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July
Thursday, July 24
Book Launch - Your Affectionate Son, Charlie Mac
5:00 PM at the MVM
Join us as we celebrate the launch of Marian Halperin's new book Your Affectionate Son, Charlie Mac, the story of Civil War veteran Charles Macreading Vincent. Refreshments will be served.
Thursday, July 24
Workshops for Kids
WRITING: "Playing with Poetry " Exploring & writing different kinds of poetry
(ages 7-12), 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CRAFT/ACTIVITY: "Making and Playing Old Fashioned Games " (ages 5-12),
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Members free/non-members $5. Limited space, please call (508)627-4441 x118 to register.
Tuesday, July 29
Summer Lecture Series talk with Renée Bergland
5:00 PM at the MVM
Renée Bergland, Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Simmons College will discuss her recent research in “Sexing the Sciences.” Refreshments will be served.
$10 members/$12 non-members.
Thursday, July 31
Workshops for Kids
WRITING: "Good-bye for Today" Laura Jernegan inspired journal writing (ages 7-12), 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CRAFTS: "Model Boats" (ages 5-12),
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Members free/non-members $5. Limited space, please call (508)627-4441 x118 to register.
August
Wednesday, August 6
"Free at 5" Family Entertainment celebrating Island lighthouse history
5:00 PM tour of Gay Head Lighthouse; 6:00 PM entertainment at the Aquinnah Cultural Center; 7:00 PM ice-cream
Wampanoag Legends: Bringing them to Life” with Jeanette Vanderhoop at the Aquinnah Cultural Center. Free and open to the public!
Thursday, August 7
Workshops for Kids
WRITING: "What is it? ArtiFACT or FICTION?" (ages 7-12), 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CRAFTS: "Seaweed and Seashells" (ages 5-12), 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Members free/non-members $5. Limited space, please call (508)627-4441 x118 to register.
Tuesday, August 12
Mark Alan Lovewell presents “Fish Stories: Tales of Vineyard Fishermen”
7:30 PM at the Whaling Church, Edgartown
Mark Alan Lovewell presents “Fish Stories: Tales of Vineyard Fishermen.”
A Fisherman Friends Patron reception prior to the concert, $20 and includes preferred seating. Adults $15. Children over 12 and Seniors $10. Children 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult.
Wednesday, August 13
"Free at 5" Family Entertainment celebrating Island lighthouse history
5:00 PM tour; 6:00 PM entertainment; 7:00 PM ice-cream
Willy Mason will perform at the Fresnel Lens on the MVM campus.
Free and open to the public!
Thursday, August 14
Workshops for Kids
WRITING: "Every Picture Tells a Story" Image inspired fiction writing (ages 7-12), 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CRAFTS: "A Brush with Nature" Painting landscapes with watercolors (ages 5-12), 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Members free/non-members $5. Limited space, please call (508)627-4441 x118 to register.
Thursday, August 14
Summer Lecture Series - Doug Leavens
5:00 PM at the MVM
Doug Leavens will share images and thoughts on his experience as part of a unique initiative in Northern Iraq. “Challenges and Accomplishments Starting a Local Non-profit Microfinance Program in a Conflict Zone.” Refreshments will be served. $10 members /$12 non-members.
August 17- September 3
"The Early Textile Work of Lois Mailou Jones"
Special Exhibit with Featherstone Center for the Arts
Tuesday, August 19
Summer Lecture Series - lecture by Edmund Barry Gaither
7:00 PM at Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs
The Art of Lois Mailou Jones. “The Lively Imagination of Lois Mailou Jones”
Lecture by Edmund Barry Gaither, Director and Curator of the Museum of the National Center for Afro-American Artists. Free and open to the public.
Thursday, August 21
Workshops for Kids
Come visit us at the Ag Fair! We will be making and playing old fashioned games.
Tuesday, August 26
Summer Lecture Series - Lecture by Dr. Cheryl Finley
7:00 PM at Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs
The Art of Lois Mailou Jones. “Lois Mailou Jones in the World” Lecture by Dr. Cheryl Finley, professor of Art History and African American Studies at Cornell University. Virginia Weston Besse Gallery. Free and open to the public.
Thursday, August 28
Summer Lecture Series - Elaine Pace
5:00 PM at the MVM
Book talk and signing with Elaine Pace. Island Home: Why People Come to Martha’s Vineyard and Why They Stay. Refreshments will be served. $10 members /$12 non-members.
Thursday, August 28
Workshops for Kids
WRITING: "Good-bye for Today" Laura Jernegan inspired journal writing (ages 7-12), 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CRAFTS: "Model Boats" (ages 5-12),
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Members free/non-members $5. Limited space, please call (508)627-4441 x118 to register.
September
Saturday, September 13
Children's Memorial Ceremony of Remembrance
1:00 PM, Edgartown Lighthouse
For further information, please call Betsey Mayhew at (508) 627-4441 x112
Saturday, September 13
“You Can’t Spell mARTha’s Vineyard Without ART.”
6:00 PM, Granary Gallery at the Red Barn
Intimate dinner featuring island artists to benefit the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
For further information, please call (508) 627-4441 x123 or 121
October
Friday - Sunday, October 17-19
Martha's Vineyard Food & Wine Festival
Friday, October 17
Opening evening of the Martha's Vineyard Food & Wine Festival to benefit the Museum at the MVM campus, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
View coverage of last year's event on Plum TV! For article and photos click here!
Martha's Vineyard Food & Wine Festival or (508) 627-4441 x123 for further information
December
Saturday, December 6
Appraisal Day
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, MVM
MVM will host an appraisal day with Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art. Come by and bring your items for them to look at!
$10 per item/$25 for 3 (each additional $10 each).
Saturday, December 13
Christmas in Edgartown " Jewelry Jingle"
Stop by the Museum during the "Christmas in Edgartown" weekend festivities for wine, hot cider and chocolate treats...and to do a bit of shopping! We are having a 'Jewelry Jingle' - a sale of used jewelry. Donate what you no longer wear in advance and come by to see what others have contributed. Discover how one person's junk is another's person's jewels! |
