Here’s to fall on the Vineyard. It’s so, well—delicious. Especially this weekend, with food and drink events happening at every turn. Perhaps you’re planning to forage for wild hazelnuts and Chappy cranberries to add to your entry in the Local Wild Food Challenge. Surely some of you are heading to the Winnetu for the Martha’s […]
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The universe wants us to chill out this weekend — quite literally (the forecast is for much cooler temps) — but also in less obvious ways. The calendar is infused with yoga retreats, nature walks, and activities that inspire us to get cozy, like the first indoor farmers’ market of the season. The fire will […]
See MoreWhile the leaf-peepers head north this holiday weekend, here on the Island we will be pretending it is still summer. The forecast is for warm and mostly sunny weather; the water temperature is still in the 60s. We plan to swim, paddle, surf, fish, golf and hike. And we plan (no guarantees) to part ways […]
See MoreRainbows, storm clouds, fiery red sunsets — the sky has put on a show every night this week. Today’s soundtrack is the rattling of windows, the whistle of a passing gust—the breeze now an impressive 20 knots. The sun sets at 6:30 p.m. tonight. It is fall. Sigh. So beautiful on the one hand; poignant, […]
See MoreThe Martha’s Vineyard Food & Wine Festival (MVF&W), the Island’s tastiest event of the year, returns October 17-21 with five days of unique-to-the-Island experiences, featuring celebrated chefs, knowledgeable educators and best-in-class winemakers. For the eleventh year, 2,000+ food and wine enthusiasts will converge on the Island for a highly anticipated weekend celebrating the Island’s best local culinary talent, […]
See MoreAs if settling into a comfortable armchair, the Vineyard tumbles into the off-season gently, returning to the business of everyday Island living with a sigh of relief. Shaking off the protective armor of summer survival, folks re-engage with the millions of tiny tasks and rituals that mark life on the Vineyard as life on the […]
See MoreThis weekend, Oak Bluffs celebrates the last beautiful days of summer with Tivoli Day, an open-air festival on Circuit Avenue that begins at 10 a.m. and runs through 6 p.m. With the street closed to traffic, the all-day block party fills the avenue with music, crafts, food, and lots of shopping opportunities. One of […]
See MoreWith country music songwriters coming to town this weekend for the sixth annual New England to Nashville Martha’s Vineyard Songwriters’ Festival, we’ve been thinking about all the ways the Island could be the subject of a country music hit: “On the Island Again,” “I Hope You Dance (at the Ritz),” “The Devil Went Down to […]
See MoreFilm fans, this is your weekend on the Vineyard. The 13th annual Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival had its official kickoff party last night (though films began rolling on Tuesday) and the line-ups for this weekend at Island theaters are stellar. Films show at both the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center in Tisbury Marketplace in Vineyard […]
See MoreLast weekend, ferries leaving the Vineyard were packed. But we also noticed that boats arriving from Woods Hole were not exactly empty: couples hand in hand, bicyclists with backpacks, retirees and pooches — everyone (dogs included) with knowing smiles on their faces. They’re all in on a not-very-well-kept secret: September is the best month on […]
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