• by Robert P. Barsanti • He finally accepted the invitation and came down for the week. Linus lived in one of those far off Vermont towns that you drive through when you are on your way to Jay Peak or Montreal or you are on the run from the […]
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The Haulover – Eye on Style
• by Sarah Morneau • Anyone who has spent any amount of time on Nantucket knows how quickly the weather can change. Fog and cool temperatures can cloud over a sunny beach day, or a stroll in town can be dampened by a heavy downpour. Dressing for a constantly changing […]
‘Suds’ on the Beach – SeaFoam
• by Dr. Sarah Oktay, Director, University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station • One of the most common questions I get each year is: “What is the foam I see on the water in the harbor or in salt ponds like Sesachacha or Hummock Pond?” This foam looks alarmingly like […]
J. Reilly Lewis at Nantucket Baroque
Concert goers on Nantucket will get the chance to hear J. Reilly Lewis, an acclaimed classical keyboard player and renowned interpreter of Johann Sebastian Bach, when he leads the second annual “Nantucket Baroque” concert on Wednesday, August 6, in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The candlelit concert also features an unusual […]
“Opera Laughing” One Night Only
Fresh from New York City come four great singers, one excellent pianist, and an effervescent MC who is ready to explain it all in this special one-night only performance of Opera Laughing. This 70-minute review, takes place on Monday night August 4 at 7:30 p.m., sandwiched in between White Heron’s […]
New England Seafood on the Wharf – Easy Street Restaurant and Seafood House
What better place to enjoy a meal on Nantucket than by the water? And what better food to savor on this island off the coast of Massachusetts than New England seafood? Easy Street Restaurant and Seafood House offers both. This landmark eatery has gone through a number of transformations during […]
Nantucket Music Festival at Tom Nevers Sat. & Sun.
With summer skies and salt spray on ocean breezes serving as a backdrop, the inaugural Nantucket Music Festival is set for this Saturday and Sunday, August 2 and 3, featuring a stellar lineup that includes Dispatch, Guster, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Alya Brown, Entrain, Steel Pulse, Donovan Frankenreiter, […]
Island (Hip) Hopping with M. Dwizzy
• by Sarah Teach • Nantucket isn’t known for having a robust hip-hop scene. Instead, we rely on Neil Diamond to make us sing, Bing Crosby to get us on the dance floor, and we’ve never been to a wedding reception without Sinatra. But 26-year-old island-based hip-hop artist Mark Dwyer […]
Young Theater Takes Root at Dreamland with Seussical Jr.
~by Julianne Adams •~ For the past few weeks, the Dreamland has been a flurry of activity during the day, not with film but with theater – Seussical Jr., to be exact. Spearheaded by Tiffany Gallo, the Children’s Theater Education at the Dreamland has grown rapidly since its humble tent […]
