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BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER I f you thought cozy Cambridge Street Victuals was only a restaurant and a bar, you have another think coming. Since Trish Collette and Meghan McCutcheon bought the business in 2005, with Collette's husband Tim serving as a silent partner, they have displayed the work of island artist Hannah Stone... More ...
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER T he dramatically beautiful, passionate and supple dancers of the Alvin Ailey II troupe are coming to an island stage on August 18 and 19 in performances to benefit the Old South Church Preservation Fund for restoration of the Unitarian Universalist Church. More ...
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER The seven-week summer concert series presented by the Nantucket Musical Arts Society will conclude with the Triton Brass Quintet on Tuesday, August 19 at 8 p.m. at the First Congregational Church. Shelagh Abate, who plays horn, said the quintet formed in 2001. Three were students at the New Engla... More ...
The Chamber of Commerce and the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts will hold the 35th annual Sandcastle and Sculpture Day, Saturday, August 16, on Jetties Beach with a rain date on August 17. Over 50 sculptures will emerge from the sand on this August afternoon. A late-summer ritual f... More ...
"A Kitten Tale" By Eric Rohmann Eric Rohmann, author/illustrator of the Caldecott winner "My Friend Rabbit," offers readers a simple story with beautiful print illustrations. Four kittens have never seen snow, and while three are afraid, describing all aspects of snow that will be unpleasant, t... More ...
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Perhaps you are in the market for art for your home, but are unfamiliar with the gallery scene and a little shy about approaching it on your own. Or maybe you have art you would like to sell, but do not know how to obtain the best price for its quality. More ...
Captain George Pollard subject of one man show Lou Rodgers, a descendant of the Nantucket whaleship captain who commanded the ill-fated Essex, has written a one-man play called "Wake of the Essex," which will be shown at the Nantucket Atheneum on Sunday, August 17, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Both performances are free, but a ticket is required. 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 ...
2 SOUTH BEACH STREET I could not think of a better place to launch my "Chef's Table" column than to interview Chef Chris Freeman of Oran Mór Bistro. Freeman is a relative new comer to owning his own restaurant and is one of the most respected chefs on island. More ... The Little Chocolate-breasted Titmouse BIRDS OF NANTUCKET by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw Let's take a flight of fancy - literally. Try to imagine you are a tiny ball of flesh and feathers, one third of an ounce, flying high in the dark sky with hundreds of kindred spirits. You know you are keeping pace with them because your ears pick up their high lisping contact notes. You've been ... More ...
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER Driving around the island it may seem as though nearly everyone has a privet hedge and a grass lawn. Actually, local landscapers have created many diverse and unique yards by planting unusual hedges and using a mixture of ground covers that provide a striking combination of colors, textures and he... More ... For the Arts Record Poet Gregory Orr to read Gregory Orr, a long time summer resident of Nantucket, will be reading from his poetry, Sunday, August 31, at the Atheneum from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. The reading is free and open to the public Orr is the author of nine collections of poetry, the most recent of which is "Conc... More ... West African dance class at New School BY STELLA PEISCH INDEPENDENT INTERN In Guinea, West Africa, children dance the way kids in America play sports. Classes are offered after school, competitions are frequent and the government recruits star dancers. One of these exceptional dancers, Abdoulaye Sylla, began dancing at the age of five and joined the National Dance Comp... More ... |
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