News and Events for Nantucket Island
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is pleased to announce that the 2014 NHA Diversity Festival, presented by ReMain Nantucket, will take place on Sunday, November 16, 2014 from 11 A.M. to 4 P.M. at the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. The NHA Diversity Festival, first held in 2010, brings together […]
What New Englander doesn’t love cranberries? Nantucketers are no exception. Island residents have cultivated cranberries for over 150 years, and today, the island is home to two cranberry bogs, including one of the nation’s only organic bogs. In celebration of this tart, tradition-steeped red berry, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation (NCF) […]
• by Jenny Benzie • Advanced Sommelier and Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits • Fall on Nantucket brings crisp weather with the changing of the leaves, boats leaving the harbor and thoughts of planning for the holidays. We look forward to family gatherings, celebrations and certainly festive libations. First […]
• by Dr. Sarah Oktay, Director, University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station • They’re back! Two great white sharks tagged in 2013 have returned to our waters over the past week. Katharine and Betsy were tagged by scientists with the well-known Massachusetts based shark research group OCEARCH (http://www.ocearch.org/) in August […]
• by Robert P. Barsanti • When the mighty Nantucket Whalers scored their first touchdown of the game, I was sitting at the fifty yard line discussing computer software. We paused in our discussion and watched the Upper Cape Voke tacklers bounce off of the running back until he stood […]
Since before she joined the Artists Association in the 1970s, Kathleen Duncombe has been a part of the Nantucket arts scene, both creating and curating and even teaching. She’s always been particularly drawn to island talent, and 20 years ago she opened Made on Nantucket, now located at 18 Old […]
THANK YOU! to the hundreds of photograpers who entered the 2014 Yesterday’s Island Photo Contest! And remember to keep your photos ready for next year or start sending them in now! Make sure to include your name, address, subject, & date taken. Email to yi@ nantucket.net. Digital images emailed or […]
October is filled with opportunities to appreciate art on Nantucket. Several wonderful galleries will be showing both new and long-loved art. During Columbus Day weekend, Artists Association of Nantucket will host their annual Wet Paint Weekend, and Nantucket Community Music Center (NCMC) will host their famous Pipe Organ Crawl. Several […]
• by Sarah Teach • Picasso sits alone in a dingy brick basement with the trappings of an interrogation room. Cold concrete floors. Bare light bulbs. A single table flanked by upright chairs, designed for discomfort. But the oddity of this interrogation room is that stacks of paintings line both […]
