News and Events for Nantucket Island
by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier of Épernay August has arrived and with that is one of the most anticipated Nantucket events of the summer. Boston Pops on Nantucket has celebrated over two decades as the major fundraising event to support the general operations of Nantucket Cottage Hospital. This year’s special […]
by Suzanne Daub Reubin Simantov was excited. He was describing to me his newest donation to an island non-profit: a “Bedazzled and BeJeweled” catered dinner that he organized to be auctioned off during the Nantucket Historical Association’s Nantucket by Design event. “I was brought up that when you have food […]
by Stacey Bewkes of Quintessence While many visitors travel to Nantucket for beautiful beaches, charming cobblestone streets, and rose-covered cottages, the island also holds a special place of significance in our country’s cultural history. From entrepreneurs in the colonial whaling industry to civil rights leaders and the many artists who […]
by Catherine Macallister At the intersection of natural and supernatural is a rural Irish pub where the lives of five individuals are woven together, encapsulating the desire for community, understanding, and the unknown. The Weir, written by Conor McPherson won the Laurence Olivier Award in 1999, two years after its […]
by Catherine Macallister The world of learning is so broad, and the human soul is so limited in power! We reach forth and strain every nerve, but we seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us.” Maria Mitchell Vestal Street transforms every year on August […]
by Suzanne Daub There are some discoveries that turn the world inside out, even for a writer proficient in the exploration of family ties, memories, and what makes a meaningful life. Writer Dani Shapiro made such a discovery in 2016, and she turned a jarring, lifechanging revelation into a book […]
