News and Events for Nantucket Island
Although we’re in the depths of winter’s cold—the landscape is devoid of most color, the wind-swept harbor holds few boats, and wisps of smoke from cozy fireplaces abound—the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is opening a special February Valentine’s Work Online exhibition on Friday, February 5, at 9 am, with […]
One Book One Island is a collaborative project of community partners and sponsors on Nantucket that seeks to promote reading, and community by encouraging the entire population of Nantucket to read, discuss, and reflect on the same book. We hope to instill the importance of life-long learning for youth and […]
The Nantucket Historical Association has released a new 146-page publication, Island Pastor, by the Rev. Dr. Ruth Herron Smalt, chronicling six years of her ministry at Nantucket’s First Congregational Church, beginning with her arrival on the island in June 2014 as a newly minted pastor. Rev. Ruth shares how she […]
The Trustees of the Nantucket Atheneum and the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) are pleased to announce an important gift–one more than one hundred years in the making. A collection of historic artifacts, natural history specimens, and ethnographic objects from around the world, originally loaned to the NHA from the Atheneum […]
The Nantucket Historical Association is planning a variety of fun events during November and December. In commemoration of the sinking of the Essex, the NHA is hosting a virtual event with best-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick on Friday, November 20, at 5:30pm. This live-streamed presentation will explore the tragedy of the ill-fated whaleship that was […]
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is delighted to be showcasing the Variations on a Theme Exhibition, through Weds. November 18 in the Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 19 Washington Street. “During this exhibition, our artists were invited to bring in either two small works or one large work, which […]
The show will go on! This year’s Boston Pops on for Nantucket to benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital has been reimagined to safely carry on this wonderful island tradition. For the past 23 years the island community has come together on Jetties Beach to support Nantucket Cottage Hospital. This year it will […]
As we approach Mother’s Day this Sunday, we want to extend our sincere appreciation to all the moms out there, and also take this opportunity to highlight the mothers and daughters who work together as colleagues here at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. We are lucky to have 5 such pairs of […]
by Dr. Sarah Treanor BoisDirector of Research & Education at theLinda Loring Nature Foundation There has been a meme circulating that says “Nature is not closed.” Despite all the closures, postponements, and cancellations, spring on Nantucket is still arriving. Birds are migrating back, the daffodils are blooming, and the peepers […]
