News and Events for Nantucket Island
The Antiques Depot is hosting its fourth annual writing competition, encouraging young people and teens to explore the world of rare and special antique objects, and learn about our culture and history, while encouraging their creative imagination. The competition involves writing a fictional piece about an object they find in […]
The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is pleased to invite the public to its annual Sidewalk Art Show on Thursday, July 2, 10 am to 3 pm in the garden of the Nantucket Atheneum, India Street. More than twenty of AAN’s artist members will be available to discuss art and […]
It is very rare that a group of working actors like the cast of the take time away from their very complicated schedules to come together to work on a new play. But this is a very special play. Samuel Hunter, the playwright, is only 34 years old and his […]
-by Ira Kantor- White Heron Theatre’s dream of establishing the first Equity theatre on the island of Nantucket began with a large tent planted on North Water Street. The tent, which reached dimensions of 30 feet by 50 feet, had a capacity to seat 75 and remained up from mid-May […]
Todd Sanders, emotion evoking, metal working wizard will be the featured artist this weekend at the Samuel Owen Gallery. Sanders will exhibit six of his uplifting, vintage pop art pieces. A native of Houston, Texas, Sanders is pictured above in his studio surrounded by bright lights and signs; constructed with […]
Twenty years ago, Jonathan and Jill Burkhart founded the Nantucket Film Festival to promote the awareness and appreciation of screenwriting. This week through June 29, screenwriters, actors, producers, agents, and fans will gather on Nantucket for the 20th year of NFF. Throughout this year’s festival, NFF will commemorate the late […]
Nantucket Arts Council presents its Merit Award for 2015 to Reggie Levine, one of Nantucket’s most passionate and longtime leaders in the arts, on Wednesday, July 1, from 5:30 to 8 pm, in Nantucket Dreamland’s Harbor View Room and Studio Theater. Given occasionally by Nantucket Arts Council, the award honors […]
