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The NCMC/Nantucket School of Music Chorus, Barbara Elder, conductor, will perform Music to Lift the Spirits, this Saturday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. in the Coffin School on Winter Street. It features selections from the choral repertoire that are inspiring and from a vari... More ...
by Lucretia Voigt Contributing Writer Deborah Van der Wolk began studying to be an artist at an early age. Not that she was aware of it. "I always drew and painted as a child. I was always creative. I took lessons from Beverly Hall when she used to teach on South Wharf. She had a little place there and I used to take drawing classes w... More ...
TWN CASTS THE NET BY LUCRETIA VOIGT CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jordana Fleischut, the Producing Director for Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, has a vision. It includes you, so get prepared. Here's how: attend the Open Town Planning Forum for the Future on Thursday, November 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the upstairs performance space at the United Methodist Church, 2 Cent... More ...
Maribeth Maloney: You're quite the cuvée yourself! You blend master cooking skills with unparalleled wine expertise, holding both a degree from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America and a first-level Sommelier's Certificate from London's Court of Sommeliers. Do you subscribe to any f... More ...
Whaling captain's house, once an antiques restorer's shop serves as dormitory BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER Three Whalers Lane looks like its interior should hold some deep, dark, intriguing secrets of Nantucket's past. Walking past the post-Great Fire of 1846 house with its ornate gothic details conjures images of opulence during the island's version of the gold rush when whaling captains were the pil... More ...
SOUNDS FROM FROM PERU This week, Nantucket will host Inca Son, an 11-member dance and music ensemble that plays music from the Andes of Peru, and all of Latin America. Inca Son, (meaning "Sound of the Incas"), transports you to the Andes Mountains of Peru with ancient melodies, dances and color... 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 ...
Today, November 14, is William Steig's birthday. If he were alive today he would be turning 100. As it is, he died four years ago at the ripe old age of 96. More ...
More times than I would like during these past few weeks, I have found myself sobbing along with a customer as they recount the devastating loss of their special pet. First, there was the bear of a guy who warned me that he might not be able to tell me the story of his little dog's last days wit... More ...
BY LUCRETIA VOIGT CONTRIBUTING WRITER Hiding behind the split rail fences of the quaint shingled houses and underneath the ancient cobblestones and gaslights of Main Street lays a Nantucket history that most people would like to forget, somewhat like the uncle you never speak of at Thanksgiving or the ancient relative your grandmother... More ...
books Mitchell's Book Corner 54 Main Street, 228-1080 "The Arrival" by Shaun Tan At once personal and universal, Shaun Tan's stunning graphic novel recounts the age-old story of a stranger in a strange land, the saga of a man who leaves his family to build a new life for them in a new countr... More ... |
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