News and Events for Nantucket Island
by Amy Jenness In 1890, a group of island citizens said they were concerned about declining morals in the island’s youth: “It is a fact that the moral sentiment of the community is becoming tainted, and to preserve it from entire corruption, these gentlemen have conceived a plan, which, with […]
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket’s production of The Full Monty, reimagined in Buffalo, New York featuring six unemployed steelworkers, is as riproaringly funny as the film that premiered here at the Nantucket Film Festival in 1997. If you’re looking for some hot stuff on Nantucket, get your tickets to The Full […]
~ by C. Oscar Olson ~ The word “bipartisan” seems to be more and more a stranger to our tongues in these tumultuous political times. It seems, sadly, in our troubled two-party system, progress is a thing of the past. A constant encumbrance plaguing our United States today is polarized […]
In honor of the new addition to the world famous book series, Nantucket Book Partners is hosting a week-long celebration of all things Harry Potter. The eighth story in the series about everyone’s favorite wizard, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, picks up 19 years after the ending of Harry […]
~ by C. Oscar Olson ~ Every community, especially small-town tight-knit communities like Nantucket, will periodically experience growing pains. Whether they come in the form of a stumbling economy or traffic gridlock, the people must come together to find a solution. With regards to growing pains, one of the most […]
Nantucket Island is defined by its rare beauty and unique history. That beauty is alive in the gorgeous groomed hedges of ‘Sconset to the untamed splendor of the seemingly endless conservation land. Much of this beauty is achieved by design, so in celebration, the Nantucket Historical Association is hosting a […]
When passing by Centre Street, it is hard not to notice the array of eclectic sculptures on view inside the Hostetler Gallery. David Hostetler’s sculpting and carving career spans over an evolving and successful sixty-one year period. One can easily see his development of his approach to sculpting the female […]
~ by Robert P. Barsanti ~ The rain continues to fall. Heavy rain does funny things to the island; there is no place for all of that freshwater to go, other than the ocean. But before it gets to the ocean, it puddles in the parking lots, cross streets, and […]
by Amy Jenness Maria Mitchell spent the first 11 years of her adulthood living a quiet life on Nantucket, first as a teacher and then as librarian of the Nantucket Atheneum. But that changed on a clear October night in 1847 when she saw a comet through her telescope and […]
