Islanders gave earful to Steamship Authority governors and senior managers Monday at the first meeting on the Vineyard since last month’s calamitous run of ferry breakdowns and cancellations.
Separated by nearly 300 years, Vivaldi’s Beatus Vir and Eric Whitacre’s The Seal Lullaby were standouts in this year’s spring concerts by the Island Community Chorus.
An unprecedented series of equipment failures that has crippled the Steamship Authority for most of the past month was a “perfect storm” of events that could not have been foreseen, the boat line port council heard Wednesday.
The 18th Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival began with sold-out screenings of the drama Chappaquiddick and wrapped up a weekend of surprises with romantic comedy Keep the Change.
Saturday night’s engine failure aboard the ferry Martha’s Vineyard has been traced to a poor installation job by an electrician working on the vessel’s recent $17 million refurbishment.
The audience at Saturday’s screening of Patti Cake$ at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival got a pre-show bonus when Amy Schumer introduced a clip from her upcoming comedy, I Feel Pretty.
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival began on Thursday night with a premiere of the film Chappaquiddick. Two screenings were held at Edgartown Cinemas to sold-out audiences.
The Steamship Authority is nearing completion on a new administrative building. Reservations will be unavailable until 6 a.m. Thursday as computer services are moved.
Though extra time may be in short supply, many Islanders are happy to give some of it away. Together these folks form a virtual army of Vineyard volunteers.
