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Hit musical "Grease" opens tomorrow with a look back to the era of slicked-back hair, poodle skirts, Elvis and the Edsel. BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER The rolicking musical "Grease," about teens in love in the 1950s, opens as the latest Theatre Workshop of Nantucket main stage show tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 7 at 5 p.m. in Bennett Hall. More ... "The Little Mermaid" opens on August 14 BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER T he moving tale of "The Little Mermaid," with all its twists and turns, ending happily ever after, will be acted by the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's Resident and Children's Theatre Conservatory Camp companies in six performances beginning on August 14 at Bennett Hall. More ... TWN children's theatre brings "Pinocchio" to Bennett Hall on Aug. 11 BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER T he classic story of the little wooden puppet whose nose grew when he told a lie is coming to the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket stage at Bennett Hall starting August 11. Featuring the talents of TWN's Resident and Children's Theatre Conservatory Camp companies, "Pinocchio" is directed by Roberta... More ...
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Clear your calendar for Saturday night, Aug. 9 when the 12th annual Boston Pops concert to benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital will spread uplifting music across the expanse of Jetties Beach with a program called "Make Mine Bernstein," in honor of the famous composer Leonard Bernstein. More ...
Singer to perform with Pops BY MARGARET CARROLL-BERGMAN INDEPENDENT EDITOR Joel Grey promises to sing songs from the Broadway musical "Cabaret," when he performs with the Boston Pops at Jetties Beach this Saturday, August 9 at 7 p.m. to benefit the Nantucket Cottage Hospital. More ... Odds Bodkin and the art of storytelling BY AVERY NEWTON INDEPENDENT WRITER Renowned storyteller Odds Bodkin will be on Nantucket for the 7th Annual Storytelling Festival, hosted by the Lighthouse School this Friday and Saturday. Bodkin will be one of several storytellers present, but perhaps the only one who actively encourages parents to delve into the art of storytelli... More ...
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER First violinist Alla Aranovskaya, second violinist Alla Krolevich and cellist Leonid Shukayev met more than 25 years ago when they were students at the prestigious Leningrad Conservatory in Russia. The three of them are founding members of the St. Petersburg String Quartet formed in 1985. 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 vi... More ...
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Within the last decade, stone walls have become a popular addition to homeowners' landscapes. In their simplest form, they are appealing for their textural beauty, but they can be enhanced with small lighting tucked within the stones or as a vessel for plantings that do not require a lot of water,... More ...
BY AVERY NEWTON INDEPENDENT WRITER The next time you walk by a house with a quarterboard - and there are approximately 4,000 on island - you may be getting a peek into the island's maritime past or gaining some insight into the personality of the homeowner. More ...
BIRDS OF NANTUCKET by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw Nantucket birders have a list of birds we haven't seen here but expect to find. The list includes birds like Cave Swallow, Boat-tailed Grackle, Mississippi Kite, Eurasian Collared Dove, Monk Parakeet and until recently, this week's bird, the Wilson's Plover. More ... |
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