Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Beach Boys will join the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra as the special musical guest for the 21st annual Boston Pops on Nantucket concert this summer to benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital. For five decades, The Beach Boys — America’s first pop band to reach […]
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Livingston Taylor to Perform on Nantucket – Tickets Now Available
The Dreamland Film & Cultural Center is pleased to present A Musical Evening with recording artist Livingston Taylor on Sunday, July 2 at 7 pm. A part of the American music landscape for the past 50 years, and the brother of folk legend James Taylor, Livingston picked up his first […]
Island Men Will Strut Their Stuff at Nantucket’s “Ms. Mantucket” in May
After nine 9 successful years of running the annual Ms. Mantucket Pageant, its major fundraiser, the Nantucket Rotary Club is helping VFW Post 8608 to take over the event as their primary funding source for the Post. This fun, local event will once again feature a lineup of very good-natured […]
What to Do on Nantucket for Valentine’s Day
During February on Nantucket Island, it’s tempting to hunker down and stay at home protected from the cold, windy, raw, and snowy weather. But Valentine’s Day is one of the few winter holidays that can convince us to venture out. Here are some of our suggestions for Valentine fun for […]
Robert Pinsky, James Gleick, Diane Rehm appearing at the 2017 Nantucket Book Festival
Diane Rehm, the recently retired host of NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show, will make a featured appearance at the 2017 Nantucket Book Festival to discuss her memoir On My Own. Beginning her career in 1973 as a volunteer with WAMU, the petite woman with the fragile voice went on to […]
A Nantucket New Year’s Day Beach Walk
The first day of 2017 brought bright sunshine, warm weather, and a quiet peacefulness to Nantucket Island. We woke early, ready to undecorate the Christmas tree and put away all the holiday swag. But after one look out the window, we decided those tasks (and our morning coffee) could wait: […]
10 Insider Tips for Last-Minute Gifts on Nantucket
It never fails: no matter how hard we try, we always find ourselves with Christmas gifts to find for at least 3 or 4 people just a few days before the holiday. This year we thought we’d share our tips for last-minute gift buying on Nantucket… Best gift for your […]