Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Circus Flora BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR       The performers of Circus Flora were all making themselves at home in their little corner of Tom Nevers on Sunday evening. More ... Artist Roy Bailey returns in spirit And his kids are joining him for a show on island BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR       With a studio on Old South Wharf, Roy Bailey hung by a kite tail to the outgoing Nantucket Arts Colony. He was an artist whose brushwork not only depicted but also came to define the island. When Bailey passed away four years ago, he left behind a body of oil and watercolors now in the personal co... More ... Snips and snails and puppy dog's tales Is that what little boys are made of ? BY SHARON LORENZO INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTOR       This fall Conor Bagley is headed for the eighth grade at Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. at age 13. More ... Sharp hook, fresh bait Fisherman and author Linda Greenlaw boats her first murder mystery BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR       Linda Greenlaw's writing is so salty, you could use one of her books to rim your margarita. In her non-fiction works ("The Hungry Ocean," "The Lobster Chronicles" and "All Fisherman are Liars"), she used the ocean to catch plot twists the way she uses it to catch fish, which is why it's no surpris... More ... Pink is the color of power BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR       Pink is the color of power in Susanna Salk's "A Privileged Life - Celebrating WASP Style," which Salk is signing on Nantucket this week. More ... Distillation of a scene Kevin Fitzgerald landscapes reflect quiet moments in time BY SHARON LORENZO INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTOR       Kevin Fitzgerald's work can now be seen from Annapolis to Santa Fe. but it always feels at home in Nantucket where he has captured some of our finest gifts, namely the quiet moments of dawn or the breathtaking slip of a summer sun into the sea. More ... NISDA soaked with talent BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR       On the dewy campus of the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts last Wednesday evening, students, teachers, friends and family traded smiles and laughter spilling into and out of rooms that cupped art as if it were a sacred wine that made everyone a little bit happier, a little bit more i... More ... 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. More ... Local student organizes fund-raiser for African Children's Choir BY SAM TOOLE INDEPENDENT INTERN       For 22 years the African Children's Choir has toured the world raising money and awareness for those in dire situations in different parts of Africa. The organization focuses on helping children orphaned by poverty, war and disease and gives them the opportunity to make a long-term change in Afric... More ... Michael Keane at Quidley       There are vocations, and then there are lifelong passions that happen to earn one a living - Michael Keane's maritime painting falls into the latter category. As a four-year-old boy, the first proper drawing Keane remembers rendering was a sailboat. Hours of painting and study of maritime art un... 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       NCH Medical Surgical Nurse Manager to Sing National Anthem at Pops Concert Macy Smith, Nantucket Cottage Hospital's Medical Surgical Nurse Manager, will sing the National Anthem at the Boston Pops on Nantucket concert, Saturday, August 11 at Jetties Beach, to benefit NCH. More ... Ten of my favorite things: with Miss Fairchild's Daddy Wrall       On April 21, the Rose and Crown had standing room only when people came out of their winter holes to hear Miss Fairchild. Not everyone can fill a house on a rainy night in April, but the Bostonbased Pop- Funk band has created a pretty stalwart group of fans. More ... Kids Picks       Boys and Girls of all ages are invited to be a part of KIDS PICKS The Nantucket Independent's 4th Annual Summer Reading Program Read a book, recommend it to other children and get your picture in the paper! More ... Media you can Trust books cds movies       BOOKS Mitchell's Book Corner 54 Main Street, 228-1080 "Fatal Forecast" by Michael J. Tougias On November 21, 1980 a colossal storm was brewing, the only weather buoy on Georges Bank, the bountiful but perilous fishing ground 130 miles off Cape Cod, was malfunctioning, More ... Smithsonian groundbreaker to present Spriggs Lecture       In honoring history, Dr. Lonnie Bunch is creating it. Director of the Smithsonian Museum's new Museum of African American History of Art and Culture, Bunch arrives on island this week to present the annual Frank and Bette Spriggs Lecture, which celebrates the couple's extensive work preserving th... More ...