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Island Time: Reflections of Fall

September 26, 2019

Autumn has arrived on Martha’s Vineyard—you can see it in the slanting sunlight and the darker blue of the water offshore. The beaches belong to fishermen now, and the harbors to local boats. In town, there are fewer people on the sidewalks and shorter lines at the counters, and you’ll find more elbow room at […]

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Island Time: Summer’s Last Stand

September 19, 2019

The autumnal equinox takes place early Monday morning, making this the last weekend of the astronomical summer. The Derby is on, with fishermen heading out by boat or casting their lines from just about every beach, bridge, jetty and dock in sight. You can catch the daily weigh-ins from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the […]

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Island Time: September Song

September 12, 2019

September hits its stride this weekend, with a full moon Friday and the Derby getting underway at one minute past midnight Sunday. There’s plenty more to do on the Vineyard as well, including a sneak preview of the new Downton Abbey film tonight—eight days before its official release. We’ve rounded up some more best bets below, and […]

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Island Time: September Rewards

September 5, 2019

We’ve made it through another Martha’s Vineyard summer, and September is rewarding us with less traffic, more elbow room and the only-after-Labor-Day events we look forward to every year. Here are some of our suggestions for the weekend to come—find everything that’s happening on Island in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar. Friday, Sept. 6 | Outdoor […]

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Island Time, August 30-Sept. 1: One Last Fling

August 29, 2019

Labor Day weekend brings a flurry of end-of-summer events and activities, along with our own personal punch lists (last chance to jump off the Jaws bridge!). Here are our best bets for the holiday weekend, and you can find everything else that’s happening in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar. Friday, August 30 | Free wheeling It’s […]

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Island Time 2, August 26-30: One Last Week

August 26, 2019

Somehow, we’ve come to the last week of August! Here are five good things to do over the next few days—find more in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar , and watch for our Thursday Island Time newsletter with Labor Day Weekend events. 1. Ungodly Pursuit, 7:30 p.m., Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Vineyard Haven Join the audience for a […]

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Island Time, August 23-25: What to Do This Weekend on Martha’s Vineyard

August 22, 2019

August on Martha’s Vineyard has a little more elbow room after the fair, but there’s still plenty to do all weekend long. We make a few suggestions here, and you can find everything that’s happening on the Island in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar. Friday, August 23 | Words, music, movies and plants Learn about the […]

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Island Time 2: Five Things To Do, August 19-22

August 19, 2019

The fair and fireworks are over, but there’s plenty of August left! Here are five things to do this week—find more in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar. 1. Monday Night Special: Mona/Lina, Monday, August 19, 7:30 p.m., Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Vineyard Haven Susanna Styron directs a reading of this new play by J.B Miller, in which the […]

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