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Networking Women

The Martha’s Vineyard Women’s Network will kick off the new off-season with a social event from 6 to 8 p.m. at the back bar at the Atlantic restaurant in Edgartown. Bring your business cards and enjoy Atlantic’s great bar, dinner menu and get a chance to reconnect. Bring a friend. This is a free event open to all members and nonmembers. No registration required. A cash bar and dinner menu will be available.

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It was a Tivoli Day organizers dreamt about: good food, music, people and even better sales. Circuit avenue was busier than a weekend night in August last Saturday afternoon for the 33rd annual street fair, as the street bustled with Oak Bluffs businesses, food vendors and shoppers seeking end of the season deals.

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As the response to a recent non-hurricane demonstrated, there is a longstanding tension on the Vineyard about whether it is one cohesive Island or rather a balkanized land mass of individual towns, each with their own personalities and interests. This Saturday the Martha’s Vineyard Museum celebrates that tension in kicking off a year-long exhibit titled Your Town, Our Island.

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A commission to designate 1,000 great places in Massachusetts was signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick on Jan. 15, 2009. Its mission was to identify and recognize 1,000 truly special places in the commonwealth, in order to celebrate pride in our history and culture, increase knowledge of our natural surroundings, and encourage regional and international tourism.

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