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 […]
See MoreThe 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 […]
See MoreThe 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 […]
See MoreWelcome 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 […]
See MoreAn 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 […]
See MoreAs 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 […]
See MoreMartha’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 […]
See MoreThe 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 […]
See MoreWelcome 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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