The 47th Annual Sand Sculpture and Sandcastle Contest will be held this Saturday, July 30, from 12 noon to 4 pm. Sponsored by the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts (NISDA), the contest is open to all and will take place at Jetties Beach, east of the jetty. […]
Today’s Nantucket
Raising Funds to Keep Cancer Care Local on Nantucket Island
Swim Across America Nantucket event chairs Jill Roethke and Jim Pignato are helping to keep cancer care local on Nantucket. The very first Swim Across America Nantucket swim took place back in 1991, but it wasn’t until Swim Across America’s 25th anniversary in 2012, that the swim came back to […]
Maria Mitchell Association Hosts 4 Days of Sharks on Nantucket
Join the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) as it hosts its very own Shark Week! The MMA will be offering special Shark Week inspired events throughout the week of July 25th with visiting scientist, Caroline Collatos. Izzy Gaw, Natural Science Museum Director says, “We are so excited to share Caroline’s […]
Happy 50th Birthday to Nantucket Bookworks!
Half a century ago, on July 4, 1972, Patty Claflin opened her doors to readersat Nantucket Bookworks on Federal Street (where the Corner Table and NantucketCulinary Center are now). Patty remembers that the first book she sold fifty yearsago was written by Nietzsche. Nine years later, she moved her shop […]
“Rising Above” Showing Again on the Nantucket Waterfront
First unveiled in October 2021, “Rising Above” is a public art installation that uses projection-mapping art to tell the history and envision the future of Nantucket’s resilience. The free five-minute installation is an ode to the island’s adaptive community spirit. It will once again be projected across the water onto […]
What’s New on Nantucket for 2022
Roll into Summer with Sandy Pedals Nantucket has more than 35 miles of bicycle paths that will lead bikers to nearly a dozen different areas of our island. You can ride the paths to beaches, to town, to Madaket, to Surfside, to Polpis, to Cisco, and to Siasconset. Biking is […]
Mark Shanahan Is White Heron’s New Resident Director
The White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket today announced that director, writer, and actor Mark Shanahan has expanded his relationship with the company stepping into a new role as Resident Director. “Mark has been a collaborator and director here at White Heron since 2017,” said Artistic Director Lynne Bolton. “His writing and direction are very much […]