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Music and Meaning Lead Willy Mason Wherever the Road Takes Him

Elizabeth Bennett | Thursday, August 5 2021 - 10:04am

Singer/songwriter Willy Mason spent New Year’s Eve 2019 at Signal Corps Recording in Brooklyn. At 11:30 p.m., he, producer Noel Heroux, and sound engineer Rachel Alina completed mixing the songs that would become Mason’s new album, Already Dead. It was a good way to end one decade and usher in a new one.

Then the global pandemic hit.

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Lighting the Way on Chappaquiddick

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Mytoi — the Japanese-style garden on Chappaquiddick — will offer a peaceful, meditative space on Saturday, Dec. 9.

Halloween Happenings

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Saturday’s Full Moon will create spooky light that sets the tone for Halloween festivities in the days that follow, culminating with All Hallow’s Eve on Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Giving a Voice to the Voiceless

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Tracy Kidder didn’t set out to write a book about rural medicine, tuberculosis and AIDS in Haiti. Or education in America.

Feast of the Holy Ghost Returns

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It's been four years since the Holy Ghost Society held its traditional Feast of the Holy Ghost, a longstanding summer tradition.

Island Traditions Honor the Fallen

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Each year at the beginning of Memorial Day weekend, the Island’s school children participate in March to the Sea tributes that culminate in students tossing flowers into the sea in honor of military service people everywhere.

Give the Planet a Hug With Earth Day Beach Cleanup

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Invest In Our Planet is the official theme for the 53rd annual celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and the Island’s conservation agencies, nonprofits and libraries are creating a diverse array of activities for Islanders to do just that.