Louisa Hufstader

Sustained by the Poetry of Real Life
Louisa Hufstader

When Mary Stewart Hammond’s poem The Big Fish Story was published in The New Yorker 10 years ago, her husband “was so mortified,” she said, “He went down to the Stop & Shop (and) bought every copy so his friends wouldn’t see it.”

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Memories Shine On at Ceremony of Remembrance
Louisa Hufstader

Children decorated the cobblestones at the base of the Edgartown lighthouse with slipper shells as more than 100 people gathered for the 15th annual Ceremony of Remembrancel.

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Chris Smither Strikes Perfect Chord at Strand Theatre Concert
Louisa Hufstader

Chris Smither performed a sold-out show at the Strand Theatre on Saturday at a free concert hosted by Boston-area radio station WUMB. Willy Mason and Marciana Jones opened the show.

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From the World to You by Silver Screen
Louisa Hufstader

Every September, the Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival takes movie-lovers on a world tour of cinema with films from virtually every part of the globe.

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From K'naan to The Phobia Clinic, Public Theater Residency Soars
Louisa Hufstader

A Somali-Canadian rapper whose best-known song has racked up more than 50 million online-video views (so far) is in Edgartown this week to develop his first musical for the stage, commissioned by New York’s Public Theater.

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Crohan, Krosnick, Beethoven, Brahms; a Blockbuster Encounter
Louisa Hufstader

On Sunday night David Crohan teamed up with cellist Joel Krosnick at the Chilmark Community Center for an evening for music.

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Alex's Place and Aquinnah Library Make Beautiful Music Together
Louisa Hufstader

The final performance on the deck of the library is tonight at 5 p.m. The series is sponsored by the library, Alex’s Place and WMVY.

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By Following the Money, Author Tells a Dark Tale
Louisa Hufstader

Jane Mayer is not afraid of the dark. She’s reported first-hand on terrorism in Beirut and traced a high-pressure pipeline of hidden money aimed at swamping the American political system. Most recently, in the New Yorker, she’s turned her gaze on Donald Trump.

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Not Just for Relaxing, Martha's Vineyard Is An Arts Incubator
Louisa Hufstader

Performing artists come to the Vineyard to refresh themselves creatively and develop new work, and Island audiences see exciting performances in return: new plays, musicals and even ice-skating dancers from Canada.

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How to Feed an Island
Louisa Hufstader

Seven days a week, 52 weeks a year, the small staff at Island Grown Initiative's Thimble Farm — now doing business as Island Grown Farm Hub at Thimble Farm — tends more than 30,000 square feet of greenhouses.

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