Martha’s Vineyard loves Halloween! Evidence is all around us from thrift shop racks of crazy dress up gear to the scarecrows lining the Island’s main streets. Celebrating this rite of autumn is undertaken on the Island with verve and enthusiasm for all facets of October’s end and November’s beginning. Kids of course love the candy, […]
See MoreEat hearty, sip selectively and schmooze happily this weekend at the returning Martha’s Vineyard Food & Wine Festival and the Local Wild Food Challenge spanning the weekend ahead, having already kicked off on Thursday and moving right on through to Sunday. Don’t think foraged food is your thing? Well think again, because how could you […]
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The 72nd MV Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby ends in the Week Ahead, celebrating winners, participants and community at its traditional awards ceremony. Taking place on Sunday, October 15th, the Farm Neck Golf welcomes all comers to an afternoon of fun, prizes, and fish tales of lure and lore. Also noteworthy in the coming weekend […]
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Welcome to the Week Ahead and the 3-day Columbus Day weekend! The buzz is back on Martha’s Vineyard with an amazing lineup of events, including the annual Road Race, Vineyard Gardens Harvest Festival, a Popcorn Festival, and Meadow Hayrides. Movie buffs will want to head over Manhattan Short Film Festival at the MV Film Center. […]
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Tisbury Selectmen Vote to Block Eversource Herbicide Spraying
September 29, 2017
Martha’s Vineyard – In a reversal from the previous week, the selectmen decided to send a letter to Eversource after conservation agent Jane Varkonda said she had learned that not only Roundup (glyphosate) was on the list for possible use but also two other lesser known herbicides. The Tisbury selectmen voted unanimously this week to […]
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The Week Ahead: Friday, September 29 through Thursday, October 5, 2017
September 29, 2017
With hopes of recovering from soaking showers alternating with intermittent sunshine Martha’s Vineyard has experienced over the past week, the Week Ahead clearly is set to take advantages of mild temperatures and sunshine as September ends and October unveils the Island’s last salute to the summer gone by. Lots going on out of doors with […]
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The Week Ahead: Friday, September 22 through Thursday, September 28, 2017
September 22, 2017
With the arrival of autumn on Friday, September 22 and the promise of improving weather heading into both the weekend and the Week Ahead, expect Martha’s Vineyard to be a busy place in the coming days. On Saturday, we’ll be digging out our dancing shoes and putting together go-to pot luck offerings as we head […]
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The Week Ahead: Friday, September 15 through Thursday, September 21, 2017
September 15, 2017
An eclectic mix of events greets us in the Week Ahead. September has thus far has brought us weather perfect for almost any outdoor activity. With any luck this trend will continue as we get set to enjoy events including tours, Oak Bluffs annual street fair, sporting events, and getting gardens ship shape for the […]
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The Week Ahead: Friday, September 8 through Thursday, September 14, 2017
September 8, 2017
If you think that the fun’s over on Martha’s Vineyard now that September has arrived, get ready to find out just how wrong you can be! Start off the weekend at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse with Friday’s performance of Driving Miss Daisy. On Saturday, The Annual Best Fest in Oak Bluffs treats you to good […]
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The Week Ahead: Friday, September 1 through Thursday, September 7, 2017
September 1, 2017
Welcome to the Labor Day Weekend and the Week Ahead! As anyone familiar with the Island will tell you, Labor Day Weekend no longer drops the curtain on MV’s summer season. Instead think of it as the weekend when the stage is reset, the mood tweaked and a new season stands by ready to unfold. […]
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