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.

Brooks Robards

The fun mash-up of styles at the Built on Stilts dance festival in Oak Bluffs has a universal feel-good appeal.

Nicole Galland

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.

C.K. Wolfson

Time has never stood still for Rubin Cronig.

Nicole Grace Mercier

Mike Barnes and Anne Evasick learn to adapt.

Geoff Currier

1. Get your snorkel on.

Simone McCarthy

The mostly volunteer Pit Stop Workshop Company has turned a former car repair shop into a lively musical and artistic co-op.

Simone McCarthy

Frances Tenenbaum’s 2006 book, Gardening at the Shore, holds a place of honor on many an Island bookshelf.

Phyllis Meras

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