News and Events for Nantucket Island
~ by Amy Jenness, author of On This Day in Nantucket History, available at Mitchell’s Book Corner ~ On August 21, 1901 the U.S. Weather Bureau sent electrical expert Reginald A. Fessenden to Nantucket to study and conduct experiments at the new ‘Sconset Marconi wireless station. The station, which communicated […]
Building on their progressively-successful dance productions of the past four years, Mr. Andrey Stanev and Nantucket Ballroom present The Picture of Dorian Gray, their most ambitious project to date, featuring well-known Nantucket residents and professional national ballroom dancing champions. This August’s show will also feature filmed scenes with veteran actor […]
Nantucket native Ben Phillips is an underwater photographer, travel-diving specialist and diving instructor. During the past five years, he has spent much time diving and photographing underwater subjects in top destinations in Southeast Asia. He is currently photographing around Nantucket and Cape Cod for large pelagic fish, which live in […]
~ by Robert P. Barsanti ~ “Do you know anyone with a 1967 Bug?” my personal mechanic asked me. He stood in his side yard and was holding a y-shaped piece of metal. “This is a trailer hitch for a Bug and I hate to take it to the dump.” […]
~ by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits ~ Summertime on Nantucket is not complete without grilling as much and as often as you possibly can. Whether it’s fresh corn and other produce from Bartlett’s Farm, your catch of the day after […]
~ by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay, Director, University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station ~ Whenever I write about invasive plants, usually when I am elbow deep pulling them up on a roadside or conservation land, I always think of the 1951 book and 1962 Movie “The Day of the Triffids” […]
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket’s superb production of Into the Woods runs for just a few more days, through August 29. The musical, written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, borrows from favorite fairy tales, including Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Jack and the Bean Stalk to create a heartfelt […]
The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is pleased to invite the public to its second Sidewalk Art Show of the season, Saturday, August 15, 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. in the garden of the Nantucket Atheneum, India Street. Over twenty of AAN’s artist members will be available to discuss art […]
The island’s favorite troubadour Bill Schustik returns to Nantucket on Monday, August 17 at 6 pm in the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. In a lively one-man performance, Schustik delivers a troubadour’s tribute to summer with music and stories that reflect the glorious summer season on Nantucket. Schustik brings us […]
