I go away for two weeks, leaving the Island barely awake, and come back this week to a town filled to the brim with visitors and friends! The season is here, and I’m excited to welcome everyone back to Edgartown for another incredible summer. This is the time that the column writes itself, as the days are packed with things to do, places to visit, shops to support, food to eat, beverages to drink, and events to celebrate. New this year is the Vineyard Style Night, a fashion show fundraiser…
The Martha’s Vineyard Diversity Coalition (MVDC) presents its fifth annual Truth and Joy event, a free celebration of the Island and its diversity, on Saturday, June 27, from 5 to 7 pm at the Performing Arts Center. The public is invited to join the MVDC as it uplifts the Vineyard community with a variety of presentations and performances, including honoring Martha’s Vineyard Superintendent of Schools Richard (“Richie”) Smith as the 2026 recipient of the first annual Friend and Leader…
The Vineyard Haven library welcomes Wôpanâak citizen and lifelong educator Brad Lopes for a presentation on the Wôpanâak history of the Island. Nôepe (also known as Martha’s Vineyard) is Wôpanâak homelands, and has been for thousands of years. Participants will engage with Island history from the Wampanoag perspective, and gain an introductory understanding to Wampanoag continuance in this place and space. This presentation aims to dispel myths and misunderstandings of land ownership and…
The Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association (MVCMA) has a robust season of events at the iconic Tabernacle, coming up this summer. The events include Sunday worship services, family-friendly festivals, educational and historic lectures, movie screenings, and headliner concerts. The Spiritual Life Committee has planned a series of knowledgeable, spirit-filled, and relevant preachers and teachers, such as Dean Lawrence Carter, Ph.D., Dr. Brian Jefferson Mosley, Bishop William Murphy, Dr. Jamal…
Ken Pomeroy is a Cherokee singer-songwriter whose voice and precise songwriting create deeply personal and quietly powerful performances. She began writing songs at a young age as a way to process experience and emotion, developing a style rooted in honesty, storytelling, and folk tradition. Pomeroy’s music has reached national audiences through placements in “Twisters” and “Reservation Dogs,” and through tours with artists such as Iron & Wine, Lukas Nelson, and American Aquarium. …
The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society is hosting its first ever Farm Day. Go behind the scenes at several Island farms and learn from the farmers themselves how our local food is grown. Seven Island farms are participating: Allen Farm, Beetlebung Farm, Island Grown Initiative, Morning Glory Farm, Native Earth Teaching Farm, North Tabor Farm, and Whippoorwill Farm. Tour times vary by farm. All tours are free and open to all ages. June 26. Please visit marthasvineyardagriculturalsociety.org…
The Island’s community dance and performance festival is registering performers now through July 1 for its 30th anniversary season. Tired of singing in the shower? Is your dog getting sick of being the only audience member witnessing your smooth moves? If you want to share your talents with a larger audience, join Built on Stilts in celebrating the shared language of dance and other forms through incomparably egalitarian and inspiring programming. The deadline to register is July 1. Performances:…
The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society (MVCMS) has a robust four-concert summer festival, running from June 24 to August 16. Board member David Snead remarks, “I think one particularly interesting thing is that the Chamber Music Society has really focused on bringing in young artists, who have this real passion and fire. Also, every concert is this very interesting creative blend of standard classical rep and music you might not normally define as chamber music, which makes for exciting…
It already feels like summer, although that designation won’t officially come until this weekend, June 21. Hot, hazy, humid, all miserable. As I shut my windows and turned on the air, I silently thanked Eric and Julius Lowe for about the millionth time for installing those splits some hot summers ago. They have saved my life and made it bearable. Through the miracle of technology, I was able to watch Megan Mendenhall performing in a concert with the Back Bay Ringers last Saturday evening. The program…
Collective effervescence is something this Island is good at. Photographers captured the joyful participants in graduation ceremonies, and the Pride Parade in Oak Bluffs. The Farmers Market. The Island tradition of friends, family, and fire engines meeting the ferry carrying the courageous home was on display Saturday night. Everyone standing patiently, while it docked and unloaded, before starting the sirens, whistles, and cheers for the champions as the Martha’s Vineyard High girls’ tennis…
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