🦙 This Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: 1/23-25
Mass250, weather warning, movies + music, restaurant updates + save the dates
Hello & Happy Weekend!
⏱️ This Week on MVacay
🇺🇸 Visiting Martha’s Vineyard During Mass250
An overview of Mass250 on MV: this post will be a living hub for all of the talks, tours, exhibits, and special programming that's yet to be announced.
From the Archives:
🗺️ What To Do This Weekend
Friday, January 23, 2026
🫖 Grief Tea at S&S Kitchenette, 3:30–5:30p / free
A quiet, supportive gathering offering space for reflection, guided tools, and tea.🎧 Inside 19th‑Century Whaling Logbooks at Martha’s Vineyard Museum, 5–6p / More Info / $25
🎬 The Housemaid at Edgartown Cinemas, 6:15p (Sat & Sun too) / More Info
🗣 Friday‑Night Forum: The High School Project at Stillpoint, 7–8:30p / More Info
👢 We Dance: Country Line Dance Class and DJ Vince Patricola at PathwaysARTS, Chilmark Tavern, 7–11p / More Info / free
Saturday, January 24, 2026
🍞 Farm to Focaccia: Bread Art with Vineyard Baker at FARM Institute, 10a–12p / More Info / $50
🖋 Writing in Relationship to Place with Kevin Hershey at Slough Farm, 10a–12p / More Info / $20
🌿 Staff-Led Seasonal Tours at Polly Hill Arboretum, 10–11a / More Info / $5
🧠 2026 Vision Board Workshop with Jelisa Difo at Edgartown Public Library, 2–4p / More Info
🖼 Exhibition Opening Reception for The Crunch at Martha’s Vineyard Museum, 4–6p / More Info
This new exhibit revisits Aquinnah’s wild demolition derby tradition of the early 1980s.🎶 Music Series: Blue Yonder Country Music at PathwaysARTS, Chilmark Tavern, 7–9p / More Info / free
Sunday, January 25, 2026
🦙 Alpaca Walk and Talk at Island Alpaca, 10a–4p / More Info / $30
A gentle, hands-on walking experience with alpacas Pre-registration recommended; walks run daily.🏃 Barn Buddies at Ag Hall, 2:30–4p / More Info / free
An active play space for kids featuring scooters, balls, and more.🎻 Trio Eris at West Tisbury Library, 2:30–4p / More Info
A chamber concert featuring Haydn and Brahms performed by a top prizewinning piano trio.
🎤 The Choral Q&A with Peter Boak at MV Film Center, 4–5p / More Info
Choir Director Emeritus Peter Boak leads a pre-film discussion on the power of music in community.
⚠️ Weather Warning: Our snowy island and ferries can make life unpredictable this time of year! Events may change so check with the host before heading out!
Behind the Paywall: 20+ new save the dates, a James Beard semifinalist, coffee closings, and a valentines spotlight.
