Featured speakers at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, running from August 6 to 11, are Spike Lee and Barry Jenkins, screenwriter and director of Academy Award winning film, Moonlight.
Shelly Davis bought her loom, a four harness Nilus Leclerc, in 1975. It weighs more than she does, and it arrived in pieces with a guidebook called “Weaving: A Fantastic Hobby.”
Vineyarder and former high school basketball star Erin Hill will join the Yale women’s basketball team next year, one of only four standout first-years.
Before the sun rises, they wipe the dew off bike seats and trudge out to bus stops on Island roadsides. They are among the earliest commuters to summer jobs. But for these summer workers, the trip didn’t start there in the predawn hours. The journey began when they left their home countries to travel to Martha’s Vineyard.
After screening discussion of Sleepless in Seattle included lead actor Meg Ryan, producer Gary Foster and screenwriter Scott Frank as part of YMCA's annual Stars and Stripes fundraiser.
Nafissa Thompson-Spires will discuss her debut book of short stories, Heads of the Colored People, on July 29 at the Chilmark Community Center as part of this summer's Martha's Vineyard Author Series.
Access to mental health support services is limited at Island public schools despite a growing need, especially among students who face cultural barriers in education.
