THROUGH THE EYES A CHILD
Students get their own exhibition at AAN
BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR
     Discussing the Artists Association of Nantucket's Junior Artists
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Thanksgiving was just the beginning
Nat Philbrick exposes America's "most sacred national myth"
BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR
     Conducting research for his latest release, "Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community,
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Author borrows the ghost of Tom Never to narrate its history
BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR
     As the vice president of the Tom Nevers Civic Association, Jack Warner entertained a meeting five years ago about increasing its membership. "I asked if anyone ever wrote a history of the [Tom Nevers] area, and the answer was not in a long time ... so I thought that was crazy," said the author of th
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know THE IN
     During the Daffodil Festival on Saturday. Clockwise from above, left: Town Administrator Libby Gibson, with her daughter Grace; Diane Downing, Laura Hinman, Alex Ray, Jodie Hurbert with dogs Leema, Linda and Luna; children all decked out at their own parade; Nantucket Police Chief Bill Pittman, Barnstable officer Andrew McKenna, Nantucket officer Angus MacVicar and Barnstable offficer Thomas Leduc; Mia and Bob Matthews, with children Bianca (left), Miranda (right) and friend Nikolas Kaufman (center).
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Imitation as flattery and practicality
U2 tribute band Joshua Tree fills necessary niche for fans of the megaband
BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR
     It seems like a daunting task to build a tribute band around a group whose original members are still alive and playing, but the five guys from the greater Boston area who form the U2-tribute band Joshua Tree, which has been touring successfully for five years now, will tell you that it works and fo
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2006 DAFFODIL FESTIVAL CONTEST WINNERS
     WINDOW DECORATING MOST TRADITIONAL 1st Place: English Trunk Show, 8 Washington St. 2nd
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Identify This
Georgen Gilliam Charnes
     The Nantucket Historical Association houses the most complete visual record of Nantucket history in existence. However, many photographic images of people and places we cannot identify, so we are asking
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A Nantucket sustainable arts collective leaves thespace
BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR
     Sitting at his drawing table with the angels of MC Escher and Jerry Garcia hovering for
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Media Trust books cds movies you can
The merchants make the picks
     MUSIC Musicall 4 East Chestnut Street 228-9306 Pearl Jam Pearl Jam (Released May 2, $17.99)
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WE LIKE IT WE LOVE IT
www.thehungersite.com (and its sister sites) We make the pick
     This Website is not new; it has no edge to cut, but all things being equal, it remains, in my estimation* possibly the most efficient act of Web-based charity on the Internet, and since I am the editor of this section, I'm going to promote it. The Hunger Site (and its sister sites, the Breast Cancer
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M I L E S T O N E S
     BIRTHS S ujal Mali was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on April 19, 2006 weighing 8 pounds and 10 ounces. He is the son of Sunil Mali and Gita Nakarmi Mali and brother of Savgat Mali of Kathmandu, Nepal. His grandparent is Hari Devi Nakarmi of Kathmandu, Nepal. His great-grandparent is Ram Devi
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