The new exhibition “Woven: Art and Industry on Martha’s Vineyard,” at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, is sure to get you thinking about the historic importance of weaving here, beginning with the ancestors of the Wampanoag Tribe. The introductory panel sets the stage, telling us that weaving is one of the oldest crafts still practiced today. […]
To the Editor: As we ease into a new month, likely filled with more dreary, drab, days, it’s a good time to pick up a good book, and I have three to recommend: small publications with big doses of emotion. The authors have strong Vineyard ties. The books are filled with humor and exultation, sorrow […]
Alice Franklin Goyert died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Jan. 2, 2023, after a two-year battle with interstitial lung disease. She was 78. Born in New York City, she spent the first two years of her life with her mother and maternal grandparents in Montclair, N.J., while her father fought in World War […]
With the worst of the pandemic behind us, and things back in full swing this year, galleries and venues made up for lost time by hosting a number of exhibits and events that made 2022 an exceptional year for the arts on the Vineyard. Here’s a look back on some of the highlights. Early in […]
On Dec. 16, veterans gathered in the General George Goethals American Legion Post in Vineyard Haven for a Wreaths Across America ceremony, an event normally held outdoors. But bad weather brought the ceremony inside, where, at a podium in a corner of the hall, the Rev. Stephen Harding, chaplain of Tisbury’s Fire Department, gave an […]