Immersive nature-based education sets sail
The Vineyard has a new nonprofit founded on a simple conviction: Children learn best when the world itself is the classroom. The Wonder and Wander Collective, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is launching an immersive, nature-based education program centered on Life Goes On, a 54-foot, Robert Perry–designed bluewater ketch. Donated in 2025 and sailed up from the…
Ping-Pong diplomacy
The room was abuzz with players of all ages, from as young as 4 to those in their late 80s, playing vigorous rounds of table tennis on Tuesday night at the Tisbury Council on Aging. The M.V. Table Tennis Club, which gathers on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5 to 8 pm, and occasionally on…
Exposing Epstein and other heroics
The Summer Institute, held at the Hebrew Center, hosts speakers from the frontlines of politics, economics, science, and the arts. Featured speakers have included Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prizewinning authors and journalists, and political leaders who have played important roles on the world stage. And that tradition continues for 2026. “It’s been 27 years of success,”…
Fortunes and comic misadventures
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players,” from William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” likens human life to a theatrical performance. This summer, you can enjoy that stage and its performing players in this ebullient romantic comedy presented by the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, running from July 15 through August…
Arts & Entertainment
Behind the Band: Wolftrap
The word that best describes the bluegrass- and folk-inspired musical duo of Bailey Mae Gardener and Miguel Samuel de Bragança, known together as their group name Wolftrap, is “harmony.” Harmony is the throughline of their partnership, one of the core values they live by, and the blend of their voices as they sing. And Wolftrap…
‘Conscience of the nation’: Documentary Week
As the M.V. Film Center’s website says about its powerful offerings for this year’s Doc Week film festival, “Documentary films have become the conscience of the nation, providing a deeper study of contemporary, and often unnoticed, social issues.” Running from July 27 to August 1, the series features a Q and A after each film,…
Form, movement, and light
Beauty calls to both painter Paul Beebe and sculptor Gwen Marcus, whose works are on view at the Louisa Gould Gallery through August 31. Beebe’s oils capture the gorgeous, distinctive light in his Vineyard coastal scenes and seascapes. He first visited the Island 36 years ago, and was immediately captivated by the natural wonder around…
Community Photos
Send your submissions to photos@mvtimes.com for a chance to be featured in our community photos slideshow.
Flowers with raindrops. —Christien Calverley 
Halo around the sun. —Christien Calverley 
Sunrise in VH. —Christien Calverley 
Flowers with raindrops. —Christien Calverley 
Spring has sprung! Crocuses greeting the day. —Daniel Seidman 
Patriotic hay bales; Nip in Tuck Farm Road. —Kate Feiffer 
Late-summer hydrangeas. —Katherine Scott 
North Road icon in Spring. —Valerie Reese 
The calmness of an early morning commute. —Melinda McCarron 
Edgartown Memorial Wharf sunrise. —Kristen Jenkinson 
Edgartown Memorial Wharf sunrise. —Kristen Jenkinson 
Boch Park views, early fall. —Katherine Scott 
Pinkletink on rhodie leaf. —Eugenie Reidmiller 
Ghost Island sunflowers; my woodcut of Island trees. —Elizabeth Langer 
One of Molly’s marvels. —Caroline Thorton 
Sunrise OB. —Mark Crossland 
Sunset in Katama. —Fabricio Sornas 
Vineyard Haven silver sky. —Elizabeth Langer 
Katama airfield. —Zandro Avansini 
Harvest Moon. —Katherine Scott
Photo Requirements
- The name of the person who took the image.
- A brief sentence or two detailing who or what is pictured.
- Where it was taken (to just say Martha’s Vineyard is not sufficient).
- The image must have been shot on or around the island.
- The image must not be heavily altered.
NOTE: Images with watermarks, text overlays, digital borders or date stamps will be rejected.
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Eat & Drink
Nothing like a cold beer
Fried chicken, baked chicken, grilled chicken, chicken soup …Fried chicken, baked chicken, grilled chicken, chicken soup. After a while, I…
Salt Air and Good Food: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Outside on Martha’s Vineyard
There is a specific kind of happiness that only reveals itself when you are sitting on a sun-warmed beach blanket…
Edible beauty
I pulled into the Bend in the Road parking lot and immediately noticed the wild roses, their pink and white…
Farm Map
Looking for Island-grown food and flowers? Check out the “Farm Map” by the Ag Society.
