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Happy Mother’s Day! The Blufords are expecting a baby this weekend, so it’s a special occasion for us especially :) Hopefully more details to come in next week’s newsletter!
ICYMI: Our New Business Roundup for 2023 was published this week!
What To Do This Weekend
Thursday (5/11)
Love Your Mother Fun Run & Walk at Bad Martha, 5:30
Friday (5/12)
Author Reception and Book Signing: Bill Eville, Washed Ashore at Vineyard Gazette, 5:30p
40th Annual Bird-a-Thon 6pm Friday through Sunday
Our annual fundraiser, where teams of birders and boosters set out to spot the most species of birds in 24 hours in Massachusetts and raise money for Felix Neck. Interested in birding? Call us at 508-627-4850!
Minnesingers Spring Show at MV Performing Arts Center, 7p on Fri, 4 on Sat
Saturday (5/13)
Love Your Mother: Brunch Basics for Kids, Make and Take with Chef Jenny Devivo at FARM Institute, 10a
Mother's Day Tea and Craft at OB Library, 10a
Spring Open House at Edgartown Library, 11a
Mother's Day Card Crafting at Aquinnah Library, 11a
Petals & Prosecco at Plan it MV, 15 Winter Street Unit 9, 2-3p
Live Music: BlueSwitch Blues Band at PA Club, 7:30p
Sunday (5/14)
Special Mother’s Day Luncheons: The Dunes, Bettini, Alchemy, S+S Kitchenette
Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides at HarborView, 10a
Exhibit Opening Reception: The Art of Flowers at Featherstone, 4p
Save The Date
May 15 - Martha’s Party Wedding and Event Conference
May 18 - Wine dinner at Little House Cafe, OB Steamship terminal re-opens
May 19 - Whitney Houston Fundraising Concert at the Strand
May 20 - MV Marathon + Half Marathon, Fly Rod Striped Bass Catch & Release Tournament
May 21 - MV BIG Golf Fore Kids Tournament at Mink Meadows
May 25-28 - Martha's Vineyard Environmental Film Festival
May 27 - Flying Horses Restoration Reveal 2023
May 27-28 - Vineyard Artisans Memorial Day Festival
May 28 - 5k Road Race, MV Soundfest
June 10 - Jorma Kaukonen in MV Concert Series
June 2–4: MV Flavors: A Food History Symposium, MV Museum
June 3: Annual Cross-Island Island Hike, Birds, Beers and Queers at Felix Neck
June 10:Â Oak Bluffs' Pride Parade and Events
June 15:Â Vineyard Preservation Trust's Taste of the Vineyard
June 15-17 - Edgartown Race Weekend
June 17:Â Oak Bluffs Harborfest
June 15–17: Edgartown Yacht Club Race Weekend Sailing Regatta
June 17-19:Â Juneteenth Jubilee Celebration of Joy and Culture
For Save the Dates for July and Beyond, check out the full list in our App.
Restaurant News
Recently Opened:
This past week - Pawnee House, The Alley, Detente, Chilmark General Store, Behind the Bookstore, Big Dipper, Noman’s, Giordano’s, Bad Martha
Recently - Farm Neck Cafe, Back Door Donuts, Orange Peel Bakery, State Road, 19 Raw Oyster, Atlantic, Jimmy Seas, Red Cat, Lookout, Tigerhawk, Aalia’s Coffee, Murdick’s Edgartown, Fat Ronnie’s, Lilikoi Cafe (new), Black Sheep, Pie Chicks, Coop De Ville, Dairy Queen, Aquila, Beach Road, John’s Fish Market, Fish House MV, Among the Flowers, Larsens, Biscuits, Lucky Hank’s, Mad Martha’s, Fish MV, Edgartown Seafood
Opening Soon
5/14 - S+S Kitchenette
5/16 - Atria