This weekend, spring will once again be heralded in grand and artistic style. The Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury will be filled with the work of some of the most successful and well-known Island artists, emerging artists, and those who have just begun to express their creative gifts. The weekend-long Friends of Family Planning Art Show [...]
Once again, Martha’s Vineyard musicians outdid themselves in a wonderful concert at the West Tisbury Congregational Church on Sunday afternoon. It was a beautiful Valentine gift to all who attended. Titled “From the Heart”, the first half of the concert included works by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, and Francesco Barsanti with pianist Lisa Weiss (some may [...]
After arriving on Martha’s Vineyard as a year-round resident in 1998, the first gift I received was from my dear sister-in-law, Anne, who had retired with her husband to the old family home in Oak Bluffs in 1982. The gift was the first edition of Walking Trails of Martha’s Vineyard by William Flender and it [...]
by Idalyn Macchia Gilstad
When I first started selling luxury fractional ownership at the Edgartown Residence Club in 2004/2005, the concept was foreign to me and to most people for that matter. After I completed the training, the developers did a very clever thing. They invited me to stay in one of the units for the weekend in hopes I [...]