News and Events for Nantucket Island
Beloved for their live performances, Rusted Root hits the ground running with a new slew of live dates to support their brand new release The Movement. They’ll play The Chicken Box on Nantucket on Tuesday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 17. The Movement. commemorates their 20th year as a band […]
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket brings us Clark Gesner’s 1967 musical comedy based on Charles Schultz’s beloved comic strip “Peanuts,” You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown. The show has been twice nominated for a Grammy, first in 1968 in its original form, and again in 2000 for the Broadway revival. The […]
Nantucket’s famous July 4th festivities are a full day of old-fashioned fun. If this is your first time enjoying our island celebration, it helps to keep a few things in mind: Leave your car at home. With Main Street and some side streets closed to traffic, parking will be difficult. […]
• by Sarah Teach • One year ago, the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) unleashed the hounds. A team of island historians intent on proving or disproving the island’s collection of myths that have developed over the centuries put their noses to the ground and also into hand-written books older than […]
What’s 50 years old and is the Grey Lady’s knight in shining armor? The Nantucket Conservation Foundation, a nonprofit that owns and maintains nearly one third of the island! Since 1963, the dedicated members of the Foundation have worked tirelessly to conserve and maintain Nantucket’s natural habitats; and this year […]
In 1996, brother and sister team Jonathan and Jill Burkhart founded the Nantucket Film Festival to promote the awareness and appreciation of screenwriting. This week through June 30, screenwriters, actors, producers, agents, and fans will gather on Nantucket for the 18th year of NFF. Mystelle Brabbée, who has been the […]
