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Broiled Warfare for Dinner

• by Sarah Teach • Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN) cordially invites you to Dinner, the North American premiere of British playwright Moira Buffini’s dark comedy. Dinner kickstarted Buffini’s career when it found a place setting in the 2002 repertoire of London’s National Theatre. Like many playwrights who also direct, […]

Nantucket Essays

Autumn Entry

• by Robert P. Barsanti • The light remains in September.  The air clears, the fog settles, and sky glows throughout the afternoon into an operatic sunset.  To own a summer home on Nantucket is to also own the bankrupting irony of island living; the best weather comes after you […]

Island Science

Denizens of the Night

• by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay, Managing Director UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station • Last June I wrote about moths here on Nantucket in preparation for a “moth party” and a public education effort to teach people more about moths and get folks excited about photographing them.  Since then I […]

Island Cooking

Flavors of Autumn

• by Chef Jenn Farmer • A couple years ago, I wrote an article about overly abundant zucchini in the garden and a series of recipes and ideas to help gardeners and chefs utilize as much as possible.  So, in the spirit of that article, I have a story for […]

Nantucket Events

Community Raffle

The Community Foundation for Nantucket is holding a Community Raffle to raise funds for the Foundation’s Community Grants Fund.  This is the seventh year that CFN will be offering Community Grants.  In the first six years, more than $200,000 was given to local nonprofits.  This year, Marsha Kotalac, chair of […]

Nantucket Events

Save Our Scallops!

• by Sarah Teach • Those three little words can mean the world if you say them to the right person: Nantucket bay scallops.  Islanders know that the tender mollusk muscles taste distinctively sweet and are only found in one place in the entire world: Nantucket.  More specifically, Nantucket’s two […]

Nantucket Events

AAN Introduces Emerging Artists

This Friday, September 20, the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) invites the public to an opening reception for the Emerging Artist Exhibition and Silent Auction starting at 6 pm in the new downtown AAN Gallery at 28B Easy Street. The show will continue for only three days: Friday–Sunday, September 20 […]