Weekend with Divas Uncorked
Karen Holmes Ward and eight of her friends are traveling to Martha's Vineyard this week to drink some wine — quite a lot of it, in fact — and then talk about it for the next four days.
Frances Perkins documentary
Many documentary films earn fireworks on their release, then disappear as fast as the pyrotechnics.
Ramsey Lewis Trio benefit concert
He's earned three Grammy Awards, seven gold records, and recorded 80 albums since he emerged as a major force in the jazz world 55 years ago.
Vineyard Seadog Calendar 2011
Being deep into the dog days of summer, the hottest and most sultry days, we should celebrate.
The Chicken Alley Art Show
"Be still my heart," Libby Barrington says, as she is directed towards the top shelf in the back room at the Martha's Vineyard Thrift Shop.
Gallery strolls in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs
The last two gallery strolls of the season take place this month.
Home is where the art is
Art in the home becomes a crucial component to its interior decoration — embellishing, creating focal points, and defining the personality of a room.
14th annual Built on Stilts starts Thursday
The Built on Stilts Community Dance Festival began in 1997 as a one-night occasion that featured the work of seven dance choreographers who wanted to put together their own show.
Noteworthy events
Children aged 9 to 11 are invited to participate in a book club at the West Tisbury Free Public Library.
The Flying Elbows release new CD Pokedelic
Decades ago on the Vineyard, before there was a distinction between "old" and "new" Ag Halls — back when the Agricultural Fair lasted only three days and was held at the West Tisbury Grange — each day culminated at sunset with the Fiddle Contest.
Reel Picks
Even with Bette Midler, Neal Patrick Harris, and Nick Nolte doing the voices of anthropomorphized pets, it's a gimmicky, dog vs.
“The Western Front”
Each of the three films presented this week by Island film societies address issues of manhood, although from very different perspectives.
Island convenience stores
Long gone, at least on this Island, is the convenience store that just offers the quick processed food to go and a gallon of milk.
All Island Art
Last Monday and Tuesday the annual All Island Art Show and the All Island Junior Art Show were held, respectively, in the Campgrounds in Oak Bluffs.
Runways merge at The Yard’s fashion opera extravaganza
European-inspired fashion joins forces with top-notch New York City opera singers, complemented with delicious fare provided by The Sweet Life Café at Runways Merge, a fashion opera fundraising event scheduled for Thursday, August 12, at 5:30 pm at the Martha's Vineyard Airport Big Hangar.
Do most gallery owners want to be artists?
Zita Cousens, owner Cousen Rose Gallery: There are gallery owners who are artists, but many (and this would include me) who purely enjoy the art of selling.
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.