Martha's Vineyard Magazine

Martha's Vineyard Magazine is a regional magazine covering Martha's Vineyard island. The magazine was founded by William Waterway Marks in 1985, who sold it to Vineyard Gazette, Inc. in 1990.

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I think a huge advantage we have is that our festival's name is the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival. The environment is a huge advantage to us because, not only do people like the festival, they love the island. The festival has evolved from a one day festival at the Ag Hall into a three day event. We have three venues in this campus, the library, the school and the community center and the art shack. So we actually have probably sixteen feature films and another sixteen short films this year. We're expecting to sell a couple thousand tickets. It's funny, we have a lot of big names who come here and they often say to us, "don't change." Because we don't have the step and repeat and there aren't press hounding people. They can sit down and have dinner with the guy next to them and I think that's something that they really appreciate. So people always ask me why I do the festival in the off-season, not in on season. For me, I started it in March because my friends and I were hungry for film. That's why I started it. I didn't realize until I saw the outpouring of our community support that I was also hungry for community. You know there was something about standing around, talking to people, sharing a conversation over a bowl of soup and it made me realize it's not even film that I am so into. It's the coming together with people. Theres a reason, I think, that film watching has so often shifted to the living room at home. Obviously there is access, with internet, but what you get removed from that is the communal aspect. So what we keep trying to do is keep the living room feel but add the community in.

About the magazine

Published in eight editions per year, Martha's Vineyard Magazine features in-depth articles on a range of island-related topics including local events, cuisine, music and the arts, gardening, interiors, personalities and traditions.

Martha's Vineyard Magazine was honored as a finalist for the 2010 National City and Regional Magazine Awards in three categories: General Excellence, Ancillary Publications for their Home & Garden magazine, and Leisure/Lifestyle Interests for their series on wild edibles.

It is a member of the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA).^[1]

Best of the Vineyard

Best of the Vineyard is a contest held annually by the magazine in which readers vote for island businesses which “are the very best at what they do.”

The award is given in a variety of categories that range from necessity to luxury. Past categories include best summer event, chowder, caterer, place to get a vegetarian meal, bar/pub, yoga class, landscape company, person you'd most like to have lunch with and many more.

Many island businesses feature their selection as “Best of the Vineyard” in their advertising, and often display the framed award as a tribute to their popularity with the island community.

Ancillary publications

Home & Garden is a semiannual publication, detailing many of the Vineyard's fine homes and gardens. These issues come out twice a year, spring and fall.
Island Weddings & Celebrations is an annual publication featuring articles on unique Vineyard weddings as well as information for brides-to-be. This issue comes out in January of each year.