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The warrant for the annual and Special Edgartown Town Meeting is 93 articles long, and includes a 5½ percent budget increase from last year. The $42.6 million budget is higher than last year largely because of the rising costs of services and salaries seen across the Northeast and country, according to town officials. “It’s the […] ....
After nearly a decade, Vineyard artist Margot Datz has completed her recreation of a 1843 trompe-l’œil mural at the Old Whaling Church. Translated from French as “deceiving the eye,” the trompe-l’œil is achieved using a specific art technique meant to harness realistic qualities within a kind of optical illusion. The mural, along with two others […] ....
Aquinnah Thursday, Dec. 8, to Monday, Dec. 12 Northeast Indigenous Artists Holiday Market All day, virtual. Discover original artwork created by indigenous artists. Everything for sale will be available online, so you can shop in a socially distant manner at any time. Visit the market page from the Aquinnah Cultural Center and the Northeast Indigenous […] ....
Get into the holiday spirit with a concert from the Island Community Chorus. Music includes a special arrangement of Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by the new director, William Peek. You’ll hear traditional holiday music, along with a Hanukkah song, Mendelssohn’s “Behold a Star from Jacob Shining,” and more. […] ....
Daily through Sunday, Dec. 18, 12 to 4 pm Featherstone’s 20th Annual Holiday Gift Show 30 Featherstone Ln., Oak Bluffs A one-stop holiday destination with handmade gifts from Island artists, including paintings, photographs, pottery, crafts, jewelry, clothing, accessories, soaps, dog goods, ornaments, cards, calendars, and stocking stuffers. Closed Thanksgiving Day. For details, visit featherstoneart.org. […] ....