Beach Road Weekend opened Thursday evening with a Jaws screening, and then switched over to three days and nights of music that saw more than 30 acts travel to the Island to play back-to-back sets on two stages.

On Friday, thousands of concert-goers are expected to descend on Veterans Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven for Beach Road Weekend, the three-day music festival returning in full for the first time since its debut in 2019.

Solving a series of Island problems is part of the revised mission of the Martha's Vineyard Center for Education and Training (MVCET).

The Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena was transformed last Friday, led by the Minneapolis-based dance troupe Brownbody with a performance called Tracing Sacred Steps.

Synchronized swimmers, Bavarian gypsies, rowdy sleepover attendees, neon ballerinas, and a wide variety of other colorful characters took the stage this past Saturday at the 26th season of Built on Stilts .

Inclusivity and horseback riding haven't always grazed in the same pasture.

The crowd gathered at the Tabernacle to celebrate the life of attorney, professor, and activist Lani Guinier heard stories of a remarkable advocate, scholar, teacher and friend. The speakers painted a picture of a brilliant and thoughtful woman well ahead of her time.

Dani Monroe leads the Martha’s Vineyard CDO Summit next week, with a public session at 3 p.m. on August 12.

This Saturday, the Black Party returns to celebrate the Island’s rich African American culture. The even is hosted by A Long Talk, an organization trying to foster anti-racism.

Musicians Charlotte Rose Benjamin and Zoe Zeeman have been friends since birth. Soon they head out on tour together for Charlotte's latest album, Dreamtina.