News and Events for Nantucket Island
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 […]
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
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. […]
For 10 days from Friday, April 27 through Sunday, May 6, Nantucket will celebrate its abundant visual and performing arts with performances and demonstrations in most creative disciplines. Spring ArtWeek Nantucket, the island’s newest, early-in-the-year celebration, coincides with and is coordinated with the statewide ArtWeek Massachusetts. Now in its sixth […]
The Dreamland Film & Cultural Center is pleased to present Nantucket’s Got Talent, a one-night performance program to include the myriad talents of those living on Nantucket year-round. This special event, will be held Friday, March 23 at 6 p.m. in The Dreamland’s main theater. Nantucketers of all ages are […]
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is pleased to announce an exhibition of works by Flora Crockett (1892-1979), on display at the Visual Arts Center (VAC), 24 Amelia Drive, along with a special talk on Tuesday, December 5. Mary Emery Lacoursiere, AAN’s Adult Education Director, is Crockett’s great-niece and she took […]
