With continuing record breaking cold temperatures, the early days of the new year find us sticking close to home and, though some snow remains, all but the heartiest are avoiding staying out doors for long. As for those wintertime staples, building snowmen and snowball battles, the snow, seemingly freeze dried, refuses to cooperate. With cabin […]
See MoreThe Week Ahead: Friday, December 29 ’17 through Thursday, January 4 ’18
December 29, 2017
Though Island typically takes a breather during this interim week between the winter holidays, the bone chilling temperatures promised for the early days of 2018 only encourages our inclination to hunker down and hibernate. Of course, this caveat doesn’t include New Year’s Eve which is being celebrated, as it is every year, with all stops […]
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The Week Ahead: Friday, December 22 through Thursday, December 28, 2017
December 22, 2017
Happy Day 1 of the winter season! By the time this Week Ahead winds down, the first half of winter holiday celebrations will be behind us and we’ll be days away from a brand new year. Though there is plenty of bustle on the Vineyard, events have not taken a back seat to last minute […]
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The Week Ahead: Thursday, December 14 through Thursday December 21, 2017
December 14, 2017
Another busy holiday weekend ahead and so another early look at the Week Ahead! In short, holiday fun continues – take special notice of this weekend’s events offering a Santa sack of family events including, in addition to those mentioned below, an Open Houses at Island Alpaca, Hot Cocoa in a Jar for Kids at […]
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Week Ahead Thursday, December 7 through Thursday, December 14, 2017
December 7, 2017
The Island’s floodgates to the holidays open this weekend with Christmas in Edgartown: Beginning on Thursday evening and continuing over the weekend, Martha’s Vineyard rolls out a holly berry red carpet of fun, festive events and merriment for all to enjoy. Plan to attend the lighting of the Edgartown lighthouse, greet Santa – the guest […]
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The Week Ahead marks the start of the longest month in living memory for the under 7 set and the shortest ever for the adult makers of holiday magic. Things start off quietly enough with an appraisal day and vintage card exhibit spanning over a century at the MV Museum. In West Tisbury, The Winter […]
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The Week Ahead is off to an early start in anticipation of holiday travel and, for some and early start to the Thanksgiving holiday. For many, end of business on Wednesday marked the start of a long weekend with plenty of time to recover from Thursday’s feasting and enjoy some fun with friends and family […]
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The Week Ahead: Friday, November 17 through Thursday, November 23, 2017
November 16, 2017
Welcome to the week before Thanksgiving! The weather on Martha’s Vineyard has finally changed from flip-flop friendly to sweaters and insulated vests. Days are crisp, verging on wintry and aromas coming from Island kitchens whet our appetites for the feasting to come. Though to-do lists are invariably getting longer, we hope you’ll manage to […]
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The Week Ahead: Friday, November 10 through Thursday, November 16, 2017
November 10, 2017
An eclectic mix of activities turns up in the Week Ahead. We can choose to be entertained at any number of musical events; learn how to make salves that will no doubt come in handy when wintry weather descends on the Island in earnest or share the experiences of livestock farmers at the Chilmark Library […]
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As November begins, the Island’s attention turns to Thanksgiving holiday. Though some three weeks away, Islanders who haven’t yet done so are busy booking passage for holiday travel to visit friends and family living ‘off’ while those living ‘off’ are busy making their reservations in the opposite direction. Thoughts of impending holiday celebrations and the […]
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