Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Playing with Fire The Dane Gallery and Corning Museum's Hot Glass Roadshow want to introduce you to a new kind of fireworks BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR       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 ... More ... Three perspectives, three monologues An unlikely trio is separated by a common story in TWN's "Faith Healer" By Marli Guzzetta + Independent Arts Editor       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'... More ... The revolutionary notion of objectivity NBC News White House Correspondent David Gregory is on island to speak on his seven years covering America's biggest stories BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR       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... More ... AAN's 61st summer A rich diversity of work on view BY SHARON LORENZO CONTRIBUTING WRITER       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 ... Patience Cooper comes home Boston theatre group "Up You Mighty Race" stages story of murder, false conviction and racial unrest on Nantucket BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR       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 surg... More ... 'Current Vintage' New shop has history in every hem BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR       In a pink room off the corner of Cheryl Fudge's boutique, Beth English has created a wonderland of vintage. More ... St. Petersburg Quartet Preserving Russian traditions in chamber music BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR       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 ... More ... JUST FOR KIDS AFUN-FILLED FOURTH OF JULY by Lucretia Voigt       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 ... 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... More ... for the ARTS record       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 part... More ... Media you can Trust books cds movies       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 ... A reminder to parents on videogame ratings: Use them! BY LELAND RZPECKI INDEPENDENT INTERN       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 ...