Nantucket community events

Revels & Perkins "Celebrate the Spring"

Thursday, May 30 7:30p

This inspirational, hour-long program of seasonal music and dance (with an Irish flavor!) features the Perkins School for the Blind's Secondary Program Chorus, the Revels Singers, musician/songlead...

The Egan Maritime Institute announces “Red, Right, Returning” Outdoor Exhibition

Thursday, May 23 7:00p

Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum, Nantucket

Nantucket Island, MA (April 22, 2013) The Egan Maritime Institute announces “Red, Right, Returning”: Present Day USCG Lifesaving Procedures and Boat Safety, at the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving...

Designer Luncheon with Alexa Hampton

Thursday, Jul 18 12:00p

Great Harbor Yacht Club, Nantucket

Join the Nantucket Historical Association as we welcome Alexa Hampton, the owner/designer of Mark Hampton LLC., the world famous design firm founded in 1976 by her late father, Mark Hampton...

Poetry Reading: Richard Cambridge & Mike Kimball

Sunday, May 19 2:00p

Nantucket Atheneum, Nantucket

Richard Cambridge’s poetry has appeared in The Paterson Literary Review, Nantucket Journal, Asheville Poetry Review and others...

Author Talk: Jim Sterba, 'Nature Wars'

Tuesday, Jul 2 8:00p

Nantucket Atheneum, Nantucket

In the late 19th century, European explorers and settlers plundered North American wildlife in an escalating rampage that culminated in the “era of extermination...

Lecture: Dr Margaret Geller, 'Mapping The Universe'

Friday, Jun 28 7:00p

Nantucket Atheneum, Nantucket

Margaret J. Geller is a pioneer in mapping the nearby universe. Her maps have provided a new view of the enormous patterns in the distribution of galaxies like the Milky Way. Dr...

Concert: Jess Clemons

Saturday, Jun 1 7:00p

Nantucket Atheneum, Nantucket

Jess Clemons is a touring singer/songwriter based in Burlington, VT and Nantucket, MA...

Concert: CPR Ensemble

Saturday, Jun 15 7:00p

Nantucket Atheneum, Nantucket

In this unique performance created by CPR especially for this event, The Composer-Performer-Repertory Ensemble, with Nicholas Davies on clarinet, Lev Mamuya on cello, Christopher Staknys on piano, ...

Lecture: Dr. Scott Kenyon, 'Pluto Strikes Back'

Wednesday, Jun 26 7:00p

Nantucket Atheneum, Nantucket

Scott J. Kenyon is a tenured astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory...

John C. Campbell Folk School Film & Concert

Monday, Jul 1 7:00p

Nantucket Atheneum, Nantucket

The John C. Campbell Folk School opened its doors in 1925 in tiny, rural Brasstown, North Carolina to improve the quality of life in Appalachia while preserving its rich traditions...

Nantucket Legends: Foggy Facts & Fictions Exhibition Opens

Sunday, May 19 11:00a

NHA Whaling Museum, Nantucket

Ever wonder whether the stories you've heard about Nantucket's past are true? The Whaling Museum's major 2013 exhibition takes a close look at some of Nantucket's most curious tales, including the ...

4th Annual "Piggy Trot"

Sunday, May 19 10:00a

Dowses Beach, Osterville

The 4th Annual “Piggy Trot” will be held on Sunday, May 19th, in Osterville, MA to raise funds for melanoma awareness and the dangers of overexposure to sunlight and tanning. The 5K (3...

The Wiggles

Wednesday, Aug 21 11:00a

Cape Cod Melody Tent, Barnstable

Rosalie Nadeau, Psa, PPSCC Orleans, Ma Still Life-Light Is the Subject Oil/Pastel

Sunday, May 19 9:00a

Creative Arts Center, Chatham

In this two day workshop, Rosalie will guide you as you learn to bring brilliance and presence to your subject matter, as you learn to see value and temperature in color as light describes form...