News and Events for Nantucket Island
~ by Robert P. Barsanti ~ Everything changes. The island changes every summer with every new season of visitors. The shop owners stand at their doors and wait to see who walks in and who walks by. Is this the summer for towers of oysters and cherrystones? Is this the […]
~ by Abigail Terres ~ For the last 43 years, adults, teenagers and young children have put their skills and infatuation for sandcastle building to the test at the Nantucket Sculpture and Sandcastle Contest. The word “sculpture” in the title these past few years suggests that this festival has evolved […]
A summer tradition is building on Nantucket with the third annual Swim Across America being held on August 22 at 8 am at Jetties Beach. This event is the premiere swim of the summer for over 250 swimmers who will swim from one half to one mile to raise money […]
Summer resident Jane Condon brings the funny to Nantucket every summer. She does it again this Monday, August 10, when this professional comic hosts The Latinas of Comedy in the Dreamland Studio Theatre. Condon, who has appeared on Last Comic Standing, The View, and the Today Show, will be joined […]
“An adventure in theatre going. As I left the first performance I felt myself rather oddly shaky and breathless…There is nothing else anywhere near like Moby Dick in the theatre.” — The New York Daily News Written by Orson Welles, Moby-Dick Rehearsed celebrates the enduring legacy of Herman Melville’s masterpiece […]
Mid-century sculptures meet 21st century paintings and sculptures in this new exhibit at Hostetler Gallery, 42 Centre Street. Artist and sculptor David Hostetler celebrates his 89th birthday this December; he considers it his 90th year. Featured in this new exploration is a selection of wood and bronze sculptures created from […]
~ by Rebecca Nimerfroh ~ Stepping into the theatre to see Into the Woods is like dusting off a mysterious, leather bound book from the attic which, upon opening, immediately transports you to a faraway land full of magic, witches, giants, and fairy tales. Into the Woods, presented by The […]
~ by Abigail Terres ~ Shortly after dawn this Friday, August 7, the transformation begins. In just 36 hours, the decks at Jetties Beach will become a sophisticated stage for a world-class orchestra and the broad, sandy beach seating for the thousands who come to watch and listen. Saturday, August […]
