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Island Time, August 30-Sept. 1: One Last Fling

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Island Time, August 30-Sept. 1: One Last Fling

August 29, 2019

Labor Day weekend brings a flurry of end-of-summer events and activities, along with our own personal punch lists (last chance to jump off the Jaws bridge!). Here are our best bets for the holiday weekend, and you can find everything else that’s happening in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar. Friday, August 30 | Free wheeling It’s […]

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Island Time 2, August 26-30: One Last Week

August 26, 2019

Somehow, we’ve come to the last week of August! Here are five good things to do over the next few days—find more in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar , and watch for our Thursday Island Time newsletter with Labor Day Weekend events. 1. Ungodly Pursuit, 7:30 p.m., Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Vineyard Haven Join the audience for a […]

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Island Time, August 23-25: What to Do This Weekend on Martha’s Vineyard

August 22, 2019

August on Martha’s Vineyard has a little more elbow room after the fair, but there’s still plenty to do all weekend long. We make a few suggestions here, and you can find everything that’s happening on the Island in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar. Friday, August 23 | Words, music, movies and plants Learn about the […]

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Island Time 2: Five Things To Do, August 19-22

August 19, 2019

The fair and fireworks are over, but there’s plenty of August left! Here are five things to do this week—find more in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar. 1. Monday Night Special: Mona/Lina, Monday, August 19, 7:30 p.m., Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Vineyard Haven Susanna Styron directs a reading of this new play by J.B Miller, in which the […]

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Island Time, August 15 – 18: All’s Fair

August 15, 2019

Summer peaks this weekend, with the Oak Bluffs fireworks Friday night and the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair through Sunday. Overwhelmed by all the activities? Here are our best bets, from the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar. Friday, August 16 | Light up the night The gates to the Ag Fair open at 10 a.m. this morning […]

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Island Time 2, August 12-16: The Biggest Week

August 12, 2019

The biggest week of the summer is here at last! Here are five things to do over the next few days—find more in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar, and watch for our Thursday newsletter with highlights of the Fair. 1. Oyster Farm Sunset Tour, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday, August 12 A great family adventure, Farm.Field.Sea’s […]

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Island Time, August 8 – 11: Counting the Days

August 8, 2019

We all know what we’re doing next weekend—the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair opens Thursday, August 15 and runs through Sunday, August 18. But this weekend is a wild card, with tons of only-in-August events and activities to choose from. Here are our best bets for the next few days—find everything that’s happening on the Island in The Complete Martha’s Vineyard […]

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Island Time 2: August 5-8

August 6, 2019

It’s the first full week of August, our liveliest month of the summer on Martha’s Vineyard. How will you spend it? We have some suggestions, with more to come in Thursday’s Island Time. 1 The annual All Island Art Show returns Monday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tabernacle in Oak […]

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Island Time 2: August 5 – August 8

August 5, 2019

It’s the first full week of August, our liveliest month of the summer on Martha’s Vineyard. How will you spend it? We have some suggestions, with more to come in Thursday’s Island Time. 1. The annual All Island Art Show returns Monday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs. Since 1956, artists from all parts of the […]

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Island Time: August Arrives

August 1, 2019

Welcome to August! It’s the biggest month of the Vineyard summer, and it all starts now. We’re kicking it off with the 2019 Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival, a full weekend of free events with book authors — including John Grisham, Richard Russo, Ruth Reichl and Valerie Jarrett — from around the country. The festival takes place […]

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