henry Khiev from...