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    Martha's Vineyard Playhouse

    Martha's Vineyard Playhouse

    4.4(5 reviews)
    6.0 mi

    Small town theater... with big professional shows!…read more Are you looking for something to do at night while staying on the Vineyard? Then perhaps try the Vineyard Playhouse. They don't have shows playing every night of the week. However you can check their schedule online and see if anything is playing on your night of interest. The play I watched was top notch. It was played out by big professional actors from the mainland. The theater building itself is cute as a button. Downstairs is a mini cafe and a tiny art gallery. Upstairs is the actual theater room which holds only 90 seats. Everything is clean and immaculate. You can reserve your tickets on their website or grab them at their on-site box office shortly before the show. Tickets are around $50 each and they're discounted to $30 starting one hour before the show. The discounted tickets are called "rush" tickets and purchased by cash only. If you plan on grabbing the rush tickets then you run the risk of experiencing them all sold out. I took that gamble and was successful at gettng my rush tickets. Yay.

    Small town theaters sometimes get a bad rap but this little spot has kept me and my family…read moreentertained for years with some of the best theatre we have seen anywhere. Most of the time (there are a few exceptions) you will not be cringing with agony as want-to-be Broadway stars overact and over-emote. Instead you will be amused, touched and inspired by the performances. Sometimes you get to see some really big names here which is lots of fun. Keep an eye open for announcements of readings which take place in the summer and can give you chance to see a very big STAR, if you are into that. All of the seats are good, as it is so small, and there's always a very supportive audience. Look around closely and you might get a glimpse of Julie Taymor, Woody Harrelson, Tony Shalhoub or Ted Danson and Mary Steenbergen. They serve snacks in the lobby during intermission but there's nothing memorable. (Dry cookies in plastic wrap.) Save your appetite and go out somewhere fun after the show. This theatre also puts on shows at Christmas and works with local school groups during the year. They have a pretty loyal following on the island and lots of islanders enjoy working back stage on lights, sets, costumes and so on. They also have an amphitheater just outside of town which provides a lovely setting for various Shakespeare productions that tend to feature a local cast of local high school graduates who stick with the theatre bug. Some of them are actually pretty good. Bring bug spray, a beach chair and some wine or rum punch which will all make your evening even more special. Way to go, Vineyard Playhouse.

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    WHOI Ocean Discovery Center & Store - Such a lovely well-lit space with interesting exhibits

    WHOI Ocean Discovery Center & Store

    4.2(5 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    Bottom Line: A lovely gift shop and separately a donation based museum with exhibits that explain…read moreWHOI's role in ocean exploration. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) buildings (and U. of Chicago Marine Biological Laboratory) buildings are sprinkled throughout the town of Falmouth. WHOI buildings open to the public include (1) the visitor center and store, (2) a discovery center (museum) and (3) an aquarium. This review is for the visitors center and gift shop that is located on the main street as well as the discovery center that is located on a side street. My husband and I first stopped at the Visitor Center and Store on the drag street of what I assume is downtown Falmouth. The store sells ocean and ship themed t-shirts, hoodies and insulated cups and other "science-y" souvenirs. The store was very organized and everything was neatly displayed. We didn't buy anything but we had a lovely conversation with the very helpful employee who gave us a map of the area and made recommendations for lunch spots as well as how to find the WHOI Discovery Center and WHOI aquarium. Next we visited the Discovery Center which is appropriately located in a beautiful historic school. We found the introduction video about what WHOI does very helpful and we enjoyed the exhibits in the brightly lit space. I was surprised to learn that the 60-year-old Alvin mini-sub that is famous for taking explorers to the Titanic is still in service. I enjoyed being able to scan a QR code with my phone to see the real time position of WHOI's research vessels. The Discovery Center is donation based and like any good museum, there is a gift shop at the end. As far as parking, street parking is the name of the game in this part of Falmouth. We found a spot at a parking meter and walked to the Visitor Center, Discovery Center, aquarium and lunch.

    The WHOI Exhibit Center&Gift Shop is a charming little spot, tucked away with only an oceanic mural…read moreto indicate its existence. They currently have exhibits on the Titanic, whale sounds, sharks, the March 2011 tsunami in Japan, and the sea floor spreading of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (it would be interesting if they pointed out that this sea floor spreading is happening inland in the Imperial Valley, thanks to the East Pacific Rise) The gift shop is varied&fun, with plenty for adults&kids alike. Everything has an oceanic theme. There are books about New England's haunted lighthouses, the exploration of the Titanic, Cape Cod cookbooks, fun for the whole family.

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    WHOI Ocean Discovery Center & Store - The Discovery Center is located in an old school on a side street.

    The Discovery Center is located in an old school on a side street.

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