News and Events for Nantucket Island
Artists Association of Nantucket has organized a special island event to benefit the Nantucket Food Pantry and our island neighbors in need: the Full Cup Scavenger Hunt. Running until Friday, November 21, watch AAN’s social media — @ackartists — each Friday to see each new handmade ceramic cup that will […]
As autumn hues settle over Nantucket, our island transforms into an eerie haven for Halloween. From ghostly decorations downtown to lively parades, trick-or-treating, and spooky science adventures, Nantucket offers something for everyone—young and old, silly and scary, ghoul and ghost. Here are some of our favorite decorated homes and yards… […]
Now you can page through Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket to read each issue on your phone, tablet, or computer. See the photos, ads, and maps, as well as the editorial. READ YESTERDAY’S ISLAND/TODAY’S NANTUCKET PAGE BY PAGE! Read Past Issues Online
by Sarah Wright Ten years ago playwright A. R. Gurney told an interviewer his favorite line from his play Sylvia was “Read the Odyssey some time.” Part of Sylvia’s monologue in the second act, when the dog-woman fears being sent to the suburbs, it is a memorable line. The Greek mythology reference […]
Steve “Tuna” Tornovish It’s hard to be successful from a standing start (no, this is not a poke at our beloved Bill Belichick after his North Carolina Tar Heels took a horrendous loss to TCU on national television) but the August Blues fishing tournament certainly has done it. In only […]
THERE ONCE WAS A MAN FROM NANTUCKET…UPDATED SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 For decades, Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket (now celebrating our 50th year!) has challenged readers to add to the original Nantucket Limericks. The ORIGINAL limericks, not the ones that make us blush. You can read them here https://yesterdaysisland.com/limerick-challenge/ along with more recent additions. While […]
The Nantucket Book Festival will create an online experience for its audience to experience and enjoy the 2020 lineup of authors. In light of the COVID-19 precautions, The Nantucket Book Foundation is unable to present the 9th annual Nantucket Book Festival in its traditional multi-venue format in downtown Nantucket from […]
The six vocalists in Five O’Clock Shadow, who win fans internationally for their rock-solid leads and harmonies, will appear in a day of programs and performances in Nantucket Public Schools on Thursday, May 3, followed by a 7 p.m. concert that night at Nantucket Dreamland Film and Performing Arts Center. […]
