Grief, family, race, healthcare and identity were at the center of multiple discussions at the recent Martha’s Vineyard Community, Purpose and Legacy Series.
Late last month, after eight months of construction to replace the roof, the public was welcomed back to the pews and stained glass windows of the wrought-iron venue, just in time for Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s graduation.
Work recently began on the 90-year-old Tabernacle roof, which will be torn down and replaced with new concrete tiles. The project is scheduled to be completed by May 2024.
Both newcomers and longtime attendees reveled in Illumination Night Wednesday. The annual tradition dates back more than 150 years when the event was first held to welcome the governor of Massachusetts to the Island.
The Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association has withdrawn both of the lawsuits it filed against Oak Bluffs this summer in response to town board decisions approving a planned roof replacement and 1,300 square-foot addition to the Tabernacle.
Award-winning playwright, actor and professor Anna Deavere Smith sees herself as a linking point between her subjects and the audiences for which she performs.
