Welcome to the week before Thanksgiving! The weather on Martha’s Vineyard has finally changed from flip-flop friendly to sweaters and insulated vests. Days are crisp, verging on wintry and aromas coming from Island kitchens whet our appetites for the feasting to come. Though to-do lists are invariably getting longer, we hope you’ll manage to […]
See MoreAn eclectic mix of activities turns up in the Week Ahead. We can choose to be entertained at any number of musical events; learn how to make salves that will no doubt come in handy when wintry weather descends on the Island in earnest or share the experiences of livestock farmers at the Chilmark Library […]
See MoreAs November begins, the Island’s attention turns to Thanksgiving holiday. Though some three weeks away, Islanders who haven’t yet done so are busy booking passage for holiday travel to visit friends and family living ‘off’ while those living ‘off’ are busy making their reservations in the opposite direction. Thoughts of impending holiday celebrations and the […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard loves Halloween! Evidence is all around us from thrift shop racks of crazy dress up gear to the scarecrows lining the Island’s main streets. Celebrating this rite of autumn is undertaken on the Island with verve and enthusiasm for all facets of October’s end and November’s beginning. Kids of course love the candy, […]
See MoreEat hearty, sip selectively and schmooze happily this weekend at the returning Martha’s Vineyard Food & Wine Festival and the Local Wild Food Challenge spanning the weekend ahead, having already kicked off on Thursday and moving right on through to Sunday. Don’t think foraged food is your thing? Well think again, because how could you […]
See MoreThe 72nd MV Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby ends in the Week Ahead, celebrating winners, participants and community at its traditional awards ceremony. Taking place on Sunday, October 15th, the Farm Neck Golf welcomes all comers to an afternoon of fun, prizes, and fish tales of lure and lore. Also noteworthy in the coming weekend […]
See MoreWelcome to the Week Ahead and the 3-day Columbus Day weekend! The buzz is back on Martha’s Vineyard with an amazing lineup of events, including the annual Road Race, Vineyard Gardens Harvest Festival, a Popcorn Festival, and Meadow Hayrides. Movie buffs will want to head over Manhattan Short Film Festival at the MV Film Center. […]
See MoreMartha’s Vineyard – In a reversal from the previous week, the selectmen decided to send a letter to Eversource after conservation agent Jane Varkonda said she had learned that not only Roundup (glyphosate) was on the list for possible use but also two other lesser known herbicides. The Tisbury selectmen voted unanimously this week to […]
See MoreWith hopes of recovering from soaking showers alternating with intermittent sunshine Martha’s Vineyard has experienced over the past week, the Week Ahead clearly is set to take advantages of mild temperatures and sunshine as September ends and October unveils the Island’s last salute to the summer gone by. Lots going on out of doors with […]
See MoreWith the arrival of autumn on Friday, September 22 and the promise of improving weather heading into both the weekend and the Week Ahead, expect Martha’s Vineyard to be a busy place in the coming days. On Saturday, we’ll be digging out our dancing shoes and putting together go-to pot luck offerings as we head […]
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