Martha's Vineyard, United States (Local)
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“Power Ballad,” playing at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center starting July 17, touches on fame, love, family, friendship, self-respect, and the price of ambition. Co0-writer John Carney directs this feel-good film, which opens with Rick Power (Paul Rudd) crooning cover tunes with the wedding band “The Bride and Groove.” Rick is a middle-aged, Kansas City–born […]
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players,” from William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” likens human life to a theatrical performance. This summer, you can enjoy that stage and its performing players in this ebullient romantic comedy presented by the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, running from July 15 through August 8. Bring an outdoor picnic to the Tisbury Amphitheater, and be entertained by people you might know.
As the M.V. Film Center’s website says about its powerful offerings for this year’s Doc Week film festival, “Documentary films have become the conscience of the nation, providing a deeper study of contemporary, and often unnoticed, social issues.” Running from July 27 to August 1, the series features a Q and A after each film, […]
Beauty calls to both painter Paul Beebe and sculptor Gwen Marcus, whose works are on view at the Louisa Gould Gallery through August 31. Beebe’s oils capture the gorgeous, distinctive light in his Vineyard coastal scenes and seascapes. He first visited the Island 36 years ago, and was immediately captivated by the natural wonder around […]
Watching Leonard Bernstein conduct was beyond exciting. The renowned composer and conductor threw every cell of his body into making the music come alive. He was the embodiment of dedication to his craft. We see this and so very much more in the wonderful documentary playing at the M.V. Film Center on Monday, August 3, […]
Loïs Mailou Jones’s Sphere of Influence at the Center of Knowhere Art Gallery.
The crowd poured into the Performing Arts Center for the Spike Lee film. —Dena Porter
“The Way We Wore: Clothing and Textiles During the Revolution,” with Norah Van Riper.
The title of Rabbi Caryn Broitman’s “The Torah Is an Open Book: Radical Readings for the Seeker and the Skeptic” signals its thought-provoking nature. Stimulating us to think is, in fact, aligned with her strong message about the participatory nature of the Torah; the word comes from the Hebrew root meaning “teaching” or “instruction.” Broitman […]
Oscar Wilde’s quote, “One should always be in love … that is the reason one should never marry,” sets the tone for “The Invite,” playing at the M.V. Film Center beginning August 6. Next, we hear a sweet melody being played on a piano by two laughing people. But if you think that Olivia Wilde’s new feature, which she also stars in, is a romance, think again.
