The Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar feels robust and inviting this weekend. There are still tickets available to many films in The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival. Art galleries are opening new exhibits and shows. Have you seen an Abundance of Color at Featherstone? Or Blooms at Louisa Gould Gallery? On Saturday night, you can grab a […]
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The quiet winter interlude was lovely, but we’re more than ready to turn up the Vineyard volume this week. Right on cue, the calendar is filling up with live music, dance parties, and even a free tango concert. The Ritz Cafe in Oak Bluffs re-opened this week after its winter nap. Trivia is back on Tuesdays, Johnny Hoy […]
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School vacation week is the perfect opportunity to hit up Island bookstores and libraries for a great read, a kids craft project, or even to see an art exhibit or a movie. Over the weekend, CLAMS (Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing) will be transitioning to a powerful new software system that will make finding and […]
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The Snow Moon on Sunday was spectacular, with a full lunar halo around it caused by ice crystals in the clouds below. On Saturday, sea smoke hovered over Vineyard harbors in the sub-zero windchill and surf seemed almost to freeze in place. Nature was showing off. But even with warmer temperatures and clearer skies this […]
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If you were frustrated by making summer ferry reservations this week, remember you can always come visit the Vineyard now — if you’re not already here. Not only are there spots on the ferry, but the Island is yours to explore at your own pace. The Martha’s Vineyard Museum has new exhibits, art galleries are […]
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There’s a quiet grace to winter on the Vineyard. Some days are wrapped in a cocoon of fog, others are clear and bracing. But all are blissfully quiet. In West Tisbury, you can hear the ferry horn blow when the boat steams out of Vineyard Haven harbor five miles away. Excepting the (occasionally cacophonous) company […]
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The snow was lovely, the solstice has passed. The days are both longer and for now a bit warmer. Yet time seems suspended while we stretch out the holiday celebration – our only goal this week. Resolutions and diets will have to wait until Monday. Tonight we will be stargazing at twilight, looking for Venus […]
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Build a fire and get cozy – it’s now officially winter in New England. And right on cue, winter weather in the form of walloping winds and frigid temps will arrive for the holiday weekend. Indoor activities will be decidedly more appealing, so tidy up your Christmas shopping and errands today and lay in supplies […]
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Christmas in Edgartown was a resounding success. And now, after a blizzard of activity around the Island — not to mention a few actual snowflakes — it’s time to double-down on holiday shopping. Conveniently, three special holiday markets join the list of ongoing artisan fairs and pop-ups this weekend. (You can find them all at […]
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Everyone’s excited about Christmas in Edgartown – especially our furry friends who plan to participate in the Holiday Dog Show on Sunday. Perhaps instead of antlers, you’re planning to don that charming holiday sweater or a Santa hat for the parade on Saturday. But even if jogging in the Holiday Hustle 5K or making a […]
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