News and Events for Nantucket Island
Nantucket Arts Council kicks off Memorial Day Weekend on Nantucket with a free concert by Five O’Clock Shadow, the Boston-based rock a cappella vocal group with Nantucket native Caleb Whelden, who is the group’s musical director and arranger. The six vocalists, noted for their rock-solid leads and harmonies, will appear […]
• by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, Épernay Wine & Spirits • There is a saying that “Doubling the inches of winter snow equals the number of wonderfully warm summer days on Nantucket.” Thank you Mother Nature! We are due for one heck of a summer! Think […]
• by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier and Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits • I am going to lose 30 pounds. I am going to quit smoking. I am going to work out every day. You hear them every year. New Year’s Resolutions that are sure to go bust. They […]
• by Leah Mojer • The sun sets early, and kids are back to school, the ocean is cooling back down to chilly temps, and the streets swirl with copper-tinged leaves – it’s a harsh realization that the cold temps are not far away. There is always about a week […]
• 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 Carri L. Wroblewski, BRIX Wine Shop • Opening day on Nantucket is sacred. We wait all year long for it—and, no, I’m not talking about baseball. As the calendar lets go of the last days of September we impatiently await the start of October—the beginning of family scalloping […]
• by Carri L. Wroblewski, BRIX Wine Shop • It’s September, the big crowds have returned home, and once again we reclaim the island after a bustling summer. For all of the entertaining that we helped other people do in July and August, it’s time for us to kick back, […]
• by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier & Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits • Hot temperatures are fading as the end of summer approaches on the heels of Labor Day, but our taste buds are alive and ready for the Indian Summer bounty that awaits us here on Nantucket. The […]
