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Winners of the tenth annual Frank Swift Chase Plein Air Nantucket awards have been chosen by The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN). A huge proponent of en plein air painting, Frank Swift Chase taught outdoor classes starting in 1920 through the early 1950s, and the core of his regular […]
by C. Oscar Olson It seems that every day on the calendar is National Day of something—from Fig Newton Day on January 16 to Nut Day on October 22, Comic Book Day on September 25, and Peach Pie Day on August 24. Of course, some days are more important than […]
Starting Monday, June 7, the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) will be offering another summer of education, research, and exploration of the sky, land, and sea of Nantucket Island. The Aquarium on Washington Street and Historic Mitchell House on Vestal Street will be open for tours on Monday through Friday […]
After 18 months the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum will once again open its doors to visitors starting at 10am today, Friday, May 28, 2021. This year’s special exhibition is “Duty and Diligence: Station Life in the U.S. Life-Saving Service.” Visitors will step back in time for an immersive experience […]
Life on remote, windswept Nantucket has always fostered extraordinary women. Intelligent, educated, passionate, and brave, they took on difficult issues involving anti-slavery, women’s rights, suffrage, and times of war. Despite obstacles, they each assumed roles and attitudes that were not common for women of their time. Now holographic technology has […]
Tickets for The Dreamland’s Drive-In Theatre for films showing through the end of July, 2021, will go on sale at 12 noon on Monday, May 17 via The Dreamland’s website. Tickets may sell out quickly, so don’t wait to purchase yours! Beginning with Steven Spielberg’s classic adaptation of Peter Benchley’s […]
The White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The NEA’s $10,000 grant will support a workshop of a new piece, Miss Mitchell with book by Kristin Slaney and music and lyrics by The […]