News and Events for Nantucket Island
The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) will be hosting Location Location Exhibition, beginning with an opening reception on Friday, August 7, 6-8 P.M. The exhibition will be on display through Monday, August 17 in the Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 19 Washington Street. “Location” is described by Wikipedia as […]
~ by Amy Jenness, author of On This Day in Nantucket History, available at Mitchell’s Book Corner ~ In the spring of 1841 Nantucket banker William C. Coffin traveled to New Bedford to attend an anti-slavery meeting. There he met a 23 year old runway slave named Frederick Douglass who […]
~ by Robert P. Barsanti ~ When the nail gun starts next door at seven in the morning, my boon companion starts barking. The workers bang six nails into the dawn, and he barks them out as best he can. Standing in my underwear at the kitchen sink, I scratch […]
Tucked away on Oak Street between Federal and South Water streets, is an in-town eatery where you can show up in shorts, relax, and enjoy great food and cocktails without breaking the bank. From the outside, Queequeg’s looks small and unassuming. Inside, it’s warm and welcoming, cozy but not crowded. […]
~ by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay, Director, University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station ~ This week I am fortunate to be hosting Andy Revkin for an on-island event to support the Organization of Biological Field Stations (www.obfs.org) in my role as the current President of OBFS. Andy was the science […]
~ by Abigail Terres ~ When visitors round the bend of Brant Point Lighthouse, beginning their trip to Nantucket in August, there is no escaping the sweet smell of privet that is cast over the island. Daffodils, hydrangeas, privet, and more are natives to this island and in many opinions, […]
The John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum and Nantucket’s Dreamland Film & Performing Arts Center will present “Remembering the Sixties” with acclaimed historian Dr. Sergei Khrushchev on August 5, 2015. Sergei was a teenager when his father succeeded Josef Stalin to become first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet […]
Samuel Owen Gallery, a recent and unique addition to Nantucket’s contemporary art scene, is mounting an exhibition of artwork by internationally renowned artist Damien Hirst. An opening reception to celebrate the artist and his work on Friday, July 31 from 6 to 9 pm will offer drinks from Cisco Brewers […]
Boston IVF, the first Massachusetts egg freezing center to assist in a frozen egg pregnancy and birth, will host an educational “Happy Hour” at Grey Lady Restaurant & Bar, 2 Chins Way, on Thursday, August 6 for women who wish to learn more about their fertility and egg freezing. Hosted […]
