Want to memorialize a local notable? Or perhaps you want express your love for your island home? The Steamship Authority (SSA), “lifeline” to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, is holding a naming contest for the two new freight vessels they are acquiring to replace the M/V Gay Head and the M/V Katama. The […]
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Recycle at the Remix Event This Weekend at Native Shoes on Straight Wharf
Native Shoes believes in their goal to make it easy for everyone to Live Lightly. They know the greatest ideas can come from the littlest questions, and that even their small steps can add up to a much bigger impact. This weekend — Saturday, August 13 and Sunday, August 14 […]
An Evening on Nantucket with Nathaniel Philbrick
Egan Maritime Institute is thrilled to host an evening with the organization’s founding executive director, Nathaniel Philbrick on August 11, 2022 at the Nantucket Yacht Club. Guests will be treated to a nautical themed lecture, focused on Philbrick’s newest book, Travels with George. Travels with George, asks the essential question […]
Building Castles in the Sand on Nantucket Island
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. […]
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 […]
Boston Pops on Nantucket Tickets Are on Sale Now for the August 2022 Concert
Twenty-seven years ago a small group of volunteers came together to try to do something big for Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Led by an ardent hospital supporter, the late Kathryn Clauss, they imagined what seemed impossible: what if we could get the world-famous Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra to come to Nantucket? […]
2022 Summer Theatre Season Announced
White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket has an exciting schedule of shows to celebrate its 10th anniversary season, including Dial M for Murder, a killer comedy that preceded the classic Hitchcock film and features Tony Award-winner Celia Keenan-Bolger. The season will also include two highly anticipated new works that were […]