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The Nantucket School of Music new music reference library is open to the public for research and for lending this summer. Some decommissioned books and music are for sale. Upstairs at 11 Centre St.

Volunteers needed for the Nantucket Wine Festival, May 14 - 18. Contact Nancy at 617-755-5523 or nancy@nantucketwinefestival.com.

The Theatre Workshop of Nantucket will host open auditions on Sunday and Monday, April 27th 28th at 7 p.m. for its summer season main stage plays, musicals and children’s performances, upstairs at the Methodist Church. Productions include “Silvia”, “The 15-minute Hamlet”, “Moon over Buffalo”, “Wait Until Dark”, and “Almost Maine”, and for children and families, “Story Time with a Princess”, “The Little Mermaid”, and “Pinocchio.” Actors will be asked to read from the script. E-mail Producing Director Jordana Fleischut at Jordana.ack@comcast.net to make an appointment. If you will be away on the audition dates, submit your resume, photo, housing situation, availability, and interest to producing@theatreworkshop.com prior to Friday, April 25th. Or write to TWN, c/o Jordan Fleischut, PO Box 1297, Nantucket, MA 02554.

Events for Friday (4/11) through Thursday (4/17):

BENEFITS

A unique fundraiser this weekend called 4. Four non-profits with common missions have joined together to raise money for their respective organizations: The Nantucket Lighthouse School, Sustainable Nantucket, Nantucket Preservation Trust, and The Nantucket Land Council. Each non-profit will have their own silent auction. The raffle grand prize is a 2007 Jeep patriot. Food and drink from the Nantucket Catering Company and Cisco Brewery.

Cary Hazlegrove will be debuting her “30 Years of Island Faces” slide show, some you’ve seen and some you haven’t. Cary first two jobs on the island were with me at The Camera Shop and the Roadhouse, and her first slide show (with Noel Berry) at the Roadhouse, so if I look like a proud father that night, you’ll know why. Live music by The Shingles (Andy Bullington, Cary Hazlegrove, Michael Kopko, Dave Provost and Chris Westerlund) and Molly Glazer with friends from the faculty of NCMC.

Additional details.
Independent Story

The Nantucket Arts Council presents Casino Royale, with proceeds benefitting the NAC Scholarship Fund. Black tie or bad guy attire suggested. Tickets at Bookworks, Rose & Crown, or call 508-325-8588. Saturday, April 12, beginning at 7:30 at the Rose & Crown. Details.

The Annual Charity Brunch at the Brant Point Grill is this Sunday, April 13, from 11 to 2. Your donations go to either the Nantucket Arts Council, Nantucket Education Trust, or the Habitat for Humanity. Details.

CONCERTS AND NIGHTLIFE

The repertoire of the eclectic Canadian based Quartetto Gelato includes classical masterworks, operatic arias and tangos, gypsy and folk songs. And they’re quite entertaining too. Sunday, April 13, at 4 at the Coffin School. Details.
Indy article.

It’s the Jeff Tuohy Band at the Box this weekend. Details.

At the Rose & Crown, it’s Poker Night on Monday’s, Trivia Quiz Night every Tuesday (at 7 pm), Karaoke on Thursday (9 pm), and DJ Bri Guy on Fridays and Saturdays (except this Saturday).

THEATER AND PERFORMANCE

It’s the opening week for Doubt, A Parable, at the Methodist Church, a play by John Patrick Shanley. The performance is directed by Michael Feeney, and features Ciaran Byrne, Pam Murphy, Callahan Keever, and Tina Hoskins. Showtime is 7 pm. Thursday April 17th - Sunday April 19th; Thursday April 24th - Saturday April 26th; Thursday May 1st - Saturday May 3rd. Details.
Indy article.

Magic by Scott Jameson, with juggling, music, mime, storytelling, and audience participation. High School Auditorium, Friday, April 11, 7 to 8. Details.

TALKS & WORKSHOPS

Liz Morcone’s talk is called Stop and Smell the Roses - what you need to know about growing roses on the island. Saturday, April 12, at 10. Bartlett’s Farm. Details.

The Lightship Basket Museum presents a Floral Design Workshop, Wednesday, April 16, from 5:30 to 7. Details.

Lee Rand Burne talks about Newspapers on Nantucket, the cataloging and preserving of as many Nantucket newspapers as possible. Wednesday, April 16, 7 to 8:30 at the Atheneum. Details.

POETRY

Two choices for poetry on a Saturday afternoon:

The Whaling Museum presents an Afternoon of Poetry and Music with Frank Cunningham and Len Germinara, and Andy Bullington on guitar. Len is pictured here. Saturday, April 12, 1 to 3.

Details.

Bring a poem to share or an idea to work on in The Second Saturday Poetry Workshop. Landmark House Meeting Room. Saturday, April 12, 1 to 2. Details.

MOVIES AT THE STARLIGHT

Superhero Movie: Friday and Saturday at 7 and 9; Sunday at 7:30
The Other Boleyn Girl: Monday - Thursday at 7:30

See the Arts & Social Calendar for additional details on the events listed above.

For a more comprehensive listing of ALL Nantucket events, pick up the Nantucket Independent for my Community Calendar, or click here.

Events for Friday (21st) through Thursday (27th):

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK

The Cast of Beatlemania, Saturday, March 22, 7:30 pm, High School Auditorium. Featuring the music of the Beatles. Website for Beatlemania. Sweetmeat and the Silverfish open.

Miss Fairchild’s Homemade Superstar Weekend. Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22, about 9:30 til closing at the Box. $5 cover. Self described as “a five-piece modern pop and soul band”, Miss Fairchild is the hometown band with the buzz, with islanders Travis Richard, Schuyler Whelden, and Todd Richard. The Undergraduates open.

CONCERTS AND NIGHTLIFE
At the Rose & Crown, it’s Poker Night on Monday’s, Trivia Quiz Night every Tuesday (at 7 pm), Karaoke on Thursday (9pm), and DJ Bri Guy on Friday’s and Saturdays.

THEATER

The Theatre Workshop presents Richard Dresser’s comedy “Rounding Third“, starring Chuck Gifford and Chris Witte, and directed by Laura Gallagher Byrne. Runs Thursdays through Saturdays until March 29th. Photo on right supplied by TWN.

SPEAKERS
Spring Planters and Psanky at Bartlett’s Spring Farm Talks. Saturday, March 22, 10:00 am, Bartlett’s Farm.

Pat Butler: Sea Captains’ Houses and Rose-Covered Cottages. Thursday, March 27, 12:00 pm, Whaling Museum.

See the Arts & Social Calendar for additional details on the events listed above.

For a more comprehensive listing of ALL Nantucket events, pick up the Nantucket Independent for my Community Calendar, or click here.

Events for Friday (14th) through Thursday (20th):

BENEFITS
Black jack, roulette, texas hold’em, silent auction, buffet and Bri-Guy, all at the Kathi Ring Casino Night. $15 tickets at the door. Benefits Visiting Nurses, Family and Children Services, A Safe Place, Nantucket AIDS Network, and other health organizations. Saturday, March 15, starting at 7:00 pm at the Rose & Crown.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Kitty’s is making a weekend of it, with Irish specialties like Corned Beef & Cabbage all weekend. Live music every afternoon from 2 to 5, Saturday through Monday, with PJ Moody, Joel Finn, and 4 Easy Payments. Saturday and Sunday night it’s The ShepCats from 9 to close. Monday night showcases Frank Hunter & Aaron Castellano as Bonafide playing the hot sof the 80’s and 90’s with an Irish accent.

Faregrounds is putting on a Pre-St. Patrick’s Day all you can eat Buffet Sunday night from 5 to 9, with PJ Moody beginning at 6. PJ will also play Monday night from 6 to 9.

CONCERTS AND NIGHTLIFE
Canadian singer songwriter Katherine Wheatley is a member of the band ‘Betty’ and ‘The Bobs’, and plays guitar in ‘The Smoking Section’. She will perform with New School students she taught this past week. More on the concert. Friday, March 14, 6:00 pm, Nantucket New School.

The Shingles are back - with Dave Provost, Andy Bullington, Michael Kopko, Chris Westerlund and Cary Hazlegrove playing bluegrass, folk standards, and original compositions. Saturday, March 15, 7:00 pm, Great Hall. Free.

The Box continues their salute to local bands this week. First its Jake Vos with Two Days Notice - Joel on bass, Jake keys, Andy C. guitar, and Tommy D. drums. Friday, March 14, 9:00 pm, Chicken Box.

Then on Saturday night, The Undergraduates are up first, followed by 2 Days Notice. Cover charge just $2 dollars (a buck a band). More info.

The Nantucket School of Music Student Recital takes place this Thursday, March 20, 6:00 pm at the Bartlett’s Farm Hayloft. Free.

At the Rose & Crown, it’s Poker Night on Monday’s, Trivia Quiz Night every Tuesday (at 7 pm), karaoke on Thursday (9pm).

THEATER

The Theatre Workshop presents Richard Dresser’s comedy “Rounding Third“, starring Chuck Gifford and Chris Witte, and directed by Laura Gallagher Byrne. Runs Thursdays through Saturdays until March 29th.

FOOD
The topic is Easter Baking at the Bartlett’s Spring Farm Talk. Learn how to make Morning Glory muffins, sticky buns, lemon curd, lemon curd tartlets and shortbread cookies. Free. Saturday, March 15, 10:00 am.

POLITICS
Town officials and citizen sponsors will explain key articles on this year’s Warrant for Annual Town Meeting. Refreshments served. Hosted by the Nantucket Civic League. Saturday, March 15, 11:00 am, Great Hall.

LECTURE

Bill Tramposch will speak on “New Zealand and Nantucket“. Thursday, March 20, noon til 1 pm at the Whaling Museum. Details.

POETRY
Spoken Word Nantucket, the Poetry Reading Series, this week features Poet Eric ‘Zork’ Alan, and the theme of the day is ‘Poets Against War’. Sunday, March 16, 2 to 4 pm at the Umass Boston Field Station. Free. Details.

FILM

Peter’s Vietnam is a documentary by island filmmaker John Stanton, a short film about islander Peter Sylvia and his experience serving in the military during the war in Vietnam. Following the screening Stanton and Sylvia will discuss the film and take questions from the audience. Wednesday, March 19, 7:00 pm at the Great Hall; free.

See the Arts & Social Calendar for additional details on the events listed above.

For a more comprehensive listing of ALL Nantucket events, pick up the Nantucket Independent for my Community Calendar, or click here.

Events for Friday (7th) through Thursday (14th):

MaT EVENT OF THE WEEK:
Only a few places left that feel like old Nantucket. The Maddequet Admiralty on Tennessee Ave in Madaket is one, and this Sunday beginning at 3 pm, the Admiralty will host an all-star gam, “Stories of the Sea.” The participating gammers are too numerous to mention, but they haven’t left out anyone with a salty story to tell. Hosted by Maurice Gibbs. Participants and Details.

This is likely the last chance to express your opinion on the Cape Wind proposal for a wind farm in Nantucket Sound, at the MMS Draft Environmental Impact Statement Public Hearing. Tuesday at 5 in the High School Auditorium. Details.

BENEFITS
Dance Away the Winter Blues to benefit the Nantucket Skating Club - Saturday from 7 to 10 at the Rose & Crown. Buffet, raffle, silent auction. Music by DJ Bri Guy.

Adriene and Travis Lombardi will run in the upcoming Boston Marathon, and are raising money for the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston in this Race for Rehab benefit. The $20 entry fee includes free food, door prizes, music and a cash bar. Live and silent auction. Sunday from 5 to 9 at the Seagrille.

NIGHTLIFE
At the Rose & Crown, it’s Poker Night on Monday’s, Trivia Quiz Night every Tuesday (at 7 pm), karaoke on Thursday (9pm), and DJ Bri Guy Friday and Saturday night.

THEATER

Opening Thursday at 7 upstairs at the Methodist Church, the Theatre Workshop presents Richard Dresser’s comedy “Rounding Third“, with Chuck Gifford and Chris Witte, directed by Laura Gallagher Byrne. Runs Thursdays through Saturdays until March 29th.

Bob and Nina Hellman host the Theater Workshop’s Armchair Theatre on Sunday at 6. Grace Noyes directs Joanna McClelland Glass’s “Trying”. Details.

SPEAKERS
Caitlin Kittredge will talk about her book ‘Night Life’ on Sunday at 2 in the Great Hall, her first book of a new series of dark fantasy. Caitlin, now based in Seattle, grew up on Nantucket.

Tony Dumitru will speak on “Carving Out the NHA’s Scrimshaw Collection”, Thursday at noon at the Whaling Museum. Details.

FILM

Fool’s Gold: Friday and Saturday at 7 and 9; Sunday at 7:30 at the Starlight.
There Will be Blood: Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 at the Starlight.
Mother of Mine: Atheneum Great Hall, Saturday at 7.
The Real Dirt About Farmer John: About the tragedy of losing our traditional American family farms. Wednesday at 7, free in the Great Hall.

See the Arts & Social Calendar for additional details on the events listed above.

For a more comprehensive listing of ALL Nantucket events, pick up the Nantucket Independent for my Community Calendar, or click here.

The Sea Gam: Stories of the Sea with Maurice Gibbs, originally scheduled for this Friday night, has been postponed.

COMMUNITY HEALTH
Dr. Maria Trozzi, director of the Good Grief Program at Boston Medical Center and co-author of ‘Talking with Children About Loss’, will address parents and other adults from the community on Tuesday, February 12, at 6 p.m. in the High School auditorium. Dr. Trozzi has appeared as an expert on family resilience and loss on CBS’s The Early Show, Good Morning America and Larry King Live. An assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine, she is the director of the Good Grief Program at Boston Medical Center. The program, now in its 20th year, provides national training, crisis consultation, and direct services to children, parents, educators, and health professionals. The program’s mission is to help adults help children who are “facing life’s speed bumps.” For more information, contact Dr. Robert Pellicone at (50 228-7285.

BENEFITS
Second Annual Valentines Dance, sponsored by The Nantucket Historical Association, is Friday (8th) from 7 to 10:00 pm, with music by the Nantucket School of Music Jazz Band playing jazz and salsa. Salsa dance instruction will be offered, as well as complimentary beverages and snacks. Whaling Museum Gosnell Hall. Tickets available at the door.

The Children’s House 25th Anniversary Dinner/Auction, celebrating 25 years of the Children’s House, includes live auction packages with trips to St. Barths, Stowe, and Vieques; Red Sox, Patriots and Celtics tickets and more. Catered by EJ Harvey. Saturday the 9th from 6 to 10 pm. Contact Tracy Halik at 325-7955 or tracyor1@aol.com for tickets.

The Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament this Sunday the 10th benefits the Nantucket Boys and Girls Club. Registration at noon, play begins at 1 pm at Faregrounds.

The Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum is throwing a Valentines Day Party from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm on Thursday the 14th.

The Queen of Hearts Ball benefits the Nantucket Lighthouse School. Silent auction, dancing to the Shingles. Come as you are or dig out your prom dress, ugly tux shirt, cupid outfit, or your best love get up. A king and queen will be crowned. Prizes for best two costumes. 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm at the Box, Thursday the 14th.

ONE BOOK, ONE ISLAND EVENTS
Dr. Robert Kennedy of the Maria Mitchell Association and Dr. Sarah Oktay of the University of Massachusetts Field Station present “The Marlin, the Mako, and Man” and “Sailing a River in the Ocean: Charting Santiago’s Deep Blue Journey”. Free. Thursday (7th), 1:30 pm at the Whaling Museum.

‘The Old Man and the Sea’ In Words and Music closes out this years One Book, One Island with musical performances by Molly Glazer, Robert Behrman, Armen Ghazaryan, Susan McGinnis (a Shakespeare sonnet set to music), and Joshua Mencer. Also readings from ‘The Old Man and the Sea’, Walt Whitman, and Jose Marti, performed by members of the community: Ted Anderson, David Kopko, Chris Lohman, Bill MacEachern, Donald Noyes, Richard Ross, Pete Sawyer, Craig Spery, and Jim Sutherland. Poems by Dick Burns and Frank Cunningham. Free. Organized and presented by Len Germinara. Atheneum, Sunday the 10th beginning at 3.

SPEAKERS
Retired educator and Nantucket resident Chris Lohmann will discuss Melville’s Benito Cereno: The Unspeakable Story of Slavery. Free; bring your lunch. Whaling Museum, Thursday the 14th at noon.

MUSIC
The High School Chorus and Band presents a concert Thursday (7th) at 7:30 pm at the High School Auditorium.

The Nantucket High School present “Music Man” at the High School. Friday and Saturday nights (8th and 9th) at 7:30, and Sunday at 2.

NIGHTLIFE
At the Rose & Crown, it’s Poker Night on Monday’s, Trivia Quiz Night every Tuesday (at 7 pm), karaoke on Thursday (9pm), and DJ Bri Guy Friday and Saturday nights.

FILM AND VIDEO
Rock of Changes: Race, Faith, and Freedom on Nantucket will be shown by the Nantucket Historical Association at 12 noon, Thursday the 7th at the Whaling Museum. The film presents the history of school desegregation on Nantucket, and the efforts of the black community to bring it about through legislation. Free; bring your lunch.

La Vie En Rose stars Marion Cotillard in the life of Edith Piaf. Saturday night in the Great Hall at 7.

Tapping Maple Ridge explores the unexpected parallels between wind energy and maple syrup production, as part of the Sense of Place II: A Film Series About Community, Sustainability, & the Environment. Wednesday, February the 13th, 7:00 pm in the Great Hall.
Free Admission

THEATER
Phyllis Perelman hosts Armchair Theatre, and Grace Noyes directs A. R. Gurney’s ‘Ancestral Voices’. Bring a beverage, main dish, salad, or dessert to share; coffee provided. Potluck at 6; reading at 7. It’s at Sherburne Commons, 21 South Shore Road.

Nantucket Theatrical Productions and the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket present “Cupid’s Nightmare”, four short plays from the Short Play Festival. February 14, 15, 16, 22, 23 at 7 p.m., upstairs at the Methodist Church on Centre St. Admission is $10.

See the Arts & Social Calendar for more details on all events listed above.

For a more comprehensive listing of ALL Nantucket events, pick up the Nantucket Independent for my Community Calendar, or click here.

CONCERT

Violinist Arman Ghazaryan and pianist Robert Behrman open the Nantucket Arts Council Winter Series this Sunday, 4:00 pm at the Coffin School. The duo will perform a concert in three sonatas, by Handel, Beethoven and Franck. Details.

BENEFIT:
The annual Spelling Bee is this Saturday night, beginning at 6 pm at the High School. The Culinary Arts Program will serve dinner from 5 to 7:30 pm.

Family Sea Fair is part of the One Book One Island week, with hands-on activities presented by the Maria Mitchell Association, U.S. Coast Guard, artist Katie Trinkle Legge, Nantucket Community Sailing, scrimshanders, scallopers and fishermen. Free. Saturday, February 2nd from noon to 3:00 pm at the Cyrus Peirce School Gym.

NIGHTLIFE
At the Rose & Crown, it’s Trivia Quiz Night every Tuesday (at 7 pm), karaoke on Thursday (9pm), and DJ Bri Guy Friday and Saturday nights.

SPEAKERS AND DISCUSSIONS

Library director Molly Anderson and NHS teacher Page Martineau will facilitate a book discussion on Ernest Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and The Sea.’ Free copies of the book are available at the Atheneum, Town Building, Saltmarsh, NHA, Hospital, Annye’s Whole Foods, and schools. Tuesday, February 5th from 5:00 to 6:30 pm at the Atheneum.

EXHIBITION

In Search of the Giant Squid opens Friday, February 1st at the Peter Foulger Gallery, with giant squid specimens, myths and legends, how they hunt, move, and defend themselves, and their anatomy and behavior. Open Fridays and Saturdays, 11 am to 4 pm; Sundays, noon to 4 pm through April 20.

FILM
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea will be shown at the Whaling Museum Friday night (1st) at 7:00 pm.

Last summer, MaT subscribers were invited to a small, intimate house concert in ‘Sconset featuring Ingrid Michaelson. If you were there, you know how beautiful were her songs and was her pitch perfect signing, and that Ingrid is on the way up.

On December 18, the New York Times profiled Ingrid and her ascendent career. Entitled “Singing Her Way From Obscurity to Fame on the Internet”, here are some excerpts.

“Cinderella is alive and well and living on Staten Island. Ingrid Michaelson, a 28-year-old singer-songwriter whose self-produced album “Girls and Boys” reached No. 2 on the iTunes pop chart, is enjoying an enchanted transformation as a recording artist.

“Ms. Michaelson’s climb out of obscurity started, as is so often the case these days, on the Internet. Now she is known to many “Grey’s Anatomy” fans for her quirky, heartfelt songs that were featured over the past year on the ABC television series. After a cross-country music tour, she is performing on Wednesday at the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan, and she pointed out that the concert sold out a month ago without any advertising.”

Read the full article here.

On November 7, 2007, VH1 named Ingrid the Next Artist ‘You Oughta Know’, the first unsigned artist to be featured in the high-profile program. Her single “The Way I Am” has sold over 180,000 copies on iTunes and peaked as the #4 most downloaded single. Her appearance on “Last Call With Carson Daly” was one of YouTube’s most watched music videos. Her name and song lyrics to “The Way I Am” and “Keep Breathing” have several times been among the top 50 searches on Google.

The people who brought Ingrid and Josh Ritter to the island last summer plan to bring other artists here this summer, and I expect to be able to offer you an opportunity to be there on one of these very special nights.

Ingrid Michaelson’s MySpace Page

You can also hear a NPR World Cafe Live full concert set here.

A new band debuted at the Rose & Crown on December 14th - I’m with Stupid, with Floyd Kellogg (Big Bad Bass and Vocals), Omer Shemesh (Killer Keyboard and Toy Piano), Audrey Sterk (Per rum pa pa pum). I’m with Stupid opened for the Undergraduates to a lively winter crowd. Photos by Amanda Morgan and Gene Mahon.

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