Community Events Calendar
Email your event listings to: events@nantucketindependent.com by Friday at 5 p.m. for the 8 days beginning on the following Wednesday

NHA'S Food for Thought Series

Wednesday, November 12

10 - 10:30 a.m. Toddler Time Story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 30 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery.

11 - 11:30 a.m. Story Time Storytime for children 3 years and older. Free admission. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 40 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery.

1:30 p.m. Writing Workshop Under the direction of Judy Shure or Marta Allen. Discuss and reflect upon your work. Create a poem or write a short story. Saltmarsh Center. Wednesdays.

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Creative Movement with Marjory Trott While experiencing the joys of movement and dancing in a fun and supportive environment, children are affirmed and encouraged to express themselves. Classes are designed to meet each child at his/her own level and provide developmentally appropriate creative movement activities that promote the acquisition of skills necessary for social, emotional, physical and educational growth. For ages 3-6. Free. Call 508-685-2150 to register. Funded by a grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation. A Nantucket S.T.A.R. program. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery.

3:30 - 4:40 p.m. Great Gravity, Batman! Drop your young scientist off for an afternoon of fun and handson learning. This session: do some fun and wacky experiments with gravity. No pre-registration necessary! Grades 1-5, $5 per child. For more info, call 228-9198 .MMA's Natural Science Museum, 7 Milk St.

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Yoga with Marjory Trott Yoga is fun! And highly beneficial, especially with Marjory Trott! In a collective storytelling format, yoga asanas and breathing are used to help children find greater balance, increase impulse control, concentration, and body organization. Self-confidence is increased as children find they are able to make shapes with their bodies and balance in ways they never thought they could. Some partner and or group poses may be used to increase social interaction skills. Free. For ages 7 and up. Free. Call 508-685-2150 to register. Funded by a grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation. A Nantucket S.T.A.R. program. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery.

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Open Auditions Open Auditions for The Dreamland's "Best Holiday Show Ever" and "Santa's Workshop." Casting boys and girls, men and woman ages 6 and up. Actors must be available Stroll Weekend, Dec. 5 and 6. Rehearsals will be no more than one hour twice a week for three weeks. Auditions will be held today and Thursday at the Dreamland Management Offices, 35 Center St. (above Carol Johnston's). Audition slots are 10 minutes in length. Call 332- 4822 or email Jordana.ack@comcast.net for an audition slot. Auditions will consist of: a short interview; reading and reciting the first paragraph of "The Night Before Christmas;" Singing Jingle Bells with a group. Everyone that shows up will have an opportunity to be involved.

6 p.m. Board of Selectmen Courtroom. Wednesdays. Televised on Channel 22 beginning at 7 pm same night. Meetings are subject to change of time, venue and date. Check the meeting board for official postings at the Town Building, 16 Broad St.

7 p.m. International Film:"Kinky Boots" This very funny and poignant 2005 film from the United Kingdom tells the true story of a traditional English men's footwear factory in Northamptonshire which turned to producing boots for transvestites in order to save the family business. Charlie Price unexpectedly inherits the family shoe business and then learns that it is failing. An encounter on a London street with a sassy transvestite named Lola takes Charlie, Lola and one conservative little shoe factory on a wild ride. Nominated for a Golden Globe Award, the stage rights to 'Kinky Boots' were purchased in 2008 by Daryl Roth (August: Osage County) and Hal Luftig (Movin' Out, Legally Blonde) who plan to open it on Broadway. Nantucket Atheneum Great Hall.

Thursday, November 13

9:15 a.m. La Leche League Breastfeeding information and support group open to all pregnant and breastfeeding moms and their babies. This month we will be discussing overcoming common difficulties. Meetings are held in the Unitarian Church 11 Orange St. Call Sunny at 508-333-7105 for more information.

10 - 10:30 a.m. Music in the Morning A theme-based music program with Lucretia Voigt, for children ages 2-5. No reservation necessary, but program is limited to the first 20 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery.

12 p.m. Monthly Meeting The Abiah Folger Franklin Chapter of the daughters of the American Revolution will hold its monthly meeting at noon on Thursday the 13th of November at the Faregrounds Restaurant. Our guest speaker will be Barbara White, educator and historian. Barbara's presentation will be about two Nantucketers, Anna Gardner and Cyrus Pierce. All members are encouraged to bring a guest. Please call Dot Vollans, 257-9858, for reservations.

12 p.m. NHA'S Food for Thought Series

The Nantucket Historical Association presents Tom Larrabee Jr., who will discuss "Nantucket's Cranberry Harvest." The bog east of Gibbs pond has been producing cranberries commercially since 1857. Purchased in 1968 by Roy Larsen, Arthur Dean, and Walter Beinecke Jr. and donated to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. — with the stipulation that the land continue to be cultivated as cranberry bogs — the 250-acre bog area off the Milestone Road, and another 37 acres of organic bogs off the Polpis Road, keep the Nantucket Conservation Foundation particularly busy at this time of year. A fourth-generation Nantucket native and island farmer, Larrabee grew up on the bogs where his dad workes; his first job as a young teenager was mowing the grass around the bogs. After graduating from Nantucket High, he spent four years with the U.S. Marine Corps and worked for a number of years as a ferryboat captain in Hilton Head, S.C., and Boston. In 2002 he moved back to his birthplace and began working for the Conservation Foundation, where he is currently assistant manager of the cranberry bogs. He will discuss the process of wet-picking vs. dry-picking, and what happened to the 15,000 pounds of cranberries that were dry-harvested this season. Free to the public. Bring your lunch. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. For additional information call 228-1894, ext. 0, or visit www.nha.org. 4 p.m. Beach Management Advisory Committee Land Bank Conference Room. Thursdays. Meetings are subject to change of time, venue and date. Check the meeting board for official postings at the Town Building, 16 Broad Street.

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Open Auditions See Wednesday, Nov. 13 listing

Friday, November 14

3:30 - 5:30 pm Nature Explorers Club Calling all nature nuts! This club will explore the outdoors. We'll do experiments, go exploring, and learn all about animals, weather, astronomy, and all things nature. Club meets 2nd Friday of each month. $5 members, $10 non-members. Call the Maria Mitchell Association at 228-9198 for more info.

4:30 p.m. Greening Nantucket Lecture Series The Nantucket Community School, in partnership with UMass Field Station, is presenting a series of lectures featuring local and national speakers focusing on different aspects of the environment. Each talker will demonstrate different ways in which we, as individuals and a community, can get involved in making better choices with regard to energy, resources and environmentally responsible practices. Today: Karen Allence & Tom Barnes (Nantucket ReUse) Nantucket Reuse Exchange & "Solar Thermal Hot Water and Heat, Photovoltaics, and Other Alternative Energy Basics." Talks are approximately a hour and a half long. Free. UMass Field Station. Call 228-7257, extension 1571 to register.

7 p.m. Nantucket Junior Miss Annual Scholarship Program Tickets are on sale at the NHS Main Office and the Hub on Main Street. NHS Auditorium.

7 - 8 p.m. Family Night: "The Woman Who Outshone the Sun" Behind the Mask theater group brings us the wondrous musical tale of a strange woman who arrives in town one day and then leaves . . . with the local river in her hair! A family-friendly tale of tolerance, community and reverence for nature, based on a Zapotec Indian folktale and a poem by Alejandro Cruz Martinez. Told in English, sung in Spanish. Free. Advance tickets available at the Weezie Library for Children. Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rhodes. Nantucket Atheneum Great Hall.

Saturday, November 15

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Weather Wizards Learn how thunderstorms, clouds and tornados are formed, and create some weather of your own. Build a tornado machine and create a cloud in a bottle. Meet at MMA Natural Science Museum, corner of Milk and Vestal St. Grades 2-5 with parent. $20 adult/child pair members; $30 non-members. Must pre-register online www.mmo.org or by calling 228-9198.

10 - 10:45 a.m. Creative Movement: 3-5 yrs. Creative movement class for children 3-5 years old with yoga and dance instructor Marjory Trott. Free admission. No reservation required, but class is limited to first 15 children. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery.

3 - 5 p.m. Young Adult Area National Gaming Day: Come & Play! In celebration of National Gaming Day, the Atheneum, together with many other libraries and institutions across the nation, will offer a variety of games in the Young Adult Area. Check out Pictureka and other fun board games, start up a game of cards, enjoy refreshments. Free. For ages 11 and older. Nantucket Atheneum. 7 p.m. Nantucket Junior Miss Annual Scholarship Program Tickets are on sale at the NHS Main Office and the Hub on Main Street. NHS Auditorium.

Sunday, November 16

2 - 4 p.m. Astronomy & Celestial Navigation Workshop This workshop will discuss the history and present day use of celestial navigation while providing information to use it yourself. Must pre-register at www.mmo.org or by calling 228-9198. $30 members, $40 non-members. Part of ACKtive Learning Series for Adults. MMA's Natural Science Museum, 7 Milk St.

Monday, November 17

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Wicked Waves Drop your young scientist off for an afternoon of fun and handson learning. This session: do some fun and wacky experiments with waves. No pre-registration necessary. Grades 1-5. $5 per child. Call the Maria Mitchell Association at 228-9198 for more info. MMA Natural Science Museum, 7 Milk St.

5:45 - 6:45 p.m. Easy Moving on the Island Weekly Awareness through Movement® Class (Feldenkrais®). No prior experience necessary. $15. At "Lisalates", 98 Old South Rd, for more info call Katya at 325-6374.

Tuesday, November 18

10 - 10:30 a.m. Creative Movement: 10-24 mos. Creative movement class for children 10-24 mos. old with yoga and dance instructor Marjory Trott. Free admission. Each child should be accompanied by one caregiver. No reservation required. Class is limited to first 15 children. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery. 11 - 11:45 a.m. Creative Movement: 2-3 yrs. Creative movement class for children 2-3 years old with yoga and dance instructor Marjory Trott. Free admission. Each child should be accompanied by one caregiver. No reservation required. Class is limited to first 15 children. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery.

3 - 4 p.m. Yoga for All: 6+ years Beginner's yoga class for children ages six years and older, with instructor Marjory Trott. Free and open to the public. No reservation required. Limited to first 15 children. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery.

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Atheneum Readers Book discussion group for high school students. For this month's selection, call 228-1110 x103, or visit the NHS Library. New members welcome. Pizza and drinks served. Nantucket Atheneum, Kynett Room.

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. The secret to making spectacular crab cakes Tom Proch, head chef at the Club Car, will demonstrate step by step how to make the Club Car's crab cakes. Starting with the shrimp mousse that is used to bind the cakes, next folding in the jumbo lump crab meat and then the process of cooking. Finally, you will learn how to make the mustard cream sauce that accompanies the cakes. $30. Payable to instructor on the night of class. Call 228-7257 for more info. Nantucket High School.

6:45 - 7:45 p.m. Yoga for Teens Free yoga class with instructor Marjory Trott for teens (12-18 years). No reservation required. Class size is limited to first 15 students. Nantucket Atheneum Gallery.

Ongoing Events

Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings most days at 7 am, noon, 5:30 p.m. and 8 pm. Call 228- 2334 for help, meeting times, days and locations. Drop-in Playgroup: Play With Me A playgroup for babies' ages 0-12 months with their parent or caregiver. Facilitated by Mary Casey, MS, Parent Educator. 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Tuesdays thru December 9. No group Nov. 11, Veterans Day. No registration necessary. St. Paul's Parish House, 20 Fair St.

English Literacy Classes For those seeking to improve their English skills. Open to all, conducted in English; no pre-registration required. Free. 228- 8710 or 228-1382. Lower Gallery, Atheneum, 1 India St. 6 p.m., Thursdays.

Home Schooling Club A club for home schooling families and those interested in home schooling to: share ideas and information, offer support to each other, work on projects, use library space and resources. Join us every Friday from 12 - 2 p.m. Nantucket Atheneum, Gallery.

Kids on Ice Free after school skating. Mondays, 2:30 - 4 p.m. for grades 1-12. Thursdays 2:30 - 4 p.m. for ages 4 through grade 2. Parents, bring your child the first time and fill out an information card. Does not meet on half days or school closing days. Made by possible by a grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation. 228-2516. Nantucket Ice.

Parents Group Weekly drop-in discussion group. Provides a great opportunity to meet other parents and to discuss a variety of parenting topics in a casual group setting. Childcare will be provided within the ECC. For ages birth through 5 years old. Thursdays, 9 - 10:15 a.m., thru Dec. 11. No group on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27. Nantucket High School, Room 106.

Sexual Assault Support drop-in group Facilitated by A Safe Place. For details please call Jennifer or Mary at 228-0561, TTY at 228-7095, or Jennifer@asafeplacenantucket.org.

Stroller Striders A great opportunity to get outside and exercise before the cold winter days set in. Group will meet at Essex Road Playground and head off up the Surfside bike path. Length of walk can vary; you set your own pace. Please dress according to the weather and bring strollers or carriers for little ones. Facilitated by Jackie Moyer, mother of River and Luna. For ages birth through 5 years old. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Wednesdays thru Dec. 10. Meet at Essex Road Playground.