5+ day, 42+ min ago   (130+ words) The Vineyard Haven library welcomes Jonathan Herrick, LCSW, for a second two-hour meditation workshop combining two powerful, pragmatic approaches that can reduce personal suffering and increase the capacity for happiness and love. Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Vineyard Haven…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (175+ words) Spearheaded by Paddy Moore, Navigator Homes was developed as a “small house” model. All five buildings have 14 private rooms apiece, and handsome, shared spaces that just cry out for artwork. It was this fact that led several people to join…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (184+ words) Foster Perry and Kristos T. Perry of Golden Hummingbird are returning to the Island for their 29th year, offering several healing events from Sept. 15 to 20. On Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 6:30 pm, Foster will give a talk, “Spiritual Awareness and the Shadow.” Foster will…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (564+ words) The description of Ellie Brelis’ play “Driver’s Seat: Obsessive Compulsive Disaster” immediately grabs our attention. Buckle up for a twisted ride through OCD, an epic breakup, a major breakdown, coming out, and, just possibly, learning how to drive. Ellie Brelis…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1002+ words) Owls call and bats flit at dusk. Symbolic of the season are cool nights, the trilling of meadow song, and dew-drenched mornings heading for the school bus. Falling acorns “ping.” Pinkletinks resume their chorus, responding to cool, damp nights. Leopard…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (887+ words) For the past 250 years, the “American Dream” has been summed up in a simple image: a house, a healthy-looking family, a white picket fence. But increasingly, younger Americans see that traditional image slip away as high housing costs, stagnant wages,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (163+ words) Island sculptor, Master Potter, and published Arts columnist Juliet Ehrlich’s diversely themed Clay Wall Reliefs can be seen by appointment by calling 502-936-3599. Ehrlich’s clients include corporate, public, and private commissions and have been placed both in the United States and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (144+ words) What lead to your founding of Gather Events? From your perspective, what makes planning an event on the Island unique? After a busy Vineyard event season, what does your perfect completely-off-the-clock Island day look like? Rest in Peace, Marty! these…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (180+ words) At this point I’m unsure about what’ll be open on Labor Day itself. In an ideal world, I can try to stop by Among the Flowers for breakfast, Behind the Bookstore for coffee, Coop de Ville for wings, Gio’s for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (758+ words) For those of us who live and work on Martha’s Vineyard, September occupies a funny little space. The rest of the world tends to treat Labor Day as summer’s closing ceremony. Here, September feels less like an ending and more…...