COVID didn’t stop Jason Mazar-Kelly, also known as Yogi Jay, and his wife, Casey, from creating a new business on the Island. At the beginning of the pandemic, they co-founded Wholesome MV, based on a cooperative business model that suited their dedication to the Vineyard and their desire for connection. “The intention was to work […]
Company SBB // Stefanie Batten Bland will present the world premiere of Embarqued: Stories of Soil, an installation-based dance-theatre work that interrogates existing relationships to memorials, at Duke Performances in Durham, NC, April 15–16, 2022.
If you want to know anything about Martha’s Vineyard’s past and much of its present Bow Van Riper, research librarian extraordinaire at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, is the man to seek out. He imparts his vast knowledge with great insight and with a good dose of humor. As a history and geology […]
The newly published book “Covid Monologues MV: Readings to Nourish, Inspire, & Connect” brings home the idea that it takes a village to survive a pandemic. The book is just part of editors Jennifer L. Knight and Moira Convey Silva’s collaboration on what became a multipart community arts project that included live and virtual readings, […]
When it comes to volunteering, Lynne Whiting of West Tisbury takes a heuristic approach, where one thing seems to just lead to another, although if there were an overarching theme, it would likely be education. Which is ironic, because Whiting vowed not to be a teacher because her mother was a teacher, and she was […]