Louisa Hufstader

Oh to Be Less Misérable Than Usual
Louisa Hufstader

Tuesday night, Camp Jabberwocky gave a standing-room-only audience the singing, dancing Les Misérables of a lifetime, complete with battles — a tongue-twister showdown was the pivotal scene — magic, mimes and a rabbinical blessing.

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From Brahms to Post-Modern Ragtime, Harlem Quartet Captivates
Louisa Hufstader

The Harlem Quartet returned to Martha’s Vineyard Monday night, bringing music from three centuries and four nations to captivate its audience at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown.

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Where Benton Found Peace of Mind
Louisa Hufstader

The world knows Thomas Hart Benton as one of the most iconic painters of 20th-century America, his work as recognizable as that of Grant Wood or Edward Hopper.

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Letting the Muse Dine on Real Life Tidbits
Louisa Hufstader

My Ex-Life, by Stephen McCauley, is a wry, endearing and often very funny novel.

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Chekhov Meets Comedy, With a Dash of Disney
Louisa Hufstader

Just one more week to see the Martha's Vineyard Playhouse's production of Christopher Durang’s comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2013.

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Steamship Authority Picks High Bidder for Management Systems
Louisa Hufstader

SSA governors came to Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday for a day at the Tisbury EMS building. The monthly meeting of the boat line governors was followed by an afternoon workshop on how to rewrite the SSA’s mission statement.

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A Man for Many Mediums, Skip Gates Leaves No Stone Unturned
Louisa Hufstader

Henry Louis Gates Jr. has been vacationing on the Vineyard since 1981.

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Parkland Survivors Will Not Be Silenced
Louisa Hufstader

Screams, sobs, gunshots and a terrified whisper — for a few moments Monday night an Island audience heard the sounds of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School under fire.

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Going Big on the Gallery Scene
Louisa Hufstader

Large format is the size of the summer on the walls of three Martha’s Vineyard art galleries, with expansive landscapes, abstracts and abstract landscapes by several distinctly different painters.

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Girlfriends Still Shines as a Revelation in Style and Substance
Louisa Hufstader

Sometimes, one summer job can open the door to a lifelong career.

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