News and Events for Nantucket Island
The Run for Robin 5K will take place on Sunday, November 8 at 9am. This new race event will honor and celebrate the life of Robin Harvey, who died tragically when out for a run training for her second Boston Marathon this past winter. The funds raised from the 5K […]
Sunday, November 15, the Nantucket Historical Association is inviting the community to the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, from 11 am to 4 pm to celebrate the diversity of our island population. The NHA Diversity Festival, first held in 2010, brings together the island’s cultural communities in a free day […]
I was standing in line last week, waiting for Wilkins to prepare my Chai Charger, when Hannah handed a cup marked “Tired Dirk” to the man standing next to me. I raised an eyebrow and Dirk smiled. “Regular Dirk gets 2 shots of espresso; Tired Dirk gets 3,” he explained. […]
Nantucket residents have cultivated cranberries since 1857. In celebration of this beautiful autumn harvest, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation is hosting their 13th Annual Cranberry Festival on Saturday, October 10 from 11 am to 4 pm. The event is held at the 195-acre Milestone Cranberry Bog on Milestone Road, rain or […]
Music, film, visual arts, crafts, design, and theatre all take center stage from Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 11 during the 2015 Nantucket Arts Festival. Produced by Nantucket Arts Council, the festival includes amateur and professional artists from Nantucket and beyond. This year’s festival theme, Art of the See, […]
by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, Proprietress of Epernay Wine & Spirits The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and you want to know how to recreate fall flavors into an adult libation. Here on Nantucket, look no further than the local cranberry bogs for inspiration. […]
