News and Events for Nantucket Island
Are you ready for the “time of your life?” Jetties Beach will transform into a dance floor this summer when Nantucket Cottage Hospital and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra welcome ARRIVAL From Sweden as their special guest for the 18th annual Boston Pops on Nantucket concert. ARRIVAL From Sweden is […]
Parents of kids aged eight and under, are you looking for a fun, free and educational activity on Nantucket? Nantucket Community School has you covered. From now until June 8, you can enjoy the StoryWalk, a casual stroll through downtown Nantucket that allows kids to read the book My Garden, […]
“You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll fetch paper towels,” promise national headline comics Karen Morgan and Jim Colliton about their “Laughing Over Spilt Milk” performance set for Saturday, May 31, 7:30 p.m., at the Dreamland Film and Performing Arts Center. Admission to the performance is $20, with tickets available at the […]
In an effort to foster and enhance the arts and cultural community on Nantucket, representatives from the Artists Association of Nantucket, the Nantucket Arts Council, and ReMain Nantucket are hosting arts leader Kate D. Levin in a public presentation and have invited her to informally meet people interested in contributing […]
• by Sarah Teach • In 2001, Nantucket’s Sidney and Robert Henderson VFW Post 8608 was forced out of its former Tom Nevers location due to erosion. But the wind and seas couldn’t destroy island veterans’ spirits. A new facility at 22 New South Road was 12 years in the […]
The sweeping vistas of Nantucket Island offer a serenity that few locations can surpass. The rolling gold and green of Tuppancy Links, the sprawling natural beauty of Folger’s Marsh, the long stretches of pristine beach kissed by the Atlantic Ocean along Surfside and Cisco… these iconic views of Nantucket are […]
Some of the most notable links between Nantucket’s past and present are buildings on the island that have withstood the test of time. This Friday, May 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will host an opening reception to introduce a new exhibit entitled Architectural Legacies: […]
This season, the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) gallery will host fourteen unique exhibitions at the Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, located 19 Washington Street. Dimensional Perspectives–this year’s only exhibition that focuses on 3D elements–will open with a festive reception on Friday, May 16, 6–8 p.m. in the Cecelia […]
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is pleased to announce another exciting season of historic arts & crafts courses at the 1800 House. Inspired by Nantucket history, the NHA 1800 House program is dedicated to celebrating and reviving Nantucket’s rich tradition of historic decorative arts and crafts. Classes take place in […]
