WVVY’s Air Fair a hit
What began as a daytime trade show evolved in to an all-night dance party with local musicians and DJ's entertaining guests at WVVY's Air Fair last Saturday, April 24.
Wampanoag Spring Social
About 150 members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah and their guests gathered at the tribal headquarters for a spring social featuring food, music, and the arts.
Reel Picks
A young illiterate prisoner watches and learns as he climbs to the top of a Corsican prison gang in a French prison.
Chilmark filmmaker debuts “Journey to Shark Eden”
When "Water Is Life" producer William Marks went looking for a film to screen at this weekend's water festival, "Journey to Shark Eden" stood out.
Noteworthy
The Vineyard Playhouse hosts open auditions for "My Mom Is Trying To Ruin My Life," a play by MJ Bruder Munafo based on the novel by Islander Kate Feiffer.
M.V. Film Society screens “No Impact Man”
Plenty of us would like to reduce our carbon footprint as close to zero as possible.
Benefit for M.V. Regional High School drama troupe
BravEncore, a non-profit fundraising organization that supports high school performing arts, hosts a fundraiser Thursday, April 29, at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown to support the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School's theatre troupe's trip to Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland, this August.
Playhouse warms up for summer
If MJ Bruder Munafo guesses right, you'll laugh, clap, tap your feet, and find yourself riveted by this summer's four offerings at The Vineyard Playhouse.
Authors speak on “Island Life”
Who would have guessed that 82 species of spiders, at least 463 species of moths, 201 saltwater fish and one lamprey have been recorded on and around our Island? These were among the fascinating bits of information Allan Keith and Stephen Spongberg shared with an interested audience at the Martha's Vineyard Museum Saturday afternoon.
Art shorts
You don't need to have fancy equipment or know much about the technical side of photography in order to enjoy Vineyard photographer Peter Simon's workshop, just enthusiasm and a desire to learn.
Reel Picks
Alice in Wonderland (PG)How could you not love a spin on a Lewis Carroll classic with a dolled-up Johnny Depp, a funny, fierce Helena Bonham Carter, a charming new version of Alice (Mia Wasikowska)
WVVY airs it out
Community radio has survived on the Island and now it's poised to thrive.
Boston benefits from Island eyes
Two Boston-area institutions will benefit from the creative talents of Islanders in the coming weeks.
Summer camps on Martha’s Vineyard
It may still be spring, but some are already planning for a great summer.
Pathways Projects Institute makes space for the arts
Looking for a community space to write, create art, or appreciate it? A new collaborative arts organization called Pathways Projects Institute has created just such a place at the Chilmark Tavern.
Lisa Grunwald’s “The Irresistible Henry House”
"The Irresistible Henry House," by Lisa Grunwald, Random House, March 2010, 407 ppg.
Island Community Chorus performs this weekend
The Island Community Chorus got an unexpected gift of time when, just weeks into this rehearsal season, the Martha's Vineyard Hospital rescheduled its grand opening for the weekend of April 10 and 11.