News and Events for Nantucket Island
Thursday, July 30, the 2015 Antiques and Design Show of Nantucket kicks off with a festive Opening Night Party underneath the grand white tent at Bartlett’s Farm. Guests will dance the night away while enjoying delectable cocktails and delicious nibbles, and get a sneak-peek at an impressive array of fine […]
~ by Richard Trust ~ The lure of Nantucket, right down to the smell of the ocean in Siasconset, was too much for Tom Meehan to resist. So one of the first things he did after reaping the benefits of writing the script for the original Broadway production of Annie […]
Two distinctly different artists—each working in different mediums with laser vision, a drive to express, and mastery of their crafts—are being featured this week at The Hostetler Gallery at 42 Centre Street. Entitled Face Off, this exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, July 24 from 6 to 8 pm. […]
Sarah Ellis is celebrating the opening of her new location for her popular shop Scrub Oak at 10 Straight Wharf, which at one time housed the Artists Association’s “Little Gallery,” with an art opening on Friday, July 24 featuring woodcuts by John Carruthers. The exhibit will continue to August 7. […]
Elizabeth Congdon sees her work as “a diary written with pigment and brush.” She paints from life to watch the nuances of the natural world and uses these studies to work on a large scale or combine with still life. This Friday, July 24, from 6 to 9 pm, you […]
~ by Abigail Terres ~ The small village of Siasconset, about eight miles from downtown Nantucket along the southeastern shore of our island, has long been a haven for the arts. The ‘Sconset Actors Colony dates back to the late 1800s, when there was no air conditioning on Broadway. When […]
