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As members of a small community, our favorite gifts to give are gifts that give back. When you Shop Local on Nantucket, you are helping the small makers and small businesses who make our island unique. There’s a wide variety of gifts for everyone from our local shops. If you’re looking for a big present to wow your friends and family, stop by Young’s Bicycle Shop to put a big smile on the faces of your little ones or visit one of Nantucket’s fine galleries for original art that will become an heirloom (see page 31 & 32). For something that fits in a holiday stocking, the Gray Lady Smoke Shop upstairs at 2 Union Street sells fine cigars and glass accessories. And if you want a gift that shimmers and sparkles, then the perfect choice is handcrafted jewelry by Skar Designs, the Nantucket Pearl Company, Made on Nantucket, or the Susan Lister Locke Gallery (see page 35). Gifts of food are always a welcome treat, and Nantucket restaurants all offer gift cards that can be neatly tucked into holiday cards. Nantucket Cookie Company has sweet treats that you can deliver yourself or have shipped: we especially like their new Merry Mailbox gift tin filled with cookies and their Cookie Decorating Kits to keep little ones busy while Santa finishes wrapping. Both can be purchased at Easy Street Cantina, Broad St and online at NantucketCookie.net Many of the non-profit organizations that keep Nantucket residents safe, warm, fed, entertained, and educated also offer ways to give that help them continue their good work this holiday season. For years Nantucketers have started Thanksgiving Day early in the morning with a run into the chilly water at Children’s Beach. Again this year the annual Cold Turkey Plunge is being held virtually. Though a virtual plunge doesn’t offer the opportunity to gather at the beach on Thanksgiving morning, it does give you the chance to participate how, when, and where you want: in
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The Nantucket Comedy Festival is happy to help you finish your Christmas Stroll on Nantucket on a bright note with a new event to support the Stand Up & Learn kids comedy program. Nantucket Nights will feature two comedians recording their live comedy specials on the Saturday night of Christmas Stroll weekend, December 4, in the Dreamland at 6pm, with a second show at 9 pm. Featured performers are Don Gavin, The Godfather of Boston Comedy, and Tom Cotton, America’s Got Talent’s top comedic finisher. The event will be recorded for television and streaming services in front of an enthusiastic crowd to help celebrate the energy of our island at its off-season best. Don Gavin was one of the original founders of the Ding-Ho Comedy Club in Cambridge and Nick's Comedy Club in Boston. He’s toured every state of the union, performing in clubs, theatres, colleges, and at corporate events, as well as in over 100 countries with USO and on cruise ships. His lightning-quick wit is a surefire hit wherever he performs. Comedian Tom Cotter has taken the comedy scene by storm since finishing as runner-up and becoming the Breakout Star from Season 7’s "America's Got Talent." He lost to a dog act, but don’t hold that against him—Tom was the first comedian ever to be a finalist on the show and was the highest finishing human being on the show that year. In January 2019 Tom was again invited back to the AGT stage - this time to perform against the best of the best “Got Talent” performers from other years and around the world in “America’s Got Talent: The Champions.” In one the most talked about sets of the entire competition, Tom received a standing ovation from the adoring crowd. The two specials will display the beauty of wintertime on Nantucket: wintry cobblestone streets lined with Christmas trees and the hustle and bustle of Christmas shoppers, revelers, theater patrons, and performers as they make their
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Nantucket in Winter by Robert P. Barsanti
Not all that long ago, when I believed that my parents would be hosting the holidays for the next few years at least, a question was pressed into my chest. “So,” my uncle asked. “What is it like on Nantucket in the winter.” Like anyone who has one foot on island and one foot on shore, I had developed a series of responses to this question. Always aware of an opportunity to be an embarrassment and an outrage to my father, I had several samples of island life ready to present. But my uncle was a priest who had worked in Central and South America. He had seen the world at its poorest and most hungry, so he hoped for an answer that was, at best, earnest and, at worst, honest. When I was in fourth grade, my mother and I had convinced him to present a slide show on Bolivia in my suburban classroom, which was a wonder to my classmates. So, I felt a debt to him that the glib and quick wouldn’t really serve. Once you peeled back the winking answers, I found it was hard to tell him what winter on Nantucket was like. Because to tell him about the island in the “r” months was really to explain why I had not moved back to my home town, visited my Mom and Dad on Sundays, and shoveled the driveway after winter storms. His question was underlined with the unsaid, what was it that was so valuable that you would leave those who need you. So I answered him. In my first year on Nantucket, I did not have a car. Full of sap, vigor, and arrogance, I knew that I only lived a mile from the school where I was teaching. I could bike to work every day, bike back home, and save money on a gym membership by tasking my brown Univega. For most of the fall, the weather proved my ego correct, and the bet that I placed each night paid off each morning, when the rain was light, the wind was following, or the sun was warm. I would push my bike through some grass and hedges (collecting ticks in my pant cuffs), pedal up to Vesper Lane, and then to my first period Journalism class in the old Cyrus Peirce. I thought nothing of it. Several teachers walked to school and my favorite media specialist, Suzette Gardner, also biked in. We had a janitor, Danny, who biked to school every day. I was, of course, a young man on a bike. On the weekend, I would zip into town going the wrong way on one-way streets, island bartenders (of the most disreputable kind) would over-serve bicycling teachers most treacherously, and I would brave the traffic to ride home from the Atlantic Cafe or the Brotherhood. I biked out to see the Old Squaw migrate over the horizon. I even biked to and from my second job at the Muse. The island was not more affordable then than it is now. My rent and my electric bill took most of my take-home money. Once a month, I decided who wasn’t going to get paid this month. My Muse money went to lunch, buffalo wings, and beer, not necessarily in that order. Then November came. On-island, November comes right after three months of summer. Then, right after Main Street fills with small ghosts and heroes and pirates, the great gray lid of November drops over the island, the wind picks up from the northeast, and the days shrink. When the winds shifted, the wind would come straight down Vesper Lane. After one or two mornings when I couldn’t get the bike going in the wind, I decided that the shortest and easiest route to work would go down Somerset, through Equator, and then turn up Bartlett Road. As a first-year teacher, I needed to get to school continued on page 16
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11:30 AM to 2:30 PM - All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet: Taco Bar Enjoy beef, pork, chicken, chili, and vegetarian bean tacos with full salad bar, buffalo wings, saute vegetables, fried rice, & more. Eat in or take it to-go. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 1 PM - Smooth Hummocks Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Smooth Hummocks is Nantucket’s version of the Midwest’s prairies, with rare wildflowers & grasses that thrive in sandy, nutrient-poor soil. This is a fascinating island ecosystem with many things to teach. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 10 PM to 1 AM - Karaoke Karaoke at the Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water Street. 508-228-2595
8 AM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike, depending on group interest. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM to 8 PM - Wing Day All day, a basket of 16 Jumbo wings for $13.95; half basket for $9.95: buffalo, barbecue, teriyaki, or plain. At Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM - Nantucket Basket Flower Frog with Christina Rose Manca Make a small flower frog to add to your Thanksgiving table for a small arrangement or individual place setting decoration or a holiday gift. All materials provided. Reserve a spot at NHA.org 9:30 AM to 4 PM - STEM Grab & Go Bag: Catapult Football Test your engineering skills by building this fabulous football catapult. All supplies & instructions included. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 9:45 to 10:45 AM - Free NanPuppets at the Atheneum for Ages 2 to 7 Join Lizza Obremski in the Atheneum Garden (weather permitting) for fun & stories with her amazing animal friends. Bring a blanket to sit on. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Wreaths 2021 NHA’s kickoff celebration for the holiday season features an array of wreaths beautifully crafted by local businesses, schools, and organizations on display the week of Thanksgiving. Bid on your favorite wreaths in a silent auction to benefit the NHA’s year-round outreach efforts. Bidding on wreaths is online using QR codes next to each wreath. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Polpis Harbor Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Festooned with salt marshes populated with nesting & fishing shorebirds, Polpis Harbor has beautiful meadows overlooking the east cove. You’ll also get closer look at Nantucket Harbor from an inner harbor coastal bank. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 2 to 3:30 PM - Beach Biology Field Trip with Maria Mitchell Assn. Join Aquarium staff to learn about the fascinating biology, ecology, and geology that make Nantucket’s beaches unique. $25 (Members: $10). Pre-registration required. 508-228-5387 or jdubinsky@mariamitchell.org *Masks Required 10 PM to 1 AM - DJ Mikey Live DJ at The Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water Street. 508-228-2595
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 1 to 6:30 AM - Partial Lunar Eclipse Visible from Nantucket If skies are clear, a partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Nantucket Island. The eclipse lasts approximately 5 hours, and it peaks at 4 am. 8 AM - Coskata Pond & Woods with Nantucket Walkabout A three-mile hike mostly over sand, exploring this area is a fascinating exploration of the beginnings of Nantucket Harbor. Six habitats - tidal pond, beach, cedar forest & dune, maritime oak forest, salt marsh with two active osprey nest poles and harbor. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM - Holiday Works Online An online art show & sale with different works than are showing in the AAN Gallery on Washington Street. The Holiday Works Online will be available at NantucketArts.org 24/7 to December 30. 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Wreaths 2021 This the NHA’s kickoff celebration for the holiday season, featuring an array of wreaths beautifully crafted by local businesses, schools, and organizations on display the week of Thanksgiving. Bid on your favorite wreaths in a silent auction to benefit the NHA’s year-round outreach efforts. Bidding on wreaths held online using QR codes next to each wreath. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM - All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet: Finger Lick’in Chicken Enjoy fried chicken, homestyle chicken with full salad bar, buffalo wing, saute vegetables, fried rice, & more. Eat in or take it to-go. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 1 PM - Gardner Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This hike is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests with a walkway over a cattail-choked inlet. This hike is close to Cisco Beach & Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 7 to 8:15 PM - Gtrr Author Talk with Charles Gallagher, The Nazis of Copley Square Gallagher provides a crucial missing chapter in the history of the American far right: a forgotten history of American terrorists who, in the name of God, conspired to overthrow the government and formed an alliance with Hitler. Gallagher, once a Nantucket police officer, is a Jesuit priest z7 Associate Professor of History at Boston College. Father Gallagher’s book will be sold & a book signing follows. All attendees must wear a mask. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 10 PM to 1 AM - DJ Bri Guy Live DJ at The Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water Street. 508-228-2595
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21 8 AM - Lost Farm Sanctuary Hike with Nantucket Walkabout The area is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests and a cattail-choked inlet over which a small walkway passes. This shorter hikes is close to Cisco Beach and Cisco Brewery. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Take a stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. continued on page 15
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Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Many of us have been enjoying the mild autumn we’ve had on Nantucket this year with end-of-summer temperatures lingering well into the end of September. Forget “sweater weather”: it’s been more like shorts and t-shirts into October. Even now, in mid-November, we’ve had some 60-degree days and only recently had our first frost. It’s enough to think autumn has moved into winter’s territory. This may seem like an anomaly, but this is just one year in a pattern of longer, late summers, abbreviated winters, and early spring temperatures. We know in New England that temperatures are rising at rates faster than in other parts of the country. And, for a place known for its seasonality, these temperatures can result in changes to seasonal timing. While the summer growing season is expanding, winters are getting warmer and shorter, resulting in reduced winter ice cover, low, if any, snow pack, and earlier spring leaf out. Sometimes called “season creep,” what we’re seeing is observed changes in the timing of the seasons such as earlier indications of spring widely observed in temperate areas across the Northern Hemisphere. Season creep happens for autumn, with warmer temperatures extending the growing season. Season creep is an example of how small changes can have a big impact. Climate change disrupts the critically important timing of natural events (also known as phenology), such as snow melt and spring bloom, upon which ecosystems depend. These changes affect the timing of many lifecycle events, such as when flowers bloom or when pollinators emerge. Changes in the timing of these events—spring thaw or songbird migration, for example—can have adverse effects on ecosystems because different species may respond to different environmental cues, resulting in a misalignment between species that may rely on one another. These warm autumns can be confusing for plants ready to go to bed for the continued on page 12
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The Most Wonderful Books of the Year by Tim Ehrenberg
It’s that time of year to start making a list and checking it twice… No need to find out who’s naughty or nice though, because books make the perfect gift for anyone on your shopping agenda. Thank Santa Claus that we have two bookstores here on Nantucket Island! What a year for reading! Many of our favorite authors published new books in 2021 that captivated our imaginations, inspired, and entertained us. The joy of reading connected and sustained all of us through another year of uncertainty. Autographed Gift Sets are the most popular gift year after year. Signed copies from authors like Elin Hilderbrand, Nathaniel Philbrick, and Nancy Thayer, make for one-of-a-kind packages to wrap up under the tree. Set sail for historical Nantucket with Nat’s Nantucket Book Set featuring In the Heart of the Sea, Away Off Shore, and Second Wind. Celebrate the holidays with a signed set of Elin Hilderbrand’s Winter Street Series or Paradise Trilogy, complete with an exclusive Elin bookmark and sticker. Cozy up with Nancy Thayer’s three Christmas novels, one of which is a brand-new Hallmark movie. Mitchell’s and Booksworks both have a special signed bookplate set of the new holiday novels by “Friends and Fiction” authors: Mary Kay Andrews, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Patti Callahan. And they always stock signed copies by several local authors like Steve Sheppard, James Sulzer, Steven Axelrod, Betsy Tyler, and many more. Have the author add a personalization to make these unique and priceless gifts. Two of the hottest reads to give or receive this season are by authors Amor Towles and Anthony Doerr. Amor Towles, Nantucket Book Festival alumni and author of A Gentleman in Moscow, returns to Mitchell’s & Bookworks shelves with The Lincoln Highway. Set in 1954, follow Emmett Watson, his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and his two friends as multiple voices chronicle their fateful journey to the City of New York. Pulitzer Prize winner of All the Light We Cannot See, Ancontinued on page 17
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way through our picturesque town. Nantucket Island is known the world over for its amazing beaches and beautiful vibrant downtown during the summer season. But many people do not realize the amazing beauty to be found on-island during the “off season.” Professionally recorded with island-based resources (Dan Driscoll and September Films, NCTV, and technical crew) for television or streaming services, such as Showtime, Amazon Prime, Netflix, the entire world can see what locals have known for years: Nantucket Island is special place to spend the holidays. “Our goal is to make Nantucket Nights to comedy what Austin City Limits is to music. Austin City Limits invites great musical artists to stages a few times a year, but the real star of the show is the city,” said Executive Director of the Nantucket Comedy Festival & Nantucket Nights Producer Kevin Flynn. “We hope to put our very own island spin on the event to showcase the REAL star: Nantucket.” Thanks to the support of the ReMain Nantucket Fund, tickets for Nantucket Nights are just $35 to make the show very accessible. Buy your tickets now at nantucketcomedy.com. The Nantucket Comedy Festival is a non-profit organization that uses comedy to empower, engage, and inspire through its annual festival and the yearround Stand Up & LearnTM workshops for students. SUL empowers youth, ages 8-18, to build self-confidence by teaching them to write and perform original stand-up comedy. This art form provides a wealth of skills that can be applied to the real world, including storytelling, creative writing, interpersonal communication and public speaking. Our vision is a community connected by laughter.
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winter. There have been more than a few reports of cherry tomato plants on Nantucket producing fruit well into the fall. At my own house, a lavender plant (a small shrub) sent up new flower stalks and started flowering again in October. Lavender is usually finished flowering in mid-to-late summer. While these observations may be a boon to gardeners, warmer fall temperatures have other effects on our vegetation. Late onset of flowers or second bloom periods may be beneficial to the plant in the short term, but the energy resources required to flower may be greater than the benefit. If a flower that normally blossoms in the summer blooms in the fall, will it be pollinated? Will it have time to set seed before a frost? Another consequence we may see is with our fall colors. The longer nights and cooler days of autumn also typically jump-start the seasonal color change, known as leaf senescence. Trees and other deciduous plants respond to the difference in temperature, precipitation, and light by slowing photosynthesis. As the chlorophyll—the energy-producing compound that makes leaves green—breaks down, new chemical compounds emerge. Carotenoids, the same pigments in carrots and buttercups, make leaves appear orange, yellow, and amber. Some tree species also produce anthocyanins, compounds found in blueberries and grapes, giving leaves red, purple, and burgundy tones. These are the compounds that create the color palette of a New England autumn. Nantucket is not usually known for its fall foliage display. Many islanders escape to Vermont, New Hampshire, and western Massachusetts for leaf-peeping a typical New England fall display. Researchers are now finding that hardwood forests in the Northern Hemisphere are holding their green leaves for more than a week longer. Moderate heat and drought extend the growing season and delay leaf senescence. Stressed trees tend to go right from green to brown. But extreme drought exacerbated by high heat—the exact conditions seen in New England last summer—can accelerate senescence, causing leaves to change earlier and faster. continued on page 13
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These responses are species-specific, with each tree species responding uniquely to the various weather and climatic patterns. Scientists note that during some years, certain trees will turn color early while others will delay and turn color later. So instead of having this explosion of fall color over a short time, we might get different groups of trees turning color over an extended period. A recent paper by Beil et al. phrased it like this: “Late to bed, late to rise— Warmer autumn temperatures delay spring phenology by delaying dormancy.” They found that plants that experienced late fall warming had delayed spring leaf out. Basically, the plants had used up some of their energy stores in trying to flower again, stay green, or other energy-taxing activities in the fall. Without a proper dormancy, the changes in nutrient resorption impacted production in the following year, at least in early spring, because the construction of new foliage relies almost exclusively on nutrients resorbed from foliage during the preceding leaf fall. And it’s not just autumn or spring events that are affected. Unusually warm weather during late winter can create a “false spring” that triggers the new growth of plants to begin too early, leaving them vulnerable to any subsequent frosts. Since some plants are highly vulnerable to frost damage, this can significantly impact the fruit, nut, or seed production of frost-affected plants. We know that New England is expected to experience more warm temperatures in the coming decades, even under the most conservative climate change scenarios. So, what are we doing about it? On Nantucket, the Linda Loring Nature Foundation has a phenology research project investigating the response of climate change (primarily through temperatures and precipitation) on native shrub phenology. We tend to focus our analysis on spring phenology, but we also collect data in the fall on leaf color change and leaf drop for eight different woody species. We don’t have any synthesis of the fall data yet, but recording these observations now will help us observe changes as they happen. Have you witnessed any “season creep” this fall or early winter? We’d love to see some photos and share your observations. Flowers in November? Garden plants that just kept going? Any December daffodils? Interested in learning more and potentially contributing? Keep an eye out at llnf.org for upcoming phenology workshops and research results.
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Two Holiday Locations: 9 & 20 Old South Wharf
2021 Stroll Ornament 2.5” x 3.25” • $32 gift boxed Can be shipped anywhere in the Continental US
OPEN: Thursday-Sunday from 11ish SPECIAL STROLL HOURS: Dec. 2 from 10am-5pm Dec. 3 & 4 from 10am-7pm Dec. 5 from 10am-5pm 14k & 18k Gold & Sterling Silver Jewelry by Kathleen A Duncombe
HOLIDAY HOURS: Dec. 21-24 from 10am-5pm
Classic Lochtefeld Pottery and Vintage Bakelite Barware & Kitchenware
IRELAND GALLERIES Artist Lorene Ireland
Art, sculpture, jewelry, handbags, accessories, beachwear, & more!
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Nantucket Bookworks
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Holdgates Island Laundry
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1 PM - Sankaty Bluff Hike with Nantucket Walkabout On this hike, walk south down the beach from the Hoicks Hollow Road public way to see examples of & learn about Nantucket’s geological past. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 8 AM - Smooth Hummocks Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Smooth Hummocks is Nantucket’s version of the Midwest’s prairies complete with rare wildflowers and grasses that thrive in sandy, nutrient-poor soil. Smooth Hummocks is a fascinating island ecosystem with many things to teach us. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Take a stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Wreaths 2021 NHA’s kickoff celebration for the holiday season features an array of wreaths beautifully crafted by local businesses, schools, and organizations on display the week of Thanksgiving. Bid on your favorite wreaths in a silent auction to benefit the NHA’s year-round outreach efforts. Bidding on wreaths is online using QR codes next to each wreath. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM - All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet: Roast Beef Enjoy roast beef with full salad bar, buffalo wing, saute vegetables, fried rice, & more. Eat in or take it to-go. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 1 PM - Gardner Farm-Lost Farm Loop Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This 2.5 mile hike explores plant succession on globally threatened habitat know as sandplain grasslands. These former vegetable farms are now dominated by pitch pines, but their groves & small forests are broken up by meadows of wildflowers. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 8 AM - Polpis Harbor Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Festooned with salt marshes populated with nesting & fishing shorebirds, Polpis Harbor also has beautiful meadows overlooking the east cove. And get a closer look at Nantucket Harbor from an inner harbor coastal bank. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Take a stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 9:30 AM to 4 PM - Art Grab & Go Bag: Toilet Paper Roll Turkey for Ages 7+ Make and decorate a paper toll turkey just in time for Thanksgiving. Bags will be available on the Weezie Porch while supplies last. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 9:45 to 10:30 AM - Free Music in the Morning for Ages 1 to 7 Fun & engaging songs, games, and activities to teach musical skills to the very young. Bring a blanket to sit on. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Wreaths 2021 NHA’s kickoff celebration for the holiday season features an array of wreaths beautifully crafted by local businesses, schools, and organizations on display the week of Thanksgiving. Bid on your favorite wreaths in a silent auction to benefit the NHA’s year-round outreach efforts. Bidding on wreaths is online using QR codes next to each wreath. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM - All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet: Jerk Chicken Enjoy Jerk Chicken with full salad bar, buffalo wing, saute vegetables, fried rice, & more. Eat in or take it to-go. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 1 PM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike, depending on group interest. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 3 to 5 PM - Toast to Turkey Free Wine Tasting at Epernay Wine & Spirits What wine will you serve with all those Thanksgiving foods? Selecting wine to enjoy with your meal is a cinch at this turkey terrific wine tasting event. RSVP: epernaywines.com/events Epernay Wine & Spirits, 1 N. Beach Street. 508-2282755 EpernayWines.com
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 8 AM - Smith’s Point Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Nantucket’s weasternmost sand extremity is a great hike to see gray seals during the winter and catch a glimpse of Tuckernuck Island. This is one of the longer hikes Nantucket Walkabout does. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Take a stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. continued on page 18
MID ISLAND ROUTE
Buses will leave town every 30 minutes (on the hour and half hour) from 7am to 9pm. The last bus leaves town at 9pm.
MIACOMET ROUTE
Buses will leave town every 30 minutes (on the hour and half hour) from 7am to 9:20pm. The last bus leaves town at 9:20pm.
SCONSET VIA OLD SOUTH ROAD ROUTE
Daily from 7:15am to 9:15pm. The last bus leaves town at 9:15pm. PARK & RIDE LOTS ARE AVAILABLE ALONG THE ROUTES: The Muse 44 Surfside Rd • Faregrounds (7a 5p) 27 Fairgrounds Rd • 2 Fairgrounds Rd Half fares: 65+, individuals with disabilities, veterans & active military personnel. Children 6 and under ride free. Change is given in the form of a voucher for future rides only, drivers do not make change. 1,3, & 7 day passes may be purchased aboard all buses, long term passes are available at the NRTA office. Passes provide unlimited rides for the duration of the pass. Downtown Bus Stops: Madaket and Jetties – Broad Street (in front of the Whaling Museum); Mid Island, Miacomet, Sconset via Old South Rd and Milestone Road – Washington Street, Greenhound Site; Airport, Surfside and Sconset via Polpis Road – Washington Street. Designated stops are conveniently located along the routes look for grey posts with blue stripes. All buses carry 2 bikes and are handicap accessible. For complementary paratransit service and TDD call (508) 325 7516. Bus Information (508) 325 7516, 508 325 9571. Riders Guides are available at NRTA Office 20R South Water St, Visitor Services 25 Federal Street, Chamber of Commerce 0 Main St., the Greenhound Building at the downtown bus stop on Washington Street, on all buses and at downtown stops. Information and amenities are available at the Greenhound Building on Washington Street open daily. Hours are subject to change. Covid 19 may impact the opening of the building.
For more information visit nrtawave.com, or email nrta@nantucket ma.gov
High Speed Ferry Schedule through December 31, 2021 Depart Nantucket
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early so that I could photocopy and run the ditto machine, and I needed to stay late. So that meant leaving my drafty rental house in the dark and then returning in the same familiar dark that evening. The route through Equator is a challenge because a pond forms after the lightest rain. For most of the time I commuted by bike, I could skirt Equator Lake and get to school dry. Not all the time, unfortunately. And all went swimmingly. When I flunked several seniors, they threw my bike in a dumpster, but otherwise my life on Nantucket worked. I was a first-year teacher and those years are hard on everyone who chooses the profession. Until it snowed. Nantucket doesn’t see much snow, and when it comes it doesn’t last long. But when it comes, it tends to come with a windy and wet vengeance. Storms come up the east coast and take one of two paths. They either head between the Vineyard and Nantucket, where they foul the commute to Boston and spray rain on-island. Or, they head out to sea, sparing the Boston commuters the snow, dropping it on Nantucket instead. As this storm did. At six, when I poked my head out the door, four inches of snow had fallen and another six were coming sideways. The schools were going to be in session for this day, in spite of the weather. I put on my ski pants, found my winter coat, loaded the papers into a bike messenger bag, and opened the door to find two of my colleagues in a pickup truck. They drove me to school. The snow lasted three days. On each of the days, unasked and unplanned, another staff member picked me up. On the last day, when snow was melting into mud and sand puddles, the superintendent of schools showed up in his station wagon, with the Virgin Mary on the dashboard, and gave me a ride to work. I don’t know if the answer settled anything for my uncle. I suspect it did, because he made several remarks about it. Especially since my mother gave me her car for my second year. They are all gone now. My uncle, my parents, the superintendent, Danny, and most of my colleagues from those early years. I see them now, as they were, and as I am. In the winter, Nantucket is aware; Nantucket reaches out; and Nantucket remembers.
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thony Doerr, brings us Cloud Cuckoo Land, a novel “dedicated to the librarians then, now, and in the years to come, this is a beautiful and redemptive novel about stewardship—of the book, of the Earth, of the human heart.” Coffee Table Books are always a safe bet for those “hard to shop for” friends and family. John Annetti and Whitney Hubbell put you in the shotgun seat in Beach Rides – a unique photographic storytelling of 21 island cars and their owners. The iconic cars reveal intimate family memories and uncover long forgotten island history. Spend Christmas on Nantucket with Leslie Linsley, renowned style and craft expert, who offers ideas for Christmas trees, door decorations, mantels, and much more, all inspired by the homes of Nantucket. For your youngest bookworms, Read Island by Nicole Magistro and illustrated by Alice Feagan just might bcome their next favorite book for bedtime. You will join a very brave girl and her furry friends on an adventure to Read Island! Through the power of imagination and the pleasure of reading, this curious trio set sail for a magical island made of books. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series, will entertain your little elves this year with The Christmas Pig. It’s a heartwarming, page-turning adventure about one child's love for his most treasured thing, and how far he will go to find it. The whole family will enjoy this pig tale by the Christmas tree lights. Wendy Rouillard’s Where Oh Where is Barnaby Bear makes the perfect stocking stuffer and Brett Apthorp’s brand-new Maisie’s Merry Rescue is sure to delight any story time. The booksellers at Mitchell’s Book Corner and Nantucket Bookworks love recommending your next favorite reads, especially during the most wonderful time of the year. In that spirit, here are some of Nantucket Book Partners’ Favorite Books of 2021! Wendy recommends Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, Suzanne enjoyed Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, Cristina loved The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, and Annye has two favorites, for fiction Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy, and for nonfiction The Salt Path by Raynor Winn, and Erin suggests Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simmard. As for me, I highly recommend We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker and How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue.
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10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Wreaths 2021 This the NHA’s kickoff celebration for the holiday season, featuring an array of wreaths beautifully crafted by local businesses, schools, and organizations on display the week of Thanksgiving. Bid on your favorite wreaths in a silent auction to benefit the NHA’s year-round outreach efforts. Bidding on wreaths will be online using QR codes next to each wreath. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM - All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet: Fish Fry Enjoy cod escovitch, grilled Albacore tuna, chowder with full salad bar, buffalo wings, saute vegetables, fried rice, & more. Eat in or take it to-go. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 12:30 PM - Coskata Pond & Woods with Nantucket Walkabout A 3-mile hike mostly over sand, this area is a fascinating exploration of the beginnings of Nantucket Harbor. Six habitats - tidal pond, beach, cedar forest & dune, maritime oak forest, salt marsh with two active osprey nest poles and harbor. 508422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 4 to 7 PM - Turkey Bowling for Kids Celebrate turkey day in a new way at The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street. 508-228-2595 7 PM - Film for Thought: Mass After an unspeakable tragedy, 2 sets of parents agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward. Fran Kranz thoughtfully examines their journey of grief, anger, and acceptance by coming face-to-face with the ones who have been left behind. The Dreamland, 17 S. Water Street. 508-228-1784 10 PM to 1 AM - Office Chair Street Hockey Raucous fun for adults at The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street. 508-228-2595
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 8 AM - Gardner Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This hike is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests with a walkway over a cattail-choked inlet. This hike is close to Cisco Beach & Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM to 3 PM - Easy Street Cantina is Open for Thanksgiving Day Join them at the corner of Broad & Easy Street for fresh seafood, tacos, sandwiches, and more. 508-228-5418. 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Take a stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 12 to 7 PM - Thanksgiving Buffet Enjoy a classic Thanksgiving dinner at Faregrounds, 27 Fairgrounds Road, with turkey, gravy, stuffing, sides, salad, and assorted desserts. Reservations strongly suggested: 508-228-4095. 1 PM - Shawkemo Hills Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Hike a portion of the island dramatically shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. From a high spot, see & learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, the Haulover, Nantucket Harbor, & inner harbor shores. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 7:30 PM - A Nantucket Christmas Carol by White Heron Theatre The spirit of the island meets the spirits of the holidays in this original reworking of a classic holiday tale. The whale oil trade has made Ebenezer Scrooge a wealthy man, but islanders know him for his hard heart & miserly ways. The apparition of his partner, Jacob Marley, and the three spirits of Christmas visit to rmeind him that “mankind is his business.” Tickets start at $20. White Heron Theatre Company, 5 North Water Street. 508-825-5268 WhiteHeronTheatre.org
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 8 AM - Gardner Farm-Lost Farm Loop Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This 2.5 mile hike explores plant succession on globally threatened habitat know as sandplain grasslands. These former farms are now dominated by pitch pines, with groves & small forests are broken up by meadows of wildflowers. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM to 10 PM - Cookie Decorating for Friends & Family Enjoy holiday cookie decorating with friends & family without the mess. Freshly baked cookies by Nantucket Cookie Company + all you need for decorating are available. Also to-go Decorating kits. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 8 AM to 10 PM - Easy Street Cantina Special Holiday Meals Join them at the corner of Broad & Easy Street for Lobster Bisque, Nantucket Bay Scallops, and more. 508-228-5418. 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Take a stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. continued on page 21
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10 AM - Holiday Small Works Art Show This Nantucket Artists Association in-person art exhibit & sale showcases small gifts of oil paintings, watercolor, ceramics, photographs, island-themed jewelry, and wooden and cast glass sculptures. Show continues through Dec. 23 in the Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 19 Washington St. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm & 2:30 to 5 pm with expanded hours during Thanksgiving & Stroll weekends. 508-228-0294 NantucketArts.org 10 AM to 2 PM - Skar Designs: Meet the Designer & See Holiday Selection Skar designs has a table in the open air market (weather permitting) along Cambridge Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Wreaths 2021 This the NHA’s kickoff celebration for the holiday season, featuring an array of wreaths beautifully crafted by local businesses, schools, and organizations on display the week of Thanksgiving. Bid on your favorite wreaths in a silent auction to benefit the NHA’s year-round outreach efforts. Bidding on wreaths will be online using QR codes next to each wreath. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 11 AM to 4 PM - Black & White Striped Sale at Sara Campbell Don’t miss this special sale: 25% off full price apparel and additional 40% off sale apparel. Two days only at Sara Campbell, 5 South Beach Street. 11 AM - Two Benefit Silent Auctions Open at Made on Nantucket Your holiday shopping can benefit 2 valuable island organizations when you participate in the Silent Auctions hosted by Made on Nantucket at Old South Wharf. The Silent Auction benefitting Second Shop (Fairwinds) features items from The Second Shop. All monies from both auctions go directly to both organizations. Made on Nantucket, 20 Old South Wharf. 1 PM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 3 PM - Plaid Tidings by Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings offers the best of Forever Plaid, with a big Christmas bow on top! Featuring Christmas standards that have been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special. Among the Christmas offerings are audience favs like their riotous version of The Ed Sullivan Show - this time, featuring
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the Rockettes, the Chipmunks, & The Vienna Boys Choir, and a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis. Tickets at TheatreNantucket.org 4 to 6 PM - 2021 Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony The Annual Tree Lighting & Community Caroling Ceremony presented by Stop & Shop. Main street. 7 PM - Plaid Tidings by Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings offers the best of Forever Plaid, with a big Christmas bow on top! Featuring Christmas standards that have been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special. Among the Christmas offerings are audience favs like their riotous version of The Ed Sullivan Show - this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks, & The Vienna Boys Choir, and a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis. Tickets at TheatreNantucket.org 7 PM - The Nantucket Ghost Walk, Town Route Nantucket’s first & oldest Ghost Walk: see 5 of the island’s most haunted locations. Led by original guide; 1 mi, lasts 80 mins. $20; $15 for 65+ & teens, $5 ages 7-12. Cash only. Meet at the corner of Federal & India sts., by Atheneum fence, at 6:50 pm. No reservations necessary. 508-332-0953 7:30 PM - A Nantucket Christmas Carol by White Heron Theatre The spirit of the island meets the spirits of the holidays in this original reworking of a classic holiday tale. The whale oil trade has made Ebenezer Scrooge a wealthy man, but islanders know him for his hard heart & miserly ways. The apparition of his partner, Jacob Marley, and the three spirits of Christmas visit to rmeind him that “mankind is his business.” Tickets start at $20. White Heron Theatre Company, 5 North Water Street. 508-825-5268 WhiteHeronTheatre.org 10 PM to 1 AM - DJ Bri Guy Live DJ at The Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water Street. 508-228-2595
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27 DOUBLE RED TICKET DAY - get 2 red tickets to the Christmas Eve drawing for every $25 spent at participating Chamber of Commerce members 8 AM - Polpis Harbor Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Festooned with salt marshes populated with nesting & fishing shorebirds, Polpis Harbor also has beautiful meadows overlooking the east cove. Part 2 of this hike is a closer look at Nantucket Harbor from an inner harbor coastal bank. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM - Holiday ACK Clean Team Help clean up various parts of Nantucket with the Clean Team Meet at Madaket Road meeting in the parking lot for Sanford Farm cleanup. continued on page 25
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a nearby lake, a swimming pool or sprinkler, get creative! This event raises tens of thousands of dollars for the Nantucket Atheneum’s Weezie Library for Children, and spectators can still watch the fun at NantucketAtheneum.org. You don’t have to get wet to give back: you can stay cozy and warm when you visit the Festival of Wreaths through November 27. While you’re there, bid on a one-of-a-kind wreath to give as a gift—you won’t even have to wrap it! The monies raised benefit the Nantucket Historical Association and their mission to tell the inspiring stories of Nantucket through its collections, programs, and properties. If you’re on-island in December and missed the wreath display, you can still visit the Whaling Museum to enjoy their Festival of Trees. After you see all the beautiful decorations staged around the museum’s collections, stop by the museum gift shop for a special Nantucket gift to take home. A great holiday gift for budding artists is a gift certificate toward classes at the Artists Association of Nantucket. These are available in any amount and can be purchased in-person at either the Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery at 19 Washington Street or at the AAN Visual Arts Center at 24 Amelia Drive. AAN also sells gift certificates that can be used to purchase works of art by AAN members. Both types of gift certificates may also be purchased by calling the Artists Association VAC at 508-228-0722 Monday through Friday from 9am to
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5pm. For those whose passion is science, the gift of a membership in Nantucket’s Maria Mitchell Association will give the recipient a chance to explore the sky, sea, and land around our island with professional and student scientists. Members get free unlimited admission to the MMA Aquarium, Natural Science Museum, Vestal Street Observatory, and Historic Mitchell House, as well as free admission to Open Nights and lectures, discounts on camps, field trips, workshops, and other programs. To give a gift membership (and to renew yours) visit mariamitchell.org/membership. For nearly a generation, Nantucket Cottage Hospital has honored islanders who were born at the hospital on their Wall of Nantucket Natives. The Wall of Natives has become a beloved tradition for many island families with new babies. For a $100 donation, the name of a Nantucket Native can be added to the Wall with an engraved tile. Buy one online at givenantuckethospital.partners.org/honoring-nantucket-natives: for details call the Foundation at 508-825-8250. You can help island families and lighten your load after the holiday season by participating in the Christmas Tree pick-up offered by Montessori Children’s House. With the help of many parents and volunteers, The Montessori Children’s House will pick up your Christmas tree after the holiday season. For more than 40 years The Children’s House has provided a warm, nurturing, and dynamic environment to children ages 2.9 to 6. Christmas trees at Moor’s End Farm, Marine Home, and Island Lumcontinued on page 23
Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket ber have tags with an order form that can be mailed to P.O. Box 2121, Nantucket, MA 02854 with a $25 donation. The school will also publish a page on mchnantucket.org where community members can request a tree pick-up online. More gifts that give back can be found on Old South Wharf, where Kathleen Duncombe of Made on Nantucket along with Betsy and Gerald of The Brown Basket Gallery is hosting two benefit auctions this holiday season. To benefit Fairwinds: Nantucket’s Counseling Center, you can bid on select items from the Seconds Shop. Fairwinds provides confidential, quality professional care to adults and youth on Nantucket who seek mental health and addiction services, regardless of ability to pay. The second auction features special pieces from a private collection that are being auctioned off to benefit CatTrap Nantucket. CatTrap’s mission is to lower Nantucket’s feral cat population through a humane trap, neuter, return, care, and educate program. They provide sanctuary and find caring homes for socialized cats and kittens. Stop by 9 and 20 Old South Wharf to bid: both silent auctions begin the day after Thanksgiving and continue through Christmas Stroll. All auction money raised goes to these island organizations. You can even give a gift of entertainment that gives back on-island. Wrap up a Dreamland gift card or membership to slip into a Christmas stocking or a holiday card. Memberships start at just $50 for students and seniors and at $175 for a family. If you have a real film buff on your list, consider the Brant Point membership. Details on memberships and gift cards are at nantucketdreamland.org.
Vol. 51 No.16 • YesterdaysIsland.com If your gift recipient prefers live theatre, then give memberships and gift cards to White Heron Theatre and to Theatre Workshop of Nantucket. Members of White Heron Theatre can purchase tickets before the general public at member discounts and get member-only access to special behind-the-scenes events. White Heron memberships start at $100 for two people: click on the Support Us link at whiteherontheatre.org. Theatre Workshop of Nantucket offers a variety of gift cards in denominations, individual subscriptions, and as season subscriptions that include Islander Pass, 40 Below Club, and Play Pass. All can easily be ordered online at theatrenantucket.org and printed or emailed. Many island organizations also accept gifts-inkind as well as cash donations and, in some cases, volunteers. Reach out to: A Safe Place: asafeplacenantucket.org Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals: nishanimals.org Nantucket Food, Fuel, Rental Assistance: assistnantucket.org Housing Nantucket: housingnantucket.org/donate Hospital Thrift Shop: hospitalthriftshop.org/donate Nantucket Food Pantry: 10 Washington Street Habitat for Humanity: Nantucket: habitatnantucket.org/ways-to-donate
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8 AM - Wreath Workshop at Bartlett’s Farm Create a custom wreath to decorated your home or to give as a gift. All the supplies, instructions, & tips provided. Decorate your wreath with scallop shells, pine cones, berries, glitter sprays, fancy baubles, more. Bartlett’s staff will be on hand to answer questions & give advice. Workshops are $70 per wreath: reserve a spot at bartlettsfarm.com under Shop Online link. Additional workshops at 10 am, 12 noon, & 3 pm at Bartlett’s Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road. 508-228-9403 8 AM to 10 PM - Cookie Decorating for Friends & Family Enjoy holiday cookie decorating with friends & family without the mess. Freshly baked cookies by Nantucket Cookie Company + all you need for decorating are available. Also to-go Decorating kits. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 8 AM to 10 PM - Easy Street Cantina Special Holiday Meals Join them at the corner of Broad & Easy Street for Lobster Bisque, Nantucket Bay Scallops, and more. 508-228-5418. 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Take a stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 9:30 AM to 4 PM - Free Art Grab & Go Bag: Owl in a Tree for Ages 7+ Make an owl that can live inside a pop-up tree! Bags will be available on the Weezie Porch while supplies last. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 9:45 to 10:45 AM - Free NanPuppets at the Atheneum for Ages 2 to 7 Join Lizza Obremski in the Atheneum Garden (weather permitting) for fun & stories with her amazing animal friends. Bring a blanket to sit on. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 10 AM - Historic Mansions of Main Street and the 1746 Windmill A 2-mil, 45-min nonstop exercise walk with historic commentary down beautiful streets & lanes most visitors never find. $20, Cash Only. Meet 10 min. early at the corner of Federal & India sts., by the Atheneum fence. No reservations required. 508-332-0953 10 AM to 2 PM - Skar Designs: Meet the Designer & See Holiday Selection Skar designs has a table in the open air market (weather permitting) along Cambridge Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Wreaths 2021 This the NHA’s kickoff celebration for the holiday season, featuring an array of wreaths beautifully crafted by local businesses, schools, and organizations on display the week of Thanksgiving. Bid on your favorite wreaths in a silent auction to benefit the NHA’s year-round outreach efforts. Bidding on wreaths is online using QR codes next to each wreath. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad S. 11 AM to 12 PM - Book Signing with Chris Matthews Meet the author of This Country during this signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street. 508-228-1080 MitchellsBookCorner.com 11 AM to 4 PM - Black & White Striped Sale at Sara Campbell Don’t miss this special sale: 25% off full price apparel and additional 40% off sale apparel. Two days only at Sara Campbell, 5 South Beach Street. 11 AM - Two Benefit Silent Auctions at Made on Nantucket Your holiday shopping can benefit 2 valuable island organizations when you participate in the Silent Auctions hosted by Made on Nantucket at Old South Wharf. The Silent Auction benefitting Second Shop (Fairwinds) features items from The Second Shop. All monies from both auctions go directly to both organizations. Made on Nantucket, 20 Old South Wharf. 12:30 PM - Smith’s Point Sunset Hike with Nantucket Walkabout See an amazing sunset at the westernmost extremity of Nantucket in sight of Tuckernuck Island. Walk back on the beach under the rising moon & stars, and maybe take a dip in the ocean if you’re game. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 2 PM - Historic Downtown Walking Tour 1/2 mile, 80 min. Meet at the corner of Federal & India Sts., outside the Atheneum fence. Arrive 10 min. early. No reservations necessary. $20, Adults, $15 for 65+ and teens. Cash Only. 508-332-0953 3 to 5 PM - Shades of Red Wine Tasting at Epernay Wine & Spirits Enjoy our sommelier selection of red wines that are small in production but big on impact, taste, & value at this red wine tasting. Receive double red tickets with your purchase for a chance to win cash at the Chamber’s Christmas Eve drawing! RSVP: epernaywines.com/events Epernay Wine & Spirits, 1 N. Beach Street. 508-2282755 EpernayWines.com 7 PM - Plaid Tidings by Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings offers the best of Forever Plaid, with a big Christmas bow on top! Featuring Christmas standards that have been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special. Among the Christmas offerings are audience favs like their riotous version of The Ed Sullivan Show - this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks, & The Vienna Boys Choir, and a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis. Tickets at TheatreNantucket.org continued on page 26
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7 PM - Dreamland Storytelling: Gratitude The topic is Gratitude & the event features 5 Nantucket storytellers coached by The Moth’s own storytelling coach Bonnie Levison! The Dreamland, 17 S. Water Street. 508-228-1784 NantucketDreamland.org 7 PM - The Nantucket Ghost Walk, Town Route Nantucket’s first & oldest Ghost Walk: see 5 of the island’s most haunted locations. Led by original guide; 1 mi, lasts 80 mins. $20; $15 65+ & teens, $5 ages 7-12. Cash only. Meet at corner of Federal & India Sts., by the Atheneum fence 10 min. early. No reservations necessary. 508-332-0953 7:30 PM - A Nantucket Christmas Carol by White Heron Theatre The spirit of the island meets the spirits of the holidays in this original reworking of a classic holiday tale. The whale oil trade has made Ebenezer Scrooge a wealthy man, but islanders know him for his hard heart & miserly ways. The apparition of his partner, Jacob Marley, and the three spirits of Christmas visit to rmeind him that “mankind is his business.” Tickets start at $20. White Heron Theatre Company, 5 North Water Street. 508-825-5268 WhiteHeronTheatre.org 10 PM to 1 AM - DJ Mikey Live DJ at The Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water Street. 508-228-2595
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28 8 AM - Smooth Hummocks Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Smooth Hummocks is Nantucket’s version of the Midwest’s prairies complete with rare wildflowers and grasses that thrive in sandy, nutrient-poor soil: a fascinating island ecosystem with many things to teach. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM to 8 PM - Cookie Decorating for Friends & Family Enjoy holiday cookie decorating with friends & family without the mess. Freshly baked cookies by Nantucket Cookie Company + all you need for decorating are available. Also to-go Decorating kits. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Take a stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 10 AM - Fabulous Mansions of the Cliff & Brant Point A 2-1/2 mi, nonstop exercise walk with historic commentary past spectacular
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homes. $20, Cash only. Meet at corner of Federal & India Sts., by the Atheneum Fence. Arrive 10 min early. No Reservations necessary. 508-332-0953 1 PM - Gardner Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This hike is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests with a walkway over a cattail-choked inlet. This hike is close to Cisco Beach & Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 3 PM - Plaid Tidings by Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings offers the best of Forever Plaid, with a big Christmas bow on top! Featuring Christmas standards that have been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special. Among the Christmas offerings are audience favs like their riotous version of The Ed Sullivan Show - this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks, & The Vienna Boys Choir, and a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis. Tickets at TheatreNantucket.org
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29 8 AM - Shawkemo Hills Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Hike a part of the island dramatically shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. See & learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, Haulover, Nantucket Harbor, & inner harbor shores. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM to 3 PM - Cookie Decorating for Friends & Family Enjoy holiday cookie decorating with friends & family without the mess. Freshly baked cookies by Nantucket Cookie Company + all you need for decorating are available. Also to-go Decorating kits. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Take a stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 1 PM - Sankaty Bluff Hike with Nantucket Walkabout On this hike, walk south down the beach from the Hoicks Hollow Road public way to see examples of & learn about Nantucket’s geological past. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 8 AM - Coskata Pond & Woods with Nantucket Walkabout A three-mile hike mostly over sand, exploring this area is a fascinating exploration of the beginnings of Nantucket Harbor. Six habitats - tidal pond, beach, cedar forest & dune, maritime oak forest, salt marsh with two active osprey nest poles and harbor. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com continued on page 27
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8 AM to 3 PM - Cookie Decorating for Friends & Family Enjoy holiday cookie decorating with friends & family without the mess. Freshly baked cookies by Nantucket Cookie Company + all you need for decorating are available. Also to-go Decorating kits. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: A Fall Ball for All Take a stroll through our garden StoryWalk A Fall Ball for All. This ode to fall has a rhyming text that reads well aloud. A collaboration between the Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 9:45 to 10:30 AM - Free Music in the Morning for Ages 1 to 7 Fun and engaging songs, games, and activities to teach musical skills to the very young. Bring a blanket to sit on. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 10 AM to 12 PM - Free Class: In-Person & Remote iPhone Class: Odds ‘N Ends Janie Hobson Dupont covers an assortment of settings and apps available to you on the iPhone. Sign up online. NantucketAtheneum.org 1 PM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike, depending on group interest. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 7 PM - Plaid Tidings by Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings offers the best of Forever Plaid, with a big Christmas bow on top! Featuring Christmas standards that have been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special. Among the Christmas offerings are audience favs like their riotous version of The Ed Sullivan Show - this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks, & The Vienna Boys Choir, and a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis. Tickets at TheatreNantucket.org
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 8 AM - Smith’s Point Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Nantucket’s weasternmost sand extremity is a great hike to see gray seals during the winter and catch a glimpse of Tuckernuck Island. This is one of the longer hikes Nantucket Walkabout offers. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM to 3 PM - Cookie Decorating for Friends & Family Enjoy holiday cookie decorating with friends & family without the mess. Freshly baked cookies by Nantucket Cookie Company + all you need for decorating are available. Also to-go Decorating kits. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished,
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stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. A collaborative effort between Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. 1 India Street. 1 PM - Gardner Farm-Lost Farm Loop Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This 2.5 mile hike explores plant succession on globally threatened habitat know as sandplain grasslands. These former vegetable farms are now dominated by pitch pines, but their groves & small forests are broken up by meadows of wildflowers. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 6 to 7 PM - Free Workshop: Handling the Holidays Are you starting to get a little anxious about the approaching holiday season? Life Coach Janet Forest will give tips & strategies for taking care of yourself this holiday season. Registration required at NantucketAtheneum.org 6:30 to 8:30 PM - Atheneum Knitting Group A fun, relaxed place to share your projects with like-minded people or learn new techniques. Free admission. Attendees will be required to wear a mask at all times. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 508-228-1110 NantucketAtheneum.org 7 PM - Plaid Tidings by Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings offers the best of Forever Plaid, with a big Christmas bow on top! Featuring Christmas standards that have been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special. Among the Christmas offerings are audience favs like their riotous 3version of The Ed Sullivan Show - this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks, & The Vienna Boys Choir, and a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis. Tickets at TheatreNantucket.org
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 8 AM - Lost Farm Sanctuary Hike with Nantucket Walkabout The area is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests and a cattail-choked inlet over which a small walkway passes. This is one of the shorter hikes and is close to Cisco Beach and Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM to 8 PM - Cookie Decorating for Friends & Family Enjoy holiday cookie decorating with friends & family without the mess. Freshly baked cookies by Nantucket Cookie Company + all you need for decorating are available. Also to-go Decorating kits. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. A collaborative effort between Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. 1 India Street. continued on page 28
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10 AM - Historic Mansions of Main Street and the 1746 Windmill A 2-mil, 45 min nonstop exercise walk with historic commentary down beautiful streets & lanes most visitors never find. $20, Cash Only. Meet at corner of Federal & India Sts., by Atheneum fence 10 min early. No reservations. 508-332-0953 12 to 6 PM - “Decades Sustainable Chic” at Current Vintage A holiday trunk show with vintage luminary Cameron Silver of the iconic boutique decades in LA featuring eco luxury gifts. At Current Vintage, 4 Easy Street. 508228-5073 1 PM - Polpis Harbor Sunset Hike with Nantucket Walkabout As the sun sets over Nantucket Harbor & Coatue, learn from Guide Peter Brace how geological forces formed Nantucket & Polpis Harbors & about salt marsh ecosystem in the harbors & conservation efforts. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 2 PM - Historic Downtown Walking Tour 1/2-mi, 80 min. Meet at corner of Federal & India sts., by Atheneum fence. 10 min. early. No reservations. $20 — $15 for 65+ and teens. Cash Only. 508-332-0953 6 PM - Making Holidays Bright - Virtual Tasting with Epernay Wine & Spirits Practicing your wine tasting skills with Advanced Sommelier Jenny Benzie. The virtual tasting will showcase how to taste wine like a wine professional. Purchase featured wine ahead of time to taste along,or enjoy while viewing at a later date. on Facebook + Instagram LIVE. epernaywines.com 7 PM - Plaid Tidings by Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings offers the best of Forever Plaid, with a big Christmas bow on top! Featuring Christmas standards that have been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special. Among the Christmas offerings are audience favs like their riotous version of The Ed Sullivan Show - this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks, & The Vienna Boys Choir, and a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis. Tickets at TheatreNantucket.org 7 PM - The Nantucket Ghost Walk, Town Route Nantucket’s first & oldest Ghost Walk: see 5 of the island’s most haunted locations. Led by original guide; 1 mi, lasts 80 mins. $20; $1565+ and teens, $5 ages 7-12. Cash only. Meet at corner of Federal & India Sts., by Atheneum fence at 6:50 pm. No reservations necessary. 508-332-0953 7:30 PM - A Nantucket Christmas Carol by White Heron Theatre The spirit of the island meets the spirits of the holidays in this original reworking of a classic holiday tale. The whale oil trade has made Ebenezer Scrooge a
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wealthy man, but islanders know him for his hard heart & miserly ways. The apparition of his partner, Jacob Marley, and the three spirits of Christmas visit to rmeind him that “mankind is his business.” Tickets start at $20. White Heron Theatre Company, 5 North Water Street. 508-825-5268 WhiteHeronTheatre.org 10 PM to 1 AM - Karaoke Karaoke at the Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water Street. 508-228-2595
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 8 AM - Gardner Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This hike is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests with a walkway over a cattail-choked inlet. This hike is close to Cisco Beach & Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM to 9 PM - Cookie Decorating for Friends & Family Enjoy holiday cookie decorating with friends & family without the mess. Freshly baked cookies by Nantucket Cookie Company + all you need for decorating are available. Also to-go Decorating kits. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 8 AM to 10 PM - Easy Street Cantina Special Holiday Meals Join them at the corner of Broad & Easy Street for Lobster Bisque, Nantucket Bay Scallops, and more. 508-228-5418. 8:30 AM - Fabulous Mansions of the Cliff & Brant Point A 2 1/2 mi, nonstop exercise walk with historic commentary past spectacular homes on Nantucket. $20, Cash only. Meet at corner of Federal & India Sts.,by Atheneum fence 10 min early. No Reservations necessary. 508-332-0953 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. A collaborative effort between Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. 1 India Street. 9 AM to 8 PM - “Decades Sustainable Chic” at Current Vintage A holiday trunk show with vintage luminary Cameron Silver of the iconic boutique decades in LA featuring eco luxury gifts. At Current Vintage, 4 Easy St. 508-2285073 10 AM to 2 PM - Skar Designs: Meet the Designer & See Holiday Selection Skar Designs has a table in the open air market (weather permitting) along Cambridge Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Free Raffle Tickets at Hill’s of Nantucket Stop by 40 Straight Wharf for a free raffle ticket to the drawing at 4pm on Saturday, December 4. continued on page 41
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Altar Rock (via Polpis) 6 miles Quidnet 7.5 miles Surfside 3.5 miles
Madaket 6.75 miles Siasconset (via Polpis) 10.5 miles Wauwinet 9 miles
Monomoy 2 miles Smith Point 7 miles
Crosswinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at the Airport The Faregrounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Fairgrounds Rd. Nantucket Bake Shop . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1/2 Old South Rd. Nantucket Cottage Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Prospect St. Nantucket Pool & Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hanabea Ln. Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum. . 158 Polpis Rd. Souza's Seafood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Trotter’s Lane The UPS Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Old South Rd. Theatre Workshop . . . . . . . performing at Bartlett’s Farm
Eel Point 6 miles Sankaty Lighthouse 9.5 miles Tom Nevers Head 6.5 miles
Approximate distances, in miles to various locations of Nantucket Island from Main Street and Orange Street (Pacific National Bank)
41° 17' 30" Latitude by 70° 05' 30" Longitude ~ The winter population is approximately 11,000
2021 PHOTO CONTEST . . . . . . . . . . . . All over the island ACK Eats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . delivery island-wide Arrowhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Wampanoag Way Artists Association Visual Arts . . . . . . . . . . 24 Amelia Dr. Bartlett's Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Bartlett Farm Rd. Bistro at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Nobadeer Farm Rd. Call Nantucket . . . . . . . . (phone App) All over the island Cisco Brewery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge. . . . . . . . . Wauwinet Rd.
Airport 3.5 miles Quaise 3.5 miles Squam 8.5 miles
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Island Fun & Shopping Adventure / Eco-Tours
Nantucket Walkabout
508-422-7466 Daily Guided Wilderness Hikes on Nantucket see website for hikes & times Book online & meet at Handlebar Cafe, 15 Washington St Explore Nantucket’s wilderness with “Walking Nantucket” and “Nantucket: A Natural History” author and naturalist Peter Brace, and learn how the last glacier formed the island. Experience wildlife and rare plants. Learn about Nantucket’s conservation efforts, ecology and the Native Americans that lived here. $50 adults, $25 age 12 & younger. Private hikes available. Apple Pay, Android Pay, MC, Visa, Amex, &Discover accepted. Get more information & reservations at nantucketwalkabout.com
Blue Beetle
Apparel & Accessories
Open Daily: the perfect shop for holiday gifts Clothing, Accessories, Jewelry, Gifts
508-228-3227 12 Main Street
Located at 12 Main Street, BLUE BEETLE reflects the playfulness and elegance of island living. We strive to provide a collection of carefully curated clothing, jewelry, gifts and accessories that portray the summer lifestyle on Nantucket. The boutique is filled with modern, chic, and contemporary fashions to suit every occasion. We proudly sell Joules, Jude Connally, Captiva Cashmere, Lilla P and MZ Wallace. Known for our Nantucket Jewelry, there is something for everyone; beads to fit Pandora, rings, bracelets and of course our charm bar, where you can create your own unique island necklace. Shop year round in store or visit us online at BlueBeetleNantucket.com
Commonwealth Open Daily. Visit us in the store & online! Fabulous Resale. Fresh Finds.
508.680.1399 12 Oak Street
COMMONWEALTH is a unique resale boutique where we believe even clothes deserve a second chance. This eclectic little shop on Oak Street specializes in curating quality gently used pieces from your favorite designers. Come in to find preloved gems or bring in your gently used items to turn your closet into cash! Commonwealthnantucket.com
Current Vintage Open daily with special events Stroll Weekend Wine • Clothing • Home • Gifts • Provisions
508-228-5073 4 Easy Street
CURRENT VINTAGE is a fun and original concept store with a carefully edited mix of vintage clothing & accessories, wines, cheeses, and home goods. Everything here is thoughtfully chosen, including exclusive Nantucket gifts and a selection of nearly 400 wines. CV is a beloved island institution, celebrating 14 years in the heart of Nantucket. currentvintage.com
The Dress Code Reopening for Nantucket Stroll Apparel, Jewelry, Hats, Handbags, Scarves, Shoes
508-680-1716 9 Centre Street
New boutique this season is bringing an eclectic, unique array of merchandise for women of all ages, sizes, and styles. Discover beautiful dresses, extraordinary wearable art from designers, linen ensembles, cover-ups from Hawaii, “not-so-ordinary” embellished denim, travel friendly SPF 50+ beachwear, exquisite handmade beaded jewelry. New merchandise daily, always something new! Locations in Islamorada and Ocean Reef in The Florida Keys! Come see us there, too! www.ZeroDressCode.com
The Love Shack by Lola Open 10am to 5pm December 3 & 4 for Stroll Love Shack apparel, hats, and home goods
Murray’s Toggery Shop Open Daily Classic & Up-to-Date Clothing for Men, Women, & Children
Made on Nantucket 508-228-0110 Thurs-Sun. from 11-ish with EXPANDED HOURS FOR Stroll and Christmas Week, including Christmas Eve. 20 Old South Wharf A unique collection of apparel, gifts, jewelry, & art MADE ON NANTUCKET offers a unique selection of CAJ Designs for adults and children by Kathleen A. Duncombe. These hand-decorated repurposed denim shorts, jeans, jean skirts, and jackets are unique and stunning. This shop also has cozy multi-colored and textured Neck Candy Scarves — all made on Nantucket by Kathleen A. Duncombe. SPECIAL STROLL HOURS: Dec. 2 & 5 from 10am to 5pm and Dec. 3 & 4 from 10am to 7pm. Open Dec. 21-24 from 10am to 5pm madeonnantucket.net
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Nantucketreds.com Stroll up Main Street, just a few steps from the wharves and marina, to find MURRAY`S TOGGERY SHOP, home of the original Nantucket Reds collections. Nantucket Reds are made from their 100% cotton that fades to pink and becomes softer with repeated washing. For decades these pants have been the mark of the “in-the-know” island lovers. Their Nantucket Reds collection features items made exclusively in the USA. Stop by and see their expansive ladies department and experience multilevel recreational shopping. Their buyers comb the markets for the tasteful assortment of clothes, shoes, and accessories they carry, all with a traditional, upbeat, and long lasting flair. MURRAY’S is here for all of your retail needs!
Sara Campbell
508-680-1626 Open every weekend through December 4 from 11am-5pm with SPECIAL SALE on Nov. 26 & 27 5 South Beach St. shop.saracampbell.com Celebrating Made in the USA every day! All year long SARA CAMPBELL offers color and detail to a woman’s wardrobe with her beautiful silhouettes of dresses and sportswear, and with the holidays come fun designs for celebrating! Visit her chic shop at South Beach Street to find the perfect look! Our apparel is proudly made in the USA … see you soon! And don’t miss their BLACK & WHITE STRIPED WEEKEND PROMO on November 26 & 27, featuring 25% off full price apparel and 40% off sale apparel.
Seconds Shop
508-228-6677 Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat. 10-4 & Sun. 11-3 Donation Day: Monday 10 to 2 Proceeds benefit Fairwinds - Nantucket’s Counseling Center 32 Sparks Avenue Looking to expand your wardrobe on a budget or need some items for your home at affordable prices? SECONDS SHOP, open at 32 Sparks Ave (between On Island Gas and the new Cumberland Farms), is the perfect place to shop! Here you’ll find a great selection of gently used clothing, jewelry, housewares, small furnishings, books, and more. There’s an everchanging variety, so visit often — you never know what treasures you may find. Donations of saleable items in good condition are accepted daily. And your shopping is helping a worthy island cause: proceeds benefit Fairwinds — Nantucket’s Counseling Center. Bring in the display ad in this publication for $5 off your purchase of $25 or more. FairwindsCenter.org/shop
Artists & Galleries
Artists Association of Nantucket 508-228-0294 Holiday Works online: Nov. 19 to Dec. 20 In-Person Gallery & Online Exhibits Holiday Small Works live show: Nov. 26 to Dec. 23 19 Washington St. The mission of the ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET is to foster the visual arts on Nantucket. They create a vibrant arts community by promoting, supporting, and encouraging the work of Nantucket artists, providing educational programs in the arts, and preserving the legacy of Nantucket artists. Stay in touch at nantucketarts.org for our schedule of downtown Gallery Exhibits as well as classes and workshops at our Visual Arts Center (VAC) at 24 Amelia Drive. Visit our online gallery at sales.nantucketarts.org to view regularly changing exhibitions of fresh, original artwork from our iconic Nantucket artists. The gallery is open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am to 2pm & 2:30 to 5 pm. During the Thanksgiving & Stroll weekends, the gallery will also be open Sunday, Nov. 28, and Sunday, Dec. 5, from noon to 4 pm. The gallery will also be open on Mondays, Dec. 6, 13, and 19. nantucketarts.org
G. S. Hill Gallery Open daily - STROLL DRAWING 4pm on Dec. 4 Oils, watercolors, prints, and note cards by G. S. Hill
508-228-1353 40 Straight Wharf
gshill.com G. S. HILL’s one-man gallery is open daily online. For over three decades, Greg’s original oil and watercolor paintings have captured the image and spirit of Nantucket. The gallery also offers exclusive American-made gifts designed by Greg and Judi Hill. Stunning porcelain china dinnerware, hand-pressed glass and ornaments are only a few of treasures you will find.
10 Old South Wharf
THE LOVE SHACK is located right in the heart of Nantucket’s boat basin and it is home to our entire collection of LOLA jewelry. Here you can see, touch and layer all of our pendants, chains, and bracelets that LOLA offers. It is also our inspiration for our Love Shack apparel and home goods which include t-shirts, candles, hats, glassware – everything you need that is perfect for your very own Love Shack! DON’T MISS OUR LOLA SAMPLE SALE — a once-a-year event — and join us for Christmas cheer on Old South Wharf. lolacompany.com
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Island Fun & Shopping Gallery at Four India Open Daily 10:30am to 5pm - Christmas Sale! A fine selection of art & art glass.
508-228-8509 upstairs at 4 India Street
thegallerynantucket.com THE GALLERY AT FOUR INDIA is an exhibition gallery that offers the collector an tranquil space to browse through fine collections of art. The Gallery also represents some of the finest contemporary artists known for their traditional realism. Don’t miss their stunning display of art glass by internationally known artists, including Robert Dane and his wine, water, and rock glasses and his vase collection for special gifts. THE GALLERY AT FOUR INDIA is featuring a new show called VISIONARIES, featuring Tom Meyer with guest artist Richard Hagerty. Don’t miss this double-feature at GALLERY AT FOUR INDIA on display through August 20!
Ireland Galleries
508-228-1907 Open Daily & at the downtown Holiday Markets 13 Old South Wharf Jewelry, handbags, beachwear, & Lorene Ireland’s gorgeous sculpture & art
If you’re a lover of the arts, even if you’re not an artist yourself, then this is the place for you too! There’s always something new at IRELAND GALLERIES... paintings, sculpture, and Lorene Ireland’s world-famous mosaics and shell designs. Come check out the internationally acclaimed mosaic and shell artwork of Lorene Ireland, winner of World of Wearable Art!
Made on Nantucket
508-228-0110 Thurs-Sun. from 11-ish with EXPANDED HOURS FOR Stroll and Christmas Week, including Christmas Eve. 20 Old South Wharf Handcrafted Gifts exclusively at Made on Nantucket
Don’t miss MADE ON NANTUCKET’s collection of pre-owned Nantucket art. We also have paintings, prints, and photographs by island artists, including Lu Page, Andrew Jackson, Sam Lyon, Garth Grimmer, Brian Araujo, Bill Dickson, Kathleen Duncombe, Buzz Williams, and Marion W. Pearson. You’ll love the unique cellography and seaglass jewelry by Michelle Jhingoor. We have a stunning collection of original silk screens and framed mini-offset litho prints by Donn Russell. Jewelry Kathleen A. Duncombe and other designers. Back again this season is work by Anne S. Terry. We also have Island Weaves beautiful handwoven shawls, scarves, rugs, and more by Karin Sheppard. See our largest collection of vintage Bakelite in the East, featuring jewelry, kitchenware, and barware. We also offer vintage American Indian jewelry (dead pawn). SPECIAL STROLL HOURS: Dec. 2 & 5 from 10am to 5pm and Dec. 3 & 4 from 10am to 7pm. Open Dec. 21-24 from 10am to 5pm madeonnantucket.net
Susan Lister Locke Gallery
508-228-2132 Open daily at 28A Easy Street
Art and Inspired, Creative Jewelry
Susan Lister Locke is an artist and jewelry designer living on Nantucket. First noted for her custom hand engraved Signet rings crafted in high karat gold, she went on to work directly with metal, incorporating designs with colorful & rare gemstones. Her Nantucket Sign Collection™ features a series of iconic Town signs with 34 favorite Nantucket areas, beaches and businesses that are fashioned as charms, cufflinks, & belt buckles. The Nantucket Sign Collection™ also includes her hand-engraved quarterboard bracelets in silver & gold as well as her Nantucket in Diamonds™ map of the island. Visit her gallery at 28A Easy Street & follow her on Instagram @susanlisterlocke susanlisterlocke.com
Cape Cod 5 Open Monday-Saturday Banking windows are open
Banking 888-225-4636 Locations at 112 Pleasant Street & Zero Main Street
capecodfive.com We at CAPE COD FIVE are deeply committed to the communities we serve. Our dedication to serving our neighbors and local businesses and earning our customers’ trust every day has remained the same since our founding in 1855. We focus on continuously evolving to be our customers’ trusted financial partner in a rapidly changing world, offering digital tools, accessibility and sound guidance and insight to help our customers navigate their unique journeys.
Beach Fun
Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge Visit Nantucket’s best beaches! Call ahead to check conditions.
508-228-5646 Open Daily 9am to sunset — Permits Required Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge
You’ve come to Nantucket to relax — now visit the best beaches on the island at the CoskataCoatue Wildlife Refuge. The greater coastscape, which includes the federally owned Great Point Lighthouse and Nantucket Conservation Foundation land, is a double-fingered peninsula jutting northward between the Atlantic Ocean and Nantucket Sounds is so much more: a blend of sandy beach, rolling dunes, and forest uplands both rugged and serene. The refuge provides multiple habitats for an array of coastal plant and animal species, including heather and beach plum, a maritime oak forest and savannah of red cedar – the largest of its kind in New England – which offer shelter to deer. At the beachfront, watch for horseshoe crabs advancing in extremely slow motion, seals basking in the sun, and shorebirds skittering above the surf line. Over-sand vehicle permits are required: you can purchase them online at www.thetrustees.org/permits Rental jeep day passes available at the rental site & day passes available for personal 4x4 vehicles. thetrustees.org/ccwr
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Bike Rentals
Cook’s Cycle
Open Daily Bicycle Rentals, Sales, and Service
508-228-0800 6 So. Beach Street, next to Affordable Rentals
Nantucket’s bike shop for all of your vacation needs.... here at Cook’s Cycles Nantucket we have all of the latest bikes and accessories for your beach runs, brewery tours, and beyond. Our selection of new bikes in a convenient downtown Nantucket location (just a 2-minute walk from Steamboat Wharf) is great for a day of cycling. Nantucket is known for its many bike paths and trails. Whether you want to ride to Jetties Beach for a swim or take in the sights of the Sconset Loop, Cooks Cycles has the bikes for you and your family. Moped & Jeep rentals, too! cookscyclesnantucket.com
Easy Riders Bicycles
508-325-2722 65 Surfside Road
Bike Rentals, Sales, Service - NEW: Electric Bikes
EASY RIDERS BICYCLE RENTALS offers rentals, sales, and service, plus island-wide free delivery on all rentals and usually within an hour or so. With advanced on-line reservations, it’s the easiest way to experience Nantucket! Offering low prices and discounts on multi-day, weekly, monthly, and group rentals of top quality, new GT and Mongoose bicycles, as well as retrostyle Schwinn Cruisers, and accessories in a variety of styles...They have the right bicycle for all of your adventures. NEW FOR 2021: ELECTRIC BIKES. EASY RIDERS has a safe & convenient bike path location at 65 Surfside Road. easyridersbikerentals.com
Young’s Bicycle Shop
508-228-1151 6 Broad Street
Open daily in season “The Cycle-logical Way to See Nantucket Island”
Harvey A Young’s Bicycle Shop” started on Nantucket in 1931. When Harvey sold the business to his son, Roger, it became YOUNG’S BICYCLE SHOP. Now with over 90 years in business, the 4th generation is running YOUNG’S. The Young family and their staff provide you with the ideal rental bike for Nantucket. Their fleet of CANNONDALE and TREK bikes are well maintained, so you and your family can have a safe and enjoyable bike ride around the island. YOUNG’S also rents cars and Jeeps. Check out their website, give them a call, or stop in to see their friendly, knowledgeable staff, so they can share with you “The Cycle-logical Way to See Nantucket Island”. Reservations & delivery services available. youngsbicycleshop.com
Books & Publications
CALL NANTUCKET
508-228-9165 ext. 110 FREE DOWNLOAD - Nantucket’s searchable phone book app CallNantucket.com The island’s “Little Black Book”
CALL NANTUCKET is the fully searchable app version of The Nantucket Directory: the island’s phone book. Know who you’re looking for? Search our White Pages for the number. Not sure who to call? Browse our Yellow Pages to choose the best company for your needs! Our CALL NANTUCKET app is FREE TO DOWNLOAD. CallNantucket@gmail.com
Yesterday’s Island Nantucket’s oldest & largest guide In print, online, on your cell phone
508-228-9165 Box 626, Nantucket, MA 02554
Visit our online publication to see more articles, more photos, enter contests, and to share your impressions of Nantucket. For more than 50 years, YESTERDAY’S ISLAND/TODAY’S NANTUCKET has been the best source for planning your leisure time on Nantucket Island. From Daffodil Festival through Christmas Stroll, you can pick up our print editions, available everywhere, or you can visit us online at YesterdaysIsland.com. After you leave your favorite island, you can stay in touch with the happenings here — find us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram @nantucketinsider, and sign up for our free Nantucket eNewsletter — look for the link at the top of Nantucket.net Yesterdaysisland.com
Bookstores
Mitchell’s Book Corner
Open Daily: Support Your Local Book Store! See the calendar for our upcoming book signings
508-228-1080 54 Main Street
MITCHELL’S BOOK CORNER prides itself on a long tradition of personalized attention to its customers for more than 50 years. Visit nantucketbookpartners.com for any book in print, preorders, signed copies, e-books, audio books, gift cards, staff picks, and more. If the book is “on our shelves now” we can offer next business day island home delivery for a small fee. If the book is not on-hand we can either ship it to you or order into the store and then deliver it to your home. We are also happy to ship books to anywhere in the US. Order online anytime or call to inquire about curbside pickup of books and items on our shelves now. MITCHELL’S is open daily. mitchellsbookcorner.com
Nantucket Bookworks Open Daily: Perfect for all your holiday giving! Books, chocolates, & unique gifts
508-228-4000 25 Broad Street
NANTUCKET BOOKWORKS is our quirky little shop chock full of books, gifts, and goodies. Visit nantucketbookpartners.com for books and nantucketbooksworks.com for the very best of Bookworks ONLINE. We have Nantucket gifts, puzzles, games, toys, art supplies, party accessories, stuffed animals, greeting cards, kids items, and so much more. If the items are in stock we can offer next business day island home delivery for a small fee. We also are happy
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Buses
NRTA See display ad for times & routes Year-Round Bus Routes
508-228-7025 Face coverings are required on all routes
RIDE THE WAVE to/from town, mid island areas, Madaket, Sconset, and points in between. Access real time information bus locations and estimated arrival at your stop from your computer or internet enabled cell phone at live.nrtawave.com. Service is provided year-round on select routes and thru mid-October on seasonal routes. See our schedule on nrtawave.com for complete information Fares are $2 or $3 depending on route, half fare for 65 & older, persons with disabilities, veterans, and active military personnel. Exact change is recommended or a future ride change card will be issued. Short term passes are available. Routes and schedules are subject to change without notice. See nrtawave.com for current details. nrtawave.com
Cannabis Accessories
Gray Lady Smoke Shop Open for Stroll Fine Cigars, Glass, & Accessories.
Affordable Rentals
Car Rentals
Cars, jeeps, mopeds
508-228-3501 6 South Beach Street
AFFORDABLE RENTALS can help make your visit on Nantucket more complete. With their cars, 4x4s, vans, and mopeds, you will have access to all parts of the island: Great Point, Wauwinet, Coatue, Squam, ‘Sconset, Madaket, and more. Explore to your heart’s content in a vehicle from AFFORDABLE RENTALS, open daily at 6 South Beach Street. Call ahead for reservations. All major credit cards accepted. affrentals.com
Young’s Bicycle Shop Open daily in season “The Cycle-logical Way to See Nantucket Island”
508-228-1151 6 Broad Street
youngsbicycleshop.com Harvey A Young’s Bicycle Shop” started on Nantucket in 1931. When Harvey sold the business to his son, Roger, it became YOUNG’S BICYCLE SHOP. Now with over 90 years in business, the 4th generation is running YOUNG’S. The Young family and their staff provide you with the ideal rental bike for Nantucket AND YOUNG’S also rents cars and Jeeps. Check out their website, give them a call, or stop in to see their friendly, knowledgeable staff, so they can share with you “The Cycle-logical Way to See Nantucket Island”. Reservations & delivery services available.
Charters - Sailing & Boating
Nantucket Blue Moon Charters
508-241-7245 Book your 2022 Charter now: Sunset, Morning, Afternoon, Custom Half & Full Day Sails Book your sail online nantucketbluemooncharters.com Nantucket Luxury Sailing Charters Surprise your friends & family with a 2022 sail in Nantucket Harbor & Sound aboard our 70foot luxury sailing yacht. Toast the sunset in our private cockpit and see Nantucket’s historic waterfront. From our spacious and sturdy deck you will feel the wind in her sails, pass Brant Point Light, sea, and wildlife, and “all the sights and sounds come alive...” Come aboard! Captain Kent and First Mate Jacqueline welcome you to a truly “Once in a Blue Moon” experience.
Children’s Clothing & Accessories
Murray’s Toggery Shop
Classic & Up-to-Date Clothing for Kids of All Ages
Gray Lady Smoke Shop
508-228-0437 62 Main Street
Stroll up Main Street, just a few steps from the wharves and marina, to find MURRAY`S TOGGERY SHOP, home of the original Nantucket Reds collections. Nantucket Reds are made from their 100% cotton that fades to pink and becomes softer with repeated washing. For children, shoppers can find overalls, shorts, jumpers, hats, baby blankets, onesies, sweaters, and more. MURRAY’S is multi-faceted and offers functional yet stylish clothing and accessories for infants and children. Nantucketreds.com
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Cigars 508-901-9399 Upstairs at 2 Union Street
OPEN FOR STROLL Fine Cigars, Glass, & Accessories.
AckGrayLady.com Gray Lady Smoke Shop is your island destination for all your smoke shop needs. We carry pipes, tobacco, handmade accessories, and by far the island’s largest selection of fine cigars and quality glass. Whether you’re looking for the perfect accompaniment for your day at the beach or walk around town, Gray Lady Smoke shop has what you need. Come see us upstairs at 2 Union Street (just steps off Main Street, around the corner from Ralph Lauren). Call to arrange a Cigar Bar for your reception, celebration, wedding, or island event.
Classes & Workshops
Artists Association of Nantucket Open Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm Classes & Workshops for all ages
508-228-0722 Visual Arts Center, 24 Amelia Drive
The ARTISTS ASSOCIATION’s Arts Program offers year-round educational programs for adults and children. Our spacious workshop on Amelia Drive hosts a wide variety of classes and workshops in many media including oil painting, watercolor, pastel, life drawing, ceramics, printmaking, textile art and mixed media. Our instructors are resident artists, AAN artist members and a variety of visiting artists who work in a range of mediums and bring a wealth of talent and experience to the program. Classes are designed for all levels of experience, from the novice to advanced and for all ages. nantucketarts.org
508-901-9399 Upstairs at 2 Union Street
Gray Lady Smoke Shop is your island destination for the largest selection of fine cigars and handmade accessories, featuring handmade glass from the Sandwich Glass Museum. Whether you’re looking for the perfect accompaniment for your beach day or walk around town, recommendations or unique gifts, or a cigar bar to make your island celebration a little more special, we are here to meet your needs. Call or come see us upstairs at 2 Union Street, just a cobblestone’s throw from Main Street, behind Ralph Lauren. AckGrayLady.com
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Aunt Leah’s Fudge
Confections 508-228-1017 The Courtyard, 16 Straight Wharf
Free sample available: just ask! Open for curbside
AUNT LEAH has been making her award-winning homemade fudge for almost 30 years on Nantucket. Her fudge has been voted “the best fudge in the world” year after year. Once you have a free sample, you’ll see why it is always rated the best! AUNT LEAH makes it daily in her shop, using the freshest and finest ingredients. She has more than 40 scrumptious flavors. Her most popular fudge flavor is chocolate peanut butter, which has a layer of rich peanut butter fudge on the bottom, topped with a layer of decadent chocolate fudge. AUNT LEAH also has her famous Nantucket chocolate-covered cranberries for taste testing. The cranberries come in both milk and dark chocolate. Both the fudge and chocolate-covered cranberries make unique island wedding favors or gifts for special events. auntleahs.com
Consignment & Thrift
Island Treasures
Mon-Fri 10am-4pm & Sat. 10am-2pm New & Used clothes, household goods, toys, & more
508-228-0789 17B North Beach Street
Looking to expand your wardrobe on a budget or need some items for your home at affordable prices? ISLAND TREASURES, at 17B North Beach Street (a short walk from town toward Jetties Beach), is the perfect place to shop! Here you’ll find a great selection of new and gently used clothing, jewelry, housewares, small furnishings, books, beach toys, kids toys, and so much more. There’s an ever-changing variety, so visit often — you never know what treasures you may find.
Contests
NANTUCKET PHOTO CONTEST Deadline is Sept. 12, 2022
508-228-9165 See winners & entries online at Nantucket.net
This annual photo contest is a popular way to share your photos of Nantucket with the world. Winners of previous contests are online at The Insider’s Guide to Nantucket: nantucket.net. The 2022 Contest has begun: DEADLINE TO ENTER IS SEPTEMBER 12, 2022. We accept copyright-free images of Nantucket present and past. Email your entries to ACKPhotoContest@gmail.com or mail us a CD or thumb drive with electronic images from your digital camera. If you send us digital images, please make sure they are high-resolution. You can even mail in your prints of Nantucket Island. Visit Nantucket.net to see a great selection past entries and winners. nantucket.net/photos/contests.php
Copying, Mailboxes, Shipping
The UPS Store
Open Monday - Saturday Locally owned and operated
508-325-8884 61 Old South Road
Nantucket’s UPS STORE is in spacious quarters at 61 Old South Road and offers a variety of products and services to make your life easier: personal mailboxes, mail forwarding, UPS shipping and receiving, overnight delivery, and more. THE UPS STORE offers a wide variety of copy and print services, including b&w and color copies, output from disks, wide format printing, laminating, collating, and a full range of finishing services. You can even go there for notary services, passport photos, and mail boxes. THE UPS STORE makes high quality, full color banners and posters! Plenty off-street parking. THE UPS STORE: let them help you!
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Island Fun & Shopping Counseling
Fairwinds - Nantucket’s Counseling Center Phone is answered 24/7 FOR EMERGENCIES, CALL 877-784-6273 or 911
508-228-2689 Donate to Fairwinds 20 Vesper Lane, L-1 Gouin Village
FAIRWINDS — NANTUCKET’S COUNSELING CENTER provides confidential, quality professional care to adults and youth who seek mental health and addiction services. All are welcome, regardless of ability to pay. Call to schedule a remote appointment for outpatient therapy, substance misuse counseling, peer recovery coaching, therapeutic mentoring, medication management, and more. We serve more than 1,000 Nantucket individuals and families to help meet their goals and improve their quality of life. YOU ARE NOT ALONE: FAIRWINDS is always here for you. When you donate to FAIRWINDS, you support our free & sliding scale services so that everyone on Nantucket can receive behavioral health care, regardless of income or insurance status. Click on Fairwinds.com to donate. fairwindscenter.org
Furniture
Arrowhead Nursery & Furniture
Where Home & Garden Meet Outdoor & Indoor Furniture, Home Accessories, Garden Needs
508-228-1961 9 Wampanoag Way
ARROWHEAD NURSERY & FURNITURE is the largest furniture showroom on island featuring indoor furniture, outdoor, home décor and more. Stop by their location near the airport, just beyond Thai House restaurant, and browse through their wide variety of home accessories, including decorative items, table settings, indoor furniture, and unique gifts. Their garden center has a fabulous selection of plants, flowers, pottery, fountains, statues, garden structures, and garden accessories. ARROWHEAD NURSERY & SHOWROOM...where home and garden meet. arrowheadfurniture.com
ACK 4170
TM
Gifts
774-325-5105 Gift Giving Made Easy! Open daily Open Daily at our location: 18 Federal Street Unique, salty-good gifts & products by small makers & artists
ACK 4170™ gift boutique features small makers and artists who create high-quality gifts, apparel, candles, home decor, artwork (paintings & photography), cards & stationery and Nantucket basket jewelry. Sail with us on Instagram at: ack4170 and Facebook: ACK 4170. Voted “Gold” Best Nantucket Gift Shop (2019) & “Silver” Best Store for Home (2020) by Cape Cod Life magazine readers. Visit our online store at ACK4170.com & follow us on Instagram @ack4170 ACK4170.com
Freedman’s of Nantucket Open Daily: Your Shop for Holiday Gifts Celebrating more than 40 years on Nantucket
508-228-3291 14 Centre Street
An extraordinary & wonderful collection of handmade objects d’art for the home and garden designed by Freedman and created by him in small villages throughout the world. Bracelets & bangles, jewelry boxes, handbags, handcrafted frames, gorgeous mirrors and wall decor, a grand assortment of handmade home accents, & more! Stop by for holiday cheer! Freedman’s has one of the largest collections of unique nautical objects & nautical clocks you will ever see. There is a splendid collection of leather accessories and furniture. Prices vary from $15 to $6,000.
The Gallery at Four India Open Daily 10:30am to 5pm - Christmas Sale! Fine Art Gifts for the Holidays
508-228-8509 upstairs at 4 India Street
www.thegallerynantucket.com THE GALLERY at FOUR INDIA offers gallery and salon space dedicated to eclectic collections of art, photographs, and collectibles. Each exhibition is heralded with a legendary opening. Stop by and browse or chat with Kathleen about the interaction between art and history.
Hill’s of Nantucket Open daily - STROLL DRAWING 4pm on Dec. 4 Unique & Original Nantucket Theme Gifts
508-228-1353 40 Straight Wharf
Established in 1981, HILL’S combines the best of Nantucket for the art and gift seeker. G.S. Hill Gallery and Hill’s of Nantucket offer fine art by Greg Hill and wonderful speciality gifts designed by this husband-and-wife team. Nantucket theme prints, note cards by Hill are their main focus. American made; that hard-to-find gift is here waiting for you! Treat yourself to a unique gift gallery from HILL’S. gshill.com
Holidays 2021
It’s A Shore Thing
508-680-1901 30B Main Street
Distinctive Nantucket Gifts
At IT’S A SHORE THING, we are proud to carry products made in New England. Come in and browse through our wide selection of gifts including lotion, soaps, jewelry, pottery, antiques, housewares, tote bags, art, and home decor. You can find unusual gifts at all prices in A SHORE THING that you’ll find nowhere else! In our new location on Main Street.
Made on Nantucket
508-228-0110 Thurs-Sun. from 11-ish with EXPANDED HOURS FOR Stroll and Christmas Week, including Christmas Eve. 20 Old South Wharf Jewelry, Bakelite, Art Glass, & much more
MADE ON NANTUCKET has a large selection of gifts, including limited number of Donn Russell framed mini offset litho prints and original serigraphs, jewelry by Kathleen A. Duncombe and other designers. They have fun handcrafted holiday ornaments (you’ll love the mermaids!), and slumped glass Nantucket plaques that glow in your window, as well as a large variety of ceramic ornaments by ackfire studios. MADE ON NANTUCKET has the largest collection of vintage Bakelite in the East, featuring jewelry, kitchenware, and barware. SPECIAL STROLL HOURS: Dec. 2 & 5 from 10am to 5pm and Dec. 3 & 4 from 10am to 7pm. Open Dec. 21-24 from 10am to 5pm madeonnantucket.net
Museum Shop at the Whaling Museum Open during museum hours: Mon-Sat 10am to 5pm NHA exclusives, gifts, apparel, books, home decor
508-228-1894, ext. 138 11 Broad Street
The Nantucket Historical Association has been a steward of Nantucket’s cultural history since 1894. Don’t miss the MUSEUM SHOP at the Whaling Museum, where you will find unique gifts, books, prints, maps, and objects of art inspired by Nantucket history. Many items are exclusive to the MUSEUM SHOP, and NHA members get special discounts. 100% of all purchases support the Nantucket Historical Association and its mission to tell the inspiring stories of Nantucket through its collections, programs, and properties. nantucketmuseumshop.org
Nantucket Boat Basin Authentic Shop Open Daily - Annual Holiday Sale: up to 50% off select items Authentic Island Merchandise with Special Nantucket Designs
508-228-5470 33 Straight Wharf
Visit the NANTUCKET BOAT BASIN AUTHENTIC SHOP and celebrate Nantucket Island with our limited edition apparel and accessories. We have a variety of island merchandise. We offer the highest quality wearables, headwear, and accessories for visitors, boaters, and islanders. Get your authentic Nantucket shirts, vests, hats, and more! AND BUY YOUR OFFICIAL 2021 NANTUCKET CHRISTMAS STROLL SCARF while they last! You’ll find us at 33 Straight Wharf. nantucketboatbasinshop.com
Cottage Pharmacy
Health Care
Open daily from 8am to 5 pm New community pharmacy servicing Nantucket
508-825-7300 10 Vesper Lane
Nantuckethospital.org/pharmacy NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL continues to expand its services provided to the residents and visitors of Nantucket. Located just across the street from the hospital, this new pharmacy will provide patients with greater convenience and continuity of care while sustaining an important community resource. Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s new community pharmacy—the Cottage Pharmacy—is open to everyone in the community, not only patients of NCH.
Nantucket Cottage Hospital 24-hr emergency services, hospital care, lab, rehab
508-825-8100 57 Prospect St
NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL has been caring for our island community. In addition to excellent physicians and nursing staff, the hospital has a 24-hour Emergency Department, full laboratory, physical therapy, cardiac rehab, chemotherapy, surgical services, imaging services, maternity services, and much more. Nantuckethospital.org
ACK 4170
TM
Home Decor
774-325-5105 Open daily Open Daily at our location: 18 Federal Street ACK4170.com Unique, salty-good gifts & products by small makers & artists
ACK 4170™ gift boutique features small makers and artists who create high-quality gifts, apparel, candles, home decor, artwork (paintings & photography), cards & stationery and Nantucket basket jewelry. Sail with us on Instagram at: ack4170 and Facebook: ACK 4170. Voted “Gold” Best Nantucket Gift Shop (2019) & “Silver” Best Store for Home (2020) by Cape Cod Life magazine readers. Visit our online store at ACK4170.com & follow us on Instagram @ack4170
Arrowhead Nursery & Furniture
508-228-1961 9 Wampanoag Way
Ireland Galleries - Nantucket Chic
Where Home & Garden Meet Outdoor & Indoor Furniture, Home Accessories, Garden Needs
This creative store on Old South Wharf is dedicated to unique jewelry and accessories. NANTUCKET CHIC is a collaboration between Lorene and her daughter Natalie, an interior designer in New York City. This talented duo has stocked the store with bright and colorful purses and clutches, an extensive collection of jewelry, and unique clothes, scarves, and beach cover-ups.
ARROWHEAD NURSERY & FURNITURE is the largest furniture showroom on island featuring indoor furniture, outdoor, home décor and more. Stop by their location near the airport, just beyond A.K. Diamond’s restaurant, and browse through their wide variety of home accessories, including decorative items, table settings, indoor furniture, and unique gifts. Their garden center has a fabulous selection of plants, flowers, pottery, fountains, statues, garden structures, and garden accessories. ARROWHEAD NURSERY & SHOWROOM...where home and garden meet. www.arrowheadnursery.com arrowheadfurniture.com
508-228-1907 Open Daily 12 Old South Wharf See the internationally acclaimed mosaic & shell art of Lorene Ireland
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Island Fun & Shopping Petty Folk Art & Carving Formerly Nantucket Carving & Folk Art
508-332-9925 or 508-619-7554 serving the Cape & Islands for 16 years
Folk artist Jean Petty and her brother David Perry specialize in custom handcarved quarterboards, business signs, & house numbers. They are responsible for many of the beautiful signs visitors see plus 100s of quarterboards that adorn the homes on Nantucket. They offer restoration of quarterboards, signs, and ship models. Restored the carving “Going on a Whale” at the Nantucket Whaling Museum in 2015. Gift certificates available. Visit them at www.pettyfolkartandcarving.com, see their show schedule and take a virtual tour: https://youtu.be/c95SYBE5RVg of some of their artwork available. Call or email all inquiries to jean@pettyfolkartandcarving.com pettyfolkartandcarving.com
Internet Guidebook
Insiders Guide to Nantucket
508-228-9165
Beaches, Events, Museums, Dining, Classifieds, & More Visit Nantucket before & after you visit Nantucket! Visit NANTUCKET.NET for a beach listing, photo galleries, maps, and guides to lodging, dining, real estate, recreation, and much more! Our Calendar of Events is the most complete and is updated several times a week, year-round. Looking for a beach? Our Beach Listings have photos, videos, and info about all the best island beaches and where to find them. And our classifieds are ever-changing. Visit Nantucket before, during, and after you visit Nantucket by going to Nantucket.net
Call Nantucket
Island Apps Your telephone book for Nantucket
FREE download for IOS and Android Know who you want to call but need their phone number? Search by name on CALL NANTUCKET. Know what you want but not where to get it? Search by category on the up-todate and locally produced CALL NANTUCKET app. This app is free to download and easy to use. Both white pages and yellow pages are included. callnantucket.com
ACK 4170
TM
Jewelry
“ACK 4170TM...is not just a location, it’s a lifestyle.”
ACK4170.com
Open Daily: the perfect shop for holiday gifts Jewelry & Gifts
508-228-3227 12 Main Street
Located at 12 Main Street, BLUE BEETLE reflects the playfulness and elegance of island living. We strive to provide a collection of carefully curated clothing, jewelry, gifts and accessories that portray the summer lifestyle on Nantucket. The boutique is filled with modern, chic, and contemporary fashions to suit every occasion. We proudly sell Joules, Jude Connally, Captiva Cashmere, Lilla P and MZ Wallace. Known for our Nantucket Jewelry, there is something for everyone; beads to fit Pandora, rings, bracelets and of course our charm bar, where you can create your own unique island necklace. Shop year round in store or visit us online at BlueBeetleNantucket.com
Jewelers’ Gallery of Nantucket Fine Antique & Estate Jewelry
508-228-0229 Open daily at 21 Centre Street
JEWELERS’ GALLERY offers Nantucket’s largest collection of antique and estate jewelry, including pieces by Tiffany, Cartier, Webb, and more. Stop in to see our classic period pieces. We specialize in diamond, sapphire, and emerald engagement and anniversary rings. We also carry exquisite island classics, including the Turk’s Head braided bracelet, Nautical Cable Collections, gem-set Sailors’ Valentines, and handwoven gold lightship basket jewelry. Also featured at JEWELERS’ GALLERY is an outstanding collection of beautifully designed jewelry by such leading goldsmiths as Ronald Pearson, Michael Good, Thomas Kruskal, and others. Each unique piece is skillfully crafted in platinum, 18K, or 14K gold and will be a treasured keepsake from historic Nantucket. JEWELERS’ GALLERY has been serving Nantucket since 1971. jewelersgallery.com
Made on Nantucket
508-228-0110 Thurs-Sun. from 11-ish with EXPANDED HOURS FOR Stroll and Christmas Week, including Christmas Eve. 20 Old South Wharf madeonnantucket.net A unique collection of jewelry, apparel, gifts, & art
Just in at MADE ON NANTUCKET are a gorgeous collections of estate Native American jewelry and estate sterling silver Mexican jewelry with mother-of-pearl and abalone. Unique earrings, necklaces, bracelets, belt buckles — all at prices that will delight you! See our largest collection
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of vintage Bakelite in the East, featuring jewelry, kitchenware, and barware. In addition, MADE ON NANTUCKET has Jewelry by Beth Borzilleri, Kathleen A. Duncombe, Michelle Jhingoor, Sarah Hutton, Sage Belber, Amy Burrough, and Anne S. Terry. SPECIAL STROLL HOURS: Dec. 2 & 5 from 10am to 5pm and Dec. 3 & 4 from 10am to 7pm. Open Dec. 21-24 from 10am to 5pm
Nantucket Pearl Company
508-228-1353 Open Daily & Online online & in the G.S. Hill Gallery, 40 Straight Wharf American made, hand-strung pearl jewelry
Authentic American-made jewelry from quality pearls at affordable prices. Jewelry designer Pam Freitus creates unique jewelry from hand-picked pearls, stones, leather, crystals and glass. On some pieces, pearls are interspersed with turquoise, on others, the Ying and Yang of black and white is featured, or sapphire and diamond bling may be chosen to set off the soft reflection of the pearl’s whiteness. Look for Pam’s signature, a small red bead that identifies the piece as hers. NANTUCKET PEARL COMPANY jewelry is available exclusively at Hill’s of Nantucket, 40 Straight Wharf. nantucketpearlcompany.com
R Simantov Fine Jewelry Open daily; appointments recommended Contemporary jewelry masterpieces of lasting value
508-228-2918 & 917-324-4410 1 Old North Wharf (at Easy Street)
R. SIMANTOV is known for creating contemporary jewelry masterpieces of lasting value. The firm resurrects lost techniques from the past, utilizing the most exquisite materials and outstanding craftsmanship to create one-of-a-kind pieces. Works by R SIMANTOV have been recognized with international design awards and installed in permanent museum collections. R SIMANTOV’s masterpieces illustrate the playfulness and whimsical beauty that can be created with unique combinations of metals and precious stones. The resulting pieces are fine treasures reminiscent of classical styles, with touches of modern elegance. rsimantov.com
Skar Designs
508-325-6228 At the Sustainable Nantucket Farmers Market on Nov. 26 & 27 & Dec. 3, Stroll Marketplace Dec. 4, and December Delight on Dec. 11 Nantucket Inspired Pieces & Original Designs Beachy Bohemian Creations & more
Renee Scarfone Gillies’ beachy Bohemian creations are a stand-out in the crowd. Her original sunburst motifs, hand-stamped words and subtle distressing define her signature style. Handcrafted from recycled metals, fibers, leather, beads, and stones, these hip treasures are a must-have addition to your jewelry collection. Also offering a unique line of Nantucket inspired jewelry. Each piece is made with love in her Nantucket studio. Shop at skardesigns.com or ask for her jewelry designs in fine shops on Nantucket. You can also meet her and see her jewelry at the Sustainable Nantucket Holiday Markets on Nov. 26 & 27 and Dec. 3, at the Stroll Marketplace Dec. 4, and at December Delight on Dec. 11. Follow us on Instagram: @skardesignsjewelry skardesigns.com
Susan Lister Locke Gallery
Inspired by the salt, sand, and sea, a new Nantucket jewelry line has washed ashore. A lovely handcrafted collection of bracelets and necklaces reflecting your island style. From fine silver and pearls to beads and gold, these pieces are shore to please! “ACK 4170TM...is not just a location, it’s a lifestyle.” Visit our online store at ACK4170.com & follow us on Instagram @ack4170
Blue Beetle
Holidays 2021
508-228-2132 28A Easy Street
Inspired and Creative Jewelry
Susan Lister Locke is an artist and jewelry designer living on Nantucket. First noted for her custom hand engraved Signet rings crafted in high karat gold, she went on to work directly with metal, incorporating designs with colorful & rare gemstones. Her Nantucket Sign Collection™ features a series of iconic Town signs with 34 favorite Nantucket areas, beaches and businesses that are fashioned as charms, cufflinks, & belt buckles. The Nantucket Sign Collection™ also includes her hand-engraved quarterboard bracelets in silver & gold as well as her Nantucket in Diamonds™ map of the island. Visit her gallery at 28A Easy Street & follow her on Instagram @susanlisterlocke susanlisterlocke.com
Linen Drops
Linen Service 1-844-9-linens
Linen Rental Service. Avoid the hassles & leave the linens to us! LINEN DROPS provides resort-quality bed and bath linens for short-term vacation rental properties. Bedsheets, duvet covers, bath towels (including Matouk luxury), bath mats, beach towels, and more. Consistently fresh linens are professionally laundered, pressed, and delivered on your turnover schedule. For more info: LinenDrops.com or 844-9-linens LinenDrops.com
Cape Cod 5
Mortgages & Banking
Open Monday-Friday We’ll make your dream come true!
508-247-1709 & 508-247-1795 112 Pleasant Street and Zero Main Street
CAPE COD FIVE will give you more than just a mortgage... they’ll help make your dream come true! Fixed Rate, Adjustable Rate, Jumbo Loans, Affordable Housing, Construction & Land Loans for first time home buyers. Call Beth Ann Meehan at 508-247-1709 or Lauren Ard at 508-2471795 or visit their website at capecodfive.com
Dreamland Foundation
Movies
Fun for the Whole Family, Movies & More! Drive-in Movies & In-Theater Films
Movie LIne: 508-228-1784 17 South Water Street
The Nantucket Dreamland Foundation is dedicated to enriching the cultural and intellectual life of Nantucket by providing year-round films, educational programs, and a venue for activities that engage Nantucket in the evolving world of digital entertainment and education in one of America’s oldest theaters. NantucketDreamland.org
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Island Fun & Shopping Museums & Sites
Nantucket Historical Association
508-228-1894 Whaling Museum open Mon-Sat from 10am to 5pm Your portal to Nantucket history Hadwen House open Mon-Sat from 10am to 4pm 15 Broad Street
The NANTUCKET WHALING MUSEUM & HADWEN HOUSE are open for the 2021 season. Reserve your time to visit and your ticket at nha.org. In this top-quality exhibition venue, you’ll see a 46-foot sperm whale skeleton, a restored 1847 candle factory, exquisite collections of scrimshaw, artwork, artifacts from centuries of Nantucket life, and a fully accessible rooftop observation deck with an unmatched panoramic view and cozy seating. OPENING JUNE 18 is the new exhibit: Anne Ramsdell Congdon’s Nantucket Renaissance. Our gateway film “Nantucket,” directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns, showcases the island’s natural beauty and its significant role in global history in a 51-minute film that is a feast for the eyes. Reserve your time by purchasing a ticket online at nha.org. Don’t miss our ESSEX exhibit, and bring your children to our Discovery Center: an interactive imaginary experience. You can also visit online at nha.org
Nursery
Arrowhead Nursery & Furniture
Where Home & Garden Meet Outdoor & Indoor Furniture, Home Accessories, Garden Needs
508-228-1961 9 Wampanoag Way
arrowheadnursery.com ARROWHEAD NURSERY & SHOWROOM has a spacious garden center with a fabulous selection of plants, flowers, pottery, fountains, statues, garden structures, and garden accessories. In addition, their indoor showroom carries the largest selection of indoor & outdoor furniture on the island, featuring teak, aluminum patio sets and more. Stop by their location near the airport, just beyond the Thai House restaurant, and browse through their wide variety of home accessories, including decorative items, table settings, indoor furniture, and unique gifts. ARROWHEAD NURSERY & SHOWROOM...where home and garden meet.
Cold Noses
Pet Accessories & Gifts
Open daily A special downtown pet boutique
508-228-5477 16 Straight Wharf & 119 Pleasant Street
geronimos.com COLD NOSES your favorite downtown pet boutique for more than 30 years, has moved to 16 Straight Wharf, in the Courtyard. We offer a wide variety of toys, treats, accessories, and necessities for your pets. Exclusive signature Nantucket collars and leashes feature different iconic island designs, including lighthouses, lobsters, whales, shells, baskets, and anchors. We have lots of toys for your four-legged friends, and for humans who love pets, we have fun gifts and ornaments. Stop in if you forget a critical pet item, if you are looking for that distinctive pet-themed Nantucket keepsake or a special something for a pet or pet person.
Quarterboards & Signs
Petty Folk Art & Carving
Formerly Nantucket Carving & Folk Art
508-332-9925 or 508-619-7554 serving the Cape & Islands for 16 years
Folk artist Jean Petty and her brother David Perry specialize in custom handcarved quarterboards, business signs, & house numbers. They are responsible for many of the beautiful signs visitors see plus 100s of quarterboards that adorn the homes on Nantucket. They offer restoration of quarterboards, signs, and ship models. Restored the carving “Going on a Whale” at the Nantucket Whaling Museum in 2015. Gift certificates available. Visit them at www.pettyfolkartandcarving.com, see their show schedule and take a virtual tour: https://youtu.be/c95SYBE5RVg of some of their artwork available. Call or email all inquiries to jean@pettyfolkartandcarving.com pettyfolkartandcarving.com
Rentals and Properties for Sale
ACK Distinctive Properties
508-332-8044
Find your perfect Nantucket Home ACK Distinctive Properties, LLC is committed to bringing the highest level of customer service to real estate in Nantucket, MA. Our job doesn’t end when we sign a rental agreement or close on a house. Instead, we endeavor to offer world-class service at every stage – from keeping our clients informed about market changes and events on the island to offering personalized rental services, curated sales advice, contractual work, and more. We help you enjoy your Nantucket life to its fullest and to serve your needs with the utmost integrity, discretion, and distinction. This commitment from our agents and managing partner includes providing our clients with the highest level of information. We will keep you updated on the changing nature of the Nantucket real estate market, micro-target your Nantucket area for tailored research and advice and share with you what is trending, and what is not. ackdp.com
Murray’s Toggery Shop
Holidays 2021
Shoes 508-228-0437 62 Main Street
Open Daily Classic & Up-to-Date Clothing for the Whole Family
Stroll up Main Street, just a few steps from the wharves and marina, to MURRAY`S TOGGERY SHOP, for a fabulous selection of shoes and sandals for men AND women. They have everything to meet you footwear needs including Nantucket Red Tretorns, Uggs, Olukai, Jack Rogers, Sperry Topsider, Birkenstock, Steve Madden, Saucony, and much more. Step out in style with MURRAY’S! Nantucketreds.com
Native Shoes
508-221-7223 40 Straight Wharf
Open Daily Live Lightly
From the beach to the bike ride, on the rainy days and the cocktail parties at night, NATIVE SHOES makes it easy to live lightly with a thoughtful selection of ultra lightweight, easy-towear shoes for both kids and adults. Find us right next to the Hy-Line Ferry.
Respoke Open online for holiday shopping
Respoke.com Iconic designer scarves repurposed
RESPOKE repurposes iconic designer silk into a curated collection of one-of-a-kind products featurin g hand-crafted Spanish made espadrilles. Respoke was founded by best-selling author Michael Tonello, whose memoir, Bringing Home the Birkin, recounts the highlights of his years as a reseller of all things Hermes. Awarded Best of Boston 2021 Their shop on Straight Wharf is closed for the season, but you can shop 24/7 at Respoke.com. @Respokeofficial
Smoke Shop
Gray Lady Smoke Shop OPEN FOR STROLL Fine Cigars, Glass, & Accessories.
508-901-9399 upstairs at 2 Union Street
Gray Lady Smoke Shop is your island destination for all your smoke shop needs. We carry pipes, tobacco, handmade accessories, and by far the island’s largest selection of fine cigars and quality glass. Whether you’re looking for the perfect accompaniment for your day at the beach or walk around town, Gray Lady Smoke shop has what you need. Come see us upstairs at 2 Union Street (just steps off Main Street, behind Ralph Lauren), or call to arrange a cigar bar for your reception, celebration, wedding, or island event. AckGrayLady.com
Special Events
Annual Festival of Trees 508-228-1894 On Display Dec. 3-31, 2021, open 10am to 4pm Closed Sundays & Dec. 25 Trees on display throughout the Whaling Museum The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the entire month of December! This event features communitycrafted trees with exceptional creativity and talent that make it all possible. And for 3 evenings in December — December 10, 14, and 21 — from 4 to 6pm, the display will be open for Family Nights, with special live entertainment at 4:30 and at 5:15pm. Lights will be low and spirits high: don’t miss this festive holiday event! nha.org
Annual Festival of Wreaths 508-228-1894 On Display to Nov. 19-27, open 10am to 4pm nha.org Closed on Nov. 21 & 25 Wreaths on display in the Whaling Museum or scan the QR code in our display ad to see the auction online The Nantucket Historical Association again presents the holiday magic of their annual FESTIVALS WREATHS open to the public from Nov. 19 to 27 (closed Sun., Nov. 21 & Thanksgiving Day). See the display live and physically distanced and then place your bids online. Timed-entry tickets are required: nha.org The festival is held in the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, and scan the QR code in our display ad in this issue to see the auction online.
Nantucket Nights - Live Comedy Special Dec. 4 at 6pm & 9pm
508-228-4305 In the Dreamland Theatre: Tickets at nantucketcomedy.com
End Stroll Saturday — December 4 — with an evening of fun and laughter! NANTUCKET NIGHTS features 2 live comedy performances from The Godfather of Boston Comedy, Don Gavin, and Nantucket Comedy Festival favorite Tom Cotter. These top-notch comics will perform in the Nantucket Dreamland Theatre, in the heart of town. Tickets are $35 at nantucketcomedy.com.
Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce Red Ticket Drawing Drawing at 3 pm on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 Shop Local & Collect Red Tickets to Win
508-228-1700
nantucketnoel.com The Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce continues its popular Holiday Red Ticket Program, with participating Chamber member businesses giving out one red ticket for every $25 purchase. Saturday, November 27 and December 11, merchants will give out 2 red tickets for every $25 spent on Double Red Ticket Day. At 3pm on December 24, tickets of five lucky people will win $1,000 each and one extra-lucky person will win $5,000. Tickets will be drawn live on Main Street: ticketholders must be present to win. Details at redtickets.org and nantucketchamber.org
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Vol. 51 No.16 • YesterdaysIsland.com
Island Fun & Shopping Summer Shades
Sunglasses
Open daily The Island’s largest selection of sunglasses
508-325-5530 The Courtyard, Straight Wharf
Featuring sunglasses by Chanel, Oliver Peoples, Tory Burch, Maui Jims, Oakley, Salt, Ray Ban, Tom Ford, Smith, Costa, Persol, and many others. Summer Shades has been doing business on the island for more than 30 years. Visit us in our spacious downtown location: in the front shop of The Courtyard on Straight Wharf.
508-228-4305
PLAID TIDINGS from November 26 to December 4 Community Theatre at It’s Finest TWN has been the island’s live theatre company since 1956. Their 2021 Season continues on November 26 with PLAID TIDINGS. This bright musical will put a smile on your face: Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings offers the best of Forever Plaid tied up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow on top and is filled with Christmas standards. Tickets are on sale now: call the TWN box office at 508-228-4305 or visit TheatreNantucket.org. If you plan to see the show with family, purchase all seats for your party under the same name so you can be seated together! In accordance with the current mandate from the Nantucket Board of Health, masks must be worn at all indoor performances; also, either proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours will be required to attend indoor performances. Thank you for staying safe and for supporting theatre on Nantucket! theatrenantucket.org
White Heron Theatre Company
508-825-5268 5 North Water Street
A NANTUCKET CHRISTMAS CAROL opens Nov. 25 Nantucket’s Professional Repertory Theatre
WHITE HERON THEATRE is Nantucket’s only professional Equity theater company. Their 2021 season in their theatre in the midst of the island’s historic district continues withA Nantucket Christmas Carol. The spirit of our island meets the spirits of the holidays in this clever weaving of the beloved tale with Nantucket history. Tickets start at $20 with Thursday shows half price. Tickets for all performances & special events are available at www.whiteherontheatre.org or call 508-825-5268. Founded in New York and reborn on Nantucket, the White Heron Theatre Company’s goal is to make theatre truly transformative. whiteherontheatre.org
Hy-Line Cruises
Travel daily; see schedule for times Reliable Fast Ferry service between Nantucket and Hyannis
Departing from Greenhound Station on Washington St Nantucket’s Premiere Transportation Company
Steamship Authority Reservations Daily: 7:30am - 4pm
Tours - Walking
Nantucket Walkabout
508-422-7466
Book online & meet at Handlebar Cafe, 15 Washington St Daily Guided Wilderness Hikes on Nantucket see website for hikes & times Explore Nantucket’s wilderness with “Walking Nantucket” and “Nantucket: A Natural History” author and naturalist Peter Brace, and learn how the last glacier formed the island. Experience wildlife and rare plants. Learn about Nantucket’s conservation efforts, ecology, and the Native Americans that lived here. $50 adults, $25 age 12 & younger. Private hikes available. Apple Pay, Android Pay, MC, Visa, Amex, & Discover accepted. Get more information & reservations at nantucketwalkabout.com or 508-422-7466. nantucketwalkabout.com
Nantucket Walking Tours 508-332-0953 Ghost Walks, morning exercise walks + afternoon tours. Call for Private Tours See Calendar for time & where to meet Tour Guide The ORIGINAL NANTUCKET GHOST WALK is the most popular walking tour ever on Nantucket. A fascinating evening stroll to five of the island’s most haunted locations, led by the original guide. See descriptions below for departure times — meet the guide 10 to 15 minutes early at the corner of Main & Centre streets, near the bank steps. $20 for Adults. $15 for Seniors (65+) & Teens. $5 for Ages 7 to 12; under 7 free. Cash only. No reservations necessary. Private tours are available for all walks. whjamieson@gmail.com
508-228-0262 1 Steamboat Wharf steamshipauthority.com
Current Vintage
Wine & Spirits
Open daily with special events Stroll Weekend Wine • Clothing • Home • Gifts • Provisions
508-228-5073 4 Easy Street
CURRENT VINTAGE is a fun and original concept store with a carefully edited mix of vintage clothing & accessories, wines, cheeses, beer, and home goods. Choose from a selection of nearly 400 wines, including many organic and small production options. Stop by CV in town at 4 Easy Street for the perfect custom gift basket, and try our monthly Sommelier Sampler! currentvintage.com
Epernay Wine & Spirits
1 North Beach Street, 508-228-2755 Open thru New Year’s Eve 2021 - Order online: we deliver anywhere on-island Largest Rosé Wine Selection, Craft Beer, Boutique Liquors, Artisanal Cheese, + Premium Cigars
As the only Sommelier owned + operated wine store on Nantucket, why trust your wine choices to anyone else? ÉPERNAY WINE & SPIRITS is located in the Brant Point neighborhood, just steps from downtown near the White Elephant and Nantucket Hotel. Mention this ad in-store for a FREE Stroll Scarf with your $35+ purchase (expires 12.31.2021, or while supplies last). @epernaywines | #YesWayEpernay | We Deliver to You epernaywines.com
508-228-0334 10 Washington Street Tours last 1 hour, 15 min.
NANTUCKET ISLAND TOURS is the premiere transportation company on the island. In our new climate-controlled buses, you travel in style and comfort! Our friendly tour guides take you away from downtown and allow you to enjoy the natural beauty Nantucket has to offer. For details and to book a bus tour, visit nantucketbustours.com
508-228-3949 Straight Wharf
hy-linecruises.com Travel between Nantucket and Hyannis is about an hour on the HY-LINE’s reliable high-speed ferry. THE GREY LADY, Hy-Line’s water-jet catamaran is comfortable, convenient, and offers the highest level of customer service passengers have come to expect from HY-LINE CRUISES. You’ll cross the Sound in half the time! SEE OUR SCHEDULE PRINTED HERE IN YESTERDAY’S ISLAND FOR CURRENT DEPARTURES. Face-coverings are required for travel.
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Nantucket Dining Guide Bakeries Nantucket Bake Shop All the delicious freshly baked treats & bread you love Open Monday-Saturday from 7 am
508-228-2797 17-1/2 Old South Road
Interested in enjoying an authentic bit of Nantucket? You still can in the NANTUCKET BAKE SHOP. Here you’ll find genuine Portuguese bread & rolls. Be tempted by our world-famous almond macaroons and Magees. For breakfast, try our fresh donuts, native cranberry & blueberry muffins, scones, flaky croissants, danish, & bagels accompanied by a steaming cup of Green Mountain coffee. We bake decorated cakes, fresh fruit tortes, cheesecake, chocolate velvets, and pastries. Everyday favorites include cookies, fruit squares, turnovers, fudge squares, pies, cupcakes, & more! How about an all white meat chicken pie or fresh spinach quiche for a quick supper? Take our Portuguese bread home so your friends can enjoy a bit of old Nantucket. For mail order, visit our website. Nantucketbakeshop.com
Nantucket Cookie Company
508-228-6560
Open Daily from 8am: in-house, to-go, & delivery! Decorate small batch cookies from scratch inside Easy Street Cantina, 2 Broad St. THE NANTUCKET COOKIE COMPANY offers their freshly baked tempting treats. Stop in their Steamboat Wharf location inside The Easy Street Cantina and indulge — you won’t be disappointed! Sending our cookies to friends and family? DON’T MISS THEIR NEW MERRY MAILBOX gift for the holidays: a whimsical keepsake tin with about 1 dozen freshly baked chocolate chip M&M cookies. Arrange for in-store pickup, or we will ship anywhere in the USA! nantucketcookie.net
Cisco Brewers Open 7 Days a Week
Brewers Home of Cisco Brewers, Nantucket Vineyard, and 888 5 Bartlett Farm Road
CISCO BREWERS is Nantucket’s first & only craft brewery and prides itself on celebrating a deep-rooted New England island heritage through its portfolio of approachable, sessionable, and coastally-inspired beers. Founded near Cisco Beach in 1995 by hard-working, entrepreneurial islanders, CISCO BREWERS has gained a cult-like following across the
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Northeast. Visit its open-air beer garden while on Nantucket to enjoy a laid-back, good times atmosphere, live music, and a refreshing pint or two or a craft cocktail made with our own 888. Private tours may be arranged in advance. Table seating is first-come, first-served — reservations are not accepted. Family & dog-friendly. Customers must show proof of a covid19 vaccination or a negative test before entering. Exceptions apply for those under 12 years of age. Stay safe! ciscobrewers.com
Clubs & Entertainment
Rose & Crown
508-228-2595 23 South Water Street
Open daily from 11:30am Come for the Food, Stay for the Fun!
Theroseandcrown.com THE ROSE & CROWN is a favorite among locals and visitors. We are Nantucket’s only Downtown Nightclub with entertainment Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. With Karaoke, DJ’s and Live Local Bands, there is something for everyone. We also have the largest screen in town to watch your favorite sporting events. All Craft beers on one of the largest Draft selections on island and delicious Craft Cocktails developed by our seasoned, friendly Barstaff.
Coffee
Nantucket Coffee Roasters
Order online at Nantucketcoffee.com
Freshly Roasted Coffee Beans For more than 25 years, NANTUCKET COFFEE ROASTERS has been Nantucket’s premier artisan coffee roaster. Locally owned and operated, we enjoy advantages that escape bigger roasters. We specialize in bringing limited and micro-lots of coffee here to Nantucket from small farms all over the world. Our highly skilled Roast Master oversees the development of each and every batch by hand and eye, without the use of automation. We roast to order and deliver exceptionally fresh, specialty coffees to our customers. Our stock is constantly changing and we’re adding new arrivals on a regular basis. Visit nantucketcoffee.com to see what’s new and place your order!
Light Food & Take-Out
Bartlett’s Farm
Open daily Fresh baked goods, foods-to-go, fresh produc, & more!
508-228-9403 33 Bartlett Farm Road
BARTLETT’S OCEAN VIEW FARM prepares mouth-watering baked goods, homemade soups, breads and foccacia, hearty sandwiches, salads, and many more daily seasonal specialties to
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Nantucket Dining Guide go. Our breakfast sandwiches are a great way to start your day. BARTLETT’S even has prepared foods that you can take home and heat up and freshly baked pies you can serve for dessert. Don’t forget that BARTLETT’S also has the freshest island vegetables, meats, snacks, frozen foods, cheeses, and a selection of wines, plus annuals, perennials, herbs, and beautiful cut flowers. bartlettsfarm.com
The Beet
508.680.1857 Open Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 9pm Lunch + Dinner 9 South Water Street Healthy food, something for everyone! Made -to-order salads, sandwiches, & specials
THE BEET’s upBEET atmosphere perfectly pairs with our bistro inspired menu featuring, fresh, made to order salads, warm bowls, pastas, beef + fish dishes and our infamous chicken burger + signature brioche beignets can be enjoyed DINE IN or TAKEOUT. The Beet features the bold flavors of Asian + Latin cuisines like nothing you have experienced on Nantucket, complimented by a curated wine, beer, sake + cocktail selection. Conveniently located between both fries, The Beet is the perfect choice for TAKEOUT when you arrive or on your way off island. ORDER ONLINE ahead of time and skip the wait at thebeetnantucket.com. Open year round so you can Eat.Beet.Repeat. anytime! Looking for a delicious gift this holiday season? The Beet Bling gift card is the perfect stocking stuffer + hostess gift! Mention this listing and receive our BEET Logo Tote Bag for FREE while supplies last! Facebook + Instagram @thebeetnantucket thebeetnantucket.com
Crosswinds Restaurant & Bar
508-228-6005 Open daily 6 am to 9 pm all year 14 Airport Road at the Nantucket Airport Biggest portions & great food at the best prices; Free & Easy Parking
“Fly into CROSSWINDS...where our huge portions and delicious daily specials will keep your pockets full and your spirits soaring!” Stop by anytime and join us at the Nantucket Memorial Airport, home of the classic “Wings” television series. We have something for everyone on our fun and diverse menu which spans breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Feel free to bring the kiddies with you, because we also have a complete children’s menu, as well. Whether you’re waiting for a plane or just want to relax with a tasty and filling meal at a great price, Crosswinds is the place to go. Come meet our friendly, courteous staff for a casually elegant dining experience and see what’s new at Crosswinds. CrosswindsNantucket.com
Downyflake Inside & Outdoor Dining and Takeout A Nantucket Tradition for 86 Years
508-228-4533 18 Sparks Avenue
Serving breakfast and lunch daily, THE DOWNYFLAKE is a Nantucket tradition known for the big doughnut outside and warm, homemade doughnuts inside. The DOWNYFLAKE is a family friendly, American style diner, featuring hearty Flake favorites, such as Blueberry Pancakes and Biscuits & Gravy. The menu also includes daily made soups, salads, deli sandwiches and comfort food entrees. The DOWNYFLAKE has both distanced Indoor & Outdoor dining, The entire menu is available to go at the Take-Out Window. Open daily: Mon.-Sat. 7 am to 2 pm (with lunch items 11 am to 2 pm) and Sun. 7 am to 1 pm. thedownyflake.com
Dune Serving Dinner Nightly from 5:30 pm Indoor & outdoor dining + takeout
508-228-5550 20 Broad Street
In addition to indoor & outdoor dining, DUNE also offers fine dining takeout! Order online for dinner from Dune to Go! Visit DuneNantucket.com for menus to order online or to make a table reservation. Chef Michael Getter, formerly of 21 Federal and American Seasons, is in the kitchen designing an ever-changing menu that showcases an innovative selection of the finest in seasonal local produce, fish, and meats from regional farms and select purveyors. Dune and Dune-to-Go offers dinner plus beer and wine. DuneNantucket.com
EASY STREET CANTINA on the corner of Easy & Broad streets by the water on Steamboat Wharf is the merging of two island traditions of 20 years (award-winning Joe’s Broad Street Grill and Tacos Tacos). EASY STREET CANTINA features fresh fried seafood such as Nantucket bay scallops, clams, and beer-battered Atlantic Cod along with cheese steaks, burgers, fresh falafel and our famous burritos, nachos, and tacos. Also deli wraps, kids’ foods, fresh pastries, fresh ground coffee, and cookies. Call or order online for contact-less payment, pickup at our window, or delivery islandwide. Take your feast home, to the beach, or on the boat. Our baconegg-and-cheese burritos are the perfect breakfast to go. One Nibble & You’re Hooked! Call ahead for pickup or delivery. We have indoor dining PLUS a spacious outdoor patio. We now accept Apple Pay, Wallet, and other app-based payments. EasyStreetCantina.com
The Faregrounds
508-228-4095 Lunch, dinner, & late night menu daily from 11:30 am indoors or outside Reserve now for Thanksgiving Buffet 12-7pm on Nov. 25 27 Fairgrounds Road Delicious & affordable. Gift Cards available
One of Nantucket’s favorite restaurants, THE FAREGROUNDS is serving its regular menus with daily specials. Try their tasty Off-Shore Nibbles, their amazing BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos, one of their char-grilled specialty burgers, or indulge in some of their sensational seafood dishes! They have hearty hot and cold sandwiches and salads, and their pizzas are a favorite with
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patrons! There’s plenty of parking; major credit cards accepted. Visit thefaregrounds.com to see the menus and call FAREGROUNDS at 508-228-4095 to order your takeout. Call ahead to reserve one of their outdoor dining tables! thefaregrounds.com
Siam to Go
508-228-SIAM (7426) Monday-Friday 11am to 7pm & Saturday 4 to 7pm Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Ln Thai Cuisine made with fresh ingredients at reasonable prices and NEW: ONLINE GROCERIES
SIAM TO GO offers an appealing selection of authentic Thai cuisine that is light, fresh, and traditional. The menu includes Thai curries, noodle and rice dishes, and house specialties, offered with a choice of chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, fried tofu, or vegetables. The Create Your Own Curry section of the menu allows you to pair a protein with any of their six favorite curries. The entree section of the menu is especially tempting, with dishes like Kai Yad Sai (Thai-style Egg Fu Yung) and Ram Rong Song. While the menu is extensive, every dish is prepared well and fresh to order, so call ahead to take home or to the beach, or sit at a table in the ice rink lobby and enjoy a taste of Thailand. Check siamtogonantucket.com for ordering groceries online. siamtogonantucket.com
Sophie T’s Pizza
508-325-6265 Open Monday-Saturday from 11:15am to 9pm Full menu available for takeout 7 Dave St, in Nantucket Commons Pizza, pastas, salads, subs, sandwiches, wraps & more.
Something fresh is always cooking at SOPHIE T’S PIZZA. Islanders and visitors have made Nantucket’s perennial blue-ribbon favorite their dining destination for dining in or take out for 20 years. In addition to Classic Cheese, Small Crispy Flatbread, and Small Gluten-Free, pizza at SOPHIE T’S can come with more than 2 dozen toppings. Plus they serve the most varied choice of fresh, bountiful salads, buffalo wings, pasta, daily specials, and an array of subs and sandwiches that come fully dressed and toasted, if you wish. Call ahead for fast take-out & daily specials. Daily specials on Facebook & Instagram @sophietspizza and on the website. Sophie T’s Pizza is located mid-island at 7 Dave St. in Nantucket Commons with plenty of parking. Stop by for a menu and see if you can resist a slice! sophietspizza.com
Cisco Brewers
Live Entertainment
Open 7 Days a Week
Live Entertainment Is Back - check events for schedule 5 Bartlett Farm Road
CISCO BREWERS is Nantucket’s first & only craft brewery and prides itself on celebrating a deep-rooted New England island heritage through its portfolio of approachable, sessionable, and coastally-inspired beers. Founded near Cisco Beach in 1995 by hard-working, entrepreneurial islanders, CISCO BREWERS has gained a cult-like following across the Northeast. Visit its open-air beer garden while on Nantucket to enjoy a laid-back, good times atmosphere, live music, and a refreshing pint or two or a craft cocktail made with our own 888. Private tours may be arranged in advance. Table seating is first-come, first-served — reservations are not accepted. Customers must show proof of a covid-19 vaccination or a negative test before entering. Exceptions apply for those under 12 years of age. Stay safe! ciscobrewers.com
Bartlett’s Farm
Markets
Open daily Groceries, fresh produce, food-to-go
508-228-94034/26/2018 Bartlett Farm Road
bartlettsfarm.com Grocery shop at BARTLETT’S OCEAN VIEW FARM. Eggs, milk, cheese, meats, gourmet groceries, coffee, and, of course, fresh vegetables. Freshly baked goods, as well as daily seasonal specialties prepared with farm fresh ingredients for take away. And BARTLETT’S also has beer and wine. Ample parking and friendly faces. Grocery shop online for curbside pickup.
Easy Street Cantina
508-228-5418 Open daily from 8am with expanded hours for Thanksgiving & Stroll Weekends. OPEN THANKSGIVING DAY from 8am to 3pm. corner of Easy & Broad sts. Enjoy our Spacious Patio. Call ahead for pickup or delivery
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Restaurants
508.680.1857 Open Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 9pm Lunch + Dinner 9 South Water Street Healthy food, something for everyone! Made -to-order salads, sandwiches, & specials
THE BEET’s upBEET atmosphere perfectly pairs with our bistro inspired menu featuring, fresh, made to order salads, warm bowls, pastas, beef + fish dishes and our infamous chicken burger + signature brioche beignets can be enjoyed DINE IN or TAKEOUT. The Beet features the bold flavors of Asian + Latin cuisines like nothing you have experienced on Nantucket, complimented by a curated wine, beer, sake + cocktail selection. Conveniently located between both fries, The Beet is the perfect choice for TAKEOUT when you arrive or on your way off island. ORDER ONLINE ahead of time and skip the wait at thebeetnantucket.com. Open year round so you can Eat.Beet.Repeat. anytime! Looking for a delicious gift this holiday season? The Beet Bling gift card is the perfect stocking stuffer + hostess gift! Mention this listing and receive our BEET Logo Tote Bag for FREE while supplies last! Facebook + Instagram @thebeetnantucket thebeetnantucket.com
Bistro at Home Menu online & @nantucketbistroathome “Eat and happiness will follow!”
508-901-1858 19 Nobadeer Farm Road
Chefs Ruth and Tim Pitts are now offering many of your favorite dishes from Centre Street Bistro for Curbside Pickup at a new location: 19 Nobadeer Farm Road. You can see their menu
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Nantucket Dining Guide of Bistro dishes and specials at BISTRO at HOME. All their dishes are made with the finest, freshest ingredients available. Call or text for current days and hours AND to order. Follow them on Instagram @nantucketbistroathome nantucketbistro.com
Crosswinds Restaurant & Bar
508-228-6005 Open daily 6 am to 9 pm all year 14 Airport Road at the Nantucket Airport Biggest portions & great food at the best prices; Free & Easy Parking “Fly into CROSSWINDS...where our huge portions and delicious daily specials will keep your pockets full and your spirits soaring!” Stop by anytime and join us at the Nantucket Memorial Airport, home of the classic “Wings” television series. We have something for everyone on our fun and diverse menu which spans breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We have extensive beer, wine, and cocktail selections. Feel free to bring the kiddies with you, because we also have a complete children’s menu, as well. Whether you’re waiting for a plane or just want to relax with a tasty and filling meal at a great price, Crosswinds is the place to go. Come meet our friendly, courteous staff for a casually elegant dining experience and see what’s new at Crosswinds. CrosswindsNantucket.com
Downyflake Inside & Outdoor Dining and Takeout Full Breakfast & Lunch A Nantucket Tradition for 86 Years
508-228-4533 18 Sparks Avenue
THE DOWNYFLAKE is a Nantucket tradition known for the big doughnut outside and warm, homemade doughnuts inside. The DOWNYFLAKE is a family friendly, American style diner, featuring hearty Flake favorites, such as Blueberry Pancakes and Biscuits & Gravy. The menu also includes daily made soups, salads, deli sandwiches and comfort food entrees. The DOWNYFLAKE has both distanced Indoor & Outdoor dining. The entire menu is available to go at the Take-Out Window. Open daily: Mon.-Sat. 7 am to 2 pm (with lunch items 11 am to 2 pm) and Sun. 7 am to 1 pm. thedownyflake.com
Dune Serving Dinner Nightly from 5:30 pm Where chic meets casual comfort
508-228-5550 20 Broad Street
DUNE is open for the season with Chef Michael Getter, formerly of 21 Federal and American Seasons, in the kitchen! The décor in three distinct dining rooms is a blend of sophisticated elegance and soothing comfort. They also serve on a sheltered patio and have sidewalk cafestyle dining. DUNE offerw an extensive selection of handcrafted cocktails, wines, liquors and cordials along with tempting dinner and dessert menus. The ever-changing menu showcases an innovative selection of the finest in seasonal local produce, fish, and meats from regional farms and select purveyors. DuneNantucket.com
Easy Street Cantina
508-228-5418 Open daily from 8am with expanded hours for Thanksgiving & Stroll Weekends. OPEN THANKSGIVING DAY from 8am to 3pm. corner of Easy & Broad sts. Fried Clams, Fish’n Chips, Burritos, Tacos, Wraps, & More. Breakfast all day!
EASY STREET CANTINA is open for the season on the corner of Easy & Broad streets by the water on Steamboat Wharf. Call ahead for pickup or delivery. Our spacious patio is open for dining, and we have distanced indoor dining. One nibble and you’re hooked! EASY STREET CANTINA features fresh fried seafood such as Nantucket bay scallops, clams, and beer-battered Atlantic Cod along with cheese steaks, burgers, fresh falafel and our famous burritos, nachos, and tacos. Also deli wraps, kid’s foods, fresh pastries, fresh ground coffee, and cookies. Home of the Nantucket Cookie Company. Fun, Fast, Family Food. We now accept Apple Pay, Wallet, and other app-based payments. EasyStreetCantina.com
The Faregrounds 508-228-4095 Lunch, dinner, & late night menu daily from 11:30 am indoors or outside Reserve now for Thanksgiving Buffet 12-7pm on Nov. 25 27 Fairgrounds Road thefaregrounds.com Affordable Family Dining FAREGROUNDS is one of Nantucket’s favorite year round restaurants (and we are sports fanatics, with 15 HDTVs)! Choose between the Pudley’s Pub, the cool ocean breeze while you enjoy outdoor dining, and the quiet of FAREGROUNDS dining room! Our affordable fare is complemented by daily specials. We are THE perfect place to satisfy everyone in your party! FAREGROUNDS is the right place to reunite with friends, enjoy a beer and cheer on your team; or gather the family and savor a great meal while enjoying those who matter.
Rose & Crown Open Fri & Sat 11:30 am to midnight AND Sun.-Thurs. 11:30 am to 10 pm Sidewalk & Indoor Dining ~ Takeout Available
508-228-2595 23 South Water Street
THE ROSE & CROWN is a perennial favorite of islanders and visitors. Stop by for one of the largest draft Craft Beer selections on the island and our scratch made Eclectic Pub Fare. We offer everything you could desire, including nachos and wings, sandwiches and our famous burgers, lobster rolls, local seafood, and mouth watering steaks, plus gluten-free and vegetarian options. Always family friendly with a children’s menu. Eat indoors or on our sidewalk. And you can order online for takeout. Check theroseandcrown.com for current hours, menus, & daily specials. theroseandcrown.com
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Siam to Go
508-228-SIAM (7426) Monday-Friday 11am to 7pm & Saturday 4 to 7pm Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Ln Thai Cuisine made with fresh ingredients at reasonable prices
SIAM TO GO offers an appealing selection of authentic Thai cuisine that is light, fresh, and traditional. The menu includes Thai curries, noodle and rice dishes, and house specialties, offered with a choice of chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, fried tofu, or vegetables. The Create Your Own Curry section of the menu allows you to pair a protein with any of their six favorite curries. The entree section of the menu is especially tempting, with dishes like Kai Yad Sai (Thai-style Egg Fu Yung) and Ram Rong Song. While the menu is extensive, every dish is prepared well and fresh to order, so call ahead to take home or to the beach, or sit at a table in the ice rink lobby and enjoy a taste of Thailand. siamtogonantucket.com
Sophie T’s Pizza
508-325-6265 Open Monday-Saturday from 11:15am to 9pm Full menu available for takeout 7 Dave St, in Nantucket Commons Pizza, pastas, salads, subs, sandwiches, wraps & more.
Something fresh is always cooking at SOPHIE T’S PIZZA. Islanders and visitors have made Nantucket’s perennial blue-ribbon favorite their dining destination for dining in or take out for 20 years. In addition to Classic Cheese, Small Crispy Flatbread, and Small Gluten-Free, pizza at SOPHIE T’S can come with more than 2 dozen toppings. Plus they serve the most varied choice of fresh, bountiful salads, buffalo wings, pasta, daily specials, and an array of subs and sandwiches that come fully dressed and toasted, if you wish. Call ahead for fast take-out & daily specials. Daily specials on Facebook & Instagram @sophietspizza and on the website. Sophie T’s Pizza is located mid-island at 7 Dave St. in Nantucket Commons with plenty of parking. Stop by for a menu and see if you can resist a slice! sophietspizza.com
Seafood
Souza’s Seafood
Open year-round 9 am to 7 pm Stop by and enter our weekly Meg-a-Fish Free Seafood Drawing
508-228-9140 23 Trotter’s Lane
SOUZA’S SEAFOOD, under the red and white flag on Trotter’s Lane, offers a full line of quality seafoods both fresh and frozen. The selection changes daily and can include (while they last): fresh Nantucket bay scallops, littlenecks, lobsters, tuna, swordfish, cod, salmon, shrimp, quahogs, & more! Only at SOUZA’S can you get their secret recipe stuffed quahogs and delicious chowder. Call ahead and arrange for a cooked lobster for a picnic at home, on the beach, or on the boat. Remember to order a travel pack of lobsters to take off-island with you. Sign up for our free MEGA-FISH drawing!
Nantucket Vineyard
Vineyard
Open Monday-Thursday noon to 7pm; Friday & Saturday 11am to 7pm: Sunday noon to 6pm
508-325-5929 Fine Nantucket wines 5 Bartlett Farm Road
Stop by for a sample of our delicious wines. Located next to Cisco Brewers and Triple Eight Distillery. Ask about our wine dinners and events. Call for more information or to book a tour. ciscobrewers.com
Epernay Wine & Spirits
1 North Beach Street, 508-228-2755 Open thru New Year’s Eve 2021 - Order online: we deliver anywhere on-island Largest Rosé Wine Selection, Craft Beer, Boutique Liquors, Artisanal Cheese, + Premium Cigars As the only Sommelier owned + operated wine store on Nantucket, why trust your wine choices to anyone else? ÉPERNAY WINE & SPIRITS is located in the Brant Point neighborhood, just steps from downtown near the White Elephant and Nantucket Hotel. Mention this ad in-store for a FREE Stroll Scarf with your $35+ purchase (expires 12.31.2021, or while supplies last). @epernaywines | #YesWayEpernay | We Deliver to You epernaywines.com
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10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 10 AM to 5 PM - Sample Sale & Christmas Cheer at Love Shack Stop by the Love Shack for their special once-a-year Sample Sale, plus some Christmas cheer and carols. Love Shack, 10 Old South Warf. LolaCompany.com 10 AM to 5 PM - Annual Holiday Sale Visit the Nantucket Boat Basin Authentic Shop for their annual holiday sale with up to 50% off selected merchandise. Get an official 2021 Nantucket Christmas Stroll Scarf while they last. 33 Straight Wharf. 11 AM - Fabulous Mansions of the Cliff & Brant Point A 2-1/2 mi, nonstop exercise walk with historic commentary past spectacular homes. $20, Cash only. Meet at corner of Federal & India Sts. by Atheneum fence 10 min early. No Reservations necessary. 508-332-0953 11 AM to 12 PM - Book Signing with Leslie Linsley Meet the author of Christmas on Nantucket during this signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street. 508-228-1080 MitchellsBookCorner.com 11 AM to 4 PM - Annual Stroll Drawing at G.S. Hill Gallery Stop by G.S. Hill Gallery Friday & Saturday of Stroll Weekend for a free raffle ticket. Drawing at G.S. Hill Gallery, 40 Straight Wharf. 11 AM - Two Benefit Silent Auctions at Made on Nantucket Your holiday shopping can benefit 2 valuable island organizations when you participate in the Silent Auctions hosted by Made on Nantucket at Old South Wharf. The Silent Auction benefitting Second Shop (Fairwinds) features items from The Second Shop. All monies from both auctions go directly to both organizations. Made on Nantucket, 20 Old South Wharf. 12 to 1 PM - Book Signing with Jenny Judson and Danielle Mahfood Meet the authors of The Last Season during this signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street. 508-228-1080 MitchellsBookCorner.com 12 to 6 PM - Stroll Wine & Bubbles Tasting at Current Vintage Stop by Current Vintage to taste some festive wines perfect to celebrate the holidays. Current Vintage, 4 Easy Street. 508-228-5073 1 PM - Smooth Hummocks Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Smooth Hummocks is Nantucket’s version of the Midwest’s prairies with rare wildflowers & grasses that thrive in sandy, nutrient-poor soil: a fascinating island ecosystem with many things to teach us. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 2 PM - Notorious Nantucket / The Hippie Invasion Walking Tour (ages 13+) Discover the hidden history of Old Nantucket they dare not tell you anywhere else on this 2/3-mi., 80 min. walking tour. for ages 13+ $20. $15 65+ and Teens. Cash Only. Meet at corner of Federal & India Sts., by Atheneum fence. 508-332-0953 2:30 PM - Stroll Book Signing at Made on Nantucket Find out what islanders do in the winter. Stop by 20 Old South Wharf to meet author Steve Sheppard as he signs his book Nantucket Nocturne: A Winter’s Idyll at Made on Nantucket. Nantucket Nocturne is the sequel to award-winning Tourist Town. Made on Nantucket, 20 Old South Warf. 3 to 5 PM - New Holiday Traditions Cocktail Tasting at Epernay Wine & Spirits A jolly cocktail tasting featuring Mistletoe Mule and Goodwill Gin Fizz for this seasonally inspired free event. Stroll on in and see what else Santa has in-store for you this festive weekend! Epernay Wine & Spirits, 1 N. Beach Street. 508-2282755 EpernayWines.com 5 PM - The Nantucket Ghost Walk, Town Route Nantucket’s first & oldest Ghost Walk: see 5 of the island’s most haunted locations. Led by original guide; 1 mi, lasts 80 mins. $20; $15 for 65+& teens, $5 ages 7-12. Cash only. Meet at corner of Federal & India Sts., by Atheneum fence, at 4:50 pm. No reservations necessary. 508-332-0953 5 to 7:30 PM - Stroll Soiree Reception & Book signing Stop by Susan Lister Locke Gallery for this soiree and book signing featuring renowned designer, decorator, and author Mally Skok. Held at Susan Lister Locke Gallery, 28 Easy Street. 508-228-2132 SusanListerLocke.com 7 PM - Plaid Tidings by Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings offers the best of Forever Plaid, with a big Christmas bow on top! Featuring Christmas standards that have been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special. Among the Christmas offerings are audience favs like their riotous version of The Ed Sullivan Show - this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks, & The Vienna Boys Choir, and a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis. Tickets at TheatreNantucket.org 7 PM - The Nantucket Ghost Walk, Town Route Nantucket’s first & oldest Ghost Walk: see 5 of the island’s most haunted locations. Led by original guide; 1 mi, lasts 80 mins. $20; $15 seniors (65+) & teens, $5 ages 7-12. Cash only. Meet at the corner of Federal and India Sts., outside the Atheneum fence, at 6:50 pm. No reservations necessary. 508-332-0953 7:30 PM - A Nantucket Christmas Carol by White Heron Theatre The spirit of the island meets the spirits of the holidays in this original reworking
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of a classic holiday tale. The whale oil trade has made Ebenezer Scrooge a wealthy man, but islanders know him for his hard heart & miserly ways. The apparition of his partner, Jacob Marley, and the three spirits of Christmas visit to rmeind him that “mankind is his business.” Tickets start at $20. White Heron Theatre Company, 5 North Water Street. 508-825-5268 WhiteHeronTheatre.org 10 PM to 1 AM - Karaoke Karaoke at the Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water Street. 508-228-2595
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4 8 AM - Sankaty Bluff Hike with Nantucket Walkabout On this hike, walk south down the beach from the Hoicks Hollow Road public way to see examples of & learn about Nantucket’s geological past. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM - Wreath Workshop at Bartlett’s Farm Create a custom wreath to decorated your home or to give as a gift. All the supplies, instructions, & tips provided. Decorate your wreath with scallop shells, pine cones, berries, glitter sprays, fancy baubles, more. Bartlett’s staff will be on hand to answer questions & give advice. Workshops are $70 per wreath: reserve a spot at bartlettsfarm.com under Shop Online link. Additional workshops at 10 am, 12 noon, & 3 pm at Bartlett’s Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road. 508-228-9403 8 AM to 10 PM - Cookie Decorating for Friends & Family Enjoy holiday cookie decorating with friends & family without the mess. Freshly baked cookies by Nantucket Cookie Company + all you need for decorating are available. Also to-go Decorating kits. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 8 AM to 10 PM - Easy Street Cantina Special Holiday Meals Join them at the corner of Broad & Easy Street for Lobster Bisque, Nantucket Bay Scallops, and more. 508-228-5418. 8:30 AM - Historic Mansions of Main Street and the 1746 Windmill A 2-mil, 45 min nonstop exercise walk with historic commentary down beautiful streets most visitors never find. $20, Cash Only. Meet at corner of Federal & India Sts. by Atheneum fence 10 min early. No reservations needed. 508-332-0953 9 AM to 8 PM - “Decades Sustainable Chic” at Current Vintage A holiday trunk show with vintage luminary Cameron Silver of the iconic boutique decades in LA featuring eco luxury gifts. At Current Vintage, 4 Easy Street. 508228-5073 9:30 AM to 4 PM - Free Art Grab & Go Bag: Paper Snow Globe for Ages 5+ Make and decorate a paper snow globe! Bags will be available on the Weezie Porch while supplies last. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 508-228-1110 9:45 to 10:45 AM - Free NanPuppets at the Atheneum for Ages 2 to 7 Join Lizza Obremski in the Atheneum Garden (weather permitting) for fun & stories with her amazing animal friends. Bring a blanket to sit on. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 10 AM - Historic Downtown Walking Tour 1/2 mile, 80 min. Meet at The corner of Federal and India Sts., outside the Atheneum fence. Please arrive 10 min. early. No reservations necessary. $20, Adults, $15 for seniors (65) and teens. Cash Only. 508-332-0953 10 to 11 AM - Book Signing with Brett Barry Apthorp Meet the author of Maisie’s Merry Rescue during this signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street. 508-228-1080 MitchellsBookCorner.com 10 AM to 4 PM - Free Raffle Tickets at Hill’s of Nantucket Stop by 40 Straight Wharf for a free raffle ticket to the drawing at 4pm on Saturday, December 4. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 10 AM to 5 PM - Sample Sale & Christmas Cheer at Love Shack Stop by the Love Shack for their special once-a-year Sample Sale, plus some Christmas cheer and carols. Love Shack, 10 Old South Warf. LolaCompany.com 10 AM to 5 PM - Annual Holiday Sale Visit the Nantucket Boat Basin Authentic Shop for their annual holiday sale with up to 50% off selected merchandise. Get an official 2021 Nantucket Christmas Stroll Knit Scarf, while they last. 33 Straight Wharf. 11 AM to 12 PM - Book Signing with John Annetti & Whitney Hubbell Meet the authors of Beach Rides during this signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street. 508-228-1080 MitchellsBookCorner.com 11 AM to 12 PM - Book Signing with Peter Saverine Meet the author of Jenny’s Pennies during a signing at Nantucket Bookworks, 25 Broad St. 11 AM to 4 PM - Annual Stroll Drawing at G.S. Hill Gallery Stop by G.S. Hill Gallery Friday & Saturday of Stroll Weekend for a free raffle ticket. Drawing at G.S. Hill Gallery, 40 Straight Wharf. 11 AM - Two Benefit Silent Auctions at Made on Nantucket Your holiday shopping can benefit 2 valuable island organizations when you participate in the Silent Auctions hosted by Made on Nantucket at Old South Wharf. The Silent Auction benefitting Second Shop (Fairwinds) features items from The Second Shop. All monies from both auctions go directly to both organizations. Made on Nantucket, 20 Old South Wharf. continued on page 42
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11 AM to 4 PM - Live Stroll Entertainment Enjoy a variety of live entertainment on Main Street, presented by the Stroll Organizers: Nantucket Chamber of Commerce.. 12 PM - Santa Claus Arrives on Nantucket Santa comes to Nantucket aboard a Hy-Line ferry. Due to pandemic restrictions, Santa will not be able to meet with Strollers, but you can cheer and wave as he passes by on a Fire Truck. Presented by organizers of Christmas Stroll: Nantucket Chamber of Commerce.. 12 to 1 PM - Book Signing with Steve Sheppard Meet the author of Nantucket Nocturne and Tourist Town during this signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street. 508-228-1080 MitchellsBookCorner.com 12 to 6 PM - Stroll Wine & Bubbles Tasting at Current Vintage Stop by Current Vintage to taste some festive wines perfect to celebrate the holidays. Current Vintage, 4 Easy Street. 508-228-5073 1 PM - Shawkemo Hills Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Hike part of the island shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. See & learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, the Haulover, Nantucket Harbor, & inner harbor shores. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 1 to 2 PM - Book Signing with Francine Mathews Meet the author of Death on Tuckernuck and Jane Austen and the Twelve Days of Christmas during this signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street. 508-2281080 MitchellsBookCorner.com 1 to 2 PM - Book Signing with Veronic Varlow Meet the author of Bohemian Magick during this signing. Every purchase of “Bohemian Magick” gets you one free mini Tarot Card Reading at Nantucket Bookworks, 25 Broad St. 2 PM - Great Writers on Nantucket Hear how Melville, Hemingway, Steinbeck and others were inspired by Nantucket on this 2/3 mi, 90 min stroll. $20, $15 for 65+ and teens, $5 ages 7-12. Cash only. Meet at Federal & India sts, by Atheneum fences 10 min early. 508-332-0953 2 to 3 PM - Book Signing with Nancy Thayer Meet the author of Family Reunion and A Very Nantucket Christmas during this signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street. 508-228-1080 MitchellsBookCorner.com 3 to 4 PM - Book Signing with Nathaniel Philbrick Meet the author of Travels with George and In the Heart of the Sea during this signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street. 508-228-1080 MitchellsBookCorner.com 3 to 5 PM - Nantucket Noel Wine Tasting at Epernay Wine & Spirits Wet your whistle as you sip, socialize, and shop with us, featuring stellar selections worthy of being showcased in anyone’s stocking this season. Epernay Wine & Spirits, 1 N. Beach Street. 508-228-2755 EpernayWines.com 4 PM - Stroll Raffle at Hill’s of Nantucket Stop by Hill’s of Nantucket, 40 Straight Wharf for their annual Stroll Drawing. 4 to 6 PM - Open House at 12 Straight Wharf Visit this exhibit on the second floor of the Thomas Macy Warehouse, and enjoy wine, beer, and holiday cookies + snacks as you explore Envision Resilience: Designs for Living with Rising Seas. This exhibit displays innovative and inspiring designs from students & faculty of 5 leading universities on ways our island can be resilient and adapt to rising seas. This exhibit closes at the end of the day on December 5. Thomas Macy Wharehouse, 12 Straight Wharf. 4:30 to 5:30 PM - Book Signing with Elin Hilderbrand Meet the author of Golden Girl and The Paradise Trilogy during this signing at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street. 508-228-1080 MitchellsBookCorner.com 5 PM - The Nantucket Ghost Walk, Town Route Nantucket’s first & oldest Ghost Walk: see 5 of the island’s most haunted locations. Led by original guide; 1 mi, lasts 80 mins. $20; $15 seniors (65+) & teens, $5 ages 7-12. Cash only. Meet Federal & India Sts., outside the Atheneum fence 10 min. early. No reservations necessary. 508-332-0953 6 to 7:30 PM - Nantucket Nights - a Comedy Special The Nantucket Comedy Festival announces anevent to support the Stand Up & Learn kids comedy program: Nantucket Nights! This year’s featured performers are none other than the Godfather of Boston Comedy Don Gavin and America’s Got Talent’s top comedic finisher, Tom Cotter. Tickets at NantucketComedy.com 7 PM - Plaid Tidings by Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings offers the best of Forever Plaid, with a big Christmas bow on top! Featuring Christmas standards that have been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special. Among the Christmas offerings are audience favs like their riotous version of The Ed Sullivan Show - this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks, & The Vienna Boys Choir, and a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis. Tickets at TheatreNantucket.org 7 PM - The Nantucket Ghost Walk, Town Route Nantucket’s first & oldest Ghost Walk: see 5 of the island’s most haunted locations. Led by original guide; 1 mi, lasts 80 mins. $20; $15 for 65+ & teens, $5 ages 7-12. Cash only. Meet at Federal & India Sts., by Atheneum fence, at 6:50 pm. No reservations necessary. 508-332-0953
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7:30 PM - A Nantucket Christmas Carol by White Heron Theatre The spirit of the island meets the spirits of the holidays in this original reworking of a classic holiday tale. The whale oil trade has made Ebenezer Scrooge a wealthy man, but islanders know him for his hard heart & miserly ways. The apparition of his partner, Jacob Marley, and the three spirits of Christmas visit to rmeind him that “mankind is his business.” Tickets start at $20. White Heron Theatre Company, 5 North Water Street. 508-825-5268 WhiteHeronTheatre.org
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 8 AM - Coskata Pond & Woods with Nantucket Walkabout A three-mile hike mostly over sand, exploring this area is a fascinating exploration of the beginnings of Nantucket Harbor. Six habitats - tidal pond, beach, cedar forest & dune, maritime oak forest, salt marsh with two active osprey nest poles and harbor. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 8 AM - Holiday ACK Clean Team Help clean up various parts of Nantucket with the Clean Team - to join the effort, meet at the Handlebar Cafe on Washington Street. 8 AM - Wreath Workshop at Bartlett’s Farm Create a custom wreath to decorated your home or to give as a gift. All the supplies, instructions, & tips provided. Decorate your wreath with scallop shells, pine cones, berries, glitter sprays, fancy baubles, more. Bartlett’s staff will be on hand to answer questions & give advice. Workshops are $70 per wreath: reserve a spot at bartlettsfarm.com under Shop Online link. Additional workshops at 10 am, 12 noon, & 3 pm at Bartlett’s Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road. 508-228-9403 8 AM to 8 PM - Cookie Decorating for Friends & Family Enjoy holiday cookie decorating with friends & family without the mess. Freshly baked cookies by Nantucket Cookie Company + all you need for decorating are available. Also to-go Decorating kits. Easy Street Cantina, Corner of Broad & Easy Street. 508-228-5418 EasyStreetCantina.com 8 AM to 8 PM - Easy Street Cantina Special Holiday Meals Join them at the corner of Broad & Easy Street for Lobster Bisque, Nantucket Bay Scallops, and more. 508-228-5418. 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 10 AM - Fabulous Mansions of the Cliff & Brant Point A 2 1/2 mi, nonstop exercise walk with historic commentary past spectacular homes on Nantucket. $20, Cash only. Meet at Federal & India Sts., by the Atheneum Fence. 10 min early. No Reservations necessary. 508-332-0953 10 AM to 3 PM - “Decades Sustainable Chic” at Current Vintage A holiday trunk show with vintage luminary Cameron Silver of the iconic boutique decades in LA featuring eco luxury gifts. At Current Vintage, 4 Easy Street. 508228-5073 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike, depending on group interest. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 2 PM - Historic Downtown Walking Tour 1/2 mile, 80 min. Meet at Federal & India Sts., by Atheneum fence 10 min. early. No reservations necessary. $20 — $15 for 65+ and teens. Cash Only. 508-332-0953 5 PM - The Nantucket Ghost Walk, Town Route Nantucket’s first & oldest Ghost Walk: see 5 of the island’s most haunted locations. Led by original guide; 1 mi, lasts 80 mins. $20; $15 for 65+ & teens, $5 ages 7-12. Cash only. Meet at Federal & India Sts. bye Atheneum fence, at 4:50 pm. No reservations necessary. 508-332-0953
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 8 AM - Gardner Farm-Lost Farm Loop Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This 2.5 mile hike explores plant succession on globally threatened habitat know as sandplain grasslands. These former vegetable farms are now dominated by pitch pines, but their groves & small forests are broken up by meadows of wildflowers. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Polpis Harbor Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Festooned with salt marshes populated with nesting & fishing shorebirds, Polpis Harbor also has beautiful meadows overlooking the east cove. Part 2 of this hike is continued on page 43
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a closer look at Nantucket Harbor from an inner harbor coastal bank. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com 1 to 4 PM - Repurposed Book Boxes with Mary Emery Lacoursiere Make a useful and decorative box using traditional box making materials and tools. It makes a special package for a gift or a place to put keepsakes hidden in your bookcase. Register for this decorative arts class at NHA.org
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6 to 7:30 PM - Open Night at Loines Observatory Join Maria Mitchell Association professional astronomers for an impressive tour of the starry sky and for telescopic viewing of the Moon, planets, nebulae, galaxies, and more. Loines Observatory, 59 Milk Street. 774-325-1081 MariaMitchell.org
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8 AM - Gardner Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This hike is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests with a walkway over a cattail-choked inlet. This hike is close to Cisco Beach & Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. A collaborative effort between Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. 1 India Street. 9:45 to 10:30 AM - Free Music in the Morning for Ages 1-7 Fun and engaging songs, games, and activities to teach musical skills to the very young. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Smooth Hummocks Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Smooth Hummocks is Nantucket’s version of the Midwest’s prairies complete with rare wildflowers and grasses that thrive in sandy, nutrient-poor soil. Smooth Hummocks is a fascinating island ecosystem with many things to teach us. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com
8 AM - Sankaty Bluff Hike with Nantucket Walkabout On this hike, walk south down the beach from the Hoicks Hollow Road public way to see examples of & learn about Nantucket’s geological past. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. A collaborative effort between Nantucket Atheneum & Nantucket Community School. 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Polpis Harbor Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Festooned with salt marshes populated with nesting & fishing shorebirds, Polpis Harbor also has beautiful meadows overlooking the east cove. Part 2 of this hike is a closer look at Nantucket Harbor from an inner harbor coastal bank. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com 4 to 6 PM - Festival of Trees Family Nights Visit this amazing display of community-crafted trees in the Nantucket Whaling Museum, and hear live music by The Accidentals and The Naturals. Timed tickets at nha.org: Nantucket residents admitted free. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 508-228-1894 nha.org
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8 AM - Smith’s Point Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Nantucket’s weasternmost sand extremity is a great hike to see gray seals during the winter, see nesting piping plovers, least terns and American oystercatchers during the summer and catch a glimpse of Tuckernuck Island. This is one of the longer hikes Nantucket Walkabout does. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Lost Farm Sanctuary Hike with Nantucket Walkabout The area is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests and a cattail-choked inlet over which a small walkway passes. This is one of the shorter hikes and is close to Cisco Beach and Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 6 to 7:30 PM - Open Night at Loines Observatory Join Maria Mitchell Association professional astronomers for an impressive tour of the starry sky and for telescopic viewing of the Moon, planets, nebulae, galaxies, and more. Loines Observatory, 59 Milk Street. 774-325-1081 MariaMitchell.org
DOUBLE RED TICKET DAY - get 2 red tickets to the Christmas Eve drawing for every $25
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 8 AM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike, depending on group interest. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Shawkemo Hills Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Hike a portion of the island dramatically shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. From a high spot, see & learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, the Haulover, Nantucket Harbor, & inner harbor shores. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 6 PM - Jingle Bell Time - Virtual Tasting with Epernay Wine & Spirits Eat, drink and jingle like you mean it this holiday season with Advanced Sommelier Jenny Benzie. Take part in this virtual tasting experience so that you can taste wine like a wine professional. Purchase featured wine before the event to taste along, or enjoy while watching at a later viewing. on Facebook + Instagram LIVE epernaywines.com #WineWithJenny
spent at participating Chamber of Commerce members 8 AM - Coskata Pond & Woods with Nantucket Walkabout A three-mile hike mostly over sand, exploring this area is a fascinating exploration of the beginnings of Nantucket Harbor. Six habitats - tidal pond, beach, cedar forest & dune, maritime oak forest, salt marsh with two active osprey nest poles and harbor. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 1 PM - Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Bring your hazardous waste to the Collection Center for proper disposal. Hazardous waste collection events are held at the Department of Public Works Administration Offices at 188 Madaket Road, 2 driveways after Landfill entrance. When you arrive, stay in your vehicle. DPW Contractors will remove materials from your vehicle. 9 AM to 3 PM - NHS Senior Class December Delight December Delight is back in-person at Nantucket High School, 10 Surfside Road, selling crafts, books, gift items, foodstuffs, raffles, and more. This is a largest fundraiser put on by the senior class, with all students & families participating. The money raised supports many senior events: Senior Ball, yearbook, cap & gown, and other costs for the end of a high school career. 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 9:45 to 10:45 AM - Free NanPuppets at the Atheneum for Ages 2 to 7 Join Lizza Obremski in the Atheneum Garden (weather permitting) for fun & stories with her amazing animal friends. Bring a blanket to sit on. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 10 to 11 AM - Cooking For Kids Holiday Cookies Join Chef Greg for an hour-long cooking demonstration for kids! Students will prepare and bake their own cookies in preparation for the holiday season. For children 10 years and older. $20 The Corner Table, 22 Federal Street. 508-228-2665 CornerTableNantucket.com 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Smooth Hummocks Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Smooth Hummocks is Nantucket’s version of the Midwest’s prairies complete with rare wildflowers & grasses that thrive in sandy, nutrient-poor soil: a fascinating island ecosystem with many things to teach us. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 1 PM - Nantucket Ballet Presents: The Nantucket Nutcracker The Nantucket Nutcracker is a shorter, family-friendly version of the beloved holiday classic. The Dreamland, 17 S. Water Street. Tickets: NantucketDreamland.org 3 to 5 PM - Home for the Holidays Wine Tasting at Epernay Wine & Spirits Celebrate Double Red Ticket Day as you sip while you shop for stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, or presents at this wine tasting! RSVP: epernaywines.com/events Epernay Wine & Spirits, 1 N. Beach Street. 508-228-2755 EpernayWines.com continued on page 44
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4 PM - Nantucket Ballet Presents: The Nantucket Nutcracker The Nantucket Nutcracker is a shorter, family-friendly version of the beloved holiday classic. The Dreamland, 17 S. Water Street. Tickets: NantucketDreamland.org
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 8 AM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike, depending on group interest. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 1 PM - Gardner Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This hike is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests with a walkway over a cattail-choked inlet. This hike is close to Cisco Beach & Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13 8 AM - Shawkemo Hills Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Hike a portion of the island dramatically shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. From a high spot, see & learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, the Haulover, Nantucket Harbor, & inner harbor shores. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Lost Farm Sanctuary Hike with Nantucket Walkabout The area is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests and a cattail-choked inlet over which a small walkway passes. This is one of the shorter hikes and is close to Cisco Beach and Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 5 PM - Online: Help Nantucket become a substance misuse free community. We meet every month on the 2nd Monday. Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention. Join the Zoom meeting at ASAPNantucket.org
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14 8 AM - Gardner Farm-Lost Farm Loop Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This 2.5 mile hike explores plant succession on globally threatened habitat know as sandplain grasslands. These former vegetable farms are now dominated by pitch pines, but their groves & small forests are broken up by meadows of wildflowers. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 9:45 to 10:30 AM - Free Music in the Morning for Ages 1-7 Fun and engaging songs, games, and activities to teach musical skills to the very young. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Sankaty Bluff Hike with Nantucket Walkabout On this hike, walk south down the beach from the Hoicks Hollow Road public way to see examples of & learn about Nantucket’s geological past. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 4 to 6 PM - Festival of Trees Family Nights Visit this amazing display of community-crafted trees in the Nantucket Whaling Museum, and hear live music by The Accidentals and The Naturals. Timed tickets at nha.org: Nantucket residents admitted free. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 508-228-1894 nha.org
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 8 AM - Smith’s Point Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Nantucket’s weasternmost sand extremity is a great hike to see gray seals during the winter, see nesting piping plovers, least terns and American oystercatchers during the summer and catch a glimpse of Tuckernuck Island. This is one of the longer
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hikes Nantucket Walkabout does. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike, depending on group interest. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16 8 AM - Coskata Pond & Woods with Nantucket Walkabout A three-mile hike mostly over sand, exploring this area is a fascinating exploration of the beginnings of Nantucket Harbor. Six habitats - tidal pond, beach, cedar forest & dune, maritime oak forest, salt marsh with two active osprey nest poles and harbor. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Polpis Harbor Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Festooned with salt marshes populated with nesting & fishing shorebirds, Polpis Harbor also has beautiful meadows overlooking the east cove. Part 2 of this hike is a closer look at Nantucket Harbor from an inner harbor coastal bank. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com 6 PM - Snow Much Fun Virtual Tasting with Epernay Wine & Spirits All that glitters is snow much fun at this virtual wine tasting event with Advanced Sommelier Jenny Benzie. Learn to taste wine like a wine professional. Purchase featured wine before the tasting to join along, or enjoy later when you catch it as a replay. on Facebook + Instagram LIVE epernaywines.com #WineWithJenny
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 8 AM - Gardner Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This hike is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests with a walkway over a cattail-choked inlet. This hike is close to Cisco Beach & Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Shawkemo Hills Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Hike a portion of the island dramatically shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. From a high spot, see & learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, the Haulover, Nantucket Harbor, & inner harbor shores. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18 8 AM - Gardner Farm-Lost Farm Loop Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This 2.5 mile hike explores plant succession on globally threatened habitat know as sandplain grasslands. These former vegetable farms are now dominated by pitch pines, but their groves & small forests are broken up by meadows of wildflowers. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 9:30 AM to 4 PM - STEM Grab & Go Bags: Grinch Slime Stop by the Weezie Porch today and pick up this week’s STEM project - Grinch Slime while supplies last. All supplies and instructions are included for this simple two-ingredient slime. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 9:45 to 10:45 AM - Free NanPuppets at the Atheneum for Ages 2 to 7 Join Lizza Obremski in the Atheneum Garden (weather permitting) for fun & stories with her amazing animal friends. Bring a blanket to sit on. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. continued on page 45
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10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Sankaty Bluff Hike with Nantucket Walkabout On this hike, walk south down the beach from the Hoicks Hollow Road public way to see examples of & learn about Nantucket’s geological past. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 3 to 5 PM - Holiday Jammie Jam Benefit Holiday raffle, crafts, games, and family “dance-off” at this benefit for Rising Tide Preschool. Bring your matching jammies and your dance moves. Held at The Box, Daves Street. Details at risingtidepreschool.org
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 8 AM - Lost Farm Sanctuary Hike with Nantucket Walkabout The area is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests and a cattail-choked inlet over which a small walkway passes. This is one of the shorter hikes and is close to Cisco Beach and Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 1 PM - Smooth Hummocks Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Smooth Hummocks is Nantucket’s version of the Midwest’s prairies complete with rare wildflowers and grasses that thrive in sandy, nutrient-poor soil. Smooth Hummocks is a fascinating island ecosystem with many things to teach us. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20 8 AM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike, depending on group interest. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Polpis Harbor Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Festooned with salt marshes populated with nesting & fishing shorebirds, Polpis Harbor also has beautiful meadows overlooking the east cove. Part 2 of this hike is a closer look at Nantucket Harbor from an inner harbor coastal bank. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 8 AM - Gardner Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This hike is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests with a walkway over a cattail-choked inlet. This hike is close to Cisco Beach & Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year & the longest night is December 21. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. When you’ve finished, stop at the Weezie Desk for a recipe to make sun bread. 1 India Street. 9:45 to 10:30 AM - Free Music in the Morning for Ages 1-7 Fun and engaging songs, games, and activities to teach musical skills to the very young. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 10 AM to 5 PM - Last Minute Shopping at Made on Nantucket At Made on Nantucket, you’ll find unique gifts of all kinds, most made by Nantucket artists and artisans. This landmark island shop is open through Christmas Eve for last-minute holiday shopping. Made on Nantucket, 20 Old South Warf. 12:30 PM - Coskata Pond & Woods with Nantucket Walkabout A three-mile hike mostly over sand, exploring this area is a fascinating exploration of the beginnings of Nantucket Harbor. Six habitats - tidal pond, beach, cedar forest & dune, maritime oak forest, salt marsh with two active osprey nest poles and harbor. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 4 to 6 PM - Festival of Trees Family Nights Visit this amazing display of community-crafted trees in the Nantucket Whaling Museum, and hear live music by The Accidentals and The Naturals. Timed tickets at nha.org: Nantucket residents admitted free. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 508-228-1894 nha.org
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 8 AM - Smith’s Point Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Nantucket’s weasternmost sand extremity is a great hike to see gray seals during the winter, see nesting piping plovers, least terns and American oystercatchers during the summer and catch a glimpse of Tuckernuck Island. This is one of the longer hikes Nantucket Walkabout does. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, is the shortest day of the year & the longest night. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 10 AM to 5 PM - Last Minute Shopping at Made on Nantucket At Made on Nantucket, you’ll find unique gifts of all kinds, most made by Nantucket artists and artisans. This landmark island shop is open through Christmas Eve for last-minute holiday shopping. Made on Nantucket, 20 Old South Warf. 1 PM - Gardner Farm-Lost Farm Loop Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This 2.5 mile hike explores plant succession on globally threatened habitat know as sandplain grasslands. These former vegetable farms are now dominated by pitch pines, but their groves & small forests are broken up by meadows of wildflowers. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23 8 AM - Lost Farm Sanctuary Hike with Nantucket Walkabout The area is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests and a cattail-choked inlet over which a small walkway passes. This is one of the shorter hikes and is close to Cisco Beach and Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, is the shortest day of the year & the longest night. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 10 AM to 5 PM - Last Minute Shopping at Made on Nantucket At Made on Nantucket, you’ll find unique gifts of all kinds, most made by Nantucket artists and artisans. This landmark island shop is open through Christmas Eve for last-minute holiday shopping. Made on Nantucket, 20 Old South Warf. 1 PM - Sankaty Bluff Hike with Nantucket Walkabout On this hike, walk south down the beach from the Hoicks Hollow Road public way to see examples of & learn about Nantucket’s geological past. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 6 PM - Holiday Wines Virtual Tasting with Epernay Wine & Spirits Advanced Sommelier Jenny Benzie will guide this virtual tasting so that you can taste wine like a wine professional. Purchase featured wine before the occasion to taste along, or enjoy while viewing later at your convenience. on Facebook + Instagram LIVE epernaywines.com #WineWithJenny
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24 8 AM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike, depending on group interest. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, is the shortest day of the year & the longest night. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 10 AM to 5 PM - Last Minute Shopping at Made on Nantucket At Made on Nantucket, you’ll find unique gifts of all kinds, most made by Nantucket artists and artisans. This landmark island shop is open through Christmas Eve for last-minute holiday shopping. Made on Nantucket, 20 Old South Warf. 1 PM - Smooth Hummocks Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Smooth Hummocks is Nantucket’s version of the Midwest’s prairies complete with rare wildflowers and grasses that thrive in sandy, nutrient-poor soil. Smooth Hummocks is a fascinating island ecosystem with many things to teach us. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com 3 PM - Annual Red Ticket Drawing Gather on Main Street at dusk with all the red tickets that you have gathered during the last 2 months of shopping. Live entertainment, caroling, and the drawing of tickets for 5 lucky winners of $1,000 and 1 lucky winner of $5,000. Presented by the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce. continued on page 46
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25 8 AM - Gardner Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This hike is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests with a walkway over a cattail-choked inlet. This hike is close to Cisco Beach & Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, is the shortest day of the year & the longest night. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 12:30 PM - Smith’s Point Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Nantucket’s weasternmost sand extremity is a great hike to see gray seals during the winter, see nesting piping plovers, least terns and American oystercatchers during the summer and catch a glimpse of Tuckernuck Island. This is one of the longer hikes Nantucket Walkabout does. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26 8 AM - Gardner Farm-Lost Farm Loop Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This 2.5 mile hike explores plant succession on globally threatened habitat know as sandplain grasslands. These former vegetable farms are now dominated by pitch pines, but their groves & small forests are broken up by meadows of wildflowers. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice, is the shortest day of the year & the longest night. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 12:30 PM - Coskata Pond & Woods with Nantucket Walkabout A three-mile hike mostly over sand, exploring this area is a fascinating exploration of the beginnings of Nantucket Harbor. Six habitats - tidal pond, beach, cedar forest & dune, maritime oak forest, salt marsh with two active osprey nest poles and harbor. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
MONDAY, DECEMBER 27 8 AM - Polpis Harbor Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Festooned with salt marshes populated with nesting & fishing shorebirds, Polpis Harbor also has beautiful meadows overlooking the east cove. Part 2 of this hike is a closer look at Nantucket Harbor from an inner harbor coastal bank. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year & the longest night. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Lost Farm Sanctuary Hike with Nantucket Walkabout The area is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests and a cattail-choked inlet over which a small walkway passes. This is one of the shorter hikes and is close to Cisco Beach and Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28 8 AM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike, depending on group interest. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year & the longest night. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 9:45 to 10:30 AM - Free Music in the Morning for Ages 1-7 Fun and engaging songs, games, and activities to teach musical skills to the very young. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Sankaty Bluff Hike with Nantucket Walkabout On this hike, walk south down the beach from the Hoicks Hollow Road public way to see examples of & learn about Nantucket’s geological past. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 8 AM - Smith’s Point Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Nantucket’s weasternmost sand extremity is a great hike to see gray seals during the winter, see nesting piping plovers, least terns and American oystercatchers during the summer and catch a glimpse of Tuckernuck Island. This is one of the longer
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hikes Nantucket Walkabout does. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year & the longest night. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Gardner Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout This hike is within Nantucket’s oldest outwash plain of sandplain grasslands and contains pitch pine forests with a walkway over a cattail-choked inlet. This hike is close to Cisco Beach & Cisco Brewery. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30 8 AM - Shawkemo Hills Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Hike a portion of the island dramatically shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. From a high spot, see & learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, the Haulover, Nantucket Harbor, & inner harbor shores. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year & the longest night. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Smooth Hummocks Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Smooth Hummocks is Nantucket’s version of the Midwest’s prairies complete with rare wildflowers and grasses that thrive in sandy, nutrient-poor soil. Smooth Hummocks is a fascinating island ecosystem with many things to teach us. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com 6 PM - Sparkling Good Times Virtual Tasting with Epernay Wine & Spirits Have a sparkling good time just before the new year tasting wine with Advanced Sommelier Jenny Benzie. Partake in this virtual tasting experience so that you can taste wine like a wine professional. Purchase featured wine before the party enjoy along, or savor later when viewing the replay. on Facebook + Instagram LIVE epernaywines.com #WineWithJenny
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31 8 AM - Stump Swamp/Norwood Farm Hike with Nantucket Walkabout A mashup of island terrain; forest, upland meadows, small ponds, a former cranberry bog, & one of the island’s true flowing streams. A 90-120 min. dual property hike, depending on group interest. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com 9 AM to 5 PM - Atheneum Garden StoryWalk: Sun Bread The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year & the longest night. In this sweet story animals & a baker celebrate the sun. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 10 AM to 4 PM - Festival of Trees 2021 The Festival of Trees is the NHA’s holiday tradition that transforms the Whaling Museum into a festive winter wonderland for the month of December featuring dozens of community-crafted trees. Get your timed tickets from nha.org. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. 1 PM - Polpis Harbor Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Festooned with salt marshes populated with nesting & fishing shorebirds, Polpis Harbor also has beautiful meadows overlooking the east cove. Part 2 of this hike is a closer look at Nantucket Harbor from an inner harbor coastal bank. 508-4227466 WalkNantucket.com
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 8 AM - Holiday ACK Clean Team Help clean up various parts of Nantucket. The Clean Team is a group of over four hundred Nantucketers which is dedicated to keep our Island‚Äôs beaches, dunes, roadsides and bike paths free of litter. Meet at ., . wconnell@connellandersen.com Meet at the intersection of Milestone Road and Nobadeer Farm Road. 10 AM - Smith’s Point Hike with Nantucket Walkabout Nantucket’s weasternmost sand extremity is a great hike to see gray seals during the winter, see nesting piping plovers, least terns and American oystercatchers during the summer and catch a glimpse of Tuckernuck Island. This is one of the longer hikes Nantucket Walkabout does. 508-422-7466 WalkNantucket.com
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8 9 AM to 4 PM - Teen Take & Make Kits: Teeny Tiny Terrarium Come to the Atheneum lobby to pick up your Teen Take-and-Make Kit! Green up the dark days of winter with this project. Make the teeniest-tiniest terrarium ever! Make it to wear, sit on a shelf, or add to a key chain. Includes materials to make two. Make one for you and another for a gift. Free for teens in grades 6-12. While supplies last. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. 508-228-1110 NantucketAtheneum.org
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Capturing a Creativ re ve e Spirit For more than four decades, designer Don Freedman has brought his passion for creativity and beautiful things to Nantucket Island. Now located in beaut the heart of town at 14 Centre Cent Street, Freedman’s of Nantucket is filled with distinctive home decor, gifts, and furnishings for your home or summer cottage. Freedman’s creative energy is every where you look. Yo You can see it in the graceful candlesticks and lam lamps, in the exquisite sculpture and wood carvings, decorative mirrors and boxe boxes es, handsome desktop valets and leather-bound bound bars, and in the clocks of all shapes, sizes, and designs. There’s a sense of sophistication and wonder with h a touch of vintage timelessness in his blend of items. “My goal...my idea,” Don n explained, “is to figure out how to fill a home with items that are as uniqu ue as they are artistic.” Clearly he has succeeded in pleasing his customers, ma any return season after season. And they discover something new and eye-catcching each time they visit. It’s clear that Don Freedm man loves what he does and enjoys working with his customers—you can see iit in the creativity of his designs and in his dedication to the shop. “W We e’re h here as long as 9 hours a day, 7 days a week,” he explained. “A Att 84 years of ag ge, I couldn’t be more comfortable with the store with with my situation... we’’ve been recognized across the country, in Architectural Digest, V Veeranda Maggazine, and the New Yo York Times. This September, Don Freedman will be honored locally when the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce gives him theirr Legacy A Aw ward. Open daily, Freedman’s iis one of the island’s most delightful and unusual stores for unique home accessories and gifts. Stop by this holiday season for a special sale.
508.228.3291 • 14 Centre Street • Nantucket, MA • dfreedman11@comcast.net
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