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It's an image you only have to see once before it's seared into your memory - a glassblower harnessing the dangerous power of fire to mold the fragile beauty of glass into a work of art. At once primal and erudite, the process taps into our basest understanding of the earth and our most elevated beliefs about transforming it. More ... Faith healing is a fickle art in Brian Friel's beautifully written and dramatic "Faith Healer," going up at the Theatre Workshop this week. "Basically, it's the story of an artist, of a man who has a magnetism that people want to be around. He kind of fell into it, and never really knows when it's going to be on or said the play's director, Molly Martin. More ... In the media circus, David Gregory walks the high wire - the thin line between being criticized by the left and being criticized by the right. Both sides of the peanut-munching political crowds accuse him, regularly and soundly, of being too easy or too harsh on the Bush Administration as the NBC News White House Correspondent. More ... Most of us hope that as we age we don't get old, we just get better. That certainly seems to be the case at the Artists' Association of Nantucket where the work of five contemporary artists is on view. More ... In the 19th century, the most famous murder trial on Nantucket centered on Patience Cooper, a free, educated and employed black woman who lived on Nantucket during a period of racial unrest, when Quakers and other social progressives fought to integrate Nantucket schools while another faction surged against it. More ... In a pink room off the corner of Cheryl Fudge's boutique, Beth English has created a wonderland of vintage. More ... When some people think of the Russian tradition in classical music, they picture young teenagers moving back and forth between the darkened corridors of their Soviet-era block apartments and bright practice studios with wooden floors, large windows and high ceilings. (Some architectural metaphors die hard.) Or maybe it's just me. More ... Ah, the Fourth of July is upon us, and Nantucket is probably one of the best places to be a kid. Water wars on Main Street, chances to dunk someone without getting in trouble and demands to eat as much pie as you can are a kid's dream come true. More ... 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 weeks throughout the season until the holidays. More ... Noonday Concerts begin The first concert of this year's Thursday Noonday Concert Series will be held at the Unitarian Church at noon on Friday. The concert will feature the Unitarian Church Choir, directed by Marcia Hempel, in a concert of Sea Chanteys in which the audience will be invited to participate. This concert is only $5, and lasts one-half hour. More ... BOOKS Mitchell's Book Corner 54 Main Street, 228-1080 "Nation of Nantucket" by Edward Byers One of the best of the many Nantucket histories written has proved to be Edward Byers' "Nation of Nantucket" ($25), originally published in 1987 and reprinted now in a sturdy paperback. More ... Now that summer is here, plenty of kids are making more regular trips to the gaming console. In recent years, the videogame industry has come under fire by parents and the media for exposing children to large amounts of violence and sexual content. More ... |
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