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Our Edgartown hotel staff is thrilled that – beginning a week from today – Improv for Kids (IMP) will be joining us for a series of short performances on the Square. Every other Tuesday through August 28, this talented young troupe will tap into their funny bones and coax laughter from adults and kids alike.

IMP will perform at Vineyard Square all summer
photo courtesy of Improv for Kids

From original musicals to short form improv shows, the IMP troupe provides quality entertainment for the whole family.  Don’t be fooled by their ages, these entertainers deliver amazing performances! Longer shows are held all over the island throughout the summer.

IMP provides quality theater education and performance opportunities to theater artists ages 6-21. Through their innovative improv troupes, after school classes, in school programs, summer camp and original musicals, their focus is on creating artists through the creation of art.

Join us nest Tuesday, July 17 at 7:00 pm for the first “On the Square” performance of this great group of young artists!

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The latest Eisenhauer Gallery sculpture to grace our front Square is a striking new work by David Phelps. Titled “Pastural Dreamer” (although we affectionately call him “The Big Guy”), the piece is in two parts spanning 15 x 43 x 24.

“Pastural Dreamer” by David Phelps – currently at Vineyard Square!

The general theme embodied in Phelps’ figurative sculpture (in his own words) is a sense of perseverance, optimism, and humor being embraced in the face of adversity.

This guy sure looks like he is facing life with plenty of optimism! Stop by The Square to check him out. Please inquire at Eisenhauer Gallery as to price and delivery information if you are interested in having the Big Guy grace your home or garden.

Note: this sculpture soaks up the sun and becomes very hot, so please enjoy him from a distance!

 

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If you’ve never seen (or, more importantly, heard) Vineyard Sound around the island, now is the year to come and scope them out. This preppy group of golden-voiced young men looks like a vineyard vines ad that’s come alive to belt out a tune!

Celebrating its 20th year, this all-male acapella singing group croons on street corners, performs in restaurants, and holds concerts from Edgartown to Aquinnah. They have become an annual fixture of summer entertainment on the island and are truly not to be missed during your summer visit. They’ve scheduled a number of official dates in Edgartown (check their schedule here), but make sure you are on the lookout for their “pop-up” shows. They may even appear on The Square!

Martha's Vineyard acapella singing group
photo of Vineyard Sound by Andrew Lefkowits
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Engage in a Martha’s Vineyard Shopping Escapade
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We were honored to have Elizabeth Warren stay at Vineyard Square Hotel & Suites this past weekend.

Joanne Sardini, Vineyard Square Hotel & Suites General Manager, poses with Elizabeth Warren

She was a very gracious lady and agreed to take this picture with Joanne Sardini, our General Manager.

Warren is an American bankruptcy law expert, Harvard Law School professor, and Democratic Party candidate in the 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts.

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by Rick Conti

It’s tempting to believe that Martha’s Vineyard and everything else are changeless and permanent.  Alas, the fact is that all things of this earth change, our precious island among them.  I’m not just talking about the opening or closing of businesses or the building of new homes.  Those are well known and easily observed phenomena.  I’m talking about the island itself.

Yes, the shape of Martha’s Vineyard is constantly changing.  The progress (or regress) has been slow but steady, punctuated now and then by more dramatic events.  Just Google “Martha’s Vineyard erosion” and you’ll find lots to see and more to think about.  It’s more than a little sobering to consider such changes in view of our own transience.

My stark introduction to this reality occurred when I was staying on the island during a storm in April 2007.  I vividly remember the Edgartown Harbor parking lot flooded as the water overflowed the seawall by the yacht club.  That was just a benign symptom of a much more devastating effect.

The same storm tore through the sands of Norton Point to create a breach that changed the nature of the Harbor and all of Katama Bay.  Where the Chappy ferry once traversed calm waters, it now had to deal with a strong current flowing through the harbor.  Boating, fishing, and driving (across to Chappaquidick) were all affected.

There was talk of trying to artificially fix the breach, but this seemed like a bad idea all around.  Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed and nothing came of it.  Trying to stave off erosion is a short term and futile plan at best.  Eventually, regardless of the outcome of the battle, you’re going to lose that war.

In recent years, Lucy Vincent Beach and Wasque Point have also witnessed massive changes that have altered not just the landscape but the way we view and use the island’s resources.  Just last year more damage was done.  Another breach has appeared on Cape Poge.

Are all these changes permanent?  I’m told that a breach broke through Norton Point many years ago, but it “healed” itself over time.  The Cape Poge breach is also expected to repair itself.

In truth, the only permanent thing is change itself.  I’m just grateful to have experienced the snapshot that is Martha’s Vineyard today.

 

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