The cherry trees on down-Island main streets are putting on a remarkable display, the tiny goldfinch has begun to appear as an unmistakable bright yellow dot among the fresh green of tree limbs just beginning to leaf, and shops are opening their doors, freshening their paint and anticipating the rush of shoppers.
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Downtown Edgartown was packed tight Saturday with Islanders, visitors and their pet companions dolled up in holiday garb for the 42nd annual Christmas in Edgartown festival.
December 10, 2023
These are the darkest days. The sun only starts to climb above the horizon around 7 a.m., rides low across the sky, and already is dipping out of sight as 4 p.m. draws near.
December 10, 2023
When the bells of the Old Whaling Church clock chimed 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, anticipation was high in downtown Edgartown for the annual Christmas parade.
December 9, 2023
The Minnesingers drew packed houses for their winter concerts Friday and Saturday during Christmas in Edgartown festivities.
December 9, 2023
Downtown is dressed in holiday style as Christmas in Edgartown festivities approach.
December 7, 2023
The 42nd Annual Christmas in Edgartown favorite, The Teddy Bear Suite, is prepared in the rooms of Faraway MV.
December 7, 2023
This weekend Island Community Chorus musical director Bill Peek took the stage at the Old Whaling Church and led his choir through seasonal favorites.
December 4, 2023
Nearly two dozen vendors, many of them Wampanoag artists and artisans, set up booths for the fourth annual Aquinnah Artisans Holiday Fair. Wampum jewelry, children’s art, pottery, headwear, and handicrafts filled Aquinnah town hall this weekend as the holiday season shifted to Aquinnah.
December 4, 2023
Just when it seems that all is dreary — the leaves are all down, the sky is unremittingly leaden, and you have a case of the sniffles — along comes the most colorful, cheerful and generally jolly time of the year.
December 3, 2023
A special December edition of First Friday kicked off the holiday season at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum in Vineyard Haven, a part of the town's 'Tis the Season events, which will be held through the end of the month.
December 2, 2023
A holiday crowd of kids wearing red antlers and parents sipping hot cocoa filled Healey Square Saturday evening for the annual Oak Bluffs tree lighting. Sean McMahon and Rose Guerin, and then Brian Weiland led everyone in Christmas carols.
November 26, 2023
Here on the Vineyard the frost is on last month’s pumpkin, and there’s always a chance the bird bath will have a thin sheet of ice. Past time to turn off the outdoor shower and roll up the hose. Fill your bird feeder and keep your soup on the stove simmering all day.
November 24, 2023
In a preemptive move before carb loading on Thursday, the Chilmark School held their annual Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, where kids run, walk, or trot their way down Middle Road from Beetlebung Corner to the end of Keith's field and back.
November 22, 2023
November brings cooler weather and the arrival of winter residents, especially waterfowl. Transient migrants continue to be found, including some summer resident species, though they appear in newer numbers.
November 22, 2023
On the Vineyard autumn lingers like two friends over coffee; no need to rush to the next appointment on the calendar. Lawns are still green, herb gardens redolent with rosemary, farm fields freshly turned.
November 19, 2023