Martha's Vineyard 2013 St. Patrick's Day Weekend Guide

Calling all leprechauns, film buffs and music lovers: We've got your weekend right here.

This weekend offers more dining options than we would have found a few days ago: Café Moxie and the Wharf have both reopened for the season, the former with new artwork and a new menu.  Below you'll find just a few of this weekend's events from our calendar. To find more — and add your own — click the Events tab above. The 13th Annual Martha's Vineyard Film Festival continues at the Chilmark Community Center, 520 South Rd, Chilmark. For film times and ticket prices, please see Film Festival Finalizes Schedule Story Hour and Art, 11 a.m., Aquinnah Public Library, 1 Church Street, Aquinnah, free. Opening Reception for High School Drawing & Painting Show, 4 p.m. Featherstone Center for the Arts, 30 Featherstone Ln, Oak Bluffs, free. "Parked" …

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Louisa Hufstader

10:58 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013

Thank you, Mona, I have corrected the article. I usually don't recommend things that haven't been added to our Events calendar (marthasvineyard.patch.com/events/new) but I saw this one on a Facebook post that didn't give the location and I assumed wrong. Thanks again for the assist.   more ›

Film Festival, Irish Movies Come to Martha's Vineyard

This weekend offers a feast — and some tough choices — for film fans, as the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival returns to Chilmark and a series of Irish movies screens at the MV Film Center in Vineyard Haven.

If you're a fan of new and independent cinema, this weekend could pose some hard choices. Not only is the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival returning to the Chilmark Community Center Friday through Sunday, but the Martha's Vineyard Film Center in Vineyard Haven is holding an "Irish Film Weekend" with shorts and features. For the full Chilmark film festival schedule, with photos and video trailers, please see Martha's Vineyard Film Festival Announces Final Line-Up. Irish movies playing at the Film Center in Vineyard Haven (please note that the first two films have had their dates and times switched since originally announced): Are your Martha's Vineyard events posted in our calendar? Don't miss the chance to reach thousands of readers on our …

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Louisa Hufstader

10:14 am on Friday, March 15, 2013

Please note that the Film Center has switched the films "Parked" and "The Guard" - "Parked" is now scheduled for tomorrow at 4 p.m. and "The Guard" is tonight at 7:30.   more ›

Five Things to Know: March 8, 2013

Weather updates, movie news, live music and MV boys get ready for a big hoops game this weekend.

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Martha's Vineyard Film Festival Finalizes Schedule

The 2013 Martha's Vineyard Film Festival kicks off March 15 at the Chilmark Community Center, with a special preview event March 8 at the Capawock in Vineyard Haven. Here's the full schedule for the festival weekend.

Tickets to the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival are $7 members / $15 general public. Couch seating is an additional $5. Weekend Passes are $150 for General seating and $250 for Couch Seating.  Passes are only available to members.   Memberships can be bought online or at the door. Advance tickets and MVFF memberships can be purchased at www.tmvff.org, or by calling the MVFF Box Office at (508) 645-9599. The MVFF Box Office at the Chilmark Community Center opens at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 15th and will be open during all screenings throughout the weekend. For the second year, the Harbor View Hotel & Resort in Edgartown will be partnering with the festival and offering special hotel and film festival package discounts. A MVFF Free Membership …

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Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival Announces 2013 Line-Up

From opening night March 15 to the closing night party March 17, here are the film times and descriptions for the 2013 Martha's Vineyard Film Festival at the Chilmark Community Center.

Friday, March 15 Opening night reception, 5:30 p.m., with dinner provided by Chris Fischer of Beetlebung Farm.  7 p.m. The Crash Reel, Dir. Lucy Walker Documentary | U.S.A. | 2013 | 109 min. The latest film from Academy Award–nominated director Lucy Walker (Waste Land, The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom) is the story of U.S. champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce, who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury while training for the Olympics. She uses years of vérité footage to expose the excitement and appeal of extreme-action sports, while getting an insider’s view into Kevin’s tight-knit Vermont family as they begin the intensive process of trying to rehabilitate him. This thoughtful and probing documentary sheds light on the alarming trend of…

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MV Film Festival Announces 2013 Events in Chilmark

"Crash Reel," "Pussy Riot- A Punk Prayer," "May I Be Frank" and Ken Burns's "Central Park Five" are scheduled for the 13th annual Martha's Vineyard Film Festival weekend next month.

Friday, the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival (MVFF) announced its 2013 of films and guests for the 13th annual event March 15, 16 and 17 at the Chilmark Community Center. Passes are currently on sale on the Festival website. Highlights from the announcement include: “We’re always trying to push the conversation forward,” adds founder and Executive Director Thomas Bena. “We work hard to create an atmosphere that inspires people to dig a little deeper into the issues presented.”  Working his culinary magic, chef Chris Fisher—whose exclusive “greenhouse” dinners at Chilmark’s Beetlebung Farm are Martha’s Vineyard’s hottest summer dining ticket—will create a daily locally inspired feast. Outside, the Hay Café will host musicians, Chilmark …

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Michael West

2:29 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013

Great program! Congratulations to Thomas and Brian for booking an unforgettable series of films. Tried to find more information on the website, but I guess that is a coming attraction.   more ›

Photo Gallery: Final Wrap Up of the 12th Annual Martha's Vineyard Film Festival

There's still a few films to screen and a closing night party to go, but here is our final look at the 12th Annual Martha's Vineyard Film Festival

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Film Festival Offers Free Tickets for High School Students for Tomorrow's Screening of Bully

Teachers and administrators are also offered half price tickets to this important film

Day two of MVFF started with an early morning bird walk with LOST BIRD PROJECT subject Todd mcgrain, ornithologist Vern Laux, producer Andy Stern and cinematographer Scott Anger. We visited Todd’s sculpture of the Heath Hen along the West Tisbury bike path, and then headed up to the CCC for coffee, conversation, and a screening of their film to another packed house and a standing ovation! Thanks to everyone who turned out to see this beautiful film, and to the panel for their insight and creativity…. It was a perfect Saturday morning! Then, it was on to PINA, the Wim Wenders documentary about the legendary choreographer Pina Bausch. Another sold out show for MVFF! Thanks to David White, Artistic Director of The Yard for introducing this …

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