Ticket to Ride
August 18, 2022
This week will make your head spin, even if you’re not hopping on the gravitron at the Fair, which opens this morning at 10 a.m. A dazzling line-up of performances, comedy, exhibits and events, including Friday night’s Oak Bluffs Fireworks, makes it hard to choose what to do and where to be when. Take a look at some highlights below, then check out The Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar. Consider carpooling or riding the bus, and if you’re driving remember to leave plenty of time to find parking spots or to navigate traffic.
The Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar
Meet nine Black authors writing a wide range of material, from children’s books to non-fiction for adults to songbooks and history of Black spirituals. Each will be talking about their craft, selling and signing books. Black Authors of the Vineyard takes place at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs on Friday, August 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
On Saturday at 7 p.m., the Tabernacle hosts playwright, actress and activist Anna Deavere Smith, who will present a discussion titled Race in America: Accepting Difference, Standing Shoulder to Shoulder. The event is presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center.
The Island’s homegrown favorite son Willy Mason will be singing blues, folk and rock at the P.A. Club on Friday, August 19 at 9 p.m. as a lead up to a European tour he’s about to set sail for. Lucy Mayhew opens.
The annual 5K Run for Jabberwocky takes place on Saturday, August 20. Run, rock or roll across the Katama plains in this fundraiser for Camp Jabberwocky. Registration fees vary and pre-registration is suggested. The fun starts at 9 a.m. at the FARM Institute.
The Blind Boys of Alabama bring their award-winning gospel music to the MV Performing Arts Center on Sunday, August 21. Join the living legends to hear interpretations of songs you’ll never listen to the same way again. The performance begins at 7 p.m.
Martha’s Vineyard Museum is celebrating the 208th birthday of one of the Island’s most iconic residents: poet and entrepreneur Nancy Luce. Learn about Nancy’s unusual life and her devotion to her pet chickens. Nancy Luce Day takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 23.
Live Music Roundup
Bad Martha’s
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Black Dog Tavern
5:30 p.m.
Portuguese-American Club
6 p.m.
Featherstone Center for the Arts
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Church
7 p.m.
The Ritz Cafe
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Portuguese-American Club
9 p.m.
The Wharf
10 p.m.
The Wharf
10 p.m.
The Ritz Cafe
10 p.m.
The Port Hunter
10:15 p.m.
West Tisbury Public Library
3:30 p.m.
Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center
6 p.m.
Chappaquiddick Community Center
7:30 p.m.
The Ritz Cafe
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Portuguese-American Club
8:30 p.m.
The Cardboard Box
10 p.m.
The Ritz Cafe
10 p.m.
The Wharf
10 p.m.
The Ritz Cafe
10:30 p.m.
Eisenhauer Gallery
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center
7 p.m.
Owen Park
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The Ritz Cafe
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
The Loft
8 p.m.
The Ritz Cafe
10 p.m.
The Cardboard Box
10 p.m.
Comments are closed.
