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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Here comes the last weekend of July. Make it one to remember — get out and explore some of the many events and activities taking place over the next few days. Here are some of the weekend’s best bets; you can find many more in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar. Friday, July 26 | Take a […]
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Here comes another summer weekend on the Vineyard! Sunflowers are blooming, sweet corn is ripening and the Island is at its liveliest, with arts and activities happening day and night. We’ve picked a few of the best events through Sunday—visit the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar to find out what’s going on every day, all summer long. Friday, July 19 […]
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Welcome to the sweet spot of summer on Martha’s Vineyard. Water temperatures have reached the mid-70s, the days are long and warm and whenever the humidity gets too high, a helpful thunderstorm or two will blow through to clear the air. On days like these, all Island roads lead to beaches. But there are plenty of other […]
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The glorious Fourth is here at last, when Island celebrations start early and go on long after the last embers from the fireworks have fallen into Edgartown Harbor. If you’re heading to Edgartown for the parade, or just the pyrotechnics after dark, keep in mind that parking will be closed at 3 p.m. on Main street, North […]
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Some of the Vineyard’s best-loved summer traditions return this weekend, including weekly screenings of Jaws and Sunday night band concerts in Island parks. Fortunately, the days are at their longest now, so we can pack a lot into the time we have before July arrives and things really get busy. Here are some best bets for the weekend to […]
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The solstice is here at last: Summer, in astrological terms, begins a few minutes before noon on Friday. With well over 16 hours of light between 4:30 a.m. and 9 p.m., these are the longest days of the year—and we’ve got lots of ways to fill them with fun Martha’s Vineyard activities. Find them all […]
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What is so rare as a day in June? In our humble opinion, a whole weekend of things to do on Martha’s Vineyard in the early summertime. Farmstands are bursting with Island grown produce, ice cream shops are open, and at the beaches, water temperatures have reached the upper 60s. You might not be ready to jump […]
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You know where we will be Saturday morning at 9 a.m. when the bell rings: at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury, shopping bags in hand, waiting for the West Tisbury Farmers’ Market to open for its 45th season. With more than 40 Island vendors, longtime family farms and up-and-coming entrepreneurs alike, this is our one-stop, open-air […]
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There should be a cartoon for the dueling emotions Islanders feel when summer starts. Oh, boy — Old friends! Blue sky! Warm sand! (Our inner Snoopy.) and Oh no — Traffic! Lines! Traffic! Lines! (The Charlie Brown attitude.) This weekend we were definitely channeling Snoopy; it was hard to be grumpy with the weather so […]
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