The 36th Annual Nantucket Antiques Show to benefit the Nantucket Fireman’s Association will be held this summer at Nantucket High School, 10 Surfside Road starting this Wednesday, August 7. This year, the show features exhibitors from throughout the United States and Europe, with antiques from the 18th, 19th, and 20th […]
Nantucket Events
Threading the Past into the Present
This week, from Thursday, August 1 through Monday, August 5, the new Antiques & Design Show of Nantucket, formerly the August Antiques Show, will offer a celebration of antiques and design under the tent at Bartlett’s Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road, Nantucket, MA. An exciting new approach to a treasured […]
The Fun Continues
This is the week to “laugh your ACK off” as top comedians from around the country come to our island for the Sixth Annual Nantucket Comedy Festival. The festival opened Wednesday, July 17, and continues night and day through Saturday, July 20. As of press time, tickets are scarce for […]
“Rogue Minimalist” Exhibits at Hostetler Gallery
Power Boothe has earned critical acclaim for decades as a painter, film maker, and set designer. His abstracts are stunning and highly collectible. Some have called him a “rogue minimalist,” with an intensity of detail that makes his work captivating. His work is included in many prestigious public and private […]
Hands-On History for Families
Looking for something to do with your kids on Nantucket this summer? The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) invites children and their caregivers to Hands- On History, an annual summer program full of crafts and activities for the whole family. This program is offered daily in July and August from 1:30 […]
Dance Fest Keeps Audiences on Point
The 6th Annual Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival celebrates ballet with two spectacular performances featuring star dancers from the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Miami City Ballet. Lead by Artistic Director and noted choreographer Benjamin Millepied, the festival brings the best of ballet to Nantucket each year. […]
Highly Composed Irrationality
• by Sarah Teach • Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s offbeat humor returns to the island’s limelight, as rife with existential ponderings as it was in 2011 when Theatre Workshop of Nantucket staged Ruhl’s In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play. The 2007 world premiere of Dead Man’s Cell Phone took […]
Painting in the Garden
A series of watercolor workshops for the whole family is being held every Wednesday morning by the Nantucket Historical Association at its Greater Light historic property, 8 Howard Street. This morning drop-in program will from 9 am to 12 noon on Wednesdays through August 21. Originally a working livestock barn, […]
It’s A Good Show, Charlie Brown
• by Sarah Teach • Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN) whisks us back to childhood this summer with composer Clark Gesner’s 1967 musical comedy You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Based on cartoonist Charles Schulz’s beloved comic strip “Peanuts,” the show has been twice nominated for a Grammy, first in […]