News and Events for Nantucket Island
by Robert P. Barsanti On a night in August, a yacht named The Podium was tied up at the end of Straight Wharf, just beyond the swinging saloon door that protected “Yachtsmen and their guests” from the rest of us. The Podium is a 197 foot Lurssen super yacht tied […]
With Sip’n Shops all the rage, last week Judi Hill, Pam Freitus, and Karen Palmer again collaborated to hold their very personal sip’n shop event in Palmer’s lovely Dionis home. The Great Nantucket Pearl Party has become a much anticipated annual island event. Guests include summer residents, visitors, and year-rounders, […]
“Maureen is to comedy what James Brown was to soul.” —Jerry Stiller Daughter of a Garbageman is a tale of Maureen Langan’s 1970’s upbringing in New Jersey in which her Irish mother and Bronx-born father, a retired New York City sanitation worker, told her to work hard, get educated, and […]
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is hosting a mid-summer exhibition entitled Art Imitates Life Imitates Art, kicking off with an opening reception on Friday, August 4, 6 to 8 pm. The exhibition will be on display through Monday, August 14 downtown in the Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 19 […]
by Rebecca Nimerfroh Melodic throws of chorus lead the mind to conjure up visions of overhead, foamy emerald waves, and of an old wooden whaling ship as it slams down upon the sea. One almost wants to strengthen their footing for the next big wave, anticipate the cry of a […]
Best-selling author Min Jin Lee will be signing books at Mitchell’s Book Corner at 54 Main Street this Tuesday, August 8 from 10:30 am to 12 noon. Lee is the author of Free Food for Millionaires and most recently the 2017 national bestseller Pachinko, which is a Nantucket Book Partners’ […]
This fall, Vice President Joe Biden will travel the nation for his American Promise Tour, a series of conversations that will go beyond the 24-hour news cycle and 140- character arguments to connect friends and neighbors around the topics that matter most. Vice President Biden will reveal the big political […]
by Cara Godlesky When most people come to Nantucket, they are looking for a world away from reality with sights set on ultimate relaxation time at the beach. Few people think they should go to the beach on vacation to get full body workout. However, vacationers and locals may reconsider […]
The thrilling Damien Hirst show Dark Rainbow, featuring unique works and limited editions, will open on Nantucket at the Samuel Owen Gallery on Centre Street with a reception on Saturday, July 22 from 5 to 8 pm. This is the third consecutive season, Samuel Owen Gallery has hosted a Damien […]
