Vineyard Haven Harbor Cultural District (VHHCD) is far more than the sum of its parts. Founded in 2014, it is one of the biggest cultural districts in Massachusetts, and the only one with a harbor, which includes two classic wooden shipbuilders and a working waterfront. However, the district expands beyond the Vineyard Haven shore to […]
Think of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and what likely pops to mind is Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. But none of that would have come to be without the before-now-unsung hero Bayard Rustin, who conceived and galvanized a fractured group of activists to make the march […]
The Martha’s Vineyard branch of the NAACP and the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society will present one showing only of the highly acclaimed new film “Rustin,” on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 4 pm at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center, 79 Beach Road, Vineyard Haven. A discussion will follow the film. The architect of 1963’s momentous March […]
The Island Housing Trust (IHT) announced that the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society will be screening “Mending the Line” as a part of a fundraising campaign to support the building of affordable year-round homes for Veterans in Oak Bluffs. The screening will take place on Sunday, Nov. 14, at 4 pm at the Martha’s Vineyard Film […]
In a panel discussion following a sold out second-night screening of “Martha’s Vineyard v DeSantis” at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center, panelist and immigration attorney Rachel Self shared that the criminal investigation in connection with the 49 migrants has concluded, and that the District Attorney from Bexar County, Texas, will present the case to a […]