The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) will celebrate DarkSky International’s International Dark Sky week, slated for April 2-8, 2024. In honor of this event, the MMA will host a free public Stargazing Open Night at Loines Observatory, 59 Milk Street Extension, on Thursday, April 4, from 8 to 9 pm. […]
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AAN’s 20th Annual Spring Sweep Starts March 28, 2024
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is inviting members of the community to enjoy our annual Spring Sweep Auction, March 28 to April 1, opening with a Bids & Bites kickoff reception on Thursday, March 28 from 5 to 7 pm in the Big Gallery, 12 Straight Wharf. AAN is indebted […]
“Tony Sarg: Genius at Play” Is the Nantucket Historical Association’s Main Exhibit for 2024
Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in partnership with the Nantucket Historical Association, Tony Sarg: Genius at Play will go on display at the Nantucket Whaling Museum this summer season, as the first comprehensive exhibition exploring the life, art, and adventures of Tony Sarg (1880-1942). Known as the father […]
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket 2024 Season
For nearly seven decades, Theatre Workshop of Nantucket has been entertaining, enriching, challenging, and inspiring our island community and visitors with theatrical works of the highest standards. TWN’s 2024 season opens on June 5 with Sense & Sensibility, a playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel that follows the […]
NHA Decorative Arts Winter Workshops & Gams
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is offering Decorative Arts Workshops and Drop-In Gams this winter. This basket clinic is designed to accommodate new and experienced weavers in a format that gives you the flexibility needed for our busy schedules. Basket Clinic sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 2 pm […]
Nearly $350,000 for Local Nantucket NonProfit Organizations
Last Friday, December 1, The Community Foundation for Nantucket announced just over $345,000 in Nantucket Fund grants to critical nonprofit organizations. CFN’s Nantucket Fund focuses primarily on grants to the social services network in our Nantucket community. Grants go to a variety of programs including summer boost for our incoming […]
Festivals Transform Nantucket Whaling Museum during November & December 2023
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will host its 25th annual Festival of Wreaths during Thanksgiving week, from November 20 to 25, 2023 from 10 am to 4 pm (closed Thanksgiving Day), and their 30th annual Festival of Trees Monday-Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm during the month of December (closed December […]