Cupid's Nightmare 4
A Valentine for islanders
by Mary Lancaster • Independent Writer
      When it comes to ways of the heart, there are often as many descents into romantic turmoil as ascents to amorous elation.
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Theatre Workshop unveils 2008 season lineup
BY RAIN HARBISON CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Theatre Workshop of Nantucket has announced much of its schedule for the 2008 season. The schedule which is still subject to changes, is as follows: ROUNDING THIRD March 13 - 29 Written by Richard Dresser. Directed by Laura Gallagher Byrne.
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for the ARTS record
      CLANCY JOINS COLLEY, WENDELKEN Nantucket's own Chuck Colley and Erik Wendelken will open for Aoife Clancy (pronounced 'Eefa') who brings a refreshing new voice to folk music, one that ranges from traditional Irish songs to ballads and contemporary folk. The event is this Saturday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Atheneum.
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READY OR NOT. VALENTINE'S DAY IS HERE
By Leslie-Ann Sheppard
      Most of us are aware that Valentine's Day is on the agenda. If you've listened to radio or television anytime in the past month, you've undoubtedly picked up the hint.
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LOVE IS IN THE . . .
      Tomorrow is Valentine's Day: the day of lovers, chocolate bon-bons, fresh cut red roses and pink candlelit dinners. Oh, right - that was pre-children! Nowadays pink is the color of the whites when I accidentally put a red sock in, red is the color of the cranberry juice spilled on the carpet, and chocolate bon-bons - well, some things don't change.
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Identify This
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 viewing and identification at www.nha.org.
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Valentine's Day and your pet
      According to a recent national survey by Purina, more than 60 percent of those pet owners' queried plan to include their pets in some way in their Valentine's celebrations. Interestingly, almost half of the men surveyed said they would prefer to spend the holiday just with their pets, reasoning that their pet lowers their stress.
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Media you can Trust
      books Mitchell's Book Corner 54 Main Street, 228-1080 "The Monsters of Templeton" by Lauren Groff When James Fenimore Cooper wrote "The Pioneers" in 1823, he wrote of an imaginary town called Templeton, which was based on the town that became Cooperstown, New York. One hundred and fifty years later Lauren Groff was born in Cooperstown.
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