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In just 7 days, Nantucket Cottage Hospital will open the doors to the island’s new hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 20, the first new medical facility for the community in more than 60 years. Built entirely through private donations, the almost $90 million, 14-bed, 106,000 square-foot hospital completely replaces Nantucket’s former […]
Valentine’s Day festivities on Nantucket Island begin on Thursday evening, February 7, when the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) hosts an opening reception for their special February exhibition, Valentine’s Small Works in the Visual Arts Center (VAC)at 24 Amelia Drive. This winter exhibition will focus on cheerful and witty small […]
Have you ever looked through a microscope and seen a community so small you never could have imagined it and then suddenly it comes to life? Here’s your chance: The Maria Mitchell Association is hosting four microscope workshops on Nantucket, one each month for the next four months. The program, […]
Each winter for twelve years, the Nantucket Island community has shared a book, reading together, sharing their impressions, celebrating literature, and attending films, lectures, and crafts centered around the chosen book, the topic and the author. During the first few years of this community-reading event, three books with the same […]
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) has aquired two significant paintings that capture iconic Nantucket landscapes—Sankaty Light by William Ferdinand Macy and Siasconset Beach by George Inness. These acquisitions were made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Nantucket Historical Association. Sankaty Light, by William Ferdinand Macy (1845-1913), […]
Thanks to a generous donation from Bari Lipp Foundation, Nantucket’s Dreamland will provide all live broadcast programming from New York’s Metropolitan Opera, London’s National Theatre, and Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, free of charge to Nantucket’s senior and student populations, beginning in January of 2019. “We are so thankful for this generous […]
Nantucket Island gets quiet at Christmastime. Stroll Weekend, the annual craft fairs, holiday shows are over. Those who go Off for the holiday often depart before the Solstice. It’s time for those who stay to settle in with loved ones and enjoy the peace that off-season brings. One of our […]