Chilmark Community Ctr

The Chilmark Community Center is just what it says it is - a social center for the townspeople of Chilmark, summer visitors and year-round residents alike as well as a destination for the entire island of Martha's Vineyard.

In July and August the Center hosts a program for children and families which offers a play school, a morning program with a... full range of indoor and outdoor activities, and an evening program of movies, lectures, dancing and music for children and adults of all ages. Off-season, it provides the setting for a variety of events, including pre-school classes, wedding receptions, clambakes and...

In this fishing town, as in centuries past, fishermen and lobstermen return from a long journey at sea to unload their catch. The harbor, as well as other island spots, was used in the movie, Jaws . The town is comprised of farmland, ponds, and rolling hills. An ancient stone wall cuts through Chilmark. The town's nickname is Beetlebung Corner, because years ago the Tupelo trees were used to...