Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society celebrates 40
The Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society concludes its 40th anniversary summer with its fifth and final concert this Monday and Tuesday, August 9 and 10.
Vineyard Playhouse benefits from Hollywood gala
Last Sunday, August 1, distinguished film director Doug Liman opened his 18th century historic Chilmark homestead for a gala to benefit the Vineyard Playhouse.
Noteworthy events
On Wednesday, August 11, the Polly Hill Arboretum (PHA) will host their annual David H.
West Tisbury Bell Choir performs on Chappy ferry
The West Tisbury Handbell Choir boarded the Chappy Ferry, the On Time, last Friday evening for Bells On Time: A Floating Concert.
Cruising with Cruz: John Cruz plays on Alabama
The iconography and beauty of the Black Dog tall ships Shenandoah and Alabama might be familiar sights in the Vineyard Haven Harbor.
Funny girl: Anne Beatts comes to The Yard
The Emmy-winning writer is in her California kitchen, and we can hear dishes clattering through the phone as she cleans her kitchen and talks about her upcoming visit to the Vineyard.
Dave Brubeck takes five for the Y
Hundreds of the Vineyard's best-heeled residents gathered before sunset in Katama Sunday evening to watch jazz great Dave Brubeck tickle the ivories.
A party at Sense of Wonder
Sense of Wonder, the creative seven-week children's camp in Vineyard Haven, will be celebrating its 20th anniversary on August 13.
Two evenings with “Othello” and experts at Featherstone
For the last two years Boston's Actor's Shakespeare Project has been voted Best Theater Company by the Boston Phoenix.
Wampum: History, tradition, art
In the past handful of decades, wampum has emerged on the Vineyard as a staple of up-Island culture and fashion.
Stan Murphy
One of the subjects that almost always guarantees animated discussions and the exchange of interesting information without the falling into the heated I'm- right-you're-wrong debates — is art.
London’s Balletboyz at The Yard
Incorporating a mix of dance and video into their performances, as well as a mix of dance styles, London's Balletboyz make serious dance about as accessible as it gets, without at all compromising the art form.
Shopping for the one who has it all
Have you ever run across that person who has everything? That person, may be even family, who you have to buy a present for? What do you do? You want it to be meaningful, fun, enjoyable, and at least something they will use.
Possible Dreams this Monday, August 2
Dreaming is free, but if you want to make one of your far-fetched wishes come true — say, rehashing the plot of "Jaws" with Richard Dreyfuss over dinner — it should cost you, and help others, too.
How do you deal with people who want to haggle?
Stefanie Wolf, jeweler/owner Stefanie Wolf Designs: Some of the other artisans and I were just talking about this.