Mahon About Town Nantucket Blog

Don’t forget to stop by American Seasons tonight to leave a tip for Carla Nordby to help cover her medical expenses. Here’s Carla last week at the Bartender’s Ball.

currentVintage and Cheryl Fudge invite Mahon About Town subscribers to a Little Black Dress Trunk Show Preview Party at the Nantucket Stock Exchange, 25A Old South Rd., Wednesday, September 19, 6 - 9 p.m., with 20% off anything black, as well as all pearls. 508-228-9155.

Vote tomorrow in the Special Town Election. That’s Tuesday, September 18, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm at the Nantucket High School. Vote on the tax override to buy 10 and 12 Washington Street to be used as a shuttle bus hub.

The world’s most influential wine critic Robert Parker has twice named Jorge Ordoñez Wine Personality of the Year, and called him one of the most influential wine personalities of the past twenty years. Jorge imports Spain’s biggest, deepest wine portfolio to America. Ordoñez has changed the Spanish wine world, and especially the American view of Spanish wines. “When nobody cared about Spanish wines,” he claims proudly, “I was there.”

What does this have to do with Nantucket? Jorge will be in attendance is a very rare American appearance for the Nantucket Arts Council Night in Seville wine dinner, Thursday, September 20, at Cinco. The best in Spanish wines will be paired with a special Cinco menu of Spanish dishes. The evening will begin with a stroll through the tapas bars of ‘Seville’ sampling local Spanish delicacies al fresco on the Cinco patio, serenaded by the flamenco and classical guitar music of artist Bob Walder.

Then celebrity sommeliers from Nantucket’s premier restaurants will guide you through the intricacies of Spanish wines, grape varietals and winemaking regions. Internationally acclaimed artist Kerry Hallam’s painting, “A Night in Seville,” pictured below, will be auctioned. Then relax Spanish style by retiring to the bar or breezy patio to sip sparkling cava, listen to music and hang with friends until it’s time for a late night café solo or café con leche. Reserve your seats now by calling 508-325-8588. Seating is limited. $225 per person benefits the Nantucket Arts Council.

Spookie’s back. Spookie Daly Pride is back at the Box this weekend, Friday and Saturday nights.

Tickets are still available to the Nantucket AIDS Network Friendship Gala & Auction on Sunday, September 30, featuring The Village People.

The Gala will take place on the lawn at the White Elephant Hotel, overlooking Nantucket Harbor. Cocktails will begin at 5:00 p.m., followed by a five-star dinner, a live auction conducted by Rafael Osona, and dancing to the music of disco icons, the Village People. Call 228-3955 for tickets and information.

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One of the most special nights of the summer was an evening spent listening to and meeting singer songwriter Josh Ritter, at a house concert on Saturday night, August 25th, brought to Nantucket through the efforts of Ed Romanoff, Sue Devine, and a dedicated group of other music lovers, pictured here with Josh.

Here are some photos of the audience just before the start and just as Josh got going. In the second photo, note Jesse Kornbluth in the lower left of the photo, and check out his website and newsletter called HeadButler.com, which as Jesse says is “founded on a simple proposition: There’s so much New Stuff you need help finding the Good Stuff.” And that he does, and Josh is one of Jesse’s recent favorites.

One of Josh’s most endearing traits is his smile, but particulary the one that comes over his face as he’s thinking of what to say next, and what he comes up with has already cracked him up, or that same impish smile after he’s just cracked up the audience. Here’s that look:

Josh’s music is beautiful, his playing finely crafted, and his lyrics filled with beauty and smart twists and turns of phrases. From the song he is best known for, ‘Kathleen’:

All the other girls here are stars-you are the Northern Lights.
They try to shine in through your curtains-you’re too close and too bright.
They try and they try but everything that they do
Is the ghost of a trace of a pale imitation of you.
I’ll be the one to drive you back home, Kathleen.

Josh’s official site, and MySpace site.

For more photos of the concert, go to the Mahon About Town Photo Pages.

Jamie Ranney interviewed me on his show on GenoTV, Channel 17, about the origins and story of Mahon About Town. Geno Geng, owner of Geno TV, was kind enough to put that interview up on his site for all to see. Here it is, and while you’re there, check out the dozens of other video clips on the site.

Here’s the photo I took on the set:

Town Appreciation Day took place at Jetties Beach on Thursday, August 30, honoring all Town employees, and celebrating years of service milestones.

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For more photos, go to the Mahon About Town Photo Pages.