Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Arts It's Wine Time Nantucket Wine Festival kicks off 12th event next week by Mary Lancaster Independent Writer       As he sat amid stacks of wine magazines with a cooking program on mute on his living room TV, Denis Toner's cell phone rang with fair frequency with questions and updates coming in from his entourage. For Toner and his associates, the next few days will be hectic as they ready for the 12th annual ... More ... A perfect Mother's Day gift Baritone Thomas Jones to perform in Arts Council's last concert in winter series BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       It is easy to tell when someone loves what they do by their enthusiastic, animated conversation. Such is the case with versatile baritone Thomas Jones, who will perform on May 11 in the last in a series of four winter concerts presented by the Nantucket Arts Council. More ... A show of hands for peaceful relationships BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       The almost 200 hands are stamped with the word "Stop" and send a strong message that no one should participate in or condone any form of sexual violence including date rape. More ... for the ARTS record       GET CREATIVE On Saturday, May 10, The Toy Boat on Straight Wharf will be open to offer free Mother's Day card kits to island children who want to create something unique and personal in a card for their mom that she will treasure and keep forever. Toy Boat owner Loren Brock will have her store op... More ... 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... More ... MOTHER'S DAY       This coming Sunday is Mother's Day, one of the most commercially successful occasions of the year. More telephone calls are made on this day than on any other, in spite of the increase of electronic greetings, More ...