News and Events for Nantucket Island
After a winter that seemed colder and longer and darker than any we had experienced in a decade, Nantucket’s celebration of spring this week promises to be particularly joyful. One of our favorite traditions for welcoming the change of season is a visit to American Seasons. There’s a comforting, homey […]
The Nantucket Preservation Trust (NPT) will host a screening and Q&A session for the documentary: Cherry Cottage at the Starlight Theater & Cafe on May 10, 2014 at 4:30 P.M. The screening will be held in celebration of May “National Preservation Month.” For further information and to purchase tickets please […]
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 […]
by Robert P. Barsanti This winter remains in the shadows and in the base of the bushes. It squats, cold and frozen, in the darkness, until the rain and the sun finally drive the dirty ice underground. The crocuses remain hidden under the frozen turf, as do the daffodils. Sometime […]
The Distinguished Young Women’s organization is presenting a “Midnight Rodeo” – featuring Dalton & the Sheriffs, opening acts Jeff Ross and Jamie Howarth, door prizes, a silent auction, a Chinese raffle and 50/50 – to garner community support and ensure the success of the 2015 DYW season. The fundraiser will […]
LECTURE HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE SPRING STORM ON NANTUCKET. WATCH FOR NEW DATE AND TIME. The Nantucket Coastal Conservancy and the UMass Boston School For The Environment will host a free lecture with coastal erosion experts Cornelia Dean and Dr. Robert Young on Tuesday, March 25 at 5 […]
Join The Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals for their 3rd Annual ShamRock Run on Saturday, March 15 beginning at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Road. Race begins with a Little Leprechaun Leap for kids at 10:30 am, followed by a scenic 4 mile Run / Walk at 11:00am that follows […]
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA), in collaboration with the Nantucket Atheneum and Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, is pleased to present the Moby-Dick Marathon beginning Saturday, February 1, 2014, at 9 A.M. and ending approximately at Noon on Sunday, February 2. For the third year in a row, approximately 90 participants […]
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is opening a new exhibition and hosting a short film and talk on Friday and Saturday, January 10 and 11. The J. Cecelia & Seward Johnson Gallery, 19 Washington Street, will open Friday, January 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for a reception featuring the […]
