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March
Tuesday, March 11
Past & Repast
"He Said, She Said, He Read"
A Brief History and Tales of Martha's Vineyard Newspapers
7 PM, MV Museum
Come to the Museum to hear Mark Alan Lovewell of the Vineyard Gazette tell stories about how news got to and around the Vineyard over the last two centuries. Wine and treats! $12 non-members/$10 members. For further information, please call (508) 627-4441 x117
April
Saturday, April 5
Past & Repast
Adelaide Cromwell lecture: Unveiled Voices, Unvarnished Memories: The Cromwell Family in Slavery and Segregation 1692 – 1972
3 PM, MV Museum
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum will host a very special afternoon honoring those Vineyarders who fought on the front lines of the Civil Rights movement.
As part of this celebration, the Museum presents author Adelaide Cromwell discussing her new book Unveiled Voices, Unvarnished Memories: The Cromwell Family in Slavery and Segregation 1692 – 1972. Her book documents the incredible journey of eight generations of her family from the slave markets in Annapolis to the halls of influence in education, law and publishing. Ms. Cromwell’s grandfather, John W. Cromwell, began the family archives from which the book is drawn – letters and documents that provide an unprecedented view of how one black family thought, strived and survived in American society from the seventeenth century until the twentieth. Ms. Cromwell’s books will be available for purchase. Light refreshments will be served.
On exhibit in the Council Room Gallery is “The Civil Rights Movement on Martha’s Vineyard: A Public History Mobile Museum.” Funded by the Mass Foundation for the Humanities this photographic exhibit is on loan to the Museum from the African American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard. Board members of the Heritage Trail will be on hand to answer questions about the exhibit.
Guests will be able to enjoy the 2007 Annual Heritage Trail Project by Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School sophomores in the Kids’ Space Gallery
The third attraction for the afternoon is an oral history exhibit of “African Americans and Civil Rights Voices,” mounted in the Oral History Gallery, featuring excerpts from interviews with prominent island civil rights leaders.
$12 non-members/$10 members. For further information, please call (508) 627-4441 x117
Monday - Friday, April 21 - 25
Cultural Collaborative Vacation Adventure
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
MVM teams up with Polly Hill Arboretum, Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, Featherstone Center for the Arts, The FARM Institute and The Yard to create a week-long program during the April school vacation for Martha's Vineyard children in grades 1-5.
Each day brings children to a different organization for fun and exciting activities. Cost for the week is $250. Scholarships available. Click here for further details, including schedule of events and contact information.
May
Wednesday, May 7
Past & Repast
Tom Dresser lecture: Mystery on Martha’s Vineyard: Politics, Passion and Scandal on East Chop.
7 PM, MV Museum
Tom Dresser will be at the MVM to speak about his new book, Mystery on Martha’s Vineyard: Politics, Passion and Scandal on East Chop. He draws from countless interviews, testimonies and newspapers to offer a fresh perspective on a sordid, grisly and unsolved murder at the Rice Playhouse. Romance, murder, and ambition collide in Dresser’s investigation. Refreshments will be served. $12 non-members/$10 members. For further information, please call (508) 627-4441 x117
Wednesday - Thursday, May 28-29
QUEST Martha’s Vineyard (QMV) Two Day Village Quest Workshop
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Sail MV Building - upper Main Street, V.H.
A two day workshop with Steve Glazer and members of the Quest MV program that will give participants the skills to create community treasure hunts (QUESTS) while understanding the role of community history in place based education.
Held in the town of Tisbury, the focus will be on specific historic buildings, oral history of town elders and photos and paper documents from the MVM archives.
$125 tuition*. Click here for further details and registration info.
June
Friday, June 13
MVM Opening Party
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, MVM Campus
The Museum’s annual Opening Party marks the start of the summer season. Members are invited to tour new exhibits, learn about upcoming summer programming, and meet staff and other supporters of the Museum.
Friday - Sunday, June 13-15
Martha's Vineyard Lighthouse Challenge
Various locations
Please click here for further information.
Saturday, June 14
New England Stone Walls
10 AM – Noon
From rugged coastlines, granite ledges, and lichen-covered glacial boulders to the signature stone walls that ribbon our forests and fields, the New England landscape is defined by stone. Martha’s Vineyard is no exception, with our geology defining the presence of stone walls in our landscape, and reflecting the history of the island and its people. Join Robert Thorson, Professor of Geology at the University of Connecticut, for a closer look at the cultural and environmental history of stone walls. After an illustrated talk he will lead the group on a tour to explore the many stone walls on Arboretum grounds and the adjoining property of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum. Thorson’s book "Stone by Stone: The Magnificent History in New England's Stone Walls" will be available. Co-sponsored by the Polly Hill Arboretum. $24 non-members $20 for PHA and MVM members.
Monday - Friday, June 23 - 27
Cultural Collaborative Vacation Adventure
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
MVM teams up with Polly Hill Arboretum, Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, Featherstone Center for the Arts, The FARM Institute and The Yard to create a week-long program for children in grades 1-5. Each day brings children to a different organization for fun and exciting activities. Cost for the week is $250. Scholarships available. Click here for further details, including schedule of events and contact information.
Thursday, June 26
Premier of Zeb Tilton film "Zeb - Schooner Life"
Capawock Theater, V.H.
Click here to view the movie trailer.
July
Thursday, July 10
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. Registrations is encouraged.
Please call (508)627-4441 x118 or 120 to register.
Thursday, July 10
"Free at 5" Family Entertainment celebrating Island lighthouse history
5:00 PM tour; 6:00 PM entertainment; 7:00 PM ice-cream
Mark Lovewell performs at the Edgartown Lighthouse.
Free and open to the public!
Thursday, July 17
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. Registrations is encouraged.
Please call (508)627-4441 x118 or 120 to register.
Thursday, July 17
10th Annual Evening of Discovery
6:00 PM
Enjoy cocktails and dinner at our annual gala - live and silent auction to benefit the Martha's Vineyard Museum. For further information, please call (508) 627-4441 x123
Wednesday, July 23
"Free at 5" Family Entertainment celebrating Island lighthouse history
5:00 PM tour; 6:00 PM entertainment; 7:00 PM ice-cream
Jim Thomas Spiritual Choir performs at the East Chop Lighthouse.
Free and open to the public!
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. Registrations is encouraged.
Please call (508)627-4441 x118 or 120 to register.
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 and Knot Tying " (ages 5-12),
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Members free/non-members $5. Registrations is encouraged.
Please call (508)627-4441 x118 or 120 to register.
August
Wednesday, August 6
"Free at 5" Family Entertainment celebrating Island lighthouse history
5:00 PM tour; 6:00 PM entertainment; 7:00 PM ice-cream
Gay Head Lighthouse, performance tbc
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. Registrations is encouraged.
Please call (508)627-4441 x118 or 120 to register.
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
Will 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. Registrations is encouraged.
Please call (508)627-4441 x118 or 120 to register.
August 17- September 3
"The Early Textile Work of Lois Mailou Jones"
Special Exhibit with Featherstone Center for the Arts
Thursday, August 21
Workshops for Kids
Come visit us at the Ag Fair! We will be making and playing old fashioned games.
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 and Knot Tying " (ages 5-12),
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Members free/non-members $5. Registrations is encouraged.
Please call (508)627-4441 x118 or 120 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! |
