News and Events for Nantucket Island
LUNAFEST, the national traveling film festival presented by nutrition bar company LUNA, showcases films by, for, and about women. The Theatre Workshop of Nantucket first brought Lunafest to the island in 2010: the festival is now a signature event of NCTV18, Nantucket’s Media Arts Center. LUNAFEST 2021 will be a […]
There are many individuals and organizations here dedicated to preserving our island. One volunteer group has a low profile, but their weekly efforts can be seen and appreciated by everyone, all across Nantucket. Every Saturday at 8 am, the volunteers of the Nantucket Clean Team don their gloves and neon […]
Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t like flowers? In fact, many folks find joy and healing in these gifts of nature. For seven consecutive Fridays, Fairwinds is placing buckets containing 100 blooms at a local shop or restaurant for anyone to take one, free of charge, while supplies […]
by Tim EhrenbergMarketing Director for Nantucket Book Partners,Nantucket Book Festival, and creator of Tim Talks Books What do a bear, sailing, and a family reunion all have in common? This may sound like the beginning of a bad joke between co-workers, but they are actually all subjects of new Nantucket […]
Over the past 13 months, the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) has mastered a hybrid mix of in-person and virtual ways to share members’ artwork. With some occupancy limits still in place in Massachusetts, art shows and gallery openings during spring of 2021 will feature a mix of in-person and […]
April and May on Nantucket are when island festivals and celebrations usually begin. Although 2021 promises to be a more typical year than 2020, most of the spring events we all look forward to are again scheduled as virtual events or as hybrids: part in-person and part virtual. The good […]
