News Briefs
Fair Music Award-Winners Posted
August 21, 2020
Let's Go to the Fair, by Mark Alan Lovewell, was named the Ag Fair theme song in the fair's first-ever awards for recorded music.
Museum Elects New Board Officers
August 21, 2020
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum board of directors announced this week that it has elected a new slate of officers.
Ulysses Goes Online with Prof. Weinstein
August 21, 2020
Popular Island lecturer Philip Weinstein, professor emeritus at Swarthmore College, begins an online course on James Joyce's Ulysses Sept. 9.
Janis Langley Exhibit
August 20, 2020
Janis Langley memorial retrospective art exhibit on August 22 to 28.
Thursday Morning Ferry Delays
updated August 20, 2020
A toilet overflow caused the Steamship Authority ferry Nantucket to miss its first round-trip between Vineyard Haven and Woods Hole Thursday morning.
Gleaners Announce Corn Pick-Up
August 19, 2020
An abundance of sweet corn from Morning Glory Farm will be distributed to Islanders in need on Thursday in Vineyard Haven.
The Glorias to Debut Online
August 19, 2020
The new film by Chilmark seasonal resident and Tony-winning director Julie Taymor will be released on Amazon Sept. 30, she told a sold-out Featherstone audience Tuesday.
Tisbury Waterways Holds Annual Meeting
August 17, 2020
Island environmental group Tisbury Waterways, Inc. holds its annual public meeting on Zoom August 27.
Ag Fair Auction Goes Live
August 17, 2020
The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society’s online auction has an anonymous matching donor.
Online Tarot Workshop Announced
August 17, 2020
Intro to Tarot, a workshop with Jenna Bernstein, takes place on Zoom Thursday as part of the West Tisbury Library's free online offerings.
SSA to Review Architects' Fees
August 17, 2020
On Tuesday, the Steamship Authority governing board plans to review the accounting of fees from the architectural firm designing the Woods Hole terminal building.
Tisbury School Building Committee Tackles Gym
August 14, 2020
Monday's school building committee meeting on Zoom has been moved to 7 p.m. for a discussion of changes to the school gym.