News and Events for Nantucket Island
For the ninth year in a row Ben Larrabee, a nationally recognized photographer with work in the permanent collections of museums, including the MOMA in New York and The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, is exhibiting a show of his family portraits at the ‘Sconset Café on Nantucket. […]
~ by Sarah Morneau ~ My husband always says, “A house by the sea isn’t a home until it has a name,” but I never thought twice about the quarterboard signs that appear on every other island house until I visited Nantucket Carving and Folk Art. When you watch an […]
• by Rebecca Nimerfroh • More than just a metaphor on how we play the hand of cards we are dealt in the game of life, “The Gin Game,” D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play produced by the White Heron Theatre Company paints a picture of two dynamic characters in the […]
• by Abigail Terres • We are all familiar with classic “knock-knock” jokes, however at this year’s Nantucket Comedy Festival from July 15-18, there is much more to expect than these simple gags. The Nantucket Comedy Festival, founded eight years ago, is an annual festival that hosts nationally recognized comedians […]
Every summer morning, Children’s Beach is a hub of activity for all ages. Little ones chase each other across the soft grass of the spacious lawn while older kids swing and climb on the playground equipment. Parents gather to watch and to enjoy some adult conversation. Couples sit on the […]
• by Robert P. Barsanti • July and August depend a great deal on what you see and what you choose to ignore. The houseguests come in those months, predominantly, and we live a parallel life to theirs. All of them are great friends from other times: We have heard […]
~ by Sarah Morneau ~ I have had the opportunity this season to talk to some incredibly inspiring and interesting people, and Clay Twombly is definitely one of those people. I first met Clay at the Sustainable Nantucket Farmers and Artisans Market where we are both vendors, and this week […]
~ by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay, Director, University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station ~ One of the many luxuries that Nantucket visitors can experience is the chance to see a humpback whale, and just a few weeks ago we had one cavorting very close to the island in the shallow […]
It’s time to take out your magnifying glasses, and keep your eyes peeled because Find Waldo is on Nantucket this month! The fictional character and childhood book phenomenon, “Waldo,” is hiding in more than 20 local businesses during July, waiting to be found. With his distinctive red-and-white-striped shirt, bobble hat, […]
