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Labor Day weekend marks the end of the season. Make the most of it with a few ideas from island residents By Marli Guzzetta • Independent Arts Editor The best laid plans of Labradors and men sometimes do not come to fruition here in the summer time. Maybe you made it to the Pops, maybe you didn't. Maybe you learned to surf and maybe you didn't. More ...
With all the homage to history, Nantucket is an island that lives in the past - and sometimes we forget that tripping over a few cobblestones does not a history lesson make. The Nantucket Historical Association Whaling Museum currently has on display"The Way We Were," an arts exhibit documenting... More ...
Robin Cass' glass and metal scultptures mix pleasure and pain at galleryblue this week by marli guzzetta independent arts editor Alternating between sweetness and violence, Robin Cass's glass sculpture might surprise you. Opening at galleryblue this week, her body of work is preoccupied with vehicles of movement, either hindered or allowed. In her Common Afflictions series, the bird is postured in scenes of sylvan simplic... More ...
WHO ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? by Lucretia Voigt Labor Day means the end of summer to most of us. It didn't start out that way, however. I mean, if they wanted a holiday to end summer, they could have called it Back To Reality Day. Labor Day became an official National Holiday in 1894, and was first celebrated in Massachusetts as early as 1887... More ... Surfside resident Munson launches a new wine Proceeds to support 9/11 Memorial Fund BY PANOS KAKAVIATOS CONTRIBUTING WRITER Eric Munson, 47, of Surfside lost his brothers-in-law Daniel J. and Joseph P. Shea when terrorists struck the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. More ...
THE HORRIFIC WORLD OF DOG FIGHTING "A society is judged by the way it treats its animals." -- Gandhi By the time this article hits the streets, Atlanta Falcon's star quarterback Michael Vick will have had his chat with U.S. District Judge Henry E. More ...
Georgen Gilliam Charnes The Nantucket Historical Association houses the most complete visual record of Nantucket history in existence. The image here is from our collections, and may be one we cannot identify, wish for more information about or just want to see if people can identify. Many more images are available for v... More ...
Island artist Greg Hill unveils a fascinating series of portraits this week at the G.S. Hill Gallery at 40 Straight Wharf. Hill committed photos of historic Nantucket to wood and canvas, then followed up with portraits of the scenes from the current day. More ... My Nantucket Susan Burns Susan Burns' Labor Day Comedy Extravaganza is more a right of passage than a rite of passage - if you've passed the summer here, you've earned the right, by Labor Day weekend, to laugh at the island chicanery the comedienne lampoons in her traditional show. (This year, the shows are Monday and Tu... More ...
BY MARLI GUZZETTA INDEPENDENT ARTS EDITOR When you're in the family way, even the most beautiful, pristine Nantucket beach can be less-than-perfect if it's missing shelter, shade, water and bathrooms. More ...
NOW PLAYING ON NANTUCKET "Bourne Ultimatum" (Rated PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of action; 113 min.) Matt Damon reprises his role as Jason Bourne, the lethally conditioned human weapon with amnesia gone rogue. More ...
BOOKS Mitchell's Book Corner 54 Main Street, 228-1080 "Restless" by William Boyd Someone is trying to kill Sally Gilmartin. It is the summer of 1976 in England, and the only person Sally can trust is her daughter. Now Sally must tell her daughter the truth: She is actually a Russian emigre re... More ... for the ARTS record Stage: "To Grandmother's House We Go" Jetti Ames stars in "To Grandmother's House We Go" - a comedy about family members tripping on the generational gap. More ...
Q: Why aren't there any dinosaurs in animal crackers? A: Because they're extinct. 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 week... More ...
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