Martha's Vineyard Calendar Events
Martha's Vineyard Calendar

Events

Wednesday, September 13

Exhibit: Alejandro Carreno

Just in time for the Derby, Mocha Mott's in Vineyard Haven is exhibiting Alejandro Carreno's paintings of fish during the month of September.

Exhibit: Youth Art from Hope and Climate Action

Mocha Mott's in Oak Bluffs is exhibiting the award-winning paintings and photographs made by Island youth as part of Hope and Climate Action, this year's art...

Virtual: Chair Yoga and Meditation

Led by YogiJay. Chair yoga is a supported style of yoga that is accessible to all levels and ages. In this class, practitioners will be guided through seated...

7:30am
Virtual Event
A historic look at the Steamship Pier. Hear the history directly from Thomas Dresser in this tour!

Enjoy the Historic Oak Bluffs Self-Guided walking tour! Created by acclaimed local author and historian Thomas Dresser. Tour takers see, hear and read from...

Enjoy a charming stroll through Vineyard Haven - on your time! The app takes you right to each spot with turn by turn directions, and audio.

Straight from author Thomas Dresser – enjoy the Vineyard Haven Walking Tour! Self-guided, the app provides you with turn-by-turn walking directions to get...

Walk With Us

Join us for a walk around East Chop. We'll start at the library's Pacific Avenue entrance at 8:15 a.m. We'll walk up Pacific avenue, continue to Washington...

Acrylic Painting (Intermediate/Advanced) with John Holladay

Perfect your painting techniques during this weekly intermediate/advanced class. Bring a photograph or drawing for inspiration, and learn how to improve your...

Island Folk Pottery Sculpture Trail

Created by artists Bill O'Callaghan and Heather Goff, the quarter-mile private trail meanders through a magical wooded landscape populated with whimsical...

Kayak and Stand-Up Paddle Board (SUP) Quests

Enjoy Sengekontacket Pond on this self-guided tour. Rhyming quest clues (think: treasure hunt!) will help you uncover the story of the pond's people, places,...

Pirates Puzzle Escape Room

Play our fun and immersive escape room games and create new memories. Work with your team to solve a series of puzzles in our Jaws or Vineyard Pirate Mystery...

Supportive Day Program for 55+

Martha's Vineyard Center for Living hosts in-person programs offering music, art, history, exercise, conversation and socializing. Events take place on...

Music with Maryse

Join the Family Center every Wednesday morning starting on Sept. 13 for Music with Maryse. Drop-ins welcome!

Exhibit: 1923: A Kid's Life

As part of the Museum’s centennial celebration, this exhibit explores different aspects of life on Martha’s Vineyard through the eyes of a modern child,...

Photo by Edith Blake

In the spring of 1974, Hollywood descended on the Island. Universal Studios had bought the film rights to the book Jaws and the film’s director, a young...

Exhibit: Ksenia Meleshko's Silenced Voice of Vincent Van Gogh

Join us for the art reception of Ksenia Meleshko's show, Silenced Voice of Vincent Van Gogh “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small...

Exhibit: Photographs by Bruce Mathews

Photographer Bruce Mathews focuses on themes from the natural world, searching for the same abstract values that informed his previous work as a commercial...

Exhibit: Retrospectives

Featuring works of Sandy Bernat, Ruth Kirchmeier, Marie Louise Rouff, Ellen McCluskey, Alida O’Loughlin, Renee Balter. Exploring six different mediums with...

Exhibit: The Perfect Craft: Wooden Boat Building, Then and Now

Small craft made of wood have been part of Island culture for thousands of years. They have helped to feed local families, connect the Vineyard to the wider...

Exhibit: They Were Heard, the Unique Voice of the Martha's Vineyard Deaf Community

From 1694 to 1952, Martha’s Vineyard – and specifically the towns of Chilmark and West Tisbury – had an unusually large population of people with hereditary...

Featured Exhibit: Carol Maguire and Jim Holland

Stop by North Water Gallery, Edgartown to view new work by Carol Maguire and Jim Holland. Jim Holland visited Cape Cod on college road trips with friends,...

Featured Exhibit: Found Object Art by David Joseph

Come see the unique, thought-provoking and whimsical art created from a wide range of used objects! All art is for sale!

Living Landmarks: Scrimshaw from the Carnegie Heritage Center

The Vineyard Preservation Trust's collection of traditional scrimshaw will be on exhibit, paired with contemporary pieces by Island artist Darrel Morris.

Mah Jongg for Beginners (or a Refresher)

Learn the fundamentals of American mah jongg, a social, challenging game that requires practice, strategy, and some luck! You will become familiar with the...

Maritime Scavenger Hunt

Search for boats, anchors, lighthouses and other maritime-themed pictures around the Children's Room. Find all the pictures and get a small prize. For kids...

Pecoy Point Walk

Free guided walk for adults of all levels of mobility, offered by the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank, Healthy Aging MV and TrailsMV for Falls Prevention...

Stitching Time: Quilts by Men Serving Life Sentences

Twenty quilts by men serving life sentences at Louisiana State Penitentiary — aka "Angola" prison — for the former plantation on which it was built, combine...

Storytime!

Join us for a fun-filled storytime with stories and songs. Stories are geared toward kids ages one and a half to five years old but all ages are welcome....

Island Alpaca Welcomes You to a Walk!

Walking with alpaca is a way to learn more about how gentle they truly are. A wonderful experience for all ages. Every participant will learn the basics of...

Little Roots Music Class

The Little Roots Family Class is an enriching and engaging community music experience for the young child and their grown-up(s). This is your little one’s...

Traditional Storytime

Children’s librarian Mikaela will be hosting a weekly traditional storytime. Families will be able to listen and enjoy books new and old with some songs...

Aquinnah Cultural Center, Wampanoag History Museum

The Aquinnah Cultural Center aims to preserve, educate, and document the Aquinnah Wampanoag self-defined history, culture and contributions past, present and...

Carnegie Tours:  Historic Walking Tours of Edgartown

The Carnegie Heritage Center's Historic Tour is a 70-minute guided walking tour of Edgartown with visits to the Vineyard Preservation Trust's historic...

Cousen Rose Gallery

Cousen Rose Gallery (CRG), represents emerging and nationally known artists working in a variety of media, including painting, photography, and collages.

Exhibit: Alison Shaw Gallery

Fine art prints of Alison's photographs -- new works and old favorites -- are on view in the gallery located in the Oak Bluffs Arts District.

Exhibit: Fibers of My Soul

Group exhibition featuring on-Island and off-Island artists: Adana Tillman, Amber Robles-Gordan, Andrea Grillo, Daryl Royster Alexander, Ella Mahoney,...

Exhibit: Sean Roach Solo Show

Realist oil paintings of Martha's Vineyard by local artist Sean Roach.

Exhibit: The Significance of 5

Knowhere Art Gallery proudly presents Significance of 5, an exhibition that marks our five-year anniversary, exhibiting works by artists on and off the Island.

Exhibit: beneath the color there was the shape

Winter Street Gallery is pleased to present beneath the color there was the shape, a group exhibition featuring new work by Chelsea Culprit, Mark Handforth,...

Tech Time at the Anchors

Do you have questions about using your laptop, smartphone, iPad, or other devices? The Edgartown Library is partnering with the Edgartown Council On Aging to...

Tours of the Flying Horses

Visit the Flying Horses, America's oldest carousel to learn about, walk through, and take photos of its historic horses. Tours available on weekdays, 11 a.m....

Painting the Landscape in Watercolor with Lynn Hoeft

Working primarily outside at Featherstone (or indoors in the classroom if the weather demands it), we’ll examine all the elements that contribute to a...

Salt Water Wednesdays

Sign up to learn about all aspects of Island seafood, from preparation to the ecological importance of buying local. You'll leave not only with something for...

Island Alpaca Welcomes You to a Walk!

Walking with alpaca is a way to learn more about how gentle they truly are. A wonderful experience for all ages. Every participant will learn the basics of...

Drop-In Lego Club

Come join us for weekly drop-in lego creations! No registration needed. Free!

Drop-in Knitting Group, with Cindy Bonnell

Cindy Bonnell, master knitter, presides over a sociable group of knitters on Wednesday afternoons in the upstairs boardroom here at the library. Knitters and...

Girls Varsity Field Hockey

The MVRHS Girls Varsity Field Hockey team competes against Nauset Regional High School.

IGI's Mobile Market 2023 Schedule

Island Grown Initiative’s Mobile Market will resume its summer service on July 5. The Mobile Market is a truck stocked with reduced price, fresh locally...

Virtual Reality

Join us on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. for Virtual Reality in the Young Adult Room. VR is “the computer-generated simulation of a three dimensional image or...

Wednesday Walk the Chop

Wednesday Walk the Chop meets at the Vineyard Haven Public Library (200 Main street) then walks/runs (or any combination thereof) the West Chop loop. Course...

Little Roots Free Family Music Class

Come join us at the Vineyard Haven Library for a free afternoon music class for families, with music by Little Roots.

All Ages Card Club

Join us for our new weekly Card Club! Every Wednesday we will host a club for people who love to play cards or are interested in learning. Open to all ages...

Cut Flower Club

Cut Flower Club is back! On Wednesdays throughout the summer! Join our garden manager, Carla, in our beautiful Barn Garden to help pick and arrange flowers...

Shuck it and Recycle!

Wanna learn how to shuck oysters? Now's your chance to get your hands dirty and give it a go! Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group welcomes novice,...

The Confidante with Christopher Gorham

The Confidante is the first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg, the Hungarian Jewish immigrant who became FDR’s closest advisor during World War II and,...

Group Fly Casting Clinic

Join local fly fishing guide Abbie Schuster of Kismet Outfitters for group casting lessons at the Edgartown Lighthouse every Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m.!...

Goat Yoga

Slow Flow with baby goats! Stretch. Breath. Laugh. Email goatyogamv@gmail.com to register.

Restorative Reset with Jelisa Difo

This class will explore Restorative Yin postures done close to the ground to promote deep rest and encourage physical, mental, and emotional relaxation....

Live Music: Dukes Duo

Live music by the Dukes Duo -- Maria Stukey and Eric Warner from the Dukes of Circuit Avenue!

MV Modern Quilt Guild

Join the MV Modern Quilt Guild! Meets at the West Tisbury Library from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. All are welcome. Email Katherine Long at...

Wednesday, September 13