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December 27 – 31: Six Things To Do This Holiday Weekend

December 27 – 31: Six Things To Do This Holiday Weekend

December 30, 2018

Here 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 […]

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Take a Hike: 100 Trails on Martha’s Vineyard

December 29, 2018

Nature 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 […]

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Island Light: Winter Beauty in a Photographer’s Eye

December 20, 2018

There’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 […]

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December 20: May Your Days Be Merry and Bright

December 20, 2018

At 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, […]

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December 13: Favorite Things

December 13, 2018

There 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. […]

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December 6: Wrap It Up

December 6, 2018

Here 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 […]

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Your Guide to Christmas Services on the Vineyard

December 5, 2018

Here’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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Songs of Joy for the Holidays

December 5, 2018

Music makes the season merry!  Whether you’re a fan of traditional Christmas carols or in the mood for some holiday rock ‘n roll, there’s a concert or music event for you here on the Vineyard in the next two weeks. Add these festive events to your holiday plans, and celebrate the season with the happy […]

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