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,”…
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‘Islanders Write’ is the annual writing conference, sponsored by the MV Times and MV Arts & Ideas magazine, about the art, craft and business of writing. The full day event…
The Vineyard is famous for many things, perhaps in this order: “Jaws”; Jackie O.; vacationland for Bill, Hillary, and Barack; and la dolce vita for summer one-percenters. Did you notice…
Oak Bluffs resident Holly St. John Bergon will discuss one of poet Sylvia Plath’s major collections, “Ariel,” on Wednesday, May 18, at 5:30 p.m. at the Chilmark library. Her…
Starting Thursday, March 3, one of the many literary experts on the Island will speak each month about a classic work of their choosing at one of the six town…
“Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined,” Toni Morrison wrote in her Pulitzer prize-winning novel, Beloved. The Martha’s Vineyard Times and The Martha’s Vineyard Library Association invite you to…
Summer’s not over yet. And that’s not just judging by the sultry weather. One last multiday festival will heat up the Old Whaling Church this weekend as a farewell to…
MVY DJs Share: What was the best song you played on air this past week? Barbara Dacey, director of worldwide programming, host of “The Lunch Hour” and “Uncharted Waters”: Robert…
Photo by Peter Simon “Music on Martha’s Vineyard” by Tom Dresser and Jerold Muskin, copyright 2014 from The History Press, Charleston, SC. Paperback, 188 pages. $19.99. Available at Bunch of…
For Bookworms, Sound Junkies, and Crafty Types There are plenty of bookstores on MV: some specialize in local authors, while others collect antique publications. Music stores are a little more...
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