Oak Bluffs: Full moon, beach cleanup, library’s future, Ambler Wormley, and senior center
“Try to realize it’s all within yourself, no one else can make you change /And to see you’re really only very small, and life flows on within you and without you.” —George Harrison
Our February...
Oak Bluffs: Friday Reset, ‘Twelfth Night,’ film screenings, and Oak Bluffs history
“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” —Thurgood Marshall, first African American U.S. Supreme Court justice
This quote touched me. We watch the news and see war’s toll...
Oak Bluffs: Valentine’s pop-up at the P.A.
“What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world, devoid of national bias, race hatred, and religious prejudice.” –Carter G. Woodson, author and historian
Did you...
Oak Bluffs: Babe Ruth, Orchid Show, Gloria Wong, and contradance
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” —George Herman (“Babe”) Ruth
Babe Ruth was one of the greatest baseball players of all time, but here in Massachusetts we know him as “the...
Oak Bluffs: Oprah Winfrey, M.V. Museum, Rotary Club, and community potluck
“We have to make the choice — every single day — to exemplify the truth, the respect, and the grace that we wish for this world.” –Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey was born into poverty in...
Oak Bluffs: Aging, TBD Improv, mini golf at library, ACE MV, and Tony’s Market
“At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover that they haven’t been thinking of us...
Oak Bluffs: Interfaith service, MLK luncheon, senior center, and winter activities
"Everybody can be great … because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need...
Oak Bluffs: Sun and moon, South Beach, Chicken Alley, and Clothes to Go
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books, and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art...
Oak Bluffs: New Year’s resolutions, climate discussion, and Kwanzaa
“Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.” –Michael Josephson
That New Year’s resolution resonates with me! It is so unrealistic to make a resolution for an entire...
Oak Bluffs: Holiday movies, Kwanzaa, and Gatchell light display
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” –Zuzu Bailey, “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Our little Island, with its small towns and big community, is enduring some serious heartbreak this year. Too many...
Oak Bluffs: Robert Hayden, ‘An Island Christmas,’ seasonal crafts, and M.V. Family Chorus
“And when all Americans — young and old, black and white — come to know these men and women, we will have a greater understanding and respect for America and all of its citizens.” ...
Oak Bluffs: P.A. Club, beach cleanup, holiday lights, ‘A Christmas Carol,’ and Council on...
"Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away." –John Lennon
It was 1980, I was working at Checkers Pub on Circuit...
Oak Bluffs: Holiday lights, First Friday, seasonal concerts, and Christmas Day meals
“The seasons are what a symphony ought to be: four perfect movements in harmony with each other.” Arthur Rubenstein
We are all grieving the loss of Island son Waylon Sauer, who died at age 17...
Oak Bluffs: Gratitude, Beaver Moon, Strand Theatre, First Friday, and Island Community Chorus
“We should just be thankful for being together. I think that’s what they mean by Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown.” –Marcie, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”
Wishing you all a Thanksgiving Day that makes you feel thankful!...
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“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the...
Oak Bluffs: Veterans Day, 4-H programs, Barn Raisers Ball, and hunger and homelessness
“In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.” –Jose Narosky
My father was a veteran of World War II. At age 19, he was flying a fighter jet over Germany when he was shot down and...
Oak Bluffs: Native American heritage, home energy, library classes, and M.V. Council for Young...
“History is a trail that was walked by our ancestors. For us to know it and them, we must retrace it, look at it honestly, and perceive it realistically, then tell it factually.” –Joseph...
Oak Bluffs: Wedding cakes, Halloween events, ‘E.T.’ movie, musical parade, and Council on Aging
“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves. We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” –Humbert Wolfe, popular British author of the 1920s
We are nearing the end...
Oak Bluffs: Scalloping, Barn Raisers Day, Vineyard Greenhouse, and Tree Stewards
“Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order — in short, of government.” –Albert Einstein
It is horrifying and heartbreaking to watch the violence and death...
Oak Bluffs: Granger Things, Walk Day Festival, Featherstone, and Parent to Parent
“October is the treasure of the year. And all months pay bounty to her store.” –Paul Laurence Dunbar, American poet and novelist of the late 19th century
It is hard to believe that we are...