Winter avian residents arrive and the occasional rare birds move through the Island in December, as winter begins.
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Nearly two dozen vendors, many of them Wampanoag artists and artisans, set up booths for the fifth annual Aquinnah Artisans Holiday Fair. Wampum jewelry, pottery, headwear, and handicrafts filled Aquinnah town hall this weekend as the holiday season shifted to Aquinnah.
December 8, 2024
The Island is full of bright light and spirit, and everywhere on the Vineyard the message is the same. The holiday season of Christmas on the Vineyard begins. Travel the brightly decorated main streets of our villages and you will find the rhythm of Island life changing.
December 8, 2024
After a long hiatus, the Festival of Wreaths returns to the Federated Church in Edgartown on Thursday. Handmade wreaths will be sold to benefit the Federated Church pastor's discretionary fund.
December 5, 2024
This year’s holiday gift show at Featherstone Center for the Arts is its largest ever, with 120 artists participating in the annual event.
December 4, 2024
Musicians and friends bid farewell to Geordie Gude Sunday, playing for hours at the Portuguese American Club in Oak Bluffs.
December 3, 2024
The Chilmark Community Center was packed Saturday night, with every seat filled for the Thanksgiving weekend Chilmark Potluck Jam.
December 1, 2024
A holiday crowd of kids wearing red antlers and parents sipping hot cocoa filled Healey Square Saturday evening for the tree lighting as part of the Light Up OB weekend.
December 1, 2024
We know the season in our bones. In the days after Thanksgiving the wind and rain stripped down those few leaves that were left, and our winter coats are coming out.
December 1, 2024
November is a month for remembrance, its waning light and colder air kindling an appreciation for the season so suddenly behind us.
November 29, 2024
Just in time for final Thanksgiving shopping, Chilmark’s Beetlebung Farm opened its new farmstand this week and customers exchanged congratulations as their eyes scanned shelves lined with produce, baked goods, grains and dairy.
November 28, 2024
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School football team fell to the Nantucket Whalers Tuesday at Fenway Park during the 44th annual Island Cup.
November 27, 2024
November brings cooler weather and the arrival of winter residents, especially waterfowl. Transient migrants continue to be found, including some summer resident species, though they appear in newer numbers.
November 26, 2024
The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday marks the end of one season and the beginning of another, but this year there is a distinct sense of procrastination about it all.
November 24, 2024
The Minnesingers, and the MVRHS dance team sponsored by RISE practice ahead of trip to accompany high school football team to game at Fenway Park versus Nantucket.
November 21, 2024
The Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation Foundation gave out $530,000 to 46 local organizations this year.
November 20, 2024
Volunteers arrived at Merry Farm to assist in a weekend-long kiln firing.
November 18, 2024