Night life options in Vineyard Haven are set to expand this summer, with the Tisbury select board’s unanimous approval on Tuesday of an entertainment license for live music at The Wave Restaurant & Bar on Beach Road.

Owner Milan Basnet, who also owns Easy Street Restaurant on Nantucket, said he wants to start a local music series with weekly or twice-monthly performances.

“I just wanted to make a place where local people can come hang out, [have] music, and make it a fun place, you know,” he told the board.

Mr. Basnet said his neighbors at the Vineyard Harbor Motel are fully in favor of adding live music to the upscale restaurant, which has replaced the former Garde East.

“They love the idea. It came from them, actually,” he said.

The select board granted The Wave an entertainment license for the hours of 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The board also approved 21 one-day licenses to sell alcoholic beverages at events.

Most of the one-day licenses are for the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, which opens its 2026 season this weekend with An Iliad.

The Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce also was granted a license to provide beer and wine to ticketed adult guests at its July 11 screening of Jaws in Owen Park.

Deputy chamber director Alessandra Hagerty said access to the drinks tent will be limited, with staff at the entrance checking identification to screen out underage guests.

Trained bartenders from El Barco restaurant have been engaged to serve the wine and beer, she said.

Guests also will not be able to leave the tent with beverages in hand, according to the chamber plan, which town administrator Joseph LaCivita said has been vetted by Tisbury’s insurance company.

“It’s going to be a very, very well done event,” Mr. LaCivita said.

In other town business Tuesday, the board accepted a donation from the family of the late Island fisherman Luke Gurney to place a bench in his memory at Owen Park, near where he used to moor his boat.

Cheryl Doble, of the town’s open space and recreation committee, said Mr. Gurney’s family is planning a dedication ceremony for the bench next month, marking 10 years since his accidental death while conch fishing.

The annual Fluke for Luke fishing tournament, held in July, raises funds for a scholarship in Mr. Gurney’s memory.

Also Tuesday, a public hearing on proposed changes to the Tisbury shellfish regulations was continued to June 23 after shellfish constable Danielle Ewart was unable to attend.