Built on Stilts and Union Chapel are inseparable. We are endlessly grateful for such a beautiful venue in which to house our festival. This unique, magical space allows for our diverse community to come together and celebrate the dancer within all of us. -- Abby Bender, co-founder & director.

Preserving Landmarks, Serving Community.

The Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust currently owns and maintains 18 historic properties central to the Island Community. Could you imagine West Tisbury without Alleys and The Grange?  What about Edgartown without The Old Whaling Church and Daniel Fisher House? Oak Bluffs without the Flying Horses Carousel and Union Chapel? Thankfully, you will never have to. These cultural icons and cultural centers of our community are well cared for and full of life -- now and preserved for the future through the work of the Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust.