“Martha’s Vineyard v. DeSantis” is a must-see film about the debacle a year ago and the excellent way our community and those outside of it helped us rally around the 49 Venezuelan migrants whom Florida Governor Ron DeSantis illegally sent from Texas to our shores in a stunt that fueled a political and […]
Heard on Main Street: Save the whales. Collect the whole set. Kids especially will appreciate a family-friendly concert with Brooklyn’s “kindie” rock band Rolie Polie Guacamole, at 3 pm on Tuesday, August 22, at the bandstand in Owen Park. This high-energy, interactive show is a mix of funk, rock, and folk music mashed into original […]
Jazz funerals are "a life force of this culture in this city," says writer and filmmaker Jason Berry, who comes to Somerville and Vineyard Haven this week.
If it takes a village to sustain a community, the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society’s founder/executive director Richard Paradise is one of our most dedicated citizens. Under his leadership, he has turned a fledgling organization into one of the Island’s very significant resources. The film society began in 1999 when they held weekly summer night screenings […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Society hosted a film screening of “Earth Emergency” alongside a panel discussion with Woodwell Climate Research Center scientists and environmental experts from the Island on Thursday, August 11. Film society founder Richard Paradise and Woodwell’s acting deputy director and senior scientist, Jennifer Francis, kicked off the event with a quick introduction […]