🎂 This Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: 3/6-3/8
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⏱️ This Week on MVacay
I love libraries! And the ones on MV are the BEST:
🗺️ What To Do This Weekend
Friday, March 6, 2026
🥒 Hawaii’s Pickle Lady: Live Pickling Demonstration and Tasting @ Oak Bluffs Public Library (Downstairs Meeting Room), 12:30-1:30p / More Info
🎶 Rose Coloured Glasses Concert @ West Tisbury Public Library, 3-4p / More Info / Free
🖼️ Tom Maley Exhibition Opening Reception @ MVMuseum, 5:30-7p / More Info / $20
🎭 Comedy with TBD Improv @ The Barn, Bowl & Bistro (Upstairs), 7-8:30p / More Info / $15
A fast, unscripted comedy night built from audience suggestions.🎶 Music Series: Erik Peterson + Darby Patterson & David Mintz @ PathwaysARTS (The Chilmark Tavern), 7-9p / More Info / Free
Saturday, March 7, 2026
🌿 Succulent Planters with Iris & Sue @ Donaroma’s Garden Store & Nursery, 1-3p / $95 / Call to reserve 508-627-8366
⛸️ The MV Figure Skating Club’s 37th Annual Ice Show @ MV Ice Arena, 1-2:15p / More Info / $10 (Fri at 6 too)
Catch the annual ice show in an afternoon performance at the MV Ice Arena.🎹 Beethoven and Rachmaninoff: The Piano and Sound with Silas Berlin @ Stillpoint, 3-4:30p / More Info / $20-$50
🔦 Keeping The Light Experience @ Martha’s Vineyard Museum, 5-6:30p / More Info / $30
See the historic Fresnel lens rotate live, with keeper reflections, music, and drinks/light bites.🎶 Music Series: Rose Colored Glasses @ PathwaysARTS (The Chilmark Tavern), 7-9p / More Info / Free
Sunday, March 8, 2026
🌱 Growing Beans and Peas with Ethan Buchanan-Valenti @ Beetlebung Farm, 1-2:30p / More Info / Free
A free workshop on growing beans and peas with regenerative tips, plus Q&A (registration required).🎬 Disney/Pixar’s Hoppers @ Strand Theatre, 4:30p (Fri & Sat too)
💃 Rise Dance Company Showcase @ Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center (MVRHS PAC), 3p / More Info
📍MVacay’s Island Updates
⛅️ Weekend Weather Outlook: This weekend looks warmer than the last few, with highs around 39–46°F, and a chance of showers Sunday morning.
🌊 Island Updates
MV Film Festival Tickets Go on Sale Tmo: coming March 25–29 at the Grange Hall and MV Playhouse, programming that includes filmmaker conversations, short film programs, live music, food from Stoney Hill Pizza + more.
New Business: Harbor & Hive: Harbor & Hive announced its 2026 organic yard protection schedule opens next week with tick, mosquito, and deer deterrent services ahead of spring.
New Business: Luminous Mind Hypnotherapy: hypnotherapy for habits, anxiety, confidence, and other personal goals.
YMCA Renovation: The YMCA of MV will have altered programming and closures March-May due to facility construction changes all spring.
Stitch Club Wednesdays at NDLWK Workshop: Stitch Club meets Wednesdays from 3–6 PM as a free drop-in for hand-stitching projects and community crafting at 19 Main Street in Vineyard Haven.
⏳ Restaurant Updates
Breaks: Mo’s reopens 3/16, Wharf reopens 3/17. State Road, Beach Road are on Winter Break until April.
Season Openings: Bad Martha Farmer’s Brewery will open on April 17.
Deals: In addition to dinner service, Sweet Life is open Wednesday–Friday for lunch, with $1 oysters Wednesdays from 5:30–6:30 PM and ½-price food at the bar from 5:30–6 PM.
📅 Save The Dates - Upcoming Events
March 11 - Lucky Shucks! Kids Cooking Class with MV Shellfish Group
March 12 - Virtual Spring Book Club with Steve Capers with MV Black Book Festival / Visible Mending Through an Artist's Lens with Hanna Washburn at Slough Farm / Vineyard Haven Cultural District Community Conversation: Art Markets
March 13 - JazzFest 2026 at the MVRHS Performing Arts Center
March 14 - Islanders Write / Flower Arranging at Donaroma’s / Enough (with Abby Bender) at Pathways / Loving Kindness and Mindfulness Meditation: A 90-Minute Journey at Stillpoint / MV Winter Classic / Daffodil Day 2026 MV Cancer Support Group / Island Authors Book Fair at Edgartown Books / The Making of the Sea Table at Aquinnah Library / Paleface and Mo Live in Oak Bluffs / Aquinnah Variety Show Open Call at Aquinnah Town Hall / Second Saturday Sale at NDLWK Wkshp
March 17 - St. Patrick’s Day Party at Aquinnah Library
March 18 - Alex Huey and Jacob Kynard Concert at Slough Farm / Home Grown Club with Ag Society / “Sonic Flow” Writing Workshop at Stillpoint / Dorothy’s Corner Community Tea and Workshop / Tarot Exploration with CUUPS
March 19 - Introduction to Canva at OB Library
March 20 - Edgartown Public Library's 10th Anniversary Celebration
March 21 - Meat Ball at Ag Hall / Sweet Life Author Series: Elizabeth Rush / Meet the Lambs at Slough Farm (all ages) / Second Annual Taylor Swift Brunch at Town / MVY RADIO’s Night Out for Nonprofits! at PA Club / Music Street Concert at WT Library / Kids Glow Party with DJ La Mere at Oak Bluffs Library
March 24 - Dine to Donate at Offshore for MVRHS
March 25 - Art Night Ceramics: Mugs at Featherstone
March 26 - Knife Skills at Slough Farm / Chef Look Cooks - Patron Favorites: Chicken Adobo (register)
March 27 - When Harry Met Sally at MV Film Center
March 28 - Spring Egg Hunt at WT Library / Sound Bath with Anna Marden at Stillpoint / Pane di Pasqua: Italian Easter Egg Bread with Vineyard Baker at FARM Institute / Second Chapter: Home Goods & Appliance Swap at OB Library / Aquinnah Library Community Dinner at Aquinnah Town Hall / Dad & Daughter Styling Class at Sea Spa Salon / Brazilian Dance Class with Lorena Crespo at Airport Fitness
March 25–29 - Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival
March 30 - Kid’s Printmaking at Slough Farm
April 2 - MVHC Annual Community Seder
April 3 - MV SWELL Lip Sync Contest at the PA Club / Sweet Life Author Series Annie Hartnett
April 4 - Misty Meadows Annual Egg Hunt
April 8 - Martha's Vineyard Career & Networking Night at Grange Hall
April 26 - MV Spring Classic Marathon and Half Marathon / Annual Shearing Day Celebration at Island Alpaca
⭐️ Also see Save the Dates for 2026 & MVacay Mobile App