News and Events for Nantucket Island
by Catherine Macallister Herman Melville was a young boy when he heard the true tale of the whaleship Essex and her crew, who sailed from Nantucket and met their fates in the southern Pacific Ocean after being sunk by a whale. The haunting story of Essex stayed with the writer, […]
For the first time, Egan Maritime presents Nantucket Sounds, a series of sunset sails with special guest musicians aboard the historic privateer. This Friday, July 26, sail into the sunset with Egan Maritime and local musicians Susan Berman and Ray Saunders aboard the Tall Ship Lynx. The boat launch to […]
“As the island embraces the summer and all its assorted offerings, we thought this a notable title for a gallery show what with the amazing sunrises, daily cloud formations, and stunning sunsets, truly the sky is the limit for the great island art we carry.” —AAN gallery manager Peter J. […]
by Catherine Macallister Wop ba-ba lu-mop and wop bam boom! Grab your lettermans, saddle shoes, and leather jackets and prepare to be transported back the 1950s at Rydell High. The cast of Grease can do it all: sing, dance, and act, making them the latest triple threat at the Theatre […]
by Catherine Macallister “Did we empower you? Do you have new information that you can make better decisions?” asks Melanie Sabelhaus, one of the co-founders, and cochairs to the guests of the 2018 Women+Wellness event. Her questions, met with thunderous applause, show that it is clear the second annual event […]
Get to The Dreamland and laugh your ACK off because the 12th annual Nantucket Comedy Festival is about to begin. The fun starts on Thursday, July 11 at 7 pm with a new show about the funnier side of relationships. “Love & Laughter” features Tom Cotter of America’s Got Talent […]
This Saturday, July 20, 2019 is the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, and the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) is commemorating it with a variety of events and related exhibits. The MMA is kicking off the week of the Moon Landing with the Annual Red Tie Soirée […]
by Catherine Macallister The stage at White Heron is set: wallpaper in crimson red reminiscent of parlors, a single light post at center stage, and the silhouetted outline of famed detective Sherlock Holmes provides a back drop for the beginning of Hound of the Baskervilles. We meet Sir Charles Baskerville […]
by Catherine Macallister As we sat amongst pictures, posters and ballot boxes in the new exhibition at the Hadwen House, guest curator Dan Elias took time from his busy day to share his experience of putting together this unique exhibit. Elias considers himself a “storyteller with objects,” something that became […]
