‘To the New Owners’ recalls the bygone era of the Vineyard summer shack
Pulitzer prizewinning writer Madeleine Blais has spent years examining the art of memoir writing with her journalism students at UMass Amherst, so it’s no surprise that “To the New Owners,” Ms. Blais’ memoir of...
James Lapine’s ‘Falsettos’ screens at the M.V. Film Center
One of the perks of the Vineyard summer season is the number of luminaries of the arts world who not only either live or visit here but who also sometimes make public appearances at...
Stan Murphy at Featherstone: Landscapes, nudes, and a bit of fancy
"May Wall," oil on board, 26 x 36 inches, 1988. Paintings: Stan Murphy.
You open the door and walk right into a large landscape, “Winter Sunset,” painted by Stan Murphy in 1960. It’s an odd...
‘Doc Week’ comes to the Film Center, brings real-world vision
Five exceptional documentary films come to the Martha's Vineyard Film Center July 31 to August 4. Now in its third year, Doc Week includes an opening-night reception, special guests, Q and A with the...
John Hough Jr. will discuss Styron’s ‘The Confessions of Nat Turner’
William Styron wrote “The Confessions of Nat Turner,” a 1967 Pulitzer prizewinning novel. —Courtesy William Styron Archives
On Aug. 21, 1831, African American slave Nat Turner initiated one of this country’s 33 recorded slave rebellions....
Chamber Music Society highlights stellar instrumentalists this summer
Violist Scott Woolweaver will perform July 24 and 25.
Effervescent as ever after 47 summers of bringing top-notch performances and artists to the Island, pianist Delores Stevens could barely contain her delight about this year’s...
The Cottagers’ African American Cultural Festival combines history and social justice
Dr. Jessica B. Harris at Lucullus, a culinary antique store in the French Quarter. Dr. Jessica B. Harris will give a talk on Thursday July 26, discussing her memoir, “My Soul Looks Back.”
The Cottagers...
First-time fisherman lands a northern kingfish
Northern Kingfish caught at Eastville Beach by Anna Marie D'Addarie. Photos courtesy Anna Marie D'Addarie
Anna Marie D'Addarie of Oak Bluffs pondered for years about what to do with the fishing gear of her late...
Choreographer Camille Brown explores black women’s identity in two performances
Camille A. Brown and Dancers are coming to the Vineyard for two performances that explore black American life.
“Ink” explores culture and history from the abolitionist movement to the civil rights era, and from black...
Around Martha’s Vineyard in photographs
Alison Shaw stands before the central work in her Oak Bluffs Gallery, a new piece from her "Shoreline" Project.
Alison Shaw Gallery, owned by Alison Shaw and Sue Dawson, was a bright and inviting space...
