Voices travel, all the way to Europe
High school honors chorus leaves today for overseas performances
by Mary Lancaster • Independent Writer
      Their beautiful voices and dedication to perfecting their art has won the Nantucket High School Honors Chorus a fourth trip to perform in Europe.
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PASSPORT HISTORY
Free "Vacation Destination Days" for kids sponsored by Nantucket Historical Association
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Families choosing to stay on Nantucket during school vacation weeks are fortunate to have the Nantucket Historical Association willing to offer weeks of free entertainment during those periods to keep kids interested and occupied.
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Media you can trust
      Mitchell's Book Corner 54 Main Street, 228-1080 "The Headhunters" by Peter Lovesey Forget traveling to Europe this summer. With the way the dollar is going, it will soon cost too much to even look at pictures of our European neighbors! You can travel to Chichester in West Sussex, England with...
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REEL TO REEL
Now playing on Nantucket
all movies at Starlight Theatre & Cafe • 1 N. Union St.
      "The Other Boleyn Girl" (Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content and some violent images; 115 min.) Based on the best-selling novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" tells the tale of sisters Anne and Mary Boleyn and their competition for the love of Henry VIII.
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Making Statements on a Clothesline
A Safe Place to display t-shirt decorations relating to domestic violence
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER
      Swaying above the daffodils and tulips, passersby of the Atheneum garden will soon see a special kind of clothing hanging on the line - and it may disturb you, move you to action or hearten you for the forceful and supportive messages being sent.
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RHYME TIME
      April is National Poetry Month. It is also National Child Abuse Prevention Month, International Guitar Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, National Anxiety Month (do we actually need to designate a month in order to be anxious?
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for the ARTS record
      DOUBLE HEADER AT ATHENEUM On Wednesday, April 23, islanders will have two events to choose from at the Atheneum as it hosts its last monthly book discussion meeting until fall from 5 to 7 p.m. in the lower gallery.
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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 v...
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WHERE HAS SPOT GONE
      Hey there, Scout, Barron, Brooklyn, Moxie and Shiloh! Whose ears perk up, how many with four feet snap to? Are these the hottest new names for pets, perhaps? Wrong. These are but a few of the odd gender-neutral names given to children of movie stars, who certainly get an extra media moment for t...
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