Events

Oct. 16

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Cemetery Walking Tour: Edgartown

Join special guest tour guide Liz Villard to explore her favorite graveyards on these historic walking tours. October 16's tour will take place at Old Town Cemetery in Edgartown.

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Tower Hill Road
Edgartown, MA 02539

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Oct. 16

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tavern Night at the Cooke House

Join us as the Cooke House is transformed into a tavern for the evening, complete with live music by Molly Conole and Mark Alan Lovewell, board games, and tavern nibbles. Grab a snack, explore the Cooke House, and be serenaded by Mark and Molly's sea shanties as you're transported back in time.

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51 School Street 
Edgartown, MA 02539

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Oct. 17

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Seaweed & Summer People: The History of a Victorian Pastime

Join MVM Research Librarian Bow Van Riper for walk through this long-vanished fad and a look at its larger cultural significance. Seaweed had long been a nuisance to fishermen and a boon to farmers, but in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it became a subject of fascination among the middle-class visitors who drove the Vineyard’s emerging tourist economy. There were seaweed shops, seaweed albums, seaweed art, and dishes decorated with seaweed-based design. The seaweed craze combined arts and crafts, natural history collecting, and the Victorian mania for “self-improvement” into a satisfying summer pastime.

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 22

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Cemetery Walking Tour: Vineyard Haven

Join special guest tour guide Liz Villard to explore her favorite graveyards on these historic walking tours. October 22's tour will take place at Old Village Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.

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Franklin Street
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 24

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Murder, Mayhem, and Madness with Chris Baer

Step back in time with Chris Baer as he brings to life the most perplexing and dark tales from Martha's Vineyard's past. This unique storytelling event features chilling narratives about unsolved crimes and mysterious occurrences in the Island's history. From an unidentified man in a straw hat buried alive on South Beach to the murder of socialite Knight Owen in Vineyard Haven, discover the hidden stories that have puzzled historians and locals alike. Join us as Chris unveils the Island's most gripping and eerie tales. 

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 25

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Avian Improv with Lanny McDowell and David Stanwood

A product of ongoing collaboration between David Stanwood and Lanny McDowell, "Avian Improv" pairs Lanny's avian photo portraits with David's spontaneous piano creativity to create an effect that is soothing, meditational, and inspiring. While the slide show of photographs capturing Island bird species plays, David interprets his reactions through his playing.

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 26

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tavern Night at the Cooke House

Join us as the Cooke House is transformed into a tavern for the evening, complete with live music by Molly Conole and Mark Alan Lovewell, board games, and tavern nibbles. Grab a snack, explore the Cooke House, and be serenaded by Mark and Molly's sea shanties as you're transported back in time.

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51 School Street 
Edgartown, MA 02539

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Oct. 28

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Haunted Island with Holly Nadler

Get in the Halloween sprit with the Island's "ghost lady" Holly Nadler, author of 'Haunted Island: True Ghost Stories from Martha's Vineyard'. Spend an evening inside the (possibly) haunted walls of the Museum and listen to tales of the Island's ghosts and hauntings, including one from right here in the old Marine Hospital building.

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

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Oct. 29

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Cemetery Walking Tour: West Tisbury

Join special guest tour guide Liz Villard to explore her favorite graveyards on these historic walking tours. October 29's tour will take place at Village Cemetery in West Tisbury.

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West Tisbury, MA 02575

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Oct. 31

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Halloween on the Hill

Visit our trick-or-treat stations overflowing with goodies, grab a tasty snack, unleash your creativity with our arts and crafts activities, and play in our kid-friendly exhibit space.

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151 Lagoon Pond Road 
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

Nov. 2

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tavern Night at the Cooke House

Join us as the Cooke House is transformed into a tavern for the evening, complete with live music by Molly Conole and Mark Alan Lovewell, board games, and tavern nibbles. Grab a snack, explore the Cooke House, and be serenaded by Mark and Molly's sea shanties as you're transported back in time.

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51 School Street 
Edgartown, MA 02539

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