News and Events for Nantucket Island
Thursday, July 30, the 2015 Antiques and Design Show of Nantucket kicks off with a festive Opening Night Party underneath the grand white tent at Bartlett’s Farm. Guests will dance the night away while enjoying delectable cocktails and delicious nibbles, and get a sneak-peek at an impressive array of fine […]
n the first of its kind collaboration on Nantucket, Nantucket Arts Council with Theatre Workshop of Nantucket and White Heron Theatre Company bring “The Moth Mainstage” storytelling back to the island on Tuesday, August 4, at Nantucket’s Unitarian Church, at 8 p.m. Doors open no later than 7:30. The Moth […]
Katherine Hooker London is delighted to return to Johnston’s of Elgin on Nantucket for an exclusive multi-day pop-up event beginning Friday, July 24. In addition, this year, for the first time customers will be able to purchase items from the ready-to-wear collection, which includes distinctively sleek and exquisitely cut jackets, […]
Two distinctly different artists—each working in different mediums with laser vision, a drive to express, and mastery of their crafts—are being featured this week at The Hostetler Gallery at 42 Centre Street. Entitled Face Off, this exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, July 24 from 6 to 8 pm. […]
Sarah Ellis is celebrating the opening of her new location for her popular shop Scrub Oak at 10 Straight Wharf, which at one time housed the Artists Association’s “Little Gallery,” with an art opening on Friday, July 24 featuring woodcuts by John Carruthers. The exhibit will continue to August 7. […]
Elizabeth Congdon sees her work as “a diary written with pigment and brush.” She paints from life to watch the nuances of the natural world and uses these studies to work on a large scale or combine with still life. This Friday, July 24, from 6 to 9 pm, you […]
~ by Abigail Terres ~ The small village of Siasconset, about eight miles from downtown Nantucket along the southeastern shore of our island, has long been a haven for the arts. The ‘Sconset Actors Colony dates back to the late 1800s, when there was no air conditioning on Broadway. When […]
It’s time to take out your magnifying glasses, and keep your eyes peeled because Find Waldo is on Nantucket this month! The fictional character and childhood book phenomenon, “Waldo,” is hiding in more than 20 local businesses during July, waiting to be found. With his distinctive red-and-white-striped shirt, bobble hat, […]
