News and Events for Nantucket Island
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 […]
1st Place Winner in the Yesterday’s Island Photo Contest: Ward Vogt 2nd Place, 2015 Yesterday’s Island Photo Contest: David Policansky To see a gallery of our Winners and Honorable mentions and other great shots from the 2015 Annual Yesterday’s Island Photo Contest, visit Nantucket.Net. THANK YOU! to the hundreds of […]
The weekend of September 19 and 20 is when islanders will celebrate the harvest of land and of sea, with both the Nantucket Maritime Festival and the Nantucket Island Fair being held this same weekend. Nantucket Maritime Festival is held from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, September 19 […]
This week and next, paintings by members of the Nantucket community will be on display alongside work by member artists of the Nantucket Artists Association in the AAN’s annual Collaboration Exhibition. This popular show opens with a festive reception from 6 to 8 pm this Friday, September 11 in the […]
Don’t miss out on 5 chances to win your own seat plaque in the Dreamland’s main theater with their Take A Seat raffle, to be held on September 8, 2015. All raffle proceeds benefit the non-profit film and performing arts theater’s year-round programming. Tickets are $20 each, or 6 for […]
~ by Mary Miles, Looking bACK ~ Editor’s Note: This is an article written in 2003 for Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket by the inimitable Mary Miles, whose interviews with so many island residents entertained and enlightened us for years. An excerpt was republished in our print edition because Devaney’s art will […]
~ by Rebecca Nimerfroh ~ Whether you are an only child, or have never heard of Anton Chekhov, you will still love the hilariously funny Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, a tale of three grown siblings struggling over their life trajectories (or lack thereof), echoing the late Russian […]
• by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits • Welcome Wine-oh’s and Wine-ette’s to the greatest wine show on Earth! The Nantucket Wine Festival will soon be in full-effect, and if this isn’t the reason you came to Nantucket for this special […]
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA), in partnership with Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN), is pleased to present A Night (or Two) of Poetry on Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, 2014, at 7 pm in the studio at Greater Light, 8 Howard Street. Attendees will join the NHA and […]
