Heart strings
COVID has had many effects on our lives and our activities, with music programs becoming especially challenged. How to keep students interested and challenged...
‘12 x ’20’ at the Playhouse
I think we can all agree that 2020 was a very challenging year. Now 12 playwrights from around the country have immortalized 2020 in...
‘The Danish Collector’ and the Impressionists
“The Danish Collector: Delacroix to Gauguin” comes to the M.V. Film Center on Friday, Dec. 17. Photographed and directed by David Bickerstaff, this fine...
Enchanted Edgartown
Christmas in Edgartown 2021 did not disappoint.
There were teddy bears to find, wreaths to make, and a parade to cheer in Edgartown over the...
Enchanted Edgartown
There were teddy bears to find, wreaths to make, and a parade to cheer in Edgartown over the weekend. The Minnesingers were back performing...
Gifts of a lifetime
Right now you can support local artists and artisans by buying directly from the source. A number of enterprising artists and artisans have set...
Reflections
Dena Porter’s alluring photographs invite us to look more closely at what we initially see. In her new show, “Reflections: Here and There,” Porter...
Here’s Lucy, the celebrated sitcom star
“Being the Ricardos,” a biopic about the iconic Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz of “I Love Lucy” fame, plays this weekend at the M.V....
‘Season’s Greetings!’
While the world isn’t quite back to normal, there are signs that the upcoming season will be something to celebrate as Rise Vineyard Performing...
‘Winter Starts Now’ event at the Film Center
“Winter Starts Now” plays at the M.V. Film Center on Saturday, Nov. 27, for one night. It’s the 72nd annual ski and snowboard film...
Small wonders
It's the time of year once again when Louisa Gould hosts her annual “Holiday Small Wonders Show, offering smaller and more budget-conscious work by...
Island life in pictures
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum has produced a gem of a show that gives us a lens into what the Island looked like over a...
Hands-on holiday shopping
Shopping locally is a true pleasure — it is nice to get outside, walk around, and physically see the items you’re interested in gifting...
Documentary explores the beginnings of COVID-19
“The First Wave,” a National Geographic documentary about COVID-19, comes to the M.V. Film Center on Saturday, Dec. 4. While it might seem a...
Lighting the Oak Bluffs tree
Join your friends and neighbors at the annual Oak Bluffs tree lighting in Post Office Square on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 pm. The...
‘Julia,’ on Julia Child, and ‘Belfast,’ on the Troubles in Northern Ireland
“Julia,” a biography of the celebrated cook Julia Child, and “Belfast,” set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s, play at...
Local lit
Susan Branch’s memoir “Martha’s Vineyard: Isle of Dreams” is like reading a close friend’s diary — one who has an inventive, artistic bent and...
Family ties
It was only natural for photographer L.A. Brown and designer Gareth Brown to embark on a venture together. After all, they are related —...
A life’s work
Artist Washington Ledesma was treated to a big surprise on his 80th birthday. Not only had his longtime life partner, Alida O' Laughlin, planned...
‘Passing’ tells the story of two Black women who choose different paths
“Passing,” which explores what happens between two Black women with skin color light enough to be perceived as white, opens at the M.V. Film...