Events for July 23, 2017 - November 18, 2017

Photo: Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) The Martha’s Vineyard Social Justice Leadership Foundation reached out to US Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and she listened. On Saturday, July 15, at 9:30am, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) will hold a Town Hall-style public forum at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School…

On Saturday, July 15 at 4pm,  join your Martha's Vineyard neighbors and seasonal residents to thank Joe Woodin for his service to the Island Community. A traditional Vineyard potluck gathering to thank Joe for his service to our Island community. Bring your favorite dish, dessert, or something to drink. This is our time to heal…

Dir. Robert Nixon | Documentary | U.S.A. | 2017 | 47 min. Too often we overlook the fact that harm done to the ocean is harm done to ourselves. Iconic ocean explorer and conservationist Dr. Sylvia Earle embarks on a quest to inspire the next generation of conservationists, scientists, and activists so that “no child…

Tom Dunlop presents “The First Church of Martha's Vineyard - Turning Its Back on Main Street” A schism inspired the building of Edgartown’s historic Federated Church. Prosperity determined which way it would face. In honor of the church’s 375th anniversary and in conjunction with the Spotlight exhibit celebrating the church’s history, Island historian Tom Dunlop…

Dir. Joan Kron  | Documentary | U.S.A. | 2017 | 99 min. Nobody delivers the truth like comedians. And so, who better to draw back the curtain on the often hush-hush subject of plastic surgery? Award-winning journalist Joan Kron, a first-time film director at age 89, follows two comedians as they deliberate about going under…

Dirs. Jeff Malmberg and Christina Shellen | Documentary | U.S.A. / Italy | 2017 | 89 min. Italian, with English subtitles This is the true story of a tiny Tuscan town that confronts its issues by turning them into a play. For fifty years, the villagers have transformed their piazza into a stage, taking on…

Old Whaling Church, 89 Main Street, Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, MA Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 5:00pm Introducer:  Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Moderator:  Charlayne Hunter-Gault Panelists:  TBA

Free Community Paddleboarding at 7:00PM Dir. Keith Malloy | Documentary | U.S.A. | 2017 | 49 min. Just getting to the ocean, and letting the saltwater run over your skin, can soothe the soul. This pelagic love letter weaves together portraits of activists and athletes who have dedicated their lives to exploring and protecting the…

Introducer:  Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Moderator:  Charlayne Hunter-Gault Panelists:  TBA Tickets are free and will be available beginning August 1 at locations TBA.

Martha's Vineyard NAACP Branch Meetings are the third Saturday of every month at the Oak Bluffs Council on Aging at 11:00AM 21 Wamsutta Ave. Oak Bluffs, MA 02557