News and Events for Nantucket Island
There are several ways to demonstrate your love for Nantucket even when you’re off-island: carry a lightship basket purse, have a row of beach stickers crowded along the bumper of your SUV, and wear Nantucket Reds. Murray’s Toggery Shop at 62 Main Street is the home of Nantucket Reds. This […]
Artists Halsey Hathaway, Alexander T. Oleksyn, and Rebecca Ward explore “Future Perfect” in a new group exhibit in the Philip Bloom Gallery at 117 Orange Street, opening this week with a reception with the artists this Friday, July 31 from 6 to 8 pm. “Future Perfect” explores the work of […]
~ by Sarah Morneau ~ Summer on Nantucket means fun in the sun and a day at the beach or the pool wouldn’t be complete without some awesome toys and floats! Many know Nantucket Pool & Spa Center for their construction, remodel, maintenance and repair of swimming pools and spas, […]
Thursday, July 30, the 2015 Antiques and Design Show of Nantucket kicks off with a festive Opening Night Party underneath the grand white tent at Bartlett’s Farm. Guests will dance the night away while enjoying delectable cocktails and delicious nibbles, and get a sneak-peek at an impressive array of fine […]
n the first of its kind collaboration on Nantucket, Nantucket Arts Council with Theatre Workshop of Nantucket and White Heron Theatre Company bring “The Moth Mainstage” storytelling back to the island on Tuesday, August 4, at Nantucket’s Unitarian Church, at 8 p.m. Doors open no later than 7:30. The Moth […]
~ by Robert P. Barsanti ~ I think we forget how little land Nantucket actually has. If you nibble the sandy, pointy ends off, the island stretches barely fifteen miles across and four miles. Further, the island’s streets, sidewalks, and stores aren’t designed for the 60,000 people that move into […]
~ by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay, Director, University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station ~ Last week I went with some of my high school interns to do water sampling at the small bridge located in Madaket at the intersection of South Cambridge Street, Red Barn Road, and Massasoit Bridge Road […]
Concertgoers on Nantucket will hear J. Reilly Lewis, an acclaimed classical keyboard player and renowned interpreter of Johan Sebastian Bach, when he leads the third annual “Nantucket Baroque” concert on Wednesday, August 5, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The candlelit concert also features Lewis along with Ann Colgrove, an accomplished […]
~ by Richard Trust ~ The lure of Nantucket, right down to the smell of the ocean in Siasconset, was too much for Tom Meehan to resist. So one of the first things he did after reaping the benefits of writing the script for the original Broadway production of Annie […]
Katherine Hooker London is delighted to return to Johnston’s of Elgin on Nantucket for an exclusive multi-day pop-up event beginning Friday, July 24. In addition, this year, for the first time customers will be able to purchase items from the ready-to-wear collection, which includes distinctively sleek and exquisitely cut jackets, […]
