This Week on Nantucket

BEST EVENT OF THE WEEK The Chamber of Commerce presents the $10k Survivor Challenge, your chance to win $10,000, beginning with cocktails and snacks at 6:00 pm at Faregrounds. Tickets are $100, and are still available at the Chamber office, upstairs at 48 Main Street, or by phone with a credit card at 508-228-3643. You [...]

Nantucket Wine Festival Gala

The Wine Festival Gala (Thursday, May 17), judging by the people I spoke with, was the best ever this year. For more photos, go to the Mahon About Town Photo Pages.

This Week on Nantucket

No matter what you may have heard, the Daffodil Parade on Main Street has not and will not be cancelled tomorrow due to the weather. Let the show go on. South Wharf Gallery at 3 India Street will be open all day Saturday. No reception is planned, as previously reported here. Beth English has been [...]

This Week on Nantucket

Saturday 28th It’s Daffy Day of course. Capsule summary: Antique Car Parade (9:30 am – 12:00 pm); Children’s Parade, Harbor House (10:00 am – 11:00 am); Daffy Hats Pageant at the Harbor House (10:45 am – 11:15 am); Tailgate Picnic in ‘Sconset (1:00 pm – 3:00 pm) Handmade Crafts Show, presented by the Nantucket Artisans [...]

Mango Mama Party on Nantucket

Sometimes I have to take a job that no one else will take. The other night I had to go to a party for 100 women, thrown by Elin (Hilberbrand) Cunningham. No men except for me, Bill, and Karl bartending. For many more photos, go to Mahon About Town

This Week On Nantucket

The Nantucket AIDS Network presents A Night of Disco at the Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street, Friday night (30th), beginning at 8 pm. The night will benefit the John G. Topham Jr. Spirit Fund. Music by DJ’s Bri Guy & Tonic. Raffle drawing at 10:30 pm. First prize is a trip to Bermuda [...]

Ms. Mantucket on Nantucket

Hosted by Audrey Obremski and Harvey Young (in a Vera Wang), the winner of the fourth annual Ms. Mantucket was Ms. Santos Rubbish, Paul Bixby. At the auction, Bixby brought in $3000. Ms Myles Reis, Mickey Beamish, took in the most, with $4000 to sing “Like a Virgin.” E.J Harvey paid $1600 to hear Richard [...]

Pub Night; Scalloper’s Ball

I’ve put up some all the photos from last year’s WNAN Pub Night, and the Scallop Ball. Here are a few samples. Go to Mahon About Town for more.

This Week on Nantucket

The retrospective exhibit of works by Nantucket women artists from 1910 to 1960, First Ladies of Nantucket, will close on Sunday, March 25th. There will be a closing reception for the show on Friday (23rd) from 5 to 7, at the Artists Association of Nantucket Gallery, 19 Washington Street. I’m not sure I’ve ever heard [...]

Casino Night

Casino Night was held at Faregrounds this past Saturday night. Here are a few photos, with more here.