Who's that funny looking guy ringing the bell?
By Marli Guzzetta
     Every year, the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce stamps a commemorative pin for the year's Stroll, and this year, the pin-up
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The late Robert Perrin: home for the holidays at Four India
BY MARLI GUZZETTA
     This week, The Gallery at Four India's owner, Kathleen
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Stroll s Talking Tree speaks to The Independent
BY MARLI GUZZETTA
     Every year, the town of Nantucket hosts a special guest during Stroll - a talking Christmas tree, who holds court at the top of Main Street for the kids of the island.
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Identify This
Georgen Gilliam Charnes
     The Nantucket Historical Association houses the most complete visual record of Nantucket history in existence. The image here is from our collections, and may be one we cannot identify, wish for more information about or just want to see if people can identify. Many more images are available for vie
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Seeing the island through the Festival of Trees
BY MARLI GUZZETTA
     Oh, how time does fly, and here we are at the end of the year with a chance to check in with one another at the 13th annual Festival of Trees - when all manner of Nantucket vendors and organizations turn in something of an end-of-the-year tribute to the island in the form of a personalized Christmas
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Nantucket Freemasons open their doors for Stroll
BY MARLI GUZZETTA
     The holidays are a time of tradition, generosity and maybe the occasional treasure. In that context, Nantucket's Freemasons' Union Lodge is perfectly timed in its open house this Saturday.
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Media you can Trust
The merchants make the picks
     BOOKS Mitchell's Book Corner 54 Main Street 228-1080
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for the ARTS record
Children's Christmas Theater, done in the British style
     Christmas tales told by a reliable British narrator are as much a part of American Christmas tradition as are grade school wrapping paper fundraisers and magazine subscription drives. Because of this, having an astute Anglo actor like John Knox-Johnston relate Dylan Thomas' "A Child's Christmas in W
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DISH
Honorably Surprising
with Maribeth Maloney
     Since the day she was born, my daughter, Honor, has been nothing less than surprising. Correction: since conception. My obstetrician first thought she was triplets. The one area of predictability has been food.
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