City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 23 Kelley St.
107. The Aquinnah Shop
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Description: The views from the restaurant’s open porch are incredible, courtesy of the Cliffs of Aquinnah and the ancient glaciers that created them. An Aquinnah landmark since 1949, the Aquinnah features plenty of great seafood and plenty of crowds. Patrons are offered both inside and outside seating with take-out windows catering to those sitting outdoors to enjoy the awesome views. You can also buy clams and scallops by the pint and quart. The Aquinnah serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner while it’s open from May to mid-Oct.
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
109. Island Theatre Workshop
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-2769
Description: This is the island’s oldest year-round theater company, presenting original plays as well as musicals and dramas. The group presents several shows a year at various venues. They also offer classes for children and adults. It is associated with the Young Director’s Studio, Apprentice Players, the Theatre Guild, Family Classics Theatre, and Children’s Theatre.
110. Owen Park
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Description: Music fans will appreciate the free Sunday night summer concerts alternately given at Owen Park off Main Street in Vineyard Haven and at the gazebo in Ocean Park on Seaview Avenue in Oak Bluffs. The events are quite festive and, as you lie back on your blanket, the music provides the starry night sky with a soundtrack.
111. Tisbury Amphitheater
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-6450
Description: Summer Shakespeare takes the stage at the natural Tisbury amphitheater every Wed through Sat at 5 p.m. from mid-July through mid-Aug. Call for ticket prices. Tickets are sold at the amphitheater before shows, and they accept cash only. A helpful hint: It’s Shakespeare outdoors, so you may want to bring along a blanket and some mosquito repellent.
112. The Vineyard Playhouse
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-6450
Address: 24 Church St.
Description: The Vineyard Playhouse is a nonprofit community center professional theater that puts on shows throughout the year. Tickets cost anywhere from $20 to $35 during the summer season. The Playhouse offers educational programs for both adults and children as well as children’s shows, staged on summer Saturdays at Tisbury Amphitheater, with tickets around $6. The Playhouse stages about four different presentations (not including their outdoor Shakespeare selection) each summer, between mid-June and early Sept.
113. Lampost
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-4032
Address: 111 Circuit Ave.
Description: This is a club for the under-30 crowd. Eclectic live bands and DJs pack the dance floor in season for a modest cover charge (free to $10). The Lampost is open from Apr to Oct.
114. Lola’S
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-5007
Description: This hot spot is next to the Island Inn on the Beach Road on your way to Edgartown (or if you’re coming from Edgartown, it’s on your way to Oak Bluffs). It’s jazz, blues, funk, soul, R&B, and the occasional DJ every night in July and Aug and weekends in the shoulder seasons (Apr through June and Sept through Oct). Look to their Web site for a calendar of entertainment. Lola’s is open year-round.
115. Seasons Eatery & Pub
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-7129
Address: 19 Circuit Ave.
Description: This busy pub offers acoustic guitar, rock, DJs, or karaoke most evenings. There is a Sunday afternoon happy hour.
116. Tabernacle
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-0525
Description: The Tabernacle on the campgrounds in Oak Bluffs often hosts free band concerts and shows by big-name performers. Also, if you like sing-alongs, tune up your vocal chords and set aside an evening or two for communal music making. Every Wed at 8 p.m. in season, the Tabernacle hosts a community sing-along. A songbook is provided for a small donation.
117. The Old Whaling Church
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 627-4442
Address: 89 Main St.
Description: The Old Whaling Church is often used for live performances. The day we stopped by, there was a concert by the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society. Performers such as Livingston Taylor visit regularly.
118. Chilmark Community Center
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 645-9484
Description: Beetlebung Corner’s Chilmark Community Center is a spot where outside concerts often take place. The center also holds dances and other social events for all ages, including an end-of-July talent show.
119. Martha’S Vineyard Chamber Music Society
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 696-8055
Description: The MVCMS has been committed to brining outstanding music to islanders year-round for nearly 40 years. Winter concerts fill the cultural yearning of year-round residents, and the summer series is always a highlight for vacationing music lovers. Call or check their Web site for a schedule and ticket prices. Monday concerts are held at Edgartown’s Old Whaling Church, and Tuesday concerts at the Chilmark Community Center.
120. Outerland
City: Cape Cod, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 693-1137
Description: From the ashes of the Hot Tin Roof, perhaps the island’s most iconic nightspot, rises Outerland, a fledgling club hoping to create a few legends of its own. Nostalgic locals of a certain age can still remember catching acts from reggae star Peter Tosh to wry comic Steven Wright on the Hot Tin Roof’s storied stage, and new owner Barry Rosenthal has added an international wine list, an eclectic menu, and a smaller, lounge-like performance space to accommodate a new generation of music fans.