DAW: August Advice
Fresh air and sunshine do not mix…
Reenacting MV History: Imagined Adventures
August, 2013. Midmorning. In an effort to entice tourists to Martha’s Vineyard, history reenactors greet visitors at the Vineyard Haven ferry terminal and offer historical tours of the Island.
In Praise of Beach Days
A photo essay by Elizabeth Cecil.
Riding the Winds of Change
Wind’s Up! is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary.
Owning a Bit of The Camp Ground
The Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association, an old-fashioned neighborhood of tiny colorful cottages in the center of Oak Bluffs, has an appealing storybook quality to it, along with some unusual ownership eccentricities.
Flotsam and Jetsam
Dirty Banana, clean up your act, and books for the beach.
Q&A: Richard Michelson, a Wordsmith with an Eye for Art
Richard Michelson is an award-winning children’s book author, a published poet, and the owner and curator of a popular fine art gallery in Northampton.
MV on Broadway
While it’s well known that stars of stage and screen visit the Island, fewer people are aware that Martha’s Vineyard took its own star turn on Broadway this past winter.
Farm-Fresh Greenhouse Dinners
Chef and farmer Chris Fischer invites people closer to the source of their food – in the down-to-earth setting of his Chilmark farm.
Stand-Up Paddle Boarding
When I was a kid there were four major sports: baseball, basketball, hockey, and football. Paddle boarding was something your father did to you when he took you out behind the woodshed. And yes, I’m 106 years old.
African American Film Fest Marks Ten Years
When the Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival (MVAAFF) opened its doors in August 2002, an audience of ten rattled around in the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School auditorium in Oak Bluffs.
All the Right Grooves
The fun mash-up of styles at the Built on Stilts dance festival in Oak Bluffs has a universal feel-good appeal.
A Picture of Success
At ninety-one, artist Ray Ellis paints daily in his Edgartown studio and reflects on his career. It hasn’t always been easy, but one notable collaboration in 1981 changed his life as an artist.
In Search of Sea Glass
Nestled along the wrack line among seaweed, shells, and stones, a softly frosted piece of colorful beach glass is a satisfying find.
From the Editor
From the Editor
The first time I remember collecting beach glass was around eight years ago. I had met a girl about twelve years old, and she would look for it every day and had amassed an amazing collection. I didn’t begin stockpiling the stuff. Rather, I kept my eye out for particularly good pieces and displayed them…
