Events Alt
October
Join Edgartown Books at The Carnegie for a discussion of Emma Cline’s just-released novel, Switzy. Cline, the bestselling author of The Girls and The Guest, turns her attention to an aging retired executive making a final journey to Zurich as his grasp on memory and the present begins to slip away.
Darkly funny and deeply moving, Switzy explores memory, mortality and what remains when the accomplishments and assumptions that have defined a life begin to disappear. The novel was longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize.
Part history, part personal recollection, Leo offers a rare chance to see the town through the postcards and his lived experience.
Take a trip through old Edgartown with Leo Convery, lifelong Edgartown resident and local historian, using historic postcards to bring the town’s people, places and changing landscape to life. Presented in conjunction with Leo Convery: A Lifetime of Carving at The Carnegie.
As darkness falls, step out from The Carnegie into the shadowy side of historic Edgartown the Island’s own with Seamus Rattigan. This special 90-minute Haunted Edgartown brings together ghost stories, Island legends, shipwrecks, restless spirits, and strange-but-true tales from one of Martha’s Vineyard’s oldest villages.
Equal parts history, mystery, and theatrical fun, this special evening benefits the Vineyard Preservation Trust and its stewardship of the Island’s historic landmarks and gathering places. Come for the ghosts – support the history. Learn more about Seamus Rattigan at hauntededgartown.com.
