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Last week saw the Chilmark Store wake from it's winter slumber on a beautiful summery day. Workers trucks parked alongside Cabriolets as summer residents start to return to meet their caretakers and open up their homes. Of course the pizza special for the day was local Kale and Stinging Nettle - afterall this is Chilmark!

Each Mother’s Day weekend, Featherstone Center for the Arts celebrates the coming of spring by opening their “Art of Flowers” exhibition.  Now in its 20th year, this event kicks off the summer art season in style and is tagged to be their busiest show of the Featherstone calendar.

Check out this three bedroom rental home that currently has all summer weeks still available (except August 14 -20).

It's the 5th Annual Pink and Green weekend in Edgartown over the forthcoming weekend! The rotton rainy week here on the Vineyard has everyones fingers crossed for some sunshine for Edgartowns celebration of Spring. Whatever the weather there are many events planned including the Pink & Green Kentucky Derby Party, Mother’s Day Brunches, sales and promotions at many stores as they softly open for the season, and the 4th Annual Pub Crawl. See the Edgartown Board of Trade website for the complete weekends events.

Announcing the Inaugural Martha's Vineyard Concert Series lineup !!

Everyone has been talking about “The Derby” lately (the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby). The jetties are crowded with fishermen of all ages, fishing boats are out in full force and every truck on the road has a selection of rods lined up on the rack. But surf is another great thing about this time of year on the island! Fall is traditionally the season to surf on the Vineyard.  The tropical storms and hurricanes blowing up the coast bring swell to the island’s south shore and beyond. Hurricane Joaquin thankfully tracked way east out to sea but still delivered us a week's worth of clean waves last week for all levels of surfers…and there are more to come in the months ahead for those hearty enough to brave chillier water temps. Whatever your activity, this is a great time to be out on the water on Martha’s Vineyard!

September and early October are treasured time on Martha’s Vineyard as everyone tries to hold on to summer and log in as much beach time as possible before the season disappears completely.  There is a lot of denial about the days getting shorter, the wind direction coming out of the north again, and need to swap out flip flops for something more substantial. Outdoor showers are still in full use. Cottage windows are still open (in the middle of the day anyway). Leaves are still green, mostly. This is the time of year that, if you hang out on the beach until the late afternoon, you soon find yourself in the glow of the setting sun and heading home over the dunes in the dark, reluctantly letting go of the day, thinking about how magical this place really is. These are the quiet times to soak it all up before winter blows in!

The annual summer benefit for Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation took place Monday July 20^th.  Set on the beautiful Borggaard Farm on Indian Hill Road in West Tisbury, it was a wonderful location for people from all over the Island to get together and celebrate the foundation’s accomplishments.  President Chris Alley, and Executive Director Adam Moore each spoke to a captivated audience. Photographs of the various properties Sheriff’s Meadow has maintained and protected such as the antique Mayhew-Hancock-Mitchell house and Quansoo Farm flashed on large screens as guests dined.  This event was another reminder of how fortunate we are to have so many people dedicated to preserving our Island.

The 17th annual Evening of Discovery took place in Vineyard Haven Saturday evening June 27th. Guests were asked to wear black and white to celebrate the theme based on the Museum’s exhibit of Alfred Eisenstaedt’s photographs of Islanders. Under a grand white tent on the grounds of the Marine Hospital, more than 400 people mingled, snacked, and bid on a wide range of items before sitting down to a delicious elegant dinner.  Set with the harbor on one side, and the historic building towering above, it was a beautiful and dramatic location.  It seemed that everyone was excited for the Museum to achieve its manifold and ambitious goals, most of which focus on education.  David Nathans proudly described some of the programs that involve kids learning about Island history of all kinds- social, natural and economic.  The Gayhead Lighthouse was highlighted because of its recent relocation.

Edgartown Board of Trade hosted a terrific evening of hors d’oeuvres and drinks at the Dunes, last Tuesday.  The Dunes, formerly Lure, is the new beautiful restaurant at Winnetu Oceanside Resort.  The interior is sleek and welcoming with so many different spots to enjoy, many with water views...  The bar is substantial as are the various dining areas, but now with the extensive deck and poolside service, it really feels like a modern escape by the Atlantic.