News and Events for Nantucket Island
Through the weekend leading up to Indigenous Peoples Day, artists will be sketching and painting around the island—affording the public opportunities to watch them work—as part of AAN’s annual art-filled Wet Paint Weekend. Fun begins on Friday, October 11 at 5 pm, when the Artists Association will host an opening […]
On Saturday, September 7, Children’s Beach will transform into a haven for young book lovers and aspiring readers. This first ever Children’s Book Day promises to be filled with joy, creativity, and discovery for children aged 2 to 9. Positioned strategically between National Read a Book Day and International Literacy Day, the event aims to ignite a lifelong love of reading and learning in our island’s youngest residents.
Evening air is growing crisper, and days are filled with sunshine and the water is still warm enough for swimming. The busy season is winding down, but there are still plenty of events to attend. September gives us all time to breathe and reconnect. The Nantucket Island Fair, an ideal event to gather with friends and family and remember the simple pleasures of island living, returns on Saturday and Sunday, September 21 and 22, from 10 am to 4 pm.
The Nantucket Historical Association and the Egan Maritime Institute invite the public to join them for a series of three live maritime music performances featuring American troubadour Bill Schustik and his talented Nantucket crew. Bring a blanket to sit on, pack a picnic, and set sail into an evening of […]
This Sunday, August 25, Egan Maritime Institute’s Young Members Committee welcomes island community members of all ages to come to an afternoon of food, games, live music, and fun at the Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum, 158 Polpis Road. From 3 to 6 pm, this end-of-summer event will include nautical […]
Some are plain, beautiful in their simplicity and deeply colored by age. Others are elaborately constructed and adorned with carvings of ivory and ebony, scrimshaw, gold, and gems. They are round, oval, square, and even heart-shaped. Many are made to be totes and purses, with others designed as wine coasters, bread baskets, vases, mirror frames, ornaments, and even cradles.
Nantucket’s natural light can be extraordinary. From the gentle glow of an island sunrise to the “golden hour” just before sunset, the light is soft and diffused, thanks to the clear air. Other times of day, when the sun is lower in the sky, the light takes on a warm, […]
