With Christmas and New Year’s receding from view, the first month of 2019 is a time for quiet contemplation—somewhere, probably. But on the Vineyard, musicians are filling the month of January with live entertainment. Last weekend, audiences flocked to three cabaret-style performances of Molly Conole’s Wicked Good Musical Revue at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse in […]
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And so the story begins: Life on an island seven miles out to sea, circa 2019. At 12:00 a.m. Monday night, nothing changed and everything changed. That is the good news. We still have this beautiful, quirky, unique place we call home (whether we live here all year or for only part of it), and […]
See MoreMain Street in Vineyard Haven is lined with shops for all tastes and budgets. If you’re visiting, be sure to dial in an hour or two to browse the stores, which are all within walking distance of both the ferry terminal and the downtown bus stop. The newest addition to Main Street, Lennox & Harvey […]
See MoreHere we are at the bottom of 2018, with five days left until we reboot. While most of us may welcome 2019 with open arms, it’s nice to suspend real life for a few days during this extended holiday. We can think about goals and resolutions next week. It will be a quiet weekend […]
See MoreNature is not overrated. Whatever you do, don’t leave the Vineyard without a walk along one of dozens of trails that crisscross the Island. It’s true that the Vineyard doesn’t have mountains; so technically what we do on on the Island is walking, not hiking. But what we lack in challenging terrain, we make up in […]
See MoreThere’s a particular beauty to winter on the Vineyard, when vistas open up and crowds disappear. It’s a landscape that photographer Tim Johnson captures in endless alluring compositions in his weekly feature for the Vineyard Gazette called “Island Light.” Tim approaches his subjects with awe and curiosity, but never in a predictable way. He moves […]
artthings to do See MoreAt this point, every Who in Whoville is ready for some of those mocha eggnog breakfast buns at the ArtCliff Diner. Move over, Mr. Grinch. We need a break from the shopping and ugly sweater parties. Actually, we’d like a little more sunlight, too. But that’s coming; tomorrow is the shortest day of the year, […]
See MoreThere are good things (thank you Martha Stewart) and favorite things (thank you Maria von Trapp), but no matter what you call them, we’ve got them. Last weekend’s parade and all of the Christmas in Edgartown festivities were only the start of a list of reasons why December is a wonderful time on the Vineyard. […]
See MoreHere at the Gazette, we’ve picked our Secret Santas, decorated the office, printed our custom wrapping paper, and washed our 1955 red Chevy 3100 truck in preparation for Saturday’s parade — and our gift-wrapping open house afterwards. We are possessed with a childlike glee about the holidays—about Christmas in Edgartown festivities, about First Friday shopping […]
See MoreHere’s a complete list of Christmas Eve and Christmas day services around the Island. Christmas Eve Chilmark Community Church, candlelight service with lessons and carols, 5 p.m., 9 Menemsha Crossroad, chilmarkchurch.org, 508-645-3100. Community Baptist Church, lessons, carols and lighting of candles, 5 p.m., Meetinghouse Way, Aquinnah, 508-693-1539. Faith Community Church, candlelight service, 5:30 […]
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