News and Events for Nantucket Island
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is hosting the second annual Plein Air Nantucket, open to all outdoor painters on Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30. The two-day painting festival will conclude with an exhibition of the art and the presentation of the Frank Swift Chase Awards at 6 pm […]
Dianne Panarelli Miller is an award winning Boston based “Plein Air Painter” of color and light and is a signature member of the New England Plein Air Painters and a “Copley Master.” Her approach combines the classic atelier training of the “Boston School,” a mastery of technique with her own […]
The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is holding its annual Sidewalk Art Show this Wednesday, July 3, 10 am to 3 pm in the garden of the Nantucket Atheneum, downtown on India Street. Paintings, sketches, textiles, and sculpture will be among the varied art on display. More than twenty of […]
The Sustainable Nantucket Farmers & Artisans Market is holding a contest to name the new lamb born at Far Away Farm off Polpis Road. The lamb was born in the night last Thursday to an East Frisian ewe, herself about 15 months old. “We just bought them for our island […]
Bob Marley tribute band the Duppy Conquerors is made up of some of Boston’s best reggae musicians. Their name is a shout out to Marley and the Wailers’ 1973 hit song “Duppy Conqueror,” which celebrates achieving freedom from malevolent forces in life. The Duppy Conquerors will play three amazing shows […]
J.D. Salinger once said: “What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn’t happen much, […]
• by Sarah Teach • This weekend, the second annual Nantucket Book Festival will welcome an eclectic group of writers and the readers who love them. New York-based author Amy Brill will be present with her debut novel, The Movement of Stars, a story based on the life of pioneering […]
Nantucket’s past is full of exciting adventures and intriguing tales. From June 22 through July 23, young writers have the opportunity to explore the island’s history and to use their imaginations to write stories that could win one of several prizes. The Antiques Depot is kicking off their annual Antique […]
At noon this Saturday, June 15, a ribbon will be cut and the new Hummock Pond Road Bike Path will officially be open for use by cyclists and pedestrians. The celebration will be held at the intersection of Bartlett Farm and Hummock Pond roads, and will include a picnic, a […]
