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Weekend Update (10/11/07)
The annual Scallopers Ball used to take place in the spring at the Box. The 5th annual has moved now to the fall at the Nantucket Yacht Club, as this is most certainly scallop season, and it’s also a fitting warm up for Nantucket Restaurant Week. It’s Friday night the 12th, from 6 to 10 pm. Music, Spanky’s Raw Bar, hors d’ oeuvres by the Nantucket Yacht Club, drink, auction with auctioneer Bob Turner, and MC Bam LaFarge. Music by The Shingles, a band name I’ve not heard of before, and sounds as if it they should be on the soundtrack of a Zach Braff film. They are, of course, our own Dave Provost, Andy Bullington, Michael Kopko, and Ben Champoux. Also playing is the well known and loved 4 EZ Payments. The night raises money for the Nantucket Shellfish Association, and is co-sponsored by the NSA and Sustainable Nantucket. Tickets are $40, ($30 if you have a commercial fishing license), and can be purchased at the door, or at Bookworks, Nantucket Pharmacy, Brant Point Marine, 508.228.3399, or tara@sustainablenantucket.org. Here are just a few photos from last year to whet your appetite.Quite a cast of characters.
The NHA seventh annual Harvest Fair takes place on Saturday (13th) from 11 to 2 at the Old Mill. Great family event for children of any age. The mill will be open for tours and, weather permitting, grinding corn. Also traditional crafts, Native American and colonial games, decorate pumpkins, bob for apples, and make beeswax candles and cornhusk dolls.
The Chamber of Commerce annual Chowder Contest sets up in the Grand Union Parking Lot this Saturday (13th) from 2 to 3:30. Taste chowdah from a dozen or so local restaurants and vote for your favorite.
Chris Black used to live on Nantucket, I believe in the 80’s, then moved to the Florida Keys. She was back on the island this past summer, and has put together a showing of the best of her Nantucket and the best of her Keys photographs, for an exhibition Friday night from 5:30 to 9 pm at a private home at 53 Union Street. All subscribers are invited.
The Nantucket Atheneum’s Tribute to David Halberstam on Saturday night is unfortunately sold out.
A Safe Place was founded 20 years ago by Rhoda Weinman, Julie Fitzgerald, Sarah Alger and Melissa Philbrick. They will be honored at a fund raiser and anniversary celebration on Sunday night (14th) from 5:30 to 7:30 at Cinco. Wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres. 508-228-2561.
The Nantucket Restaurant Week Gala kicks-off the 2nd annual Nantucket Restaurant Week (Sunday, October 14 - Saturday, October 20) featuring 3 course $20 lunches and $45 dinners from some of the island’s best restaurants. For the Gala, more than 20 restaurants will present samples of their cuisine at stations around the Whaling Museum, with champagne by Veuve Clicquot. No one will leave hungry. Benefits the newly formed Nantucket Culinary Arts Foundation, which provides educational experience and scholarships to Nantucket High School students interested in the culinary arts. Sunday (14th) from 6 to 8 pm. There are still tickets available, but I expect this one to sell out by tomorrow. Call 228-1515 and ask for Becky to reserve your ticket. Tickets are $100, and 75% tax deductible. Visit nantucketrestaurantweek.com for more information
Add comment October 11, 2007
Coming Up
A late addition to the calendar, but a big one - the legendary Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson with the Magic Rockers is coming to the Muse on Saturday night, October 6th, from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. Luther is one of the best blues musicians to emerge from Chicago’s music scene, where he started playing in the 50’s. Johnson played and sang with Muddy Waters’ band from 1973-79, when his front and center solos for that band got the world’s attention. This is the real thing folks. Don’t miss it. Admission only $15.
Summer resident and MSNBC’s Hardball moderator Chris Matthews returns to the island to talk about his new memoir ‘Life’s a Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me About Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation and Success’. Saturday, October 6th, 5:00 pm, Unitarian Church. Book signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner follows.
live&local, just one facet of the Nantucket Arts Festival, presents Dave Provost, Mike Kopko, Andy Bullington, Cary Hazlegrove and Chris Westerlund, Friday, October 5th, beginning at 7:00 pm, at the Preservation Institute, Upstairs at 11 Centre Street. Al Louderer and Ben Briere will open the evening. Saturday night it’s Amy England and Susan Berman, same time, same place.
One of the centerpieces of the Nantucket Arts Festival is the Organ Crawl, this year the 15th annual, on Saturday (6th), from 9:15 am to noon. See the complete schedule here.
The traditional Arts Fest wrap is the Artists Association Wet Paint Live Auction, this year on Sunday, October 7th. Preview at 4, auction at 5, at the AAN Gallery. Click here for a complete list of participating artists.
Add comment October 5, 2007
Coming Up This Week
Founded in 1997, the Walden Chamber Players, comprised of 12 artists in various combinations of string, piano, and wind ensembles, showcase rarely heard works by past composers as well as music by contemporary composers. Friday, October 5th, 7:00 pm at the Whaling Museum. Then on Saturday, October 6, at 1:00 P.M., thirteen-year-old NCMC Nantucket School of Music student Nick Davies will join the Walden Chamber Players to perform a Mozart piece. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street.
One of my favorite small and low key events, especially after a summer of dressy galas, is the Cranberry Harvest, presented by the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. Watch berries being harvested, listen to the history of the bogs, take a hay ride, eat some grilled burgers and dogs, and just generally enjoy the beautiful pastel vista of an Eastman Johnson painting. Saturday, October 6th, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Milestone Bog. Raindate: Sunday, Oct. 7.
This is the last Nantucket Farmers and Artisans Market for the season, with locally grown vegetables, berries, herbs, plants and cut flowers, eggs, baked goods and locally, hand-crafted pottery, jewelry, crafts and more. Let’s hope they did well enough to come back next year. If you haven’t gone by, make it there on Saturday to show your support. Saturday, October 6th, 9:00 am to noon, at the Nantucket New School, 15 Nobadeer Farm Road.
Saturday, October 6th, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, is the opening day celebration of the 7th Annual South Wharf Gallery Invitational Exhibition, running October 5th through 18th, wherein artists of the gallery will give talks and demonstrations. South Wharf Gallery, 3 India Street.
For additional details on these events and many more events, click to the Arts and Social Calendar, and the online Nantucket Arts Festival Program.
Add comment October 5, 2007
Nantucket Arts Festival Highlights
Some highlights of the Nantucket Arts Festival coming up this week:
Last Call is a film by local filmmaker John Stanton about The Bosun’s Locker, a Main Street bar and meeting place that closed in 1970, as a watershed event for major changes to come for Nantucket.
She & He is a 12-minute short, based on the play of the same name, which won 1st prize at the 2005 Nantucket Short Play Festival and will be included in this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival. The short was adapted for screen and directed by islander Greg Bourbeau. In it, a older New York couple discovers what love means to them by remembering their lives together, and admitting to each other for the first time disturbing details of their relationship. Also showing is In the Can: The Making of She & He, an often comical look at the process of making a first film
Last Call and She & He play all this week on alternating days at the Starlight at 1 pm: Last Call on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; She & He on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Local rock group The Undergraduates plays Cambridge Street Victuals Wednesday (3rd) beginning around 10 pm.
Twelfth Night has been reprised by Nantucket’s own Seaside Shakespeare Company, from the Nantucket Arts Council’s 2007 Shakespeare Festival. Set in exotic Illyria and its neighboring seacoast, this play is replete with love, music, jesters, royalty and even a shipwreck. Original score composed by Kim D. Sherman. Thursday and Friday (4th and 5th) at 5 pm at the Unitarian Church.
A unique event at the Ships Inn this week: An Evening with the Artist William Welch. The Ships Inn has the largest collection of Bill Welch’s art on Nantucket, and Bill will be there to answer questions, offering commentary, and just be Bill. Thursday (4th) beginning at 6:00 pm.
OK, here’s something I guanantee that you haven’t heard before: Mira Lakostova and Billy Desmond: Bulgarian Opera with Hip-Hop. It’s part of live&local, the music series of the Festival. Thursday (4th) at 7:00 pm at the Preservation Institute.
And this is the final week of I’ll Be Back Before Midnight presented by the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, a murder mystery comedy thriller by Peter Colley, and directed by Fritz Michel. Thursday through Sunday (3rd - 6th), 8:30 pm at the Methodist Church.
I’ll have the weekend update later in the week.
For additional details on these events and many more events, click to the Arts and Social Calendar, and the online Nantucket Arts Festival Program.
Add comment October 1, 2007
Coming Up on Nantucket (9/27/07)
The Village People takes the stage this Sunday night at the Nantucket AIDS Network Friendship Gala at the White Elephant, August 30th beginning with cocktails at 5 p.m. This always popular annual fund raiser features both a silent and live auction with auctioneer Rafael Osona, with trips to Hawaii and France, art from of the island best known artists, and much more. Tickets are still available by calling 508-228-3955. For more on the Gala, see the Nantucket Independent.
Today is the first day of the 15th Annual Nantucket Arts Festival, presented by the Nantucket Arts Council, 10 days of art, demonstrations, performance, book signings, music, lectures, walking tours, poetry, and photography. Three trunk shows give artists and craftspeople who don’t have retail space a chance to show their work. Festival headquarters is at the Preservation Institute, upstairs at 11 Centre Street, where the music, trunk shows and exhibition are held. The latest information can be found on weekends at the Main Street table in front of Congdon and Coleman’s. The free 24 page program, available all around town, is a comprehensive listing and schedule of all events.
Read the complete story in the Nantucket Independent.
The Festival needs volunteers to sit the Preservation Institute exhibition all week long. Call 508-325-8588 for information.
Friday, September 28th Highlights:
The first Farm & Fields Exhibition opens at the Hayloft at Bartlett’s Farm tonight from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Local artists will display their landscape paintings and photography of Bartlett’s fields and farm truck. The exhibit will be open 10 - 5 through October 2nd.
The 2007 Maria Mitchell Woman in Science Award will be given to former island resident Cynthia Brossman, Director of Learning Resource Network at Boston University, and once a teacher in the Nantucket Public School System. The Dinner and Award Ceremony begins at 6 pm. Coffin School, 4 Winter Street.
Maeve Hughes and Gokh-bi System are at The Muse tonight, beginning at 9. Maeve Hughes is a singer, pianist and composer, and plays jazz, R&B, and soul. The Gokh-Bi System originates from Senagal, and plays African hip-hop, mixing African rhythm with American urban beats.
Saturday, September 29th Highlights:
The official Opening Reception for the Nantucket Arts Festival, with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants while viewing a compilation of island artists’ expressions including photographs themed ‘Wind-blown on Nantucket.’. Free. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Preservation Institute, Upstairs at 11 Centre Street.
Sunday, September 30th Highlights:
The Festival live&local presents Jonathan Thayer and Jim Shaw, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Preservation Institute, Upstairs at 11 Centre Street.
The last Comedy Improv of the season, 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm downstairs in the Methodist Church.
The 25th Annual See Ya Later Alligator Party with free BBQ and raw bar, apps, and live music at the Chicken Box, 9:00 pm - 1:00 am.
Click here for the complete Mahon About Town/N Magazine Arts and Social Calendar.
Add comment September 29, 2007
Coming Up (7/14/07)
“Raise it up for Carla“, on Monday night the 17th at American Seasons. You’ve probably heard about the unfortunate bicycle accident Carla Nordby (pictured below at the recent Bartender’s Ball) recently had. She’s doing fine, and her arm is healing well, but the medical expenses are a bit overwhelming. The American Seasons wait staff and bartenders are working for Carla this Monday - all their tips will go to directly to Carla’s medical bills. You can help by showing up at Seasons on Monday night, and tipping big for Carla. I hope to see you there.
Remember the Blue Angels in September, 2006? Kris Kinsley Hancock and Pat Woodley Hancock were there at the airport, and shot almost 1700 photos of the air show. Now they have chosen 43 to print on metallic paper in a series of six 16″ x 24″ collages matted by Blake Richard of Nantucket Frameworks. The 2006 Nantucket Airshow collage prints will be on display in the Nantucket Memorial Airport’s Photography Showcase (in the hallway between arrivals and departures) from September 15th to October 15th, as part of the rotating Photographers’ Alliance of Nantucket (PAN) exhibit. For questions, call Kris Kinsley Hancock at 508-228-2710 or send an email to info@kinsleyhancock.com.
Here’s a new event for you - the Arists Association Benefit Lawn Party & Croquet Tournament, Sunday, September 16 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Westmoor Club. Play bocce, mingle with plein air painters, sip on a Fifth Wicket liquid break, with cocktails and silent auction all day long. Trunk shows begin at 2 with Beth English’s currentVintage and Peter Beaton. Tournament play begins at 10:00 am. Free for spectators. RSVP to AAN by email or call 508 228 0722 x4#. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Artists Association of Nantucket.
Tonight (Friday the 14th) is probably the last chance to see John Buttrick perform this season, beginning at 5:30 pm at the Congregational Church, benefiting the Saltmarsh Senior Center. $15 tickets available at the door. 228-4490.
Other than the normal fare for music, which you’ll find on the Arts and Social Calendar, Billy Voss and Scott Capizzo are at Jetties tonight from 6 to 10; and the Richard Sylvester Trio plays jazz at Cinco from 7 to 10 tonight (Friday).
Stop on down to the second annual Build Your Own Boat Boat Race, Saturday the 15th beginning at 3:30 pm at Jetties Beach. The competition is open to all in two divisions: Division 1 is ‘True Sailing’: the boat must be made completely from non-boat parts, and each team must be in the boat in the water from start to finish. The 2nd is ‘Anything Goes’, which is just that. You can push, pull, swim, and/or peddle your boat in this category. No motorized parts of any kind in either division. Teams can register at the Rose & Crown, or the day of the event.
Add comment September 14, 2007
Coming Up (8/23/07)
The Artists Association’s Artist-Patron Night is tonight, Thursday, August 23 from 6 - 8 PM.
Another special invitation to subscribers for a very special event - another House Concert, this time with critically acclaimed Josh Ritter, this Saturday (25th) from 7 to 10 p.m. You’ll never be in as intimate a setting with this artist just about to break out.
“You’re presently reading about what may be the best album of 2007,
Hands down, by the most under-accorded american musical genius…”
Amazon.com Editorial Review. The newest CD from Josh Ritter, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, has just been released.
Light appetizers, beer and wine provided. Space is very limited, and the first people who call will get the seats. RSVP to ykwon@ascap.com, 212-621-6264. The $25 ticket price will go to the artist.
Josh will also be at this next event:
The Atlantic, a magazine celebrating its 150th anniversary, and PlumTV have formed a multiplatform partnership that celebrates books, ideas, and the spirit of community. The first installment is called Bookmark 2007, which on Sunday presents the “Bookmark on the Beach” Festival, featuring a “civilized debate” on God between Christopher Hitchens, author of “God is Not Great”, and Atlantic Associate Editor and conservative blogger Ross Douthat, moderated by Paul Holdengraber. Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter will also perform. A cocktail reception with authors follows. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at Nantucket Bookworks, 25 Broad Street, (508) 228-4000. Bookmarks takes place on Sunday, August 26, starting at 5:00 p.m. at Jetties Beach.
An interesting dining event coming up next week, Tuesday, August 28, an “Outstanding in the Field” Dinner. Chef Seth Raynor of The Pearl partners with Outstanding in the Field to present a meal served at a linen-draped table set between the soil and the sky in the fields of Bartlett’s Farm. Outstanding in the Field (OitF) was founded in Santa Cruz, California, by chef/artist Jim Denevan. The goal: To bring diners literally to the source of the food on their plates. Since its first farm dinner in 1999, Outstanding in the Field has presented nearly 70 dinners in farmlands across North America. This is the first such dinner on Nantucket.
The night will begin with a leisurely tour of the farm, followed by a five-course al fresco dinner served family style, accompanied by wines paired with each course. Guests will be joined at the table by John Bartlett, whose family has farmed this land since the early 1800s, and other local food producers who have contributed ingredients for the feast.
Host Farmer: John Bartlett
Guest Chef: Seth Raynor -The Pearl
Guest Fisherman: Skip Bennett -Island Creek Oyster Farm
Guest Brewer: Randy Hudson of Cisco Brewers
All-inclusive per-person price of $200 per guest includes five courses paired with wine, and all taxes and gratuities.
For information and reservations, go to www.outstandinginthefield.com/events.html, or call 831.247.1041.
10% of proceeds will be donated to Sustainable Nantucket: www.sustainablenantucket.org
The jazz starts at Cinco, 5 Amelia Drive, Thursdays at about 7:30 out on the patio, and reservations are necessary. It’s the Richard Sylvester Trio or quartet or quintet, depending on who drops in. The music plus spillover into the bar and lounge have made Cinco a hot spot for Thursday nights.
And more Presidential candidates are coming.
Barack and Rudy has been here already. Hillary Clinton will be here for a Town Hall Conversation and reception on Friday, August 24, sponsored by Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley and Smith Bagley. Reception only is $1000, conversation and reception is $2300. Call Ambassador Bagley at 508-228-4279, or kgasperine@hillaryclinton.com.
Ann Romney, wife of Mitt, to the home of Marilyn Whitney, sponsored by Marilyn Whitney and Melanie and Bob Sabelhouse. Thursday, August 28. Reception with photo op, $500, 6 p.m.; Reception only, $250, at 6:30 p.m. Info at 857-288-6663, or JKilcoyne@MittRomney.com.
Details for all events are on the Arts and Social Calendar.
Add comment August 23, 2007
