Sorry Alexander Hamilton, but the historical figures of Nantucket’s vibrant story have taken over the stage in this summer’s debut production of Nantucket! The MusACKal! Playing a limited run this summer until August 19 (but returning next summer, with surprises and changes to keep it interesting for return guests), the …
It was art that revived Nantucket Island in the 1920s, ’30s, and 40’s, and art is still a major draw on our island today. Here are ten of our top picks for Nantucket Art Galleries you will not want to miss during a visit to Nantucket: Cecelia Joyce & Seward …
This Friday and Saturday, August 10 and 11, there are several downtown gallery and studio openings you don’t want to miss! Start your Friday evening with a visit to 2 Union Street, where from 5 to 7 pm you can enjoy conversation and shopping at open studios with three independent …
by Suzanne Daub Unless you know where to look, it’s easy to pass by the pretty winding path that leads to back of Jonathan Raith’s new building at 14 Easy Street. That would be a mistake. A short walk down this topiary-lined brick walkway to the left of Fog Island …
by Suzanne Daub “I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives.” White Heron Theatre has done it again with their production of Noël Coward’s Private Lives: they’ve brought New York to their Nantucket stage and mounted a production that is professional, entertaining, and …
by Suzanne Daub I’ve never seen the movie Footloose, so I didn’t know what to expect from the current Theatre Workshop’s stage adaptation. What I got was an entertaining evening and a story with more substance than many musicals I’ve seen. Thanks to a talented and charismatic cast, skilled directing …
The works of British artist Elizabeth Waggett are highly sought after and have been exhibited internationally at solo shows in NYC, L.A, Abu Dhabi, and Manchester. Waggett has exhibited her drawings and editions around the world, in art fairs in Basel, Miami, New York, London, Hong Kong, Zurich, Brussels, Houston, …
White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket’s 2018 exciting main stage summer season opens this week with a preview Thursday, July 5 of the Drama Desk-nominated musical Daddy Long Legs, music and lyrics by Paul Gordon, book by John Caird from the novel by Jean Webster starring Brian Krinsky (The Underpants, …
This Saturday, June 30, the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) will hold it’s first 2018 Sidewalk Art Show in the dappled summer sun of the Nantucket Atheneum garden, India Street. More than twenty AAN’s artist members will be available to discuss art and sell their works. The outdoor art show …