The Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse in Vineyard Haven will feature the show Fear of Heights on Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. on the Patricia Neal Stage (proof of vaccination required). Written and performed by Kevin Flynn, it examines (with humor!) the American experience through the lens of his Irish immigrant family.
The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society is having a Harvest Festival at the Ag Hall grounds in West Tisbury on Saturday, October 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Featured events include the Women’s Skillet Toss (pre-register by Oct. 15) and the All Island Draft Show. There will also be a farmers’ market, tractor and wagon rides, live music, food and so much more.
It’s Fossil Day on Saturday, October 16 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs! This annual educational event features collectors, paleontologists, scientists and more as they share and discuss their fossil finds with the public.
The 76th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derbycomes to a close on Saturday, October 16 after the final weigh-in at 10 p.m. The following day, Sunday, October 17, will feature the Awards Ceremony at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs. At 11 a.m., the mini-junior and junior winners will revel in the moment. Then at 1 p.m., the adult winners will take the stage. (Both events are invite-only again this year.) But the highly anticipated key ceremony will be televised on MVTV!