Artist Beth Smith has come a long way since she started painting in 2016. A former ER nurse, Smith has devoted herself full-time to her second career since retiring from the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital staff in 2019. Now she has made a name for herself in the Vineyard art scene, showing at various places around […]
Since 1996, April has been designated National Poetry Month. While there are a few readings and workshops afoot, I’m a bit surprised there isn’t more going on locally, given the poetry this place inspires and the number of poets living on the Island. For me personally, this year’s National Poetry Month has been something I’ve […]
Playwright incubator PlayGround-NY celebrates the best writers and short works from its second season and its first in-person performance at this year's BEST OF PLAYGROUND-NY GALA, Monday, April 24, 7pm EDT, live at The Producers Club (358 W 44th St) and simulcast online!
With his latest venture, artist Paul Lazes is thinking outside the box, or rather using the outside of boxes as a medium. His most recent series of sculptural wall art is constructed from strips cut from cardboard boxes and reconfigured into various abstract, three-dimensional shapes. The colorful wall hanging pieces are currently on exhibit at […]
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 […]