LIVING IN THE PAST
The Nantucket Preservation Trust's kitchen tour lets curious cooks through the hedges of India Street's historic homes
LIVING IN THE PAST by Marli Guzzetta • Independent Arts Editor
      The kitchen is the engine that drives the machine of the home. Like any other engine, its components become obsolete or worn over time; it's upgraded or changed entirely to suit the needs of a new owner.
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Are you a basket case?
A panel of experts and the annual auction brings weavers, collectors and specialists together for the the Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum
BY SHARON LORENZO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Since its inception in 1999, the Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum has been a bustling place filled with visitors from on and off island arriving in everything from buses to bicycles. This historic house, built in 1821 at 49 Union St., houses a collection that is unique in the museum world.
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Forrest Rodts
Luminism at Large at the Robert Wilson Gallery
BY SHARON LORENZO INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTOR
      As a lineal descendent of seventeenth century proprietor John Gardner, Forrest Rodts is a Nantucket summer native with deep family ties to the island. Trained in economics and fine arts at Hobart College, Rodts has a disciplined hand, which paints in acrylics with photographic precision.
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Atheneum boats excellent week of speakers
BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR
      Science, education, poetry, ecology. If any of these subjects appeal to you, the Nantucket Atheneum is a beacon of intellectual stimulus this week, with speaking engagements scheduled for writer Calvin Trillin, MIT President Dr. Susan Hockfield and National Resources Defense Council President Fran...
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WINNING WHITE WINES FOR COCKTAIL PARTIES
      With summer now in full swing, the most compelling question on many people's minds is… "Can you suggest a great summer 'cocktail' wine?" I define a cocktail wine as one which does exceptionally well with a large audience - one with crowd appeal. A good cocktail wine is lively and fresh; i...
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DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
      Welcome to the Dog Days of Summer. Ever wonder what that phrase actually means and where it came from? It's a good bit of trivia to "Wow" your children and once again confirm your wisdom and omnipotence. The term "Dog Days of Summer" is based on astronomy. In ancient cultures, pictures were drawn...
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A Fresh Look
Sepia and Fresco at the Nantucket House Studios
BY SHARON LORENZO CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Nantucket House Design Studios is featuring the work of two artists this summer, painter Kevin Paulsen and photographer David Halliday, as a compliment to its European furniture and American decorative art works.
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Photos
      Top: Nora Buggy from Glen Ridge, NJ (left) and Ali Hibbs from Drexel Hill, Penn.waited outside Starlight Cafe from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. to buy ticets for the 9 p.m. showing of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" on opening night. Below, Buggy gives Hibbs a Potter scar.
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REEL TO REEL
NOW PLAYING ON NANTUCKET
      "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" (Rated PG for sequences of action violence, some mild language and innuendo; 92 min.) Everything is going dandy for The Fantastic Four until the (lovely special-effects) Silver Surfer and Galactus bring a new fight to the foursome.
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Mellie and Janis
The mermaids of Coffin Street
BY SHARON LORENZO INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTOR
      Do you know Mellie Cooper and Janis Aldridge, the mermaids of Coffin Street on Nantucket? Mermaids are magical women who can lure any sailor off course with a wink and a smile. At the Aldridge Gallery at 6 Coffin St.
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GALLERYGUIDE
      ARTSTS' ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET 19 Washington St. The AAN Gallery is a cooperative representing over 150 year-round and seasonal Nantucket artists, from emerging talent to seasoned veterans with an established following. Open daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., with fresh exhibitions hanging every two wee...
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John Luttman's Joke of the Week
      Q: Why was the library so tall? A: Because it had so many stories.
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for the ARTS record
      TWN's "The Faith Healer" Faith healing is a fickle art in Brian Friel's beautifully written and dramatic "Faith Healer," which went up at the Theatre Workshop last week. "Basically, it's the story of an artist, of a man who has a magnetism that people want to be around.
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Media you can Trust
books cds movies
      BOOKS Mitchell's Book Corner 54 Main Street, 228-1080 "Bangkok Haunts" by John Burdett Once again in "Bangkok Haunts," author John Burdett takes the reader on a headspinning ride through the underbelly of a steamy Bangkok.
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