April wraps with a crop of outdoor and garden events that key right into the coming season. Add to that some great entertainment and fun things to learn and you have a week with the perfect mix of activities and events. Be sure to check in with our online calendar; as is often the case […]
See MoreIn the Week Ahead we celebrate Earth Day with the annual Vineyard Conservation Beach Clean up. Along with the return of the ospreys, restaurant re-openings and the return of the Oak Bluffs ferry, this fun community event is one of the iconic springtime markers on every Islander’s calendar. If you happen to be around this […]
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The celebration of Passover ends and that of Easter begins in the week ahead. With the arrival of spring-like weather over the past week, Martha’s Vineyard seems to be well on its way to enjoy the first 3-day weekend April 15-17 which includes Patriot’s Day at its close. There is so much going on over […]
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As April moves toward mid-month and the Easter / Patriot’s Day holidays, weekdays still retain their quiet, off-season ambiance. But increasingly weekends pick up the pace with a variety of events that foreshadow summer’s abundance. Most notable are the number of restaurants already exchanging ‘see you next season’ signage for ‘open’ signs and open doors. […]
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The Week Ahead: Friday, March 31 – Thursday, April 6, 2017
March 31, 2017
Like the proverbial calm before the storm, the first week of April offers a variety of community-based activities. That said, the weekend has a fun lineup of event to propel us into the new month. Slip into a summer sensibility with the the MV Film Society’s birthday party for Jimmy Cliff and the movie, Marley. […]
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Welcome to the Week Ahead. Though the Island, along with much of New England still is shivering its way through the early days of spring, the unmistakable signs of the approaching season are all around us. Towns buzz with painters, shinglers and the attendant sounds of hammers and saws; restaurants are busy posting opening dates […]
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The 17th Annual Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival which began on Thursday, March 16th continues for 3 more days, kicking off the Week Ahead along with a host of other exciting events including the MV Public Charter School’s 2nd Annual Spring Fling & Auction and Winter Tree ID for Beginners up at the Polly Hill Arboretum. […]
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The opening of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival is the plum at the end of this Week Ahead but the preceding days are no less full of fun activities and events. Take for example this coming Saturday when the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse will be presenting staged readings; the Island Theatre Workshop holds open auditions for […]
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The Week Ahead veers from fact to fantasy and back again and we get set to enjoy a mixed bag of events in this, the first full week of the new month. Whether you are interested in the history of the Scots at home and on Martha’s Vineyard, or the future of our climate stressed […]
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The Week Ahead: Friday, February 24 through Thursday, March 2, 2017
February 24, 2017
If you happen to be on-Island in the Week Ahead, don’t be surprised if cars and locals are as sparse as the few leaves left on trees that have managed to winter through. It’s winter break for Island schools and, as expected, the exodus of families is underway as they head ‘off’ for a taste […]
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