News and Events for Nantucket Island
• by Phil Laughing Crow Austin • May 6 came and went again this year without the slightest mention of the Hindenburg disaster that occurred in Lakehurst, New Jersey in 1937. My father was exactly twenty years old at the time of the tragedy, which killed about three dozen souls […]
• by Chef Jenn Farmer • I recently stumbled upon some old recipes I picked up as a teenager when traveling in New Orleans and through several southern states. One recipe was pretty beat up, caught my eye and for obvious reason. It was for “Old Sober” or Yak a […]
access nantucket, formerly Nantucket AIDS Network (NAN), is celebrating their new mission and new name this weekend at an open house and at their first fundraising event. Friday, September 6, from 4 to 6 pm in their offices at 35 Old South Road, access nantucket will host an open house […]
• by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay, Managing Director UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station • We are blessed to have the 17 acre Folger’s marsh as the centerpiece of the Nantucket Field Station. It is populated by an enormous menagerie of egrets, herons, and cormorants among other marsh birds. I usually […]
• by Robert P. Barsanti • He has stopped in the crosswalk by the Hub at nine o’clock at night. His phone and my headlights put him in a spotlight; however, because his earphones are in, he cannot hear my car. Instead, he hits himself in the thigh, then begins […]
Staff Picks & Insider Tips This year, jewelry fashion on Nantucket has been all about pearls. We spent the whole summer oohing and ahhing – and groaning, too – over this season’s pearl selection. We found that not all of the Nantucket jewelers who specialize in pearls are created equal. […]
Dracula performances continue at Theatre Workshop of Nantucket. Tickets are $30 at theatreworkshop.com. Shows are held at Centre Stage at 2 Centre Street. Until September 7, the curtain rises at 7:30 Wednesday – Saturday, with a 6 p.m. show on Sunday, September 1.
By using mainly oil paint sometimes mixed with resin, wax and gold leaf, artist Jessica Sosebee engages the viewer not only by means of subject matter, but through the subtlety of dimension, tranquility with her choice of pallet, and with the harmonies of texture, all while capturing the splendor of […]
• by Jenn Farmer • Walking in the garden today was one of the loveliest experiences of the summer. I cannot think of a more wonderful thing than eating veggies straight from the garden after a quick rinse. Right now the garden is bursting with ripe, healthy goodness. The smell […]
