West Tisbury
A town in Dukes County, Massachusetts — population 3,594 as of 2022.
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‘Adaptive Strength and Pilates’
Starting Oct. 1, Judy Kranz will host weekly Pilates and strength-training classes on Thursdays from 9 to 10 am in the Community Room at the West Tisbury library. The class is suitable for adults of all ages and abilities. Kranz’s rigorous yet adaptable approach can help…
Events
Celebrating our past and supporting women now
The Island will kick off October with two woman-centered festivals this weekend: the inaugural HERitage and the ninth annual Ladyfest, to platform women and nonbinary musicians and artists, and raise money to support domestic violence survivors. HERitage is a festival that…
Events
West Tisbury
It’s been breezy the past few days, expected to get outright windy with heavy rain over the weekend. I, along with everyone else, have brought in my houseplants, the chair cushions from the porch, did laundry, set out candles and flashlights, made sure we had dog and cat food. I…
General
Harvest, in Islander hands
October on this Island has a rhythm to it, and this year that rhythm runs through our historical buildings. On Oct. 10 and 11, from 10 am to 4 pm, the Grange Hall in West Tisbury fills up with tables of handmade goods for the Vineyard Artisans Fall Festival. On the 25th, the…
Creatives & Arts
Richard North Patterson’s ‘Tripwires’
From his seasonal perch in a rural corner of West Tisbury, Richard North Patterson has spent more than 30 years writing 25 books. They include legal and political novels that traverse terrain that runs far from the Island, as well as a trilogy of novels that explore family…
Creatives & Arts
Art show: Susan Bienen Johnson
Catch the art show “Stone Walls, Graves, Fishing Shack Windows” by Susan Bienen Johnson at the West Tisbury library. A closing reception will be held Tuesday, Sept. 29, 12 to 2:30 pm. “This group of paintings celebrates lichen-covered landscapes and fishing shack windows, all of…
Creatives & ArtsIn and around West Tisbury
See & do
- African American Heritage Trail
- Airport Fitness
- Aquinnah Beach
- Blackwater Pond Trail
- Christiantown Woods Preserve
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West Tisbury by the numbers
- Median age
- 54.8
- Households
- 1,106
- Persons per household
- 2.8
- Median house value
- $1,302,100