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Here to Stay, and Glad of It

by Mary Miles Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt of an article written in 2003 for Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket by the inimitable Mary Miles, whose interviews with so many island residents entertained and enlightened us for years. The original piece was an interview with John Devaney and Sandy MacDonald. We are reprinting this portion because Devaney’s art will be exhibited this week at Robert Foster Fine Art at 8 India Street, where you will be able to meet the artist at an opening reception this Friday from 6-8 pm. If space permitted, we would reprint the entire article. Since page count is not a consideration online, we have posted the original article in its entirety at YesterdaysIsland.com. We encourage readers to visit the website to read this as Mary wrote it. An excerpt is, after all, just a piece of the whole—the other half is every bit as interesting and something you don’t want to miss!

So much to write about these two intriguing people, and so little space to do it! John Devaney and Sandy MacDonald are a truly interesting pair... they have contributed much to the art, culture, and environmental consciousness {on Nantucket}. John is an amazing artist and an equally amazing actor; Sandy has become more and more involved in island musical life...and both have a passionate desire to protect the island moors, dunes, and sand plains, close to their home and their hearts.

Sandy answered my first question: How long have you been here and why did you come? “John’s been doing theatre here for about ten years, so we’ve been coming regularly every summer since then. I’ve been year-rounding since we’ve had the house, and this was John’s first winter.” John said, “I love the winter here—it’s spectacular, especially with the Great Snows of 2003.” He grinned and added, “I was sort of dreading it—I was afraid the Nantucket winter would be like continued on page 10

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Today’s Nantucket

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 6:30 to 7:50 AM - Public Skating for Early Birds $5 youth, $8 adult, $5 skate rentals. 508-228-2516. Call for additional skating sessions. Backus Lane. nantucketice.org 8 AM - Wing Day All Day at Easy Street Cantina A basket of 16 jumbo wings for $10.95; half basket for $6.95: buffalo, barbecue, teriyaki, or plain. At Easy Street Cantina, corner of Easy & Broad Sts 8:30 AM - Historic Mansions of Main Street & the 1746 Windmill A 2 mi, 45 min, non-stop exercise walk, with historic commentary. Down streets & lanes most visitors never find. $15. Cash Only. Meet at corner of Main & Centre sts, by bank steps. Arrive 10 min. early. No reservations required. 508-332-0953 8:30 to 9:30 AM - Whaling History Boat Tour with Shearwater Cruise Nantucket Harbor & learn what the waterfront was like in the 1800s during the whaling era; see landmarks from that time. Coffee+a gift incl.

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8:30 to 9:30 AM - Coaching at the Corner Get a great start to your Thursday mornings - join Nantucket’s Professional Certified Coach Marsha Egan, PCC, upstairs at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main St. Starts at 8:30 am sharp. $15 at the door, packages available. This week’s chat: Win-Win-Win - How to Argue more effectively.

9 AM - Become A Pirate Adventure aboard the Endeavor Join Pirate Robin aboard Endeavor & learn legends of infamous pirates.

Learn about the pirate life & become Pirate Hunters. End with a pirate map & a search for treasure. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at Slip # 1015 on Straight Wharf. Reservations: 508-228-5585 9 AM - Natural History Discovery Tour An oversand adventure tour of the Coskata-Coatue Wilfelife Refuge & Great Point. Again at 1 pm. 508 228 6799. www.thetrustees.org/ccwr.

9 AM to 12:30 PM - Children’s Creative Movement On the bandstand with Marjory Trott at Children’s Beach. Fee class.

10 AM - Free Guided Nature Walk Guided nature walks for the whole family at UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station, 180 Polpis Rd. Other times by appt: 508-228-5268 10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 11:15, 1:00 & 2:15 10 AM - Island Tour with Gail Unique, in-depth tour of Nantucket by 7th generation native. In-town pickup in air-conditioned van. Also at 1 & 3pm. 508-257-6557.

10 to 11:30 AM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again at 1 pm and 4 pm. $45, 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

10 AM to 12 PM - Seal Cruise A Nature’s Lovers Dream! A cruise to Historic Great Point to see and learn about seals and birds with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-2287037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

10 AM to 12 PM - Free Volleyball and Badminton Volleyball and Badminton held at Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. 10 AM to 5 PM - Whaling Museum Hours Summer hours for the Nantucket Island Whaling Museum are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. 13 Broad Street. 508-228-1894 10 AM to 5 PM - The Mighty Misty Monster Nantucket Historical Association presents “The Mighty Misty Monster” exhibition, Moby-Dick embroidered narratives from artist Susan Boardman.

Free with museum admission. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St 10 AM to 6 PM - Bead Trunk Show Thousands of Beads, Gemstones, Charms, Glass and Freshwater Pearls.

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One Week More

by Robert P. Barsanti Labor Day comes late this year. For most of my life, Labor Day was my true birthday. When I was much younger, it marked the moment when I got a year older; suddenly I was in sixth grade or I was in high school or was out of college. My first Labor Day without school spun me about. If I wasn’t in school, how old was I, really? Could I just stay twenty-one if I didn’t buy any back-to-school clothes and didn’t need a new locker? Then, I had children and the same calendar turning and churning came with them. Turn around, and he is in Kindergarten, turn around, and he is filling out his summer reading notebooks. The years walk by like the ducks on Orange Street.

Once upon a time, Labor Day marked the end of the summer season. The cars would fill with boogie boards and boys, then the boats would fill, then Route Six would back up and everyone would crawl across the bridges then race into the winter on Routes 93 and 95. Our modern and digital age has concentrated the summer down from the three months between Memorial Day and Labor Day to the six weeks between the Fourth of July and the Rainbow Fleet. This year, before the Opera House Cup even started, sixty cars— and families—waited on standby at the ferry dock. The summer ended for them even sooner than they planned on it. The off-season, with its coaches, principals, partners, clients, and overlords squeezes the season into a smaller and smaller bottle.

Boyle’s Law, like gravity, is immutable; the smaller the volume, the higher the pressure. The champagne bursts from the bottle. If summer is crammed into a long weekend, then the sun better be out, the waves need to be big, and they better still have glazed chocolate donuts left at the Bake Shop. Perhaps, if summer were to ease itself over three months, a day or so could be spent inside with the rain, perusing a James Patterson novel without a cover, and eating stale potato chips. Spread over time, a few non-profitable days could work.

Instead, in six weeks, perfection must emerge from the sand and the continued on page 23

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NANTUCKET HISTORY

JFK Sailed to Island, Never Came Ashore

by Amy Jenness author of On This Day in Nantucket History, available at Mitchell’s Book Corner

On September 1, 1963 President John F. Kennedy and his family went for a cruise on the yacht Honey Fitz and briefly visited Nantucket for a short time.

The president and Jacqueline Kennedy, along with a party of friends, took a day sail across Nantucket Sound from their summer home in Hyannisport, Massachusetts.

Moored in the harbor, neither the president nor the first lady got off the 92-foot yacht, but seven children, including Caroline and John Kennedy Jr., were taken to the Brant Point Coast Guard Station. The outing also included four Secret Service men, a nurse, and the Kennedy dog, a German shepherd named Clipper.

The children climbed the Coast Guard watchtower and were given a tour by the operator there. After wandering around the station grounds for 20 minutes, the party was taken back to the Honey Fitz. In total, the visit lasted 30 minutes but caused a commotion among local boaters who circled around the Honey Fitz in the hopes of seeing the first family.

Although the Kennedy family summered on Cape Cod, the president’s protectors looked to Nantucket when they decided to build a bomb shelter in 1962. The US Navy built an underground bunker on government land in the Tom Nevers area of Nantucket during the Cold War. In a 1961 speech, President Kennedy recommended that all Americans have access to a fallout shelter and not long after the Cuban Missile Crisis erupted.

President Kennedy had two vacation bomb shelters. A sister bunker was built in 1961 on Peanut Island, near Palm Beach, Florida, where the family spent time in the winter. Kennedy visited the Florida bunker twice while parcontinued on page 14

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THEATRE REVIEW

A Family Affair You Won’t Soon Forget

by Rebecca Nimerfroh Whether you are an only child, or have never heard of Anton Chekhov, you will still love the hilariously funny Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, a tale of three grown siblings struggling over their life trajectories (or lack thereof), echoing the late Russian playwright Chekhov’s common themes of family drama and self-involved crisis. Think Woody Allen meets family group therapy; after hilariously and unwillingly being forced to come back together for a short period of time, amid personal revolutions, the siblings grow, largely due to the influences they have over each other.

Nantucket is lucky indeed to have Tony Award winning Director Martin Platt on-island for the direction of this production, the same play for which he won the award in 2013. And if that weren’t enough, the cast is stellar and believable, sincere and wickedly funny. With TV and film credits including Law & Order: SVU and The Royal Tenenbaums, Liam Craig plays Vanya, the gay brother in the family who struggles with mid-life identity while rejecting desperate advances from his adopted sister Sonia, played perfectly by Carol Halstead whose own impressive credits include Broadway in Gore Vidal’s The Best Man. Masha is played by White Heron Theatre’s own Lynne Bolton, who perfectly personifies the movie-star sister who is successful and self-involved and facing her own demons of failed relationships and aging in a young Hollywood world.

The play opens with a look into the very slow way of life for Vanya and Sonia as they meet in the sunroom of their late parents’ home for morning coffee. The audience benefits from their hysterical honesty with each other.

“I dreamt I was 52 and wasn’t married,” Sonia whines (she is, in fact, 52 and

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Beautiful & Vicious

IRELAND GALLERIES restaurant and bar

Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2015

by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay

Artist Lorene Ireland

Director, University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station

NANTUCKET CHIC

(see yesterdaysisland.com for expanded article, website links, & notations)

Where chic meets casual comfort There are many crabs that call Nantucket waters their home; both native species and interlopers paddle, skulk, scamper, skitter, or crab-walk around.

Common species include the lady crab, black-fingered mud crabs, spider crabs, blue crabs, purple marsh crabs, and fiddler crabs, less common are the rock crab and the shame faced crab. Invasive species include the green crab and the Asian/Japanese shore crab. Today we will concentrate on the lady crab, who in reality is no lady. True crabs are decapods ("ten footed") crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail," which is the area where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax. Other animals, such as hermit crabs, king crabs, porcelain crabs, horseshoe crabs and crab lice, are not true crabs.

Lady crabs are very beautiful and extremely aggressive. They are basically the “James Bond woman” of crabs. Their scientific name is Ovalipes ocellatus and they are found in the waters off eastern North America. They are also known as calico crabs or ocellated crab; ocellated means to have eye like markings of spots and true to its name lady crabs have a shell covered in clusters of purple spots.

They can be found all the way up in Canada to down to Georgia, and their favorite food is mainly molluscs, such as the Atlantic surf clam. In their profiles online they claim to enjoy long walks on the beach.

The lady crab was first described by J. F. W. Herbst in 1799 who named it Cancer ocellatus, Cancer being a title given to crabs. In 1898, Mary Jane Rathbun moved the species to her new genus Ovalipes during her discoveries described in the “The Brachyura collected by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross on the voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, to San Francisco, California, 1887-1888.”

Both the constellation Cancer and the astrological sign Cancer are named after the crab, and depicted as a crab. John Bevis first observed the Crab Nebula and its resemblance to the animal in 1731. The word “cancer” evolved from the Greek

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Study of Sauvignon

by Jenny Benzie

Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2015

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Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits You have your ferry reservation booked to take the car back home. The kids are in line for one last ice cream at The Juice Bar before heading back to school. Items on the #Summer15 Nantucket Bucket List are rapidly being crossed off as you complete them. Let’s face it, though. Summer isn’t really over yet and you don’t want to leave this paradise. Those who live here yearround are starting to come out of summer stupor of 70-hour work weeks to enjoy the beauty and splendor of their island as the crowds thin. The weather is warm, and the water is the perfect temperature for an afternoon swim.

While there are many exotic and interesting white wines to enjoy, nothing quite equates as the best summer white wine like Sauvignon Blanc. It is perfect to sip while staring at the ocean, basking in the sun poolside, or just sitting in the backyard reading the latest Nancy Thayer book release.

What is Sauvignon Blanc?

The name translates to wild (sauvage) white (blanc). Sauvignon Blanc is a green-skinned white wine grape varietal, versus a gray-skinned Pinot Gris or yellow-skinned Chardonnay grape. This green hue translates into the wine being fresh and herbaceous, almost vegetal but not underripe. Think green bell pepper, fresh cut grass, or even jalapeño. Fruit flavors can range from lime and green apple in cooler climates to peach and guava in warmer zones.

Overall, the wine is crisp, dry, and very refreshing.

Where is it grown?

Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most widely planted wine grapes in the world and because of this has a wide range of styles and flavors. In France, this grape produces the mineral-driven wines from Sancerre and PouillyFumé in the Upper Loire Valley. The towns of Sancerre and Pouilly-sur-Loire (where Pouilly-Fumé comes from) are on opposite sides of the Loire River.

Sancerre is grown on a predominately chalky limestone soil and has charac-

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a Bergman movie or something…but it was absolutely beautiful.”

John began: “I’m a Buckeye, officially; I was born and lived briefly in Ohio, and then sort of moved between Indiana, where my grandparents were, and Washington, DC.” Did John have any inclinations of his talent in art and theatre when he was young? He said, “I’ve always been drawing and I’ve always painted.

And I remember my grandmother applauding me on as I did endless routines in the living room, so I guess the histrionic gene manifested itself early. While my mother and I lived in Indianapolis, I went to the Park School for Boys, which was a horrible but funny experience.” Why so? I asked. “Well, I think a boys’ school is a pretty horrendous environment…with the egos of all male teachers and all boy students, it can get pretty nasty at times. But we learned a lot of Latin. I did a year of high school and then quit—I...clung to the basement of my house for about three years, so my teen years tended to be spent underground. I was a rather subterranean adolescent,” he laughed.

He may have laughed, but John’s story is true. “I did sort of fall apart,” he said. “I was supposed to be really smart, but it turned out I was almost idiot level when it came to mathematics, so my whole cachet was gone…because I was not athletic, and at a boys’ school if you’re not athletic, you’re trash. So I was kind of exposed as a charlatan, or whatever, and having no more reason to live, I snuck into the basement for a while and read a lot of Dostoevski.” Did he do any art while he was in his basement mode? “Well, actually, I was trying to write a whole philosophy of life—what was wrong with education—so there wasn’t as much drawing and painting going on then. But I got over that, and drawing has always been a path to sanity for me. Later I went to the Sidwell Friends School in DC and then to the Hawthorne School, which was supposed to be much more accepting, but wasn’t. It was a progressive, do-what-you-want school. That didn’t work either—for some reason I was just not in a going-to-class state of mind. Plus, they had geometry, which I could never pass. I finally just sort of gave up academically, and then got accepted to this wonderful little school in Vermont called Marlboro College, which couldn’t care less about all that.” ...John discovered theatre in college, he said. “A group was formed at Marlboro that ended up touring for about eight years and also had its own theatre in Brattleboro. That was a social focus for me, too, because my friends in college were the ones I ended up working with, virtually 24 hours a day. We toured all over New England and even into the mid-Atlantic states—mostly colleges. I did posters and that kind of thing, but my main role was acting. I began acting with other groups, including The Proposition in Boston, which is where a lot of the Saturday Night Live people came out of—Jane Curtin, Josh Mostel, and others— the Folger Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, and more recently the New Rep, A.R.T., Worcester Foothills, and other New England companies.”

AT LAST—NANTUCKET “Right through the ’80s,” John continued, “I used to go back up to Marlboro College’s summer repertory theatre, so acting became a summer activity. That’s the reason I came to Nantucket. A Marlboro friend of mine who knew Richard Cary [founder and artistic director of Actors Theatre of Nantucket] said, ‘Why don’t you audition for this guy?’ I knew nothing about Nantucket, so this audition was the entrée to coming here. And it was so much fun! It wasn’t like the typical tourist experience. There was this dormitory on Beaver Lane off Orange Street,” he laughed, “and there were hundreds of us in there, all packed in together. We continued on page 11

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did a Christopher Durang play called Beyond Therapy, which turned out to be one of the biggest box-office smashes they’d ever had. So that was my introduction to island life.” Sandy interjected, “We did come once before that—I was writing a piece for New England Monthly on off-season vacations, so we came out here one winter weekend.”

I wondered if John ever felt torn between his two callings. “I’ve had that kind of dichotomy going since college, where a painting teacher kept telling me, ‘Look, if you really want to get somewhere, you have got to drop everything else.’ But there was all of this social excitement…I mean, the first time I was ever popular in a school setting was in the theatre group; plus, I was very excited about acting, too. So at different times there have been tremendous pulls, a lot because of the emotional thing. Painting is very lonely, and acting takes care of a lot of things, like having friends, being told what to do next, getting immediate reaction for what you do…you know, there’s no applause when you finish a painting. So just from an emotional standpoint, it often was a struggle. It seems less that way to me now. Maybe now I’m a little more adaptable, so when the theatre work isn’t coming in, I take advantage of it to focus on my studio work.”

John said that his interest in painting and drawing “always seems to jump off from the figure. I love drawing the figure, and so whether I’m illustrating a book or doing a landscape, somehow I see it all as gesture and movement. For many years I painted swimming figures. The figures I’m doing now are swimming in the sense that they are part of this flow, this movement, and that’s what I see when I draw a building or a landscape or a dog or a person—there’s a gestural, flowing element to it. I think that the humor in my work is very close to fear— anxiety and absurdity and humor are all very close together. To take a sunny subject but have an undercurrent of foreboding in it appeals to me. I think that’s the underpinning of a lot of humor anyway, that it’s not just silly, or whimsical, but also has to do with the very tentative purchase we all have on life…the knowledge that things are very fleeting. On one hand, that’s very exciting, and it’s part of an exuberant movement and flow, and on the other, it’s part of the mystery of things coming and going.”

ISLAND PARADISE Said John, “I am extremely grateful to be here—it’s such a beautiful place. I also feel like I’m a real parvenu. I mean, ten years is tiny, compared to how long friends I’ve gotten to know have been here. It’s interesting talking to them, be-

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NANTUCKET WALKING TOURS Nantucket’s Premier Walking Tour Company Since 1998 Voted “BEST WALKING TOUR ON NANTUCKET” 3 years in a row.

THE ORIGINAL NANTUCKET GHOST WALK The island’s oldest and most famous ghost walk features 5 of Nantucket’s most eerie haunted locations.

This is the most popular walking tour ever on Nantucket, led by the original guide.

CHOICE OF TWO DIFFERENT TOURS: Cemetery Route (Sun, Tues, Weds, & Thurs): A 1 1/3 mile, 90 min. walk featuring: the Old North Burial Ground, the Oldest House, Mary Abby Swain, and the island’s 2 most haunted hotels. Please arrive 15 minutes early.

Town Route (Mon, Fri, & Sat): An 80 min., 1 mile, eerie evening stroll featuring: the most haunted restaurant and the most haunted house on Nantucket.

Please arrive 15 minutes early.

Both tours start at 8:30pm at Main and Centre, top of Main Street in front of the bank steps. Every night thru Labor Day.

Hidden Nantucket (8:30am Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) A 2-2 1/2 mile, 45-55 min. non-stop exercise walk, with historical commentary, down beautiful streets and lanes few visitors ever find. $15 per person MON & THURS: Historic Houses, 1746 Windmill Route • WEDS: Hidden Parks of Nantucket Town • FRI: Fabulous Mansions of the Cliff & Brant Point All walks start at 8:30am at Centre & Main, top of Main Street, in front of the bank steps. Please arrive 10 minutes early.

Glorious ‘Sconset (10:40am Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) Revel in the transcendent beauty of Nantucket’s most radiant villiage on this 2/3 mile, 90 min. historic walk overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Gathers 10:40am at the rotary bulletin board in Siasconset. Ride, drive, or catch the 10:15am bus at the Greenhound Station on Washington Street for the 20 min. bus ride to Siasconset.

Great Writers on Nantucket (10:30am Wednesday) Hear how Melville, Hemingway, Steinbeck, and others were inspired by this magical island on a 2/3 mi, 90 min. downtown stroll.

Starts at 10:30am at the corner of Federal & India Streets, outside the Atheneum fence. Please arrive 10 minutes early.

Notorious Nantucket (10:30am Friday, for ages 13 and up) Conmen, loose women, hippies, gigolos, bordellos, and opium dens are all featured in this 2/3 mile, 80min. stroll focusing on the island’s colorful past.

Starts at 10:30am at Centre & Main, top of Main Street, in front of the bank steps. Please arrive 10 minutes early.

Fifty Shades of Fabulous: The Story of Nantucket (10:30am Monday) A 2/3 mile, 90 min. downtown historic walk led by the 3-time runner-up in the 2015 History Quiz Bowl.

Starts at 10:30am at Centre & Main, top of Main Street, in front of the bank steps. Please arrive 10 minutes early.

Prices for all tours (except Hidden Nantucket) $20 adults, $15 seniors (65+) and teens, $5 for kids 7-12, children under 7 are FREE. Cash only.

20% off for groups of 6 or more, 33% off for 10 or more. Afternoon private tours available.

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cause they’ve seen changes I will never conceive of, from the ’60s, ’70s ,’80s. Nantucket is still just paradisiacal in so many ways, but I’ve never recovered from my very first summer here, when I was lying on the beach, taking in the wind and the ocean and the sand, and I thought I was seeing a mirage. The mirage I was seeing was a car on the beach…and then another, and another, and another. To me, it’s the anomaly of all times that in this Shangri-la, the automobile is the one thing that is clearly so destructive to this unique-in-the-world habitat. SUV traffic is gouging, destroying, and mutilating the dunes, the moors, the sand plains, and the beach itself. That’s the one very dark cloud. I know there are all sorts of other problems, like housing, but this is something that to me is just inexplicable.”

What would John decree, I asked, if he were king of Nantucket? “First, there would be absolutely no vehicles on the dunes; maybe access at one or two points for people who fish, or for the handicapped. I’d encourage people to know that the most beautiful experience in the world is walking on a beach. You know, 80 percent of the true sand-plain habitat left in the world is on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. So it’s more than just a pretty picture; it’s an extremely beautiful and rare resource.”

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Where does John see himself in 20 years?. I like the shape of my days here.”

John says he’ll keep auditioning in Boston and keep pursuing galleries and shows off-island, but intends to show on Nantucket regularly, as well as continuing his theatre involvement here...

John said, “... the lines between work and play for me are hard to draw. I don’t think of taking vacations, although I do take breaks. I have to do that—especially from studio work, which is so intense that you have to crawl out of it after a while, because it’s a world that just doesn’t seem to have any limit to it.

You can work forever on any one painting and never finish.”

AND 12 YEARS LATER...

John Devaney's love of drawing the figure inspires his paintings of the human parade. His scenes of everyday life teem with an infinite variety of beings—both

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mythical and familiar, dark and comical.

His earliest work reflects a fascination with the figure underwater, a subject that has expanded beyond human swimmers to animals, mythological scenes, even an underwater operation, a submerged labyrinth, and a Zeus-like bull pursuing a glowing bagel.

The fluidity, distortions, and mystery of water translated into his subsequent cityscapes and landscapes, in which figures, architecture, the land, and sky all interact : the brick walks and cobblestones of a Nantucket street scene surge around the flow of pedestrians; the tourist hordes pour from a ferry landing at the wharf or through the canyons of midtown Manhattan.

He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Regional Fellowship in Painting, Research and Teaching Fellowships at Harvard's Carpenter Center, and artist residencies at Yaddo and MacDowell Artist Colonies.

His work has been exhibited at many museums, including the San “Green Swimmer” by artist John Devaney, on exhibit this week Diego Museum of in Robert Foster Fine Art, 8 India Street Contemporary Art, MIT List Visual Art Center, and the Lyman Allan Art Museum, the Newport Art Museum, the Brockton Triennial, the Danforth Museum of Art,Harvard University, a ten-year retrospective at Miami-Dade College, University of California at Irvine, and the Springfield Museum of Art. Major mural commissions include the 2400 square foot painting for the University of Connecticut's Natatorium and the Water Fountain of Danehy Park, Cambridge. He is a former faculty member of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Art Institute of Boston; and Carpenter Center, Harvard University.

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ticipating in a drill, but it’s unclear if he ever saw the Nantucket shelter. The two shelters were built with well concealed entrances, long tunnels leading to living areas, decontamination showers, and each had a source of fresh water. Each one could hold about 20 people and were stocked with provisions and communications equipment.

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Although it was never used, the shelter was intended to protect the president and his family from nuclear fallout should the Russians attack. In addition, Clark Clifford, Kennedy’s Secretary of Defense, owned a summer home continued on page 15

circa 1973

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on Nantucket at the time.

A few months after his September sailing trip to Nantucket, President Kennedy was assassinated in Texas, and the bomb shelters sat unused. In the late 1960s the Navy used the bunker as a locker room during football games against the Nantucket High School football team. Eventually it was sealed and left to decay, as was the Florida shelter.

The Tom Nevers Navy Base, originally known as the Nantucket Ordance Site, has been a place of military secrecy for much of its history. During World II the Navy took over the Nobadeer Airport and pilots conducted practice bombing missions using island targets in the Sheep Pond, Hummock Pond, and Tom Nevers areas. Built by the Navy, Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Nantucket, as it was called, went into service on September 13, 1943 and consisted of two 4,000 foot runways, five barracks for 100 enlisted men, a mess for both enlisted men and officers, and a hangar. Later, the Navy also added a tower, more hangars, and a fire department. In addition to training Navy pilots, the government’s Tom Nevers property was also used for an experimental rocket training program.

When World War II ended, the Navy returned the Nobadeer property to the town in December of 1945, which operates it to this day as the municipal airport. The Navy kept its Tom Nevers property, and in 1955 installed a top secret submarine listening post there. The post was part of a chain connected to an underwater cable called a hydrophone, which the stretched the length of the United States and Canada and then crossed the ocean to Europe. A similar system was also installed on the west coast.

During the height of the Cold War, Navy personnel lived in Low Beach housing and reported to the Tom Nevers base to listen for Soviet submarine activity in the vicinity. As Cold War tensions eased, the system was reduced down to a few listening posts. The Navy closed the Tom Nevers Navy base in 1975.

The base, which had several buildings, a water tower, and the bomb shelter sat unused until the town bought the property for $1. In 1995 the Nantucket Hunting Association received permission to open the bomb shelter and use it for its headquarters. The association cleaned out the decades of trash and abandoned military supplies and upgraded the infrastructure.

Today, geocachers can also visit the bunker while searching for a cache of goodies hidden there.

The Peanut Island bomb shelter was restored in the 1990s and is now open for tours as a museum.

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At the end of Straight Wharf, surrounded by sailboats and yachts gliding by and fisherman heading out for the day’s catch, is the nautically inspired store of Abigail Fox Designs. It’s hard to escape the sea life when you are surrounded by the sparkling harbor, and this store is sure to have everything you need to remind you of Nantucket’s salty island life.

Flanked by bamboo cruiser bikes and mannequins adorning wispy caftans billowing in the breeze, this colorful store is hard to miss. With a good mix of home goods, signs, jewelry, clothing, accessories,

and gifts –– there is something here for everyone.

The cooler made out of recycled oil drums that looks like a vintage Airstream immediately caught my eye, and would be a unique way to keep the drinks cold at your next party.

For those drinks, ditch the red plastic cups and class up your next beach celebration with the unbreakable Govino wine glasses or a set of 10 Nantucket Roadie cups, perfect for your favorite cocktail. While you’re at it, grab a mermaid or anchor bottle opener and a Moby Dick bottle stopper. A sailcloth wine gift bag paired with your favorite bottle of vino makes the perfect hostess gift.

Their cashmere ponchos and colorful scarves will be perfect as the days grow shorter and the weather starts to cool. Accessorize with a “knotical” sailor’s knot bracelet and an oversized metallic tote and you are ready for fall!

After a summer full of non-stop house guests, I am ready to grab a cozy Nantucket Beach House throw, light a fragrant R. Nichols candle, and pour some wine into a Govino glass and relax! Abigail Fox Designs is open seasonally at 45 Straight Wharf, across from the Hyline and year-round in Old Greenwich, CT.

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A Family Affair from page 7

unmarried). “Were you dreaming,” her brother quips, “in documentary form?”

Amidst this morbid comedy, Vanya and Sonia’s housekeeper enters the scene, appropriately named Cassandra (convincingly played by Brandy Zarle), who spews in her European accent various different warnings such as beware the ides of March, even though Vanya points out it’s mid August. “I have asked you repeatedly to please just say ‘good morning!’” Vanya exclaims. But on occasion Cassandra’s various warnings have proved accurate, and on this morning in particular one of her warnings rings deeper and more frightful – she predicts that their house will be sold and Vanya and Sonia will be homeless.

Distracted by their banter, they have forgotten about an expected visit by their celebrity sister Masha who also happens to have ownership of their late parents’ estate, the homestead in which Vanya and Sonia currently reside.

Masha arrives with boy toy in tow, an aspiring actor named Spike (hilariously portrayed by Jack Fellows) who is all too happy to strip to his underwear at the very sight of the lake outside. He almost got the part in Entourage 2, Masha proudly informs the deflated Vanya and Sonia. Like any young boy toy, Spike has wandering eyes, and while at the lake he meets neighbor Nina (played in a strong performance by Marina Bousa), another beautiful young thing who in her early twenties who happens to be an aspiring actress herself.

Back she comes to the house with Spike when she hears of the presence of her idol, the celebrity sister Masha.

The play continues along these hilarious lines, and of course Masha drops the bomb that she has chosen to sell the house. What ensues gets a bit more real then – Sonia recalls the challenges of caring for her aging parents before their deaths, letting the hopes and dreams of her own life dissipate as she did so, and Vanya gives a thundering soliloquy about the treasures of growing up in an era that was harder and more meaningful than the ease of today’s youth. Masha must face her own realty then too, her history of failed marriages, her shallow relationship with Spike, her age in the presence of the many Ninas of the world.

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We Provide: • An experienced certified captain • All tackle, equipment and bait • Lessons, if needed • Your catch, cleaned, packaged and ready to take home.

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Be adventurous, go to Town Open seven days a week Serving brunch 11am - 3pm, and dinner 5:30pm - close 4 East Chestnut Street 508.325.TOWN www.townnantucket.com

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Our patio bar is now open at Town and Queequeg’s!

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hilip Bloom Gallery is seeking motivated individuals with a passion for art. Contact 508 825 5973 or inquiry@philipbloomgallery.com for more information.

10:30 AM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town Pedal thru town center & around various historical locations. We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or call 508-825-5362. Meet at 31 Washington St. 10:30 AM - Lighthouse Walk: Pirates, Shipwrecks & Ghost Ships Join Pirate Robin on a walk to Brant Point Lighthouse. Hear tales of pirates, shipwrecks, & mysterious ghost ships. Meet at The Nantucket Hotel, at 77 Easton St. $20; 65+ & Teens $15 & Kids $10. All kids must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations Required: 508-257-4586.

10:45 AM - Glorious ‘Sconset Walking Tour A 2/3 mi, 90 min historic walk through the beautiful village of Siasconset. $20 , $15 for 65+ & teens, $5 for 7-1). Cash only. Catch the 10:15 am bus at the Greenhound Depot on Washington St for ride to Siasconset. Meet guide at rotary bulletin board. 508-332-0953.

11:15 AM to 12:45 PM - Downtown Walking Tour Walk the Historic District with an NHA guide & learn what transformed Nantucket to the whaling capital of the world, then to an acclaimed resort destination. Departs from Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor See 10am. Departs again at 4 pm. $45. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

1 to 3 PM - Seal Cruise A Nature’s Lovers Dream! A cruise to Historic Great Point to see and learn about seals and birds with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-2287037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

1 to 3 PM - Fun and Games Musical Chairs at Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. Free Event 1:30 PM - Jacob Butler Live music at Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road.

1:30 to 4:30 PM - Hands-On History for Kids Crafts for kids + caretakers in the Discovery Room at the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. Thursdays: Tea Cups & Dancing Masks. Free with museum admission or NHA membership. continued on page 24

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ROUTES/FARES: AIRPORT ROUTE.....$2.00 each way, 10am-6pm every 20 mins. from 6/22-9/7 FERRY CONNECTOR.....Ferry riders free, $2.00 others; 7am-10pm every 20 mins. from 5/21-10/12 MID-ISLAND LOOP.....$1.00 each way, 7am-11:30pm, every 30 mins. from 5/18-6/14 & 9/8-10/12; 7am-12am every 30 mins. from 6/15-6/21; 7am-12am every 15 mins. from 6/22-9/7 MIACOMET LOOP.....$1.00 each way, 7am-11:30pm, every 30 mins. from 5/18-6/14 & 9/8-10/12; 7am-12am every 20 mins. from 6/15-9/7 MADAKET ROUTE.....$2.00 each way, 7am-11:30pm, every 60 mins. from 5/22-6/21 & 9/8-9/13; every 30 mins. from 6/22-9/7 ’SCONSET VIA OLD SOUTH RD.....$2.00 each way, 7am-11:30pm, every 60 mins. 5/19-6/14 & 9/8-10/12; 7am-12am 6/15-9/7 (last bus leaves Sconset at 11:35pm and last bus leaves town at 12am) ’SCONSET VIA MILESTONE RD.....$2.00 each way, 7:15am-7:15pm every 60 mins. from 6/22-9/7 ’SCONSET VIA POLPIS RD.....$2.00 each way, 10am-6pm every 80 mins. from 6/29-9/7 SURFSIDE BEACH.....$2.00 each way, 10am-6pm every 40 mins. from 6/22-9/7 JETTIES BEACH ROUTE.....$1.00 each way, 10am-6pm every 30 mins. from 6/22-9/7

Half fares: 65 and older, individuals with disabilities, veterans and active military personnel.

Children 6 and under ride free when accompanied by a fare-paying adult passenger.

1, 3, and 7-day passes may be purchased aboard all busses & 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 Road and Milestone Road Washington Street, Greenhound Site; Airport, Surfside, and Sconset via Polpis Road Washington Street. Park & Ride lots are available along the routes. Designated stops are conveniently located along the routes - look for grey posts with blue stripes.

Park and Ride Lots: The Muse - 44 Surfside Road, The Chicken Box - 5 Daves Street,

Faregrounds Restaurant (7am-5pm) - 27 Fairgrounds Road, Nantucket Elementary (6/28-9/1) All busses carry 2 bikes and are handicap accessible. For complementary paratransit and TDD call (508) 325-7516. Bus information (508) 228-7025.

Riders’ Guides are available at NRTA-3 East Chestnut Street, Visitor Services-25 Federal St, Chamber of Commerce-0 Main St., Greenhound Building, on all buses, and at downtown stops.

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Written by award-winning playwright Christopher Durang, this play skillfully borrows on the reoccurring Chekhov theme of frustration from a wasted life, while still managing to create a story that is both humorous and fresh.

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word “carcinos” used by Hippocrates (460-370 BC) to become a Latin word when used by the Roman doctor Celsus (28 BC - 50 AC). The term was applied to tumors because these physicians felt tumors looked a bit like a crab.

The lady crab is a brightly colored, aggressive, swimming crab. In the water and under direct sunlight, this crab's coloring appears iridescent. The species is called the lady crab because of the beautiful color patterns on the shell: obviously there are male and female lady crabs or this would be a very short article. The spots have a similarity to leopard spots or even appear as if someone put on purple lipstick and then kissed the crab. When you see sunbleached molts or dead crabs on the beach, you’ll notice that the bright purple color has faded to a pink or coral tone.

The carapace of O. ocellatus is slightly wider than long; full grown ones will be around 8.9 cm (3.5 in) wide, and 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long. This distinguishes it from other crabs in the family Portunidae, which often have elongated lateral spines which make them longer from side to side. Lady crabs have very sharp, powerful pinchers which are whitish in color with purple-spotted tips and jagged teeth. The last pair of legs are modified into paddles and are adapted for swimming. Lady crabs are excellent swimmers.

Three sharp points are present between the eye sockets of the lady crab, as well as five sharp points along the carapace that turn toward the eye sockets.

The number of points along the carapace helps to distinguish this crab from other similar crabs. The tail of this crab is tucked underneath the body and lies against the abdomen.

Many crabs exhibit sexual dimorphism, which readers of this column will recall means the creatures show some differences physically between the sexes. A common example is a larger claw for males to attract mates and deter rival male crabs. Male fiddler crabs have one claw larger than the other claw, but lady crabs do not. Crabs exhibit physical differences in their “apron” or abdominal area due to the fact that the females carry the eggs under themselves where they can protect them with both claws. So to determine the sex of a crab without buying one a drink, you need to flip them over and look at their bottom shell or “pleon.” All continued on page 27

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moors. The hydrangeas must be in bloom, the tomatoes must be ripe, and the meteor shower should begin as soon as the back door closes. To the island’s amazing credit, perfection slips in with the morning tide. You can stand at Easy Street Basin with a cup of coffee, a Sailor’s Knot, and a sunrise. Billions of people would happily trade places on that bench. Yet, time and tide have smiled on you this morning. For some, the closer you get to perfection, the more glaring the imperfection. As a result, we see all sorts of fun-seeking behavior.

Chad, from Connecticut, railed at a $20 parking ticket on Main Street given to his Range Rover in the crosswalk. He gave a full-on operatic performance for a minute before an older island gentleman asked him if his father was a lawyer? Hopefully, for Chad and the rest of the high pressure vacationers, the summer has deposited him on a soccer field an an ivy covered institution that knows who his father is.

Godspeed, Chad.

What the modern calendar has robbed from the realtors, shopkeepers, and bartenders, the rest of us have gained. Donuts get a little stale by ten o’clock and the chocolate chip cookies cool off on the stacks. The shopowners stand behind the counter, taking the shifts given up when “Ceci had to go home to her sick mother.” Successful friends take a few days in the relative quiet of a lake in Maine or New York, while the rest of us kick off work at noon on Friday, then drop into the warm water and easy swells on the south shore. We stop for the turtle at

the bottom of Hummock Pond Road and wait for the young man to carry him to wet and green safety on the other side of the road. Soon enough, he will cross the road in peace.

The end of summer has other pleasures. The great bluefin tuna hunters go out looking for fortunes and return with sushi from two hundred miles off-shore. The fox grapes have turned green in the moors and the pear tree in the Quaker Cemetery drops its fruit onto close passing pickup trucks. Out on the beach, the remaining visitors rest in squads and squadrons, with umbrellas, boogie boards, and the occasional inflatable raft rolling over the somnolent waves. Their boys grabbed handfuls of rosehips and waited to bombard their sisters on the raft.

I will get a year older on Labor Day, as I always do. The Hope For The Future wants to play soccer this year, and he will be out on the fields. On one morning, like any other, he will walk into a new building at a new time with old faces and the clocks will restart and the calendar will roll over. The old year waddled on out the door and the new one came in, with back-to-school clothes and a homework notebook.

But not yet. Not for a week or so. Until then, time floats in the breathing waves of Cisco, looking at its toes in the warm Atlantic. It passes overhead in rolling tufts of fog and settles in like the mist in the webs of the ground spiders. In the suspended hours of an August afternoon, I sat at Cisco Brewers, listened to a Hawaiian sing reggae tunes, and slurped Littlenecks like a Walrus. Two women from New York sat next to me as they shared chips and Guacamole. “It’s a great place,” they said. “We decided to stay until Labor Day.”

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2 PM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town & Cisco Brewers Pedal thru town center, around historical locations & out to Cisco Brewery.

We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles, & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or 508-825-5362. Meet at 31 Washington St. 2:15 to 3:45 PM - “In the Heart of the Sea” Walking Tour Explore the world of the Essex & its crew, focusing on the survivors & their lives on the island. Learn about whaling in 19th century Nantucket. Tour leaves from The Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street 3 PM - Coastal Clamming Join Shearwater Excursions for a local experience. A quick boat ride takes you to their secret clamming location! You dig em, you keep em! Private trips only. 508-228-7037 for details and exact time.

3 to 4 PM - Fun and Games Posterior Pop at Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. Free Event 3 to 5 PM - Apres la Plage Enjoy snacks & light menu items with summery cocktails in the peaceful garden & back patio of Fifty-Six Union, 56 Union St. 508-228-6135 3 to 5 PM - Buck-a-Shuck at Jetties Beach Bar Oysters, clams, & shrimp for $1 ea at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Rd. 4 to 5 PM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 5:15 4 to 5:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor See 10am $45. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

4:30 PM - 4EZ Payments Live music at Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road.

5 PM - Wine & Cheese on the Wine Deck Tasting of 8 wines, incl our reserve reds on the Wine Deck of Nantucket Vineyard, overlooking Cisco Brewers Courtyard. Learn how we make great wine. $25 or $40 with a cheese plate. Reservations recommended: 415548-0374; wineguy@ciscobrewers.com 5 PM - Children’s Ghost Hunt in Nantucket Town Join Robin & her raven on a ghostly adventure. Learn what to look for & how to become a Ghost Hunter. The ghost hunt is educational, exciting and lots of fun. Adults, 65+ & Teens $15, Children $10. Reservations Required 508-257-4586. All kids must be accompanied by adult.

5 to 6 PM - Thursday Concerts at the Meeting House Featuring NCMC Jazz Band. $12 at the door; children free. Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 11 Orange St. 5:30 to 8:30 PM - Live Music Billy Voss performs live at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Road 5:30 to 8:30 PM - Free Kids’ Deck Program at Breeze Cafe Dine at Breeze at The Nantucket Hotel (family seatings from 5:30-7:00 p.m.), then drop-off your children in our free Kids’ Deck program. Our counselors will entertain them while you linger over dinner. Reservations: 508-228-4730. www.breezebarandcafe.com.

6 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Watch the sun set over our magnificent harbor. Capt. James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history & waterfront sights $55.

508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

6 PM - Movie: Minions PG, Showing in The Dreamland Studio Theater, 17 South Water St. 6 to 7 PM - Free LVA Drop-In English Class English for beginners, intermediate, & advanced. Atheneum, 1 India Street 6 to 8 PM - Live Music by Sean Lee at Breeze Cafe Enjoy dinner & live acoustic guitar music with Sean Lee on the Breeze Bar & Cafe Patio at The Nantucket Hotel. 77 Easton St. 508-228-4730.

6:30 PM - Movie: Shaun the Sheep Movie Rated PG, Showing in The Dreamland Main Theater, 17 South Water St. 6:15 PM - Sunset Cruise with Shearwater Excursions Bring your favorite beverage & see one of the best Sunsets in the world.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. (Daily trip time may change with the setting sun) 7 PM - “Into the Woods” by Theatre Workshop of Nantucket “I wish”: two words that have inspired some of the greatest fairy tales of our time, comprise the theme in Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s musical, Into the Woods. A baker and his wife, a girl in a red cape, a boy with magic beans and a maiden longing to escape her life of servitude, all seek to make their dreams come true. Showing at Bennett Hall, 62 Centre Street. Tickets at theatreworkshop.com 7 to 8:30 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Enjoy watching the sun set over one of the world’s most magnificent har-

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bors. Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. $55. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

7:30 to 9:30 PM - Earth Got The Blues Plays Live Local favorite at Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St. 7:30 PM - “Other Desert Cities,” Theatre Workshop of Nantucket A riviting drama by Jon Robin Baitz, performed in TWN’s Centre Stage, 2 Centre Street. Tickets at theatreworkshop.com 8 PM - The Raven’s Night Walk: Ghosts of Nantucket’s Past A haunted history tour of Nantucket Town. Hear about Nantucket’s incredible history & ghostly tales of its past. Visit houses that have stories to tell, see mysterious pictures from Nantucket’s haunted places. Meet at “The Hub,” Main & Federal sts. $20, 65+ & Teens $15, Kids $10.

8:30 PM - The Original Nantucket Ghost Walk - Cemetery Route A 1 and 1/3 Mile, 90 minutes walk featuring the Old North Burial Ground, the Oldest House and Nantucket’s 2 most haunted hotels. $20. Adults, $15 Seniors (65+), Teens and $5 Kids (7-12) & Under 7 Free. Cash Only. No reservations necessary. Meet at corner of Main Street & Centre Street, in front of bank, at 8:20 PM. 508-332-0953 8:30 PM - The Original Nantucket Ghost Walk - Cemetery Route 1-1/3 Mile, 90 min. walk featuring Old North Burial Ground, Oldest House & 2 haunted hotels. $20; $15 for 65+ & Teens; $5 age 7-12. Cash only.

Meet at Main & Centre sts by the bank, at 8:20pm.

8:30 PM - Movie: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Rated PG-13, in The Dreamland Studio Theater, 17 South Water St. 9 PM - Movie: Straight Outta Compton Rated R, Showing in The Dreamland Main Theater, 17 South Water St. 9 to 11 PM - Live Music at Kitty Murtagh’s, 4 West Creek Road 10 PM to 1 AM - Karaoke Every Thursday night at the Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 6:30 to 8 AM - Early Bird Birding Stroll through downtown Nantucket identifying & learning about the bird species that live there. $10. Meet at corner of Milk & Vestal Sts. 7 to 8 AM - Yoga on the Bandstand Yoga with Bettina Broer, held at Children’s Beach Bandstand, Harbor View Way. Fee charged/class 8 AM to 2 PM - Whale Watch with Shearwater Excursions Thar She Blows! Guaranteed Sightings on this thrilling offshore adventure!

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8:30 AM - Fabulous Mansions of Nantucket A 2-1/2 mi, 50 min, non-stop exercise walk with historic commentary past spectacular homes of The Cliff & Brant Point. Gather at 8:20 am at Main & Centre sts by bank steps. Cash only. $15 508-332-0953.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Whaling History Boat Tour with Shearwater Cruise Nantucket Harbor & learn what the waterfront was like in the 1800s during the whaling era; see landmarks from that time. Coffee+a gift incl.

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9 to 10 AM - Mrs. Coffin’s Garden Series At the Oldest House on Sunset Hill. An overview of the colonial housewife’s herb garden, followed by a more in-depth look at elements of the garden. Many topics, from “herbs and herb lore” to “flowers and fragrance” will be discussed. Space limited, register at nha.org/tickets 9 AM - Natural History Discovery Tour An oversand adventure tour of the Coskata-Coatue Wilfelife Refuge & Great Point. Again at 1 pm. 508 228 6799. www.thetrustees.org/ccwr.

9 AM to 12:30 PM - Children’s Creative Movement Children’s Creative Movement on the bandstand with Marjory Trott, held at Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. Fee charged/class 9 AM to 1 PM - Historic Ceramic Transferware: Coffee Set Design a ceramic coffee set using historic transferware images. Member $150 & Non-Members $200, pre-registration required, call 508-228-1894.

Held at NHA 1800 House 4 Mill Street 9 AM to 1 PM - Needlepoint Mermaid Classes Create a beautiful Nantucket mermaid in a variety of threads & stitches.

Most materials provided. Please bring scissors and your glasses. Class size limited. Price $250. Register at 508-228-1894.

10 AM - Free Guided Nature Walk Guided nature walks for the whole family at UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station, 180 Polpis Rd. Other times by appt: 508-228-5268 10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 11:15, 1:00 & 2:15 10 to 11:30 AM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime hiscontinued on page 25

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tory and sights along the waterfront. Departs again at 1 pm and 4 pm. $45, 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

10 AM to 5 PM - Whaling Museum Hours Summer hours for the Nantucket Island Whaling Museum are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. 13 Broad Street. 508-228-1894 10 AM to 5 PM - The Mighty Misty Monster Nantucket Historical Association presents“The Mighty Misty Monster exhibition, Moby-Dick embroidered narratives from artist Susan Boardman.

Free with museum admission. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St 10 AM to 6 PM - Bead Trunk Show Thousands of Beads, Gemstones, Charms, Glass and Freshwater Pearls.

Held at Akimbo Beads and Things, 119b Pleasant Street. 508-901-5032 10:30 AM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town Pedal thru town center & around various historical locations. We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or call 508-825-5362. Meet at 31 Washington St. 10:30 AM - Widows Walk: The Remarkable Women of Nantucket A few island women went whaling with their husbands; others stayed & got involved in astronomy, women’s suffrage, Abolitionist movement...

Hear their stories. Meet at corner of Centre & Broad sts. $20; 65+ & Teens $15; & Kids $10. Reservations required: 508-257-4586.

10:30 AM - Notorious Nantucket Walking Tour Discover the hidden history of Old Nantucket they dare not tell you anywhere else on a 2/3 mi, 80 min walking tour. Ages 13 & up. $20; $15 65+ & Teens. Cash Only. Meet on the corner of Main & Centre sts, in front of the bank. Gathers at 10:20 am. 508-332-0953 10:30 AM to 12 PM - Book Signing with Crocker Snow Jr. Author Crocker Snow Jr. will sign copies of his Book - Muskeget - Raw, Restless, Relentless Island, held at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main St. 11:15 AM to 12:45 PM - Downtown Walking Tour Walk the Historic District with an NHA guide & learn what transformed Nantucket to the whaling capital of the world, then to an acclaimed resort destination. Departs from Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 1 PM - Great Expectations: The History of Nantucket On this tour, hear about the founding settlers, Mary Coffin Starbuck & the impact of Quakerism, whaling, effects of 3 wars, and the tragedy of the whale ship Essex. Meet at corner of Main & Federal sts. $20; teens & seniors $15; Kids $10.

1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor See 10am description. Departs again at 4 pm. $45. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

1:30 PM - Live Music Live music at Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road.

1:30 to 4:30 PM - Hands-On History for Kids Crafts for kids + caretakers in the Discovery Room at the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Fridays: Lighthouses & Signal Flags. Free with museum admission or NHA membership.

2 PM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town & Cisco Brewers Pedal thru town center, around historical locations & out to Cisco Brewery.

We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles, & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or 508-825-5362. Meet at 31 Washington St. 2:15 to 3:45 PM - “In the Heart of the Sea” Walking Tour Explore the world of the Essex & its crew, focusing on the survivors & their lives on the island. Learn about whaling in 19th century Nantucket. Tour leaves from The Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street 3 PM - Coastal Clamming Join Shearwater Excursions for a local experience. A quick boat ride takes

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you to their secret clamming location! You dig em, you keep em! Private trips only. 508-228-7037 for details and exact time.

3 to 5 PM - Apres la Plage Enjoy snacks & light menu items with summery cocktails in the peaceful garden & back patio of Fifty-Six Union, 56 Union St. 508-228-6135 3 to 5 PM - Buck-a-Shuck at Jetties Beach Bar Oysters, clams, & shrimp for $1 ea at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Rd. 4 to 5 PM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 5:15 4 to 5:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. $45. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

4:30 PM - Lance Mountain Dance Party Live music at Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road.

5 PM - Children’s Ghost Hunt in Nantucket Town Join Robin & her raven on a ghostly adventure. Learn what to look for & how to become a Ghost Hunter. The ghost hunt is educational, exciting and lots of fun. Adults, 65+ & Teens $15, Children $10. Reservations Required 508-257-4586. All kids must be accompanied by adult.

5 to 5:45 PM - Wine & Cheese on the Wine Deck Tasting of 8 wines, incl our reserve reds on the Wine Deck of Nantucket Vineyard, overlooking Cisco Brewers Courtyard. Learn how we make great wine. $25 or $40 with a cheese plate. Reservations recommended: 415548-0374; wineguy@ciscobrewers.com 5 to 7 PM - Sean Lee Performs Live Local live music at Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.

5:30 to 8:30 PM - Free Kids’ Deck Program at Breeze Cafe Dine at Breeze at The Nantucket Hotel (family seatings from 5:30-7:00 p.m.), then drop-off your children in our complimentary Kids’ Deck program. Our counselors will entertain them – while you linger over dinner.

Reservations: 508-228-4730. www.breezebarandcafe.com.

6 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Watch the sun set over our magnificent harbor. Capt. James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history & waterfront sights $55.

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6 to 7:20 PM - Dance Party Skate Night Public Skating with disco lights. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

6 to 9 PM - Opening Reception at Robert Foster Fine Art Art Opening Reception featuring John Devaney. See her show through September 9th at Robert Foster Fine Art Gallery, 8 India Street 6 to 9 PM - Live Music by Michael Proch at Breeze Cafe Enjoy dinner & live piano music with Michael Proch on the Breeze Bar & Café Patio at The Nantucket Hotel. 77 Easton Street. 508-228-4730.

6:15 PM - Sunset Cruise with Shearwater Excursions Bring your favorite beverage & see one of the best Sunsets in the world.

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crabs have a somewhat triangular abdomen, but the females have rounder larger, broader abdomens while the males abdomen is narrow and pointed to form a “lighthouse” or “T” or a “Washington Monument” shape. The patriotic mnemonic helps significantly; if the abdomen looks like the Washington Monument, the crab is male; if it looks like the U.S. Capitol, it is female. You can draw all the conclusions you want from that. That shape is not just coincidental, the female carries the eggs under a flap on her abdomen and when the eggs hatch they are planktonic.

Young crabs hatch in the early summer months during which they become food for many fish. As they grow, they pass through two main stages (five stages overall) before becoming adults and settling down into the benthos (bottom) usually in early fall. The warmer the water the faster the process. Nantucket Harbor is usually around 30-31.5 ‰ and for the latter part of the summer, around 25 °C or warmer.

The meat of lady crabs is not considered as tasty as that of other crabs, so they are not harvested commercially. Unfortunately, the fact that they are not a commercial species means that not nearly as much information is available on lady crabs versus the enormously valuable and tasty blue crabs.

Lady crabs make up for their second class status with their aggressive disposition and sharp claws. Many people who encounter them even consider these crabs to be more “crabby” than their better known cousin the blue crab. Part of the aggression stems from the fact that, like other swimming crabs, the lady crab does not have a very thick or rigid carapace. This means it has less protection than some other crabs, which have harder shells or exoskeletons. Because it is not very well protected, it makes up for this by its speed, feistiness, and camouflage. Lady crabs are often seen partially buried in sand with only their eyestalks protruding. If you go snorkeling in Nantucket Harbor that is precisely what you will see. This species of crab is most often found in sandy substrates in quite shallow water, i.e. the surf zone. Normally, this is a very difficult habitat, because of strong wave action and constantly shifting sands. But the lady crab stabilizes itself and allows itself to ambush more food by burrowing just beneath the sand continued on page 28

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surface. As waves toss the sand around, the crab quickly shifts position and digs back under the surface. The lady crab will dart out of its hiding place using its powerful paddles to swim after its prey. Like most other crabs, lady crabs are scavengers, eating both dead and live fish, crabs, and other invertebrates. They can rapidly consume small clams and prey upon hard clams. Oyster toadfish, tautog, striped bass, American lobsters, whelk, and other crabs prey upon lady crabs. Crabs are omnivores and well eat anything available from algae to detritus to other crabs to worms, oysters, clams, and other bottom dwelling invertebrates.

Ecologically, almost all crabs function as scavengers, feeding on dead or dying animals or organic debris of any kind. They are like the vultures or hyenas of the sea. But they don’t sit around waiting for things to die. They are active predators, capable of killing small fish and breaking open the shells of different mollusks. Lady crabs are somewhat messy eaters, ripping apart their prey with their pincers and sweeping the bits into their mouth using a series of appendages called maxillipeds and maxillae. A pair of comb-like mandibles guard the mouth and chop the food into tiny pieces, which is then swallowed. A short esophagus leads to a gastric mill analogous to the gizzard of other animals, where food is ground up.

All crabs have exoskeletons, which mean they have to molt to get larger.

These molts often confuse people as they appear to be dead crabs. These crabs appear to stop molting when they reach 4 in wide. Adults that have stopped molting may be covered in growths of barnacles or seaweed.

Look for Lady crabs next time you are out swimming in the harbor. We will often have huge swaths of dead lady crabs eaten by seagulls that can be found in the wrack line entangled in the eelgrass in what I call the “lady crab apocalypse” in early summer. Here at the field station we have been evaluating their population in relation to blue crabs and other native and nonnative crabs. Blue crabs are less plentiful but we were able to mark and recapture several very large ones in Folger’s Marsh this summer. Later this fall I will gather up some crab data on a variety of species and post a link.

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teristics of white grapefruit and gooseberry. The “Fumé” is grown on Silex, which is a flinty soil that gives it an almost smoky gunflight aroma. This wine tends to be a little richer in style than its neighbor. Smaller appellations in this region that also grow Sauvignon Blanc are Menetou-Salon, a great value alternative to Sancerre, and the hard to find Quincy or Reuilly (not to be confused with Rully from Burgundy).

Traveling further south in France, Sauvignon Blanc is also found in the Bordeaux region. The maritime climate here produces a wine with little more weight and texture than those found in its northern counterparts. Less expensive wines from this region are light and fruity in style and typically made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Wines from the sub-regions of Entre-DeuxMers, Graves or Pessac-Leognan are more serious wines that often are blended with the white grapes Semillon or Muscadelle. These white grapes add depth and character to the blend that make the final product cellar worthy as well.

Heading now to California, you will discover what is considered a New World style that is predominately fruit forward. This is in comparison to the mineral- or earth-driven Old World style. While Sauvignon Blanc is grown all over California, it is mostly found in Sonoma and Napa Counties. Fruit flavors from Napa will encompass white peach and cantaloupe with moderate acidity and alcohol. The slightly cooler climate of Sonoma will produce a wine with tart fruit flavors of green apple and honeydew and have moderate-high acidity, yet moderate alcohol. Often, these wines are also aged for a period of time in oak that offers length and texture to the finish of the wine.

Sauvignon Blanc is extremely popular throughout New Zealand as another New World style. The most well-known and largest growing region of New Zealand is Marlborough, located on the northern tip of the South Island.

These racy wines are high in acidity, pungent aromatics of asparagus, pink grapefruit, and fresh cut grass, along with moderate alcohol with no oak influence. You can also find variations in Martinborough, Nelson, Hawkes Bay, and Waipara Valley, just to name a handful of smaller regions from this coun-

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Madaket 6.75 miles Siasconset (via Polpis) 10.5 miles Wauwinet 9 miles

Monomoy 2 miles Smith Point 7 miles

Linda Loring Nature Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Nantucket Cottage Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Nantucket Island Rent-a-Car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Nantucket Pool & Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Nantucket Windmill Auto Rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Old South Diner/Dragon by the Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Souza's Seafood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Thai House Nantucket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 2015 PHOTO CONTEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All over the island

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7 to 9 PM - Live Music Jacob Butler performs live at Kitty Murtagh’s, 4 West Creek Road 7 to 8:30 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Enjoy watching the sun set over one of the world’s most magnificent harbors. Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. $55. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

7:30 PM - The Picture of Dorian Gray Andrey Stanev and Nantucket Ballroom present their most ambitious production to date, featuring well-known Nantucket residents and professional national ballroom dancing champions. This year’s production features veteran actor John Shea, of film, television, & stage. Held at The Dreamland Main Theater, 17 South Water Street 7:30 to 9 PM - Off Shore Blues Band Plays Live Local favorite at Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St. 7:30 PM - “Other Desert Cities,” Theatre Workshop of Nantucket A riviting drama by Jon Robin Baitz, performed in TWN’s Centre Stage, 2 Centre Street. Tickets at theatreworkshop.com 8 PM - The Raven’s Night Walk: Ghosts of Nantucket’s Past A haunted history tour of Nantucket Town. Hear about Nantucket’s incredible history & ghostly tales of its past. Visit houses that have stories to tell, see mysterious pictures from Nantucket’s haunted places. Meet at “The Hub,” Main & Federal sts. $20, 65+ & Teens $15, Kids $10.

8:30 PM - The Original Nantucket Ghost Walk - Town Route The Original Nantucket Ghost walk begun in 1998, Nantucket’s first & oldest Ghost Walk features 5 of the island’s famous haunted locations. Led by the original guide, it is 1 mile long and lasts 80 min. $20. Adults, $15 for 65+ & Teens and $5 Kids (7-12). Cash Only. Meet at corner of Main & Centre sts, by the bank. Arrive 10 min. early. 508-332-0953 9 PM - Stargazing Night Join Maria Mitchell’s astronomers for a tour of the starry sky and telescopic viewing of the Moon, planets, nebulae, & galaxies. Loines Observatory at 59 Milk Street Ext., weather permitting. $10.

9 to 11 PM - Live Music Sara Farley performs at Kitty Murtagh’s, 4 West Creek Road 10 PM to 12 AM - DJ Night at Met on Main Met on Main, 38 Main Street.

10 PM to 1 AM - DJ Video Dance Party DJ Video Dance Party at The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 7:50 AM - Birding Field Trip Birding Field Trip with Linda Loring Nature Foundation trips led by experienced ornithologist Vern Laux; destination depends on weather. Meet at 110 Eel Point Road for a 8 am departure. Bring binoculars. Free for LLNF Members and $10 for Non Members. 508-325-0873 8 to 9 AM - ACK Clean Team Help clean up various parts of Nantucket. Mill Hill Park, Cemetery Area.

Meet at Ye Olde Mill. www.ackcleanteam.org.

8 AM to 2:30 PM - Bloody Mary Bar at Met on Main Design your own Bloody Marys with our large selection of add-ins, mixers, garnishes, heat & tang. Met on Main, 38 Main Street.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Whaling History Boat Tour with Shearwater Cruise Nantucket Harbor & learn what the waterfront was like in the 1800s during the whaling era; see landmarks from that time. Coffee+a gift incl.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

9 AM - Natural History Discovery Tour An oversand adventure tour of the Coskata-Coatue Wilfelife Refuge & Great Point. Again at 1 pm. 508 228 6799. www.thetrustees.org/ccwr.

10 AM - Free Guided Nature Walk Guided nature walks for the whole family at UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station, 180 Polpis Rd. Other times by appt: 508-228-5268 10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 11:15, 1:00 & 2:15 10 to 11:30 AM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again at 1 pm and 4 pm. $45, 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

10 AM to 12 PM - Seal Cruise A Nature’s Lovers Dream! A cruise to Historic Great Point to see and learn about seals and birds with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-2287037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

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10 AM to 5 PM - The Mighty Misty Monster The Nantucket Historical Association presents“The Mighty Misty Monster exhibition, Moby-Dick embroidered narratives from artist Susan Boardman.

Free with museum admission. Held at The Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St 10 AM to 6 PM - Bead Trunk Show Thousands of Beads, Gemstones, Charms, Glass and Freshwater Pearls.

Held at Akimbo Beads and Things, 119b Pleasant Street. 508-901-5032 10:30 AM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town Pedal thru town center & around various historical locations. We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or call 508-825-5362. Meet at 31 Washington St. 10:30 AM to 12 PM - Book Signing with Steve Sheppard Author Steve Sheppard will sign copies of his Book - Tourist Town, held at Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street.

10:45 AM - Glorious ‘Sconset A 2/3 mile, 90 minute historic walk through the radiant, beautiful village of Siasconset. $20 adults, $15 for seniors (65+) and teens, $5 Kids (7-12).

Cash only. No reservations necessary. Catch the 10:15 am bus at the Greenhound Depot on Washington Street for 20 minute ride to Siasconset.

Meet guide at rotary bulletin board. 508-332-0953.

11 AM to 4 PM - NHA Historic Sites Open for the 2015 Season The Fire Hose Cart House, The Greater Light, Old Mill, Old Gaol and the Oldest House open for the season weather permitting.

11:15 AM to 12:45 PM - Downtown Walking Tour Walk the Historic District with an NHA guide & learn what transformed Nantucket to the whaling capital of the world, then to an acclaimed resort destination. Departs from Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 11:30 AM - Brunch with a Free Squeeze Good Food, Good Spirits, Good Company! Brunch with a Free Squeeze!

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11:30 AM to 2 PM - Saturday Brunch Enjoy a glorious view while you savor a delicious Brunch at TOPPER’S at The Wauwinet, 120 Wauwinet Road. Reserve Now! 508-228-8768 1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor See 10am description. Departs again at 4 pm. $45. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

1 to 3 PM - Seal Cruise A Nature’s Lovers Dream! A cruise to Historic Great Point to see and learn about seals and birds with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-2287037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

1:30 PM - 4EZ Payments Live music at Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road.

1:30 to 4:30 PM - Hands-On History for Kids Crafts for kids + caretakers in the Discovery Room at the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Saturdays: Sailors Valentines & U’u War Clubs. Free with museum admission or NHA membership.

2 PM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town & Cisco Brewers Pedal thru town center, around historical locations & out to Cisco Brewery.

We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles, & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or 508-825-5362. Meet at 31 Washington St. 2:15 to 3:45 PM - “In the Heart of the Sea” Walking Tour Explore the world of the Essex & its crew, focusing on the survivors & their lives on the island. Learn about whaling in 19th century Nantucket. Tour leaves from The Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street 3 to 5 PM - Apres la Plage Enjoy snacks & light menu items with summery cocktails in the peaceful garden & back patio of Fifty-Six Union, 56 Union St. 508-228-6135 3 to 5 PM - Buck-a-Shuck at Jetties Beach Bar Oysters, clams, & shrimp for $1 ea at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Rd. 4 PM - Coastal Clamming Join Shearwater Excursions for a local experience. A quick boat ride takes you to their secret clamming location! You dig em, you keep em! Private trips only. 508-228-7037 for details and exact time.

4 to 5 PM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 5:15 4 to 5:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor See 10am. $45. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

4:30 PM - Freevolt Performs Live Live music at Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road.

5 PM - Wine & Cheese on the Wine Deck Tasting of 8 wines, incl our reserve reds on the Wine Deck of Nantucket Vineyard, overlooking Cisco Brewers Courtyard. Learn how we make great wine. $25 or $40 with a cheese plate. Reservations recommended: 415548-0374; wineguy@ciscobrewers.com continued on page 34

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5 PM - Spirit & Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex: A Walking Play One-woman play depicting the lives of Capt. George Pollard, Jr., First Mate Owen Chase & Cabin Boy Thomas Nickerson & their harrowing experiences on whaleship Essex. Reservations required: 508-257-4586. Meet at Whaling Musem, 13 Broad St. $20; 65+ & Teens $15; Kids $10.

5 to 7 PM - Timbukblues Performs Live Timbukblues live at the Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.

5:30 to 8:30 PM - Free Kids’ Deck Program at Breeze Cafe Dine at Breeze at The Nantucket Hotel (family seatings from 5:30-7:00 p.m.), then drop-off your children in our complimentary Kids’ Deck program. Our counselors will entertain them – while you linger over dinner.

Reservations: 508-228-4730. www.breezebarandcafe.com.

6 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Watch the sun set over our magnificent harbor. Capt. James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history & waterfront sights $55.

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6 to 9 PM - Live Music by Michael Proch at Breeze Cafe Enjoy dinner & live piano music with Michael Proch on the Breeze Bar & Café Patio at The Nantucket Hotel. 77 Easton Street. 508-228-4730.

6:15 PM - Sunset Cruise with Shearwater Excursions Bring your favorite beverage & see one of the best Sunsets in the world.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. (Daily trip time may change with the setting sun) 6:30 to 9 PM - August Full Moon Farm to Table Dinner An outdoor farm-to-table dinner at Bartlett’s Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road.

Experience a multi-course, family style, seasonal meal created by Chef Neil Patrick Hudson featuring picked-that-day vegetables in the magical setting of our garden center. Tax & tip included. $85; BYOB. Contact: Amy Z 508.228.9403 x12 - amy@bartlettsfarm.com 7 PM - “Into the Woods” - Closing Night!

“I wish”: two words that have inspired some of the greatest fairy tales of our time, comprise the theme in Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s musical, Into the Woods. A baker and his wife, a girl in a red cape, a boy with magic beans and a maiden longing to escape her life of servitude, all seek to make their dreams come true. Showing at Bennett Hall, 62 Centre Street. Tickets at theatreworkshop.com 7 to 8:30 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Enjoy watching the sun set over one of the world’s most magnificent harbors. Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. $55. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

7:30 PM - The Picture of Dorian Gray Andrey Stanev and Nantucket Ballroom present their most ambitious production to date, featuring well-known Nantucket residents and professional national ballroom dancing champions. This year’s production features veteran actor John Shea, of film, television, & stage. Held at The Dreamland Main Theater, 17 South Water Street 7:30 PM - “Other Desert Cities,” Theatre Workshop of Nantucket A riviting drama by Jon Robin Baitz, performed in TWN’s Centre Stage, 2 Centre Street. Tickets at theatreworkshop.com 8 to 10 PM - Live Music The Dandelions perform live at Kitty Murtagh’s, 4 West Creek Road 8:30 PM - The Raven’s Night Walk: Ghosts of Nantucket’s Past A haunted history tour of Nantucket Town. Hear about Nantucket’s incredible history & ghostly tales of its past. Visit houses that have stories to tell, see mysterious pictures from Nantucket’s haunted places. Meet at “The Hub,” Main & Federal sts. $20, 65+ & Teens $15, Kids $10.

8:30 PM - The Original Nantucket Ghost Walk - Town Route The Original Nantucket Ghost walk begun in 1998, Nantucket’s first & oldest Ghost Walk features 5 of the island’s famous haunted locations. Led by the original guide, it is 1 mile long and lasts 80 min. $20. Adults, $15 for 65+ & Teens and $5 Kids (7-12). Cash Only. Meet at corner of Main & Centre sts, by the bank. Arrive 10 min. early. 508-332-0953 9:30 to 11:30 PM - Live Music at Met on Main Enjoy tunes by local musician Sean Lee at Met on Main, 38 Main Street every Saturday night.

10 PM to 1 AM - DJ Brian DJ Brian at The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street

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8 AM to 2 PM - Whale Watch with Shearwater Excursions Guaranteed Sightings on this thrilling offshore adventure! Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

8 AM to 2:30 PM - Bloody Mary Bar at Met on Main Design your own Bloody Marys with our large selection of add-ins, mixers, garnishes, heat & tang. Met on Main, 38 Main Street.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Whaling History Boat Tour with Shearwater Cruise Nantucket Harbor & learn what the waterfront was like in the 1800s during the whaling era; see landmarks from that time. Coffee+a gift incl.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

9 AM - Natural History Discovery Tour An oversand adventure tour of the Coskata-Coatue Wilfelife Refuge & Great Point. Again at 1 pm. 508 228 6799. www.thetrustees.org/ccwr.

10 AM - Free Guided Nature Walk Guided nature walks for the whole family at UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station, 180 Polpis Rd. Other times by appt: 508-228-5268 10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 11:15, 1:00 & 2:15 10 to 11:30 AM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime hiscontinued on page 35

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10 AM to 5 PM - The Mighty Misty Monster Nantucket Historical Association presents“The Mighty Misty Monster exhibition, Moby-Dick embroidered narratives from artist Susan Boardman. Free with museum admission. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street 10 AM to 6 PM - Bead Trunk Show Thousands of Beads, Gemstones, Charms, Glass and Freshwater Pearls. Held at Akimbo Beads and Things, 119b Pleasant Street. 508-901-5032 10:30 AM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town Pedal thru town center & around various historical locations. We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or call 508-825-5362.

Meet at 31 Washington St. 11 AM to 2 PM - Brunch & Music by Andy Bullington at Breeze Cafe Enjoy a leisurely Sunday Brunch and live acoustic guitar music with Andy Bullington on the Breeze Bar & CafĂŠ Patio at The Nantucket Hotel. 77 Easton Street. 508-228-4730.

11 AM to 2 PM - Sunday Brunch at Proprietors Featuring global cuisine and local ingredients.

Reservations at 508-228-7477, 9 India Street.

11 AM to 3 PM - Brunch at Queequeg’s Enjoy an alfresco brunch in town, offered daily.

Reservations at 508-325-0922, 6 Oak Street.

11:15 AM to 12:45 PM - Downtown Walking Tour Walk the Historic District with an NHA guide & learn what transformed Nantucket to the whaling capital of the world, then to an acclaimed resort destination. Departs from Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St.

11:30 AM - Brunch with a Free Squeeze Good Food, Good Spirits, Good Company!

Brunch with a Free Squeeze! Held at The Brotherhood of Thieves, 23 Broad Street!

1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor See 10am description. Departs again at 4 pm. $45. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

1:30 to 4:30 PM - Hands-On History for Kids Crafts for kids + caretakers in the Discovery Room at the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street.

Sundays: Whaleboats & Whale Stamps. Free with museum admission or NHA membership.

2 PM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town & Cisco Brewers Pedal thru town center, around historical locations & out to Cisco Brewery. We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles, & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience.

Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or 508-825-5362. Meet at 31 Washington St. 2:15 to 3:45 PM - “In the Heart of the Sea�

Walking Tour Explore the world of the Essex & its crew, focusing on the survivors & their lives on the island.

Learn about whaling in 19th century Nantucket.

Tour leaves from The Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street 3 to 5 PM - Apres la Plage Enjoy snacks & light menu items with summery cocktails in the peaceful garden & back patio of Fifty-Six Union, 56 Union St. 508-228-6135 3 to 5 PM - Buck-a-Shuck at Jetties Beach Bar Oysters, clams, & shrimp for $1 ea at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Rd. 3:30 PM - Earth Got the Blues Live music at Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road.

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4 PM - Met Live Summer Encores: Aida The Met’s spectacular production of Verdi’s Egyptian epic captures both the grandeur and the intimacy of this powerful tale of love and politics. Dreamland Main Theatre, 17 South Water St. $20; Child/Senior $18.

4 PM - Coastal Clamming Join Shearwater Excursions for a local experience. A quick boat ride takes you to their secret clamming location! You dig em, you keep em! Private trips only. 508-228-7037 for details and exact time.

4 to 5 PM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 5:15 4 to 5:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. $45. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

5 to 7 PM - Evening at the Whaling Museum Join the NHA for Late Night at the Whaling Museum every Sunday now through August 31! A special late-night screening of Nantucket, a film by Ric Burns, will screen at 5:30 pm at The Whaling Museum 13 Broad Street.

Members Free, Adults $10 & Ages 6-17 $5 5 to 7 PM - Sean Lee Performs Live Local live music at Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.

5:30 to 8:30 PM - Live Music Julia Newman performs live at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Road 5:30 to 8:30 PM - Free Kids’ Deck Program at Breeze Cafe Dine at Breeze at The Nantucket Hotel (family seatings from 5:30-7:00 p.m.), then drop-off your children in our complimentary Kids’ Deck program. Our counselors will entertain them – while you linger over dinner.

Reservations: 508-228-4730. www.breezebarandcafe.com.

6 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Watch the sun set over our magnificent harbor. Capt. James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history & waterfront sights $55.

508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

6 PM - “Other Desert Cities,” Theatre Workshop of Nantucket A riviting drama by Jon Robin Baitz, performed in TWN’s Centre Stage, 2 Centre Street. Tickets at theatreworkshop.com 6 to 9 PM - Live Music by Matt Hutchinson at Breeze Cafe Enjoy dinner & live piano music with Matt Hutchinson on Breeze Bar & Café Patio at The Nantucket Hotel. 77 Easton Street. 508-228-4730.

6:15 PM - Sunset Cruise with Shearwater Excursions Bring your favorite beverage & see one of the best Sunsets in the world.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. (Daily trip time may change with the setting sun) 7 to 8:30 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Enjoy watching the sun set over one of the world’s most magnificent harbors. Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. $55. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

8 PM - The Raven’s Night Walk: Ghosts of Nantucket’s Past A haunted history tour of Nantucket Town. Hear about Nantucket’s incredible history & ghostly tales of its past. Visit houses that have stories to tell, see mysterious pictures from Nantucket’s haunted places. Meet at “The Hub,” Main & Federal sts. $20, 65+ & Teens $15, Kids $10.

8:30 PM - The Original Nantucket Ghost Walk - Cemetery Route 1-1/3 Mile, 90 min. walk featuring Old North Burial Ground, Oldest House & 2 haunted hotels. $20; $15 for 65+ & Teens; $5 age 7-12. Cash only.

Meet at Main & Centre sts by the bank, at 8:20pm.

10 to 1 PM - Annual Summer Contest Karaoke Karaoke Summer Long Contest. The finals are on Labor Day Weekend with over $2000 in cash prizes! At the Rose & Crown, 23 South Water St.

MONDAY, AUGUST 31 7 to 8 AM - Yoga on the Bandstand Yoga with Bettina Broer, held at Children’s Beach Bandstand, Harbor View Way. Fee charged/class 8:30 AM - Historic Mansions of Main Street & the 1746 Windmill A 2 mi, 45 min, non-stop exercise walk, with historic commentary. Down streets & lanes most visitors never find. $15. Cash Only. Meet at corner of Main & Centre sts, by bank steps. Arrive 10 min. early. No reservations required. 508-332-0953 8:30 to 9:30 AM - Whaling History Boat Tour with Shearwater continued on page 37

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Cruise Nantucket Harbor & learn what the waterfront was like in the 1800s during the whaling era; see landmarks from that time. Coffee+a gift incl.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

9 AM - Natural History Discovery Tour An oversand adventure tour of the Coskata-Coatue Wilfelife Refuge & Great Point. Again at 1 pm. 508 228 6799. www.thetrustees.org/ccwr.

9 AM to 12:30 PM - Children’s Creative Movement Children’s Creative Movement on the bandstand with Marjory Trott, held at Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. Fee charged/class 9 AM to 1 PM - Needlepoint Mermaid Classes Create a beautiful Nantucket mermaid in a variety of threads & stitches.

Most materials provided. Please bring scissors and your glasses. Class size limited. Price $250. Register at 508-228-1894.

10 AM - Free Guided Nature Walk Guided nature walks for the whole family at UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station, 180 Polpis Rd. Other times by appt: 508-228-5268 10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 11:15, 1:00 & 2:15 10 to 11:30 AM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again at 1 pm and 4 pm. $45, 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

10 AM to 12 PM - Seal Cruise A Nature’s Lovers Dream! A cruise to Historic Great Point to see and learn about seals and birds with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-2287037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

10 AM to 5 PM - The Mighty Misty Monster The Nantucket Historical Association presents“The Mighty Misty Monster exhibition, Moby-Dick embroidered narratives from artist Susan Boardman.

Free with museum admission. Held at The Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St 10 AM to 6 PM - Bead Trunk Show Thousands of Beads, Gemstones, Charms, Glass and Freshwater Pearls.

Held at Akimbo Beads and Things, 119b Pleasant Street. 508-901-5032 10:30 AM - Lighthouse Walk: Pirates, Shipwrecks & Ghost Ships Join Pirate Robin on a walk to Brant Point Lighthouse. Hear tales of pirates, shipwrecks, & mysterious ghost ships. Meet at The Nantucket Hotel, at 77 Easton St. $20; 65+ & Teens $15 & Kids $10. All kids must be accompa-

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nied by an adult. Reservations Required: 508-257-4586.

10:30 AM - Fifty Shades of Fabulous: The Story of Nantucket Led by 3x runner-up of Nantucket History Quiz Bowl, this 3/4 mi, 90 min stroll tells the story of “the most important small town in American History.� $20; $15 for 65+ & Teens; $5 for 7-12 Cash only. Meet at corner of Main & Centre sts, by bank steps 5 min early. 508-332-0953 11 AM to 4 PM - NHA Historic Sites Open for the 2015 Season The Fire Hose Cart House, The Greater Light, Old Mill, Old Gaol and the Oldest House open for the season weather permitting.

11:15 AM to 12:45 PM - Downtown Walking Tour Walk the Historic District with an NHA guide & learn what transformed Nantucket to the whaling capital of the world, then to an acclaimed resort destination. Departs from Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 1 PM - Great Expectations: The History of Nantucket On this tour, hear about the founding settlers, Mary Coffin Starbuck & the impact of Quakerism, whaling, effects of 3 wars, and the tragedy of the whale ship Essex. Meet at corner of Main & Federal sts. $20; teens & seniors $15; Kids $10.

1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor See 10am description. Departs again at 4 pm. $45. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

1 to 3 PM - Seal Cruise A Nature’s Lovers Dream! A cruise to Historic Great Point to see and learn about seals and birds with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-2287037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

1:30 to 4:30 PM - Hands-On History for Kids Crafts for kids + caretakers in the Discovery Room at the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Mondays: Whale Mobiles & Whirligigs. Free with museum admission or NHA membership.

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Nantucket Dining Guide All the products you love at a new location Fresh pastries, baked goods, breads, NEW hot lunches

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 worldfamous 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. www.nantucketbakeshop.com

Nantucket Cookie Company

508-228-5814 2 Broad St., Steamboat Wharf

Open daily; we ship anywhere Small batch cookies from scratch

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? Arrange for in-store pickup, or www.nantucketcookie.net we will ship anywhere in the USA!

Brewers Cisco Brewers 508-325-5929 Open Mon-Sat 10am-last call at 6:45pm; Sun noon-last call at 6pm Beers brewed with the finest ingredients 5 Bartlett Farm Road At CISCO BREWERS we make BIG, all-grain beers in our tiny brewery using traditional methods, fine malts, and whole hops. Located next to the Triple Eight Distillery, home of the “Triple Eight Vodka,” and Nantucket Vineyard, we are the only local producer of fresh beer, delicious wine, and smooth vodka. Take the free shuttle from Visitor Services that starts at 12:30pm, or park in our new lot just past the Brewery on the right. ciscobrewers.com

Clubs & Entertainment Rose & Crown

508-228-2595 23 South Water Street

Open daily from 11:30am-1am Come for the Food, Stay for the Fun!

THE ROSE & CROWN SEAFOOD PUB is a perennial favorite of islanders and visitors.

Not only do they offer a great menu with the freshest food at affordable prices, but their specialty drinks can’t be beat! And at 10 pm, the fun and frolic begins, with DJs, poker nights, karaoke every Thursday night, dance parties, and live jazz on Thursday. They have the largest TVs in town to watch football. THE ROSE & CROWN is the hottest spot in downtown Nantucket! www.theroseandcrown.com

Coffee Shops THE BEAN offers coffee, espresso, cappuccino, lattes, mochas, and much more all prepared with coffee beans freshly roasted on-island by Nantucket Coffee Roasters and expertly brewed by our baristas. A variety of teas, cold beverages, and smoothies are also available, along with a tempting selection of snacks. Order to go or sit around the tables in their cozy cafe atmosphere. Whole beans are available directly from Nantucket Coffee Roasters: order from their website at www.NantucketCoffee.com.

Open Mon Fri 630am -6pm, Sat & Sun 7am -6pm Coffee, community space, and killer wifi

508-825-5929 15 Washington Street

Welcome to HANDLEBAR - a community space disguised as a coffee shop! We provide an

Voted one of Nantucket’s BEST BIKE SHOPS

Annye’s Whole Foods

At ANNYE’S you’ll find fabulous prepared meals made from scratch — easy, healthy, and delicious! Take them home for a hot lunch or a handy dinner. We also sell tasty, convenient frozen foods, including ice creams and desserts. And you can choose a bottle of wine from our selection to accompany your meal. ANNYE’S is a short trip from downtown, through Milestone Rotary, down Old South Road, and a right turn onto Amelia Drive. We have plenty of parking. www.annyes.com

Atlas BBQ & Fish House

atlasnantucket.com New, approachable, dynamic, fresh with a focus on the freshest smoked and grilled meats, fish and vegetables. The ATLAS menu features Brandt Gould’s authentic barbecue, grilled whole fish selections and vegetarian options all with bold clean flavors. Everything is made from scratch daily, no corners cut! Open 7 nights a week. NOW with a NEW Takeout Menu: Don’t miss our new New England Clambake ready to pick up & take to your favorite beach.

Bartlett’s Farm

www.bartlettsfarm.com Did you know that 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 go? Stop in early for a muffin and freshly brewed coffee, or make it your lunchtime destination for a delicious change from the downtown crowds. BARTLETT’S even has prepared foods that you can take home and heat up for dinner and freshly baked pies you can serve for dessert. Don’t forget that BARTLETT’S also has the freshest island vegetables, plus annuals, perennials, herbs, and beautiful cut flowers.

Centre Street Bistro Weekend Breakfast, Lunch Dinner, closed Tuesdays Outdoor patio dining in season

508-228-8470 29 Centre Street

www.nantucketbistro.com The CENTRE STREET BISTRO, located at 29 Centre Street, with Ruth and Tim Pitts at the helm is an island favorite! They serve bountiful weekend breakfast, plus savory lunches and fabulous dinners Monday, Wednesdays-Saturdays (closed Tuesdays). Come and eat in the CENTRE STREET BISTRO intimate dining room or on the sidewalk patio (in-season only).

All the food is made on the premises with the finest, freshest ingredients available. Reservations are suggested for dinner. BYOB. Take-out is available. MasterCard and Visa accepted.

Claudette’s Catering Outdoor dining and catering

508-257-6622 Open daily 8am-3pm at Post Office Sq. Siasconset

Picnic in ‘Sconset! And a great place to stop to do it is CLAUDETTE’S on the square in ‘Sconset. CLAUDETTE’S is famous for their delicious sandwiches and their super special lemon cake. Pick up your order and picnic at a table on the porch at CLAUDETTE’S while you watch the relaxed activity in ‘Sconset Village, or take your picnic to the beach just around the bend. Open daily from 8am to 3pm. Please call for advance orders.

Donuts, baked goods, breakfast, & lunch to go A Nantucket Tradition for 80 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 delicious doughnuts inside. Choose from a menu of Flake favorites and daily specials for good food and fast, friendly service in a relaxed atmosphere.

Call ahead for take-out, bulk pastry orders, and catering or event planning. Breakfast 6 am- 2 pm on weekdays (6-1 on Sunday). Lunch Mon-Sat 11-2pm www.thedownyflake.com

Easy Street Cantina One Nibble & You’re Hooked!

Full Breakfast served all day

508-228-5418 corner of Easy & Broad sts.

www.EasyStreetCantina.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). 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

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508-228-4554 14 Amelia Drive

Open daily - Last Week for Annual WINE SALE Prepared meals to take home, wine, organic foods

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The Bean 508-228-6215 Open in 2 Locations!

4 India Street and in the new Stop-n-Shop Hot and Iced Coffees and Teas, Smoothies, Snacks

Handlebar Café

ideal in-town location for you to come and grab a favorite beverage. We serve up quality espresso drinks, freshly made pastries, and healthy snacks. Enjoy your experience with us while surfing the web on our free Wi Fi or conversing with friends. When you’re here you can count on being served by our knowledgable and smiling staff. The Handlebar Cafe brings handlebar.coffee people together over coffee. Stop in and see us!

Light Food & Take-Out

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cheese steaks, burgers, fresh falafel and our famous burritos, nachos, and tacos. Also deli wraps, kids’ foods, fresh pastries, fresh ground coffee, and cookies. Enjoy in our dining room or patio, or take your feast home, to the beach, or on the boat. Our bacon-egg-and-cheese burritos are the perfect breakfast to go. Open Mon.-Sat. 6:30 am to 2 am and Sun. 7:30 am to 2 am.

508-228-2279 Jetties Beach Bar & Restaurant Daily for Lunch, Buck-a-Shuck, Dinner 4 Bathing Beach Rd. at Jetties Beach Restaurant, Bar, & Beach Shop. Live Music Nightly!

Come to JETTIES BEACH BAR & RESTAURANT great food, summer cocktails, gorgeous sunsets, and for all the fun you want to have at the beach! Buck-a-Shuck from 3-5 pm. Serving lunch every day from 11:30 to 4, and dinner nightly from 5pm. Bar opens at 11:30 every day.

Our Beach Shop rents beach chairs & umbrellas and has all you need for your day at the beach on Nantucket. And, there’s plenty of parking! Open through Labor Day. Call about www.thejetties.com holding your next event or private party at JETTIES.

Lemon Press Open Daily Organic Foods, Superfood Smoothies, Cold Press Juices & More

508-228-3800 29 Centre Street

This new island, “grab and go healthy” shop in the heart of downtown makes their products on site. Choices include a variety of organic coffee, freshly pressed cold juices and lemonade, freshly made sandwiches, and superfoods such as smoothies and Raw Bowls. Owners Darya and Rachel are committed to serving their customers healthy and delicious food items that are easy to take to the beach, to the boat, on a picnic, or home to the family. lemonpressnantucket.com

Old South Diner/Dragon by the Sea Open daily from 6 am to 10 pm American comfort food & authentic Chinese food

508-325-0100 57 Old South Road

Call OLD SOUTH DINER for fast and delicious takeout for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Under new management with a new menu, their hearty sandwiches are freshly made and filling. They have burgers, hot dogs, quesadillas, and pizza. And they are also Nantucket’s only Chinese Restaurant, DRAGON BY THE SEA, where you can order classic Chinese takeout like Egg Rolls and Dragon Ribs, Fried Rice and Lo Mein, General Tsao’s Chicken and Sweet & Sour Pork, and dozens of authentic Chinese specialties — all made in-house by an authentic Chinese chef! Dine-in, or Take-out. BYOB. Call for delivery to downtown Nantucket! oldsouthdiner.com

Siam to Go 508-228-SIAM (7426) Mon-Fri 11am-8pm; Sat 4-8pm, closed Sun. 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. www.siamtogonantucket.com

Sophie T’s Pizza

508-325-6265

Mon-Sat 11:30am-9pm; Sun 12-8pm.

Pizza, pastas, soups and salads, subs, wraps & more.

508-680-1522 Open daily 11am-9pm; Grab & Go Thai Lunch Mon-Fri from 11am-2pm Dine in or take out 118 Old South Road Sawadee! The Thairatana family welcomes you to THAI HOUSE NANTUCKET, where they serve Thai specialties along with a tasty full menu of fresh sushi and dishes that are Japanese-inspired and Asian-fusion. Vegetarian Dishes are also available and they can alter the level of spiciness to suit for individual taste. Local favorites include Fresh Rolls, Drunken Noodles, and their variety of Curries. You can dine in the cozy dining room, or order ahead for takeout. Catering services are available. ackthaihouse.com

Markets Annye’s Whole Foods Open daily - Last Week for Annual WINE SALE Complete organic market & prepared meals

Arno’s Breakfast & Seafood Restaurant 508-228-7001 Breakfast 9-3, Lunch 11-3, Bar 9-3 41 Main Street New England Breakfast & Seafood of the Highest Quality at Reasonable Prices ARNO’S BREAKFAST AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, family owned and operated, is celebrating 56 years at 41 Main Street. Arno’s serves breakfast and lunch, all well patronized, in its comfortable and casual dining rooms. Breakfast is served from 9 to 3, lunch from 11 to 3, and you can dine at the Bar from 9 to 3. The menu offers best of season seafood, including oysters, mussels, seafood tacos, flounder, halibut, scallops, swordfish, salmon, and lobster.

Please see page 5 for a selection from our menus. Arno’s is also well known for its full service bar, including bar dining. The bar is open from 9am (11am Sunday), serving the best ever Bloody Mary and Mimosa. Great selection of draft beers (8), wines by the glass, specialty cocktails, and liquors. Arno’s is centrally located on the historic downtown cobblestoned Main Street. The restaurant’s huge front windows, with a sunlit and historic brick interior, make for an inviting atmosphere. There is an equally attractive upstairs dining room also overlooking cobblestoned Main Street. From the Boat Basin, Arno’s is just a short walk along www.arnosnantucket.com the cobblestones of Main Street on the right side.

Atlas BBQ & Fish House Open Nightly from 5:30 pm New, approachable, dynamic, fresh

Black-Eyed Susan’s 508-325-0308 Breakfast daily 7am-1pm; Dinner Mon-Sat from 6-10pm 10 India Street Foreign & Domestic Cooking www.Black-EyedSusans.com Tucked away on India Street, just around the corner from Centre Street, you’ll discover one of the island’s great finds! Part of the neighborhood for 20 years, BLACK-EYED SUSAN’S is a favorite of visitors and locals alike. The dinner menu is inspired by the seasonal market and changes frequently. They also serve hearty breakfasts featuring Huevos Rancheros, Homemade Corned Beef Hash, Buttermilk Pancakes, Sourdough French Toast, and a variety of “Scrambles” and Omelettes. The freshly squeezed orange juice is a real eye-opener! Find out why everyone is raving about BLACK-EYED SUSAN’S! BYOB & no credit cards.

www.annyes.com Visit ANNYE’S in our new and larger location! You’ll find the best in organic foods, including Niman Ranch meats, free-range chicken, fruits and vegetables, and naturally-farmed wines from Italy, France, and California. Try ANNYE’S Culinary Concierge, offering fabulous prepared meals made from scratch — easy, healthy, and delicious! Purchase tasty, convenient frozen foods, including ice creams and desserts, or select from our all-organic bulk foods—grains, nuts, seeds, beans, fruits, and earth-friendly cleaning supplies. ANNYE’S carries the most effective supplements, herbal and homeopathic remedies, as well as skin and hair care products, to keep you feeling and looking great! We’re a short trip from downtown, through Milestone Rotary, down Old South Road, and a right turn onto Amelia Dr. Plenty of parking.

508-228-4730

Breeze Bar & Cafe serves New England Coastal Cuisine, and family favorites in either our dining room or outdoors on Nantucket’s grandest all-season deck, with cozy fire pits. Our dinner menu features salads, soups, and appetizers, and a delectable selection of entrees from filet mignon and Grilled Salmon to a casual Burger and delectable Lobster Roll. Also serving lunch and Sunday Brunch. Cocktail Bar Service also available. Complimentary Kids’ Deck Tuesday-Saturday evenings. breezebarandcafe.com

The Brotherhood of Thieves Open year-round from 11:30 am Lunch, Dinner, Sunday Brunch

508-228-2551 23 Broad Street

www.brotherhoodofthieves.com THE BROTHERHOOD OF THIEVES, 23 Broad Street, is an landmark island eatery, offering three dining areas: The original restaurant echoing 1840s Whaling Bar. Upstairs was recently renovated (great option for private parties). Outdoor patio provides relaxed/casual dining. All three bars are stocked with unique liquors to delight connoisseurs. Menu offers specials (fresh /organic ingredients), signature burgers, famous shoestring fries. Voted Best Chowder/Family Dining—Cape Cod Life and Best Nantucket Bar—Boston Magazine.

Centre Street Bistro Weekend Breakfast, Lunch Dinner, closed Tuesdays “Eat and happiness will follow!”

508-228-8470 29 Centre Street

The CENTRE STREET BISTRO, located at 29 Centre Street, with Ruth and Tim Pitts at the helm, is an island favorite! They serve bountiful weekend breakfasts, from 8am to 1 pm; savory lunches Monday, Wednesdays-Saturday from 11:20 to 2pm; and fabulous dinners every evening but Tuesday from 5:30 pm. Come and eat in the CENTRE STREET BISTRO intimate dining room or on the sidewalk patio (in-season only). All the food is made on the premises with the finest, freshest ingredients available. Reservations are suggested for dinner. BYOB. Take-out is available. MC and Visa accepted. www.nantucketbistro.com

Children’s Café Open Daily, 8 am to 8 pm Affordable Beachfront Dining

508-228-4554 14 Amelia Drive

508-825-5495 130 Pleasant Street

New, approachable, dynamic, fresh! Atlas offers an ambiance that you can enjoy with your family on any evening, on date night (first or 200th) or with your greatest friends. An approachable and dynamic atmosphere with focus on the freshest smoked and grilled meats, fish and vegetables. The menu features Brandt Gould’s authentic barbecue, grilled whole fish selections and vegetarian options all with bold clean flavors. Everything is made from scratch daily, no corners cut! Open 7 nights a week. atlasnantucket.com

Breeze Bar & Cafe

Thai House Nantucket

508-228-9403 Bartlett Farm Road

Restaurants

Dine Indoors or Enjoy Our Outdoor Deck with Fire Pits at The Nantucket Hotel, 77 Easton Street New England Coastal Cuisine & Family Favorites

www.sushibyyoshi.com A party is not a party without sushi! SUSHI BY YOSHI is open on East Chestnut Street, serving the best sushi and other Japanese delicacies. Stop by their Sushi Bar and sample from their new menu. The varied menu includes Nori Rolls in more than half a dozen varieties, Nigiri Sushi or Sashimi, Futo Maki, Futomake with fish, and more. YOSHI’s California Roll and Dynamite Roll combination makes a terrific lunch or evening snack! Also available are Dumplings, Noodles, Rice, and Miso Soup. Stop by YOSHI’s at 2 East Chestnut Street, around the corner from the Information Bureau on Federal Street. Call ahead for quick service. BYOB. Find us on FB.

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www.bartlettsfarm.com Grocery shop at BARTLETT’S OCEAN VIEW FARM. Eggs, milk, cheese, coffee, and, of course, fresh vegetables. Freshly baked goods, as well as daily seasonal specialties prepared with farm fresh ingredients for take away. Ample parking and friendly faces.

at Nantucket Commons

508-228-1801 2 East Chestnut Street

Daily 11:30am to 9pm Sushi & classic Japanese dishes

Bartlett’s Farm Open every day 8-7pm.

Groceries, fresh produce, food-to-go

7 Dave St, Bayberry Ct

Something fresh is always cooking at SOPHIE T’S PIZZA. Islanders and visitors alike have made Nantucket’s perennial blue-ribbon favorite their dining destination for eat in or fast take out. New York-style thin crust, crispy, ultra-thin Flatbread and crunchy Sicilian choices beg for your special topping creations. Sophie T’s Pizza offers the most varied choice of fresh, bountiful salads, zesty BBQ wings, homemade pasta specials, and an array of subs or whole wheat wraps that come fully dressed and toasted, if you wish. Call ahead for fast take out and to hear daily specials. SOPHIE T’S is open seven days a week, and has plenty of parking.

Located mid-island at 7 Daves Street, in Nantucket Commons across from The Chicken Box. Stop by for a menu and see if you can resist a slice. www.sophietspizza.com

Sushi by Yoshi

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508-228-2284 at Childrens Beach

Enjoy breakfast on the beach at the new CHILDRENS CAFE at Children’s Beach. This sister restaurant to the popular Easy Street Cantina also serves sandwiches, seafood, and has an extensive menu for kids. Great food and a fantastic view! Open daily.

Crosswinds Restaurant & Bar 508-228-6005 Open daily 5:30am-9pm 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 and the longtime island favorite, Hutch’s Diner. 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. Our dining room, kitchen, and bar have been newly renovated as perfect compliments to our extensive beer, wine, and cocktail lists. Whether

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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. www.CrosswindsNantucket.com

Downyflake Open Daily for Breakfast & Lunch; Takeout A Nantucket Tradition for 80 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 delicious doughnuts inside. Choose from a menu of Flake favorites and daily specials for good food and fast, friendly service in a relaxed atmosphere.

Call ahead for take-out, bulk pastry orders, and catering or event planning. Breakfast 6 am- 2 www.thedownyflake.com pm on weekdays (6-1 on Sunday). Lunch Mon-Sat 11-2pm

Dune 508-228-5550 Bar opens at 5pm; Dinner Nightly from 6 to 10 pm 20 Broad Street Lunch from 11:30 to 2:30pm Where chic meets casual comfort.

DUNE is open for the season with Chef Michael Getter, formerly of 21 Federal and American Seasons, in the kitchen! The décor in our three distinct dining rooms is a blend of sophisticated elegance and soothing comfort. Along with our exotic quartzite bar and charming patio we offer 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. www.DuneNantucket.com

Easy Street Cantina

508-228-5418 Open daily! One Nibble & You’re Hooked! corner of Easy & Broad sts.

Fried Clams, Fish’n Chips, Burritos, Tacos, Wraps, & More. Breakfast all day!

EASY STREET CANTINA on the corner of Easy & Broad streets by the water on Steamboat Wharf. 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. Enjoy in our spacious dining room or on our outside patio beside the water. We serve breakfast all day, and offer our Omelette Bar from 8-11:30 am. Home of the Nantucket Cookie Company. Fun, Fast, Family Food. Open Mon.-Sat. 6:30 am to 2 am and Sun. 7:30 am to 2 am.

The Faregrounds Lunch, dinner, & late night menu daily Affordable Family Dining

508-228-4095 27 Fairgrounds Road

FAREGROUNDS is one of Nantucket’s favorite year round restaurants (and we are sports fanatics, with 15 HDTVs)! Choose between the bustling energy of Pudley’s Pub, the cool ocean breeze on our deck, and the quiet of FAREGROUNDS dining room! Our affordable fare is complemented by Daily Specials, Early Birds and a different All You Can Eat every night. We are THE perfect place to satisfy everyone in your party! FAREGROUNDS is a terrific venue to celebrate any occasion. No party is too big or too small, and we have plenty of parking to accommodate all your guests. 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. www.thefaregrounds.com/

Fifty-Six Union Open Tues.-Sat. Bar opens at 5, Dinner starts at 5:30 Global Cuisine, Glorious Libations, Glamorous Staff

508-228-6135 56 Union Street

Warm and welcoming with an irreverent spirit and food that is nothing short of inspired…

FIFTY-SIX UNION has an appealing combination of quality food and fun that will draw you back again and again. FIFTY-SIX serves dinner Tues-Sat from 5:30 pm;. Patron dinner favorites include fragrant Curried Mussels, Javanese Spicy Fried Rice, and Truffle Frites that are positively addicting. For dinner, Chef Peter Janelle prepares a creative Fish Special and a tempting Vegetarian Pasta du Jour. FIFTY-SIX UNION offers more than a dozen exhilarating cocktails, served by their libation experts. FIFTY-SIX UNION...there’s nothing else quite like it on Nantucket. www.fiftysixunion.com

foood for here & there

508-228-4291 Open daily at 6:30am for breakfast, lunch, dinner, & snacks Pizza, Sandwiches, Salads, Burgers, Delivery!

149 Lower Orange St foood for here and there is the place to go for great food at reasonable prices. Rated the Best Pizza on Nantucket, foood serves small, medium, large, and deep dish pizzas at the lowest price on the island. At foood for here and there, you can have a quick lunch for under $6.00.

We also offer specialty pizzas, including Mexican, Summer White, and Tropic Rocky, a variety of sandwiches and subs on freshly baked rolls, delicious salads, burgers, lasagna, spicy wings, and more! Stop in our casual and fun location at Lower Orange Street. If you’re in a hurry to get home or to the beach, call ahead with your order. www.fooods.com

Kitty Murtagh’s

508-325-0781

Lunch 11:30-5; Dinner from 5 pm; Sunday Brunch 11:20-2:30 Nantucket’s Only Irish Pub & Restaurant 4 West Creek Road In Ireland, pubs are places to socialize, relax & maybe conduct a little business. Owners John Keane and Caroline Montgomery are continuing that tradition on Nantucket at KITTY MURTAGH’S. Named after John’s grandmother, everything about Kitty’s is eclectic and fun.

Decorated with Irish signs, antiques, and furniture, the pub exudes authenticity. Relax & enjoy traditional hearty fare. Join us downstairs in our intimate dining room for entrees like Kitty’s Pork Schnitzel or Guiness Battered Fish-n-Chips. Nightly seafood specials draw from Nantucket’s local catch. You can add Nantucket’s best soup & salad bar to any entree for just a few dollars. Top it all off with a pint of Guinness in a traditional 20-oz glass. Live music every Wed. & Fri. night. www.kittymurtaghs.com

Met on Main

508-325-5111 Open daily for brunch, lunch, dinner, & late night 38 Main Street Indoor & outdoor patio dining; tiki cocktails, Bloody Mary Bar, and more!

A charming American bistro using the highest quality ingredients; spanking fresh fish, prime steaks & signature burgers. Dinner & cocktails are served nightly. Brunch is served daily featuring a pancake bar. On the Weekend The MET offers a Bloody Mary Bar where you can design your own. Relax and enjoy the beautiful back patio where people meet for lunch and late night cocktails. Come by late night for our $4.99 Burgers from 10 to 11:30pm. Entertainment is offered, please check for schedules. & don’t forget our very Special Twin Lobster Wednesdays$34.99. There’s always something happening at The MET. metonmain.com

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Nabe

508-228-5031 Serving Lunch, Dinner, Bar menu 10:30am -10pm, Bar open till 1 am a one-of-a-kind addition to the island’s dining scene 31 Easy Street At nabe, Chef Jonathan White uses local and artisan ingredients to produce a variety of classic and creative skillet mac-and-cheese, entree salads, burgers & bites, and fresh local seafood in deliciously innovative dishes. Sushi like no other on Nantucket is created at nabe by an island master! This new eatery and nightspot is Reubin Simantov’s vision: “I found a diamond in the rough, and with a team of experts, I’m shaping it into a beautiful gem for the island nabeack.com restaurant scene... welcome to nabe!”

Old South Diner/Dragon by the Sea Open daily from 6 am to 10 pm American comfort food & authentic Chinese food

508-325-0100 57 Old South Road

OLD SOUTH DINER has something for everyone! Bring the whole family and feast on their finger foods, burgers and hot dogs, quesadillas, wraps, and hot and cold subs & sandwiches. They serve more than a dozen specialty pizzas or you can build your own with their 27 toppings. They are also the location of Nantucket’s only Chinese Restaurant, DRAGON BY THE SEA, where you can order classics like Egg Rolls and Dragon Ribs, Fried Rice and Lo Mein, General Tsao’s Chicken and Sweet & Sour Pork, or try their specialties — all made in-house by an authentic Chinese chef! Under new management with a new menu.

Dine-in, or Take-out. BYOB. Call for delivery to downtown Nantucket! oldsouthdiner.com

The Proprietors bar & table 508-228-7477 Dinner nightly from 5:30pm; Sunday Brunch 11-2 9 India St An adventurous menu of sharable plates & dishes www.proprietorsnantucket.com The menu at The Proprietors borrows techniques & flavors from global cuisines while celebrating local ingredients. Executive Chef/Co-Owner Tom Berry serves an adventurous selection of sharable plates and dishes hot off the plancha with a strong focus on imaginative seafood, vegetable, and grain presentations. Dinner is served nightly from 5:30pm and Sunday Brunch is served from 11am to 2 pm. The Proprietors bar opens nightly at 5pm.

Queequegs 508-325-0992 Brunch Daily 11am-3pm. Dinner nightly from 5:30pm.

6 Oak Street www.queequegsnantucket.com The locals’ choice for intimate in-town dining Nestled on a side street behind the Atheneum, QUEEQUEG’S offers a romantic spot for dinner in a fun bistro setting with an intimate bar scene. The cozy dining room, with it’s warm color scheme and eclectic artwork, radiates comfort. Our patio is a fun retreat from the hustle and bustle of town.

QUEEQUEG’S menu pushes the envelope of “American Eclectic” and takes you on a culinary voyage that blends home-style comfort food with European flavors. Our chef has honed his skills to the point where every bite resonates with love-it-in-an-instant flavor. In the heart of down town, QUEEQUEG’S is the local secret that’s finally out.

Rose & Crown Lunch & Dinner from 11:30am-10pm, open til 1am Lunch, Dinner, Cocktails

508-228-2595 23 South Water Street

THE ROSE & CROWN is a perennial favorite of islanders and visitors. Stop by and check out our new menu, served continuously from 11:30 am, with great food at reasonable prices!

We serve delicious favorite finger foods like Nachos, Rum & Brown Sugar Shrimp Skewers, and Clam Fritters. There are freshly made soups and salads, burgers, quesadillas and sandwiches, along with wraps for a light meal. ROSE & CROWN entrees include Pasta Primavera, Shrimp Scampi, and a wide variety of amazing burgers (try the Cubano Burger).

Come down to South Water Street and check our daily blackboard specials. Always family friendly — children’s menu available. www.theroseandcrown.com

Siam to Go 508-228-SIAM (7426) Mon-Fri 11am-8pm; Sat 4-8pm, closed Sun. 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. www.siamtogonantucket.com

Sophie T’s Pizza Mon-Sat 11:30am-9pm; Sun 12-8pm.

Pizza, pastas, soups and salads, subs, wraps & more.

508-325-6265 7 Dave St, Bayberry Ct at Nantucket Commons

Something fresh is always cooking at SOPHIE T’S PIZZA. Islanders and visitors alike have made Nantucket’s perennial blue-ribbon favorite their dining destination for eat in or fast take out. New York-style thin crust, crispy, ultra-thin Flatbread and crunchy Sicilian choices beg for your special topping creations. Sophie T’s Pizza offers the most varied choice of fresh, bountiful salads, zesty BBQ wings, homemade pasta specials, and an array of subs or whole wheat wraps that come fully dressed and toasted, if you wish. Call ahead for fast take out and to hear daily specials. SOPHIE T’S is open seven days a week, and has plenty of parking.

Located mid-island at 7 Daves Street, in Nantucket Commons across from The Chicken Box. Stop by for a menu and see if you can resist a slice. www.sophietspizza.com

Sushi by Yoshi

508-228-1801 Daily 11:30am to 9pm. Call for extended weekend hours 2 East Chestnut St www.sushibyyoshi.com Sushi & classic Japanese dishes A party is not a party without sushi! SUSHI BY YOSHI is open on East Chestnut Street, serving the best sushi and other Japanese delicacies. Stop by their Sushi Bar and sample from their new menu. The varied menu includes Nori Rolls in more than half a dozen varieties, Nigiri Sushi or Sashimi, Futo Maki, Futomake with fish, and more. YOSHI’s California Roll and Dynamite Roll combination makes a terrific lunch or evening snack! Also available are Dumplings, Noodles, Rice, and Miso Soup. Stop by YOSHI’s at 2 East Chestnut Street, around the corner from the Information Bureau on Federal Street. Call ahead for quick service. BYOB. Find us on FB

Thai House Nantucket

508-680-1522 Open daily 11am-9pm; Grab & Go Thai Lunch Mon-Fri from 11am-2pm Dine in or take out 118 Old South Road Sawadee! The Thairatana family welcomes you to THAI HOUSE NANTUCKET, where they serve Thai specialties along with a tasty full menu of fresh sushi and dishes that are Japanese-inspired and Asian-fusion. Vegetarian Dishes are also available and they can alter

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the level of spiciness to suit for individual taste. Local favorites include Fresh Rolls, Drunken Noodles, and their variety of Curries. You can dine in the cozy dining room, or order ahead for takeout. Catering services are available. ackthaihouse.com

Town

508-325-TOWN (8696) Brunch Daily 11am to 3pm; Dinner nightly from 5:30pm. 4 East Chestnut St Be adventurous, go to Town TOWN Restaurant is a Global cuisine wonderland, offering uplifted dishes sourced from every corner of the globe. Taste our tantalizingly bold, sumptuous flavors within a cool, casual, sexy Eastern-styled lounge. Offering traditional dishes with a twist; Ancho Dusted Shrimp & Grits, and Red Thai Curry Chicken all capture your taste buds and transport you to another land! Town is conveniently located on East Chestnut St.; our inviting dining lounge and patio with Asian accents brings you to paradise, making this a memorable dining experience! Be www.TownNantucket.com adventurous, go to TOWN!

Seafood Souza’s Seafood Open 9am-6pm with a full selection of seafood Stop by and enter our weekly Meg-a-Fish Free Seafood Drawing

508-228-9140 23 Trotter’s Lane

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SOUZA’S SEAFOOD, under the red and white flag on Trotter’s Lane, offers a full line of quality seafoods both fresh and frozen: steamers, littlenecks, cherrystones, lobsters, swordfish, crabmeat, escargot, shrimp, quahogs, and much more! Only at SOUZA’S can you get delicious smoked scallops, their secret recipe stuffed quahogs, homemade chowder base and Nantucket bay scallops frozen within 20 minutes of shucking (the freshest tasting frozen scallops). 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 and bay scallops to take off-island with you.

Wine & Spirits Epernay Wine & Spirits

Open daily 10 am to 9 pm; Island Delivery #WineExpertonACK

508-228-2755 1 North Beach Street

Épernay is the only Sommelier Owned + Operated wine store on island. Offering Beer, Wine + Liquor, along with exclusive Wine Tastings + Events and Beverage Catering for your next affair. 1 N Beach Street, on the corner of Easton Street near the White Elephant and The Nantucket Hotel | We Deliver, Gift Cards Available + Parking in Back | epernaywines.com | 508.228.2755| fb: EpernayWineAndSpiritsNantucket | twitter: EpernayWines | instagram: epernay_wineandspirits epernaywines.com

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23 South Water St. • 508-228-2595 www.theroseandcrown.com

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Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2015

Featured Restaurant: Breakfast around the Island

Where to Start Your Day on Nantucket Early morning on Nantucket offers special pleasures: the charm of Main Street without cars…a walk along the wharves while it’s quiet enough to hear the water lapping against the yachts…coffee and croissant at Brant Point Lighthouse while the sun rises over the Harbor…beachcombing along Sconset Beach before all the sand dollars wash back out with the tide… a bike ride without dodging traffic… After you enjoy early morning on Nantucket, you can go out for breakfast. Here are a few of our favorites—most of them offer takeout, so you can take your breakfast with you on an island exploration.

up with a helping of local gossip is The Downyflake. In addition to their namesake donuts (plain, sugar, and chocolate frosted), they’re locally famous for their Scotch Irish cake (spiced oatmeal cake with scrumptious caramelized icing). You can make a quick stop at their takout counter or take a seat in their dining room for just about any breakfast dish you desire. Their Sweet Bread French Toast and Breakfast Quesadilla are real treats.

You can drive, bike, or take The Wave shuttle the 7.5 miles to Siasconset, a quiet village on the southeastern curve of the island, where you’ll find a beautiful streets, historic homes, another pristine island beach, the amazing Cliff Walk, and Claudette’s for The patio at Claudette’s breakfast. We love stopping by to enjoy an iced coffee and a cinnamon twist on their shady patio, but the best option is to breakfast on one of their freshly made sandwiches with crisp fresh veggies and a secret sauce that are served all day (not just at lunchtime). Try their Seafood Salad Sandwich or their Turkey Salad. They even have gluten-free bread. Time it right, and after breakfast, you can take the Glorious Sconset Walking Tour that departs at 10:45am from the Sconset Rotary bulletin board.

There’s a reason besides travel to head over to the Nantucket Municipal Airport—Crosswinds. This restaurant at the airport is perfect for early risers since it opens every morning at 5:30 am. At Crosswinds you’ll find the Meat Lover’s Omelette filled with ham, bacon, sausage, spicy linguica, and corned beef hash.

Vanilla French Toast with thick cut bread is another winner. In addition to sitdown and counter service, they have a takeout counter where you can order “on-thefly” breakfasts like a One Hander or Breakfast Burrito.

Claudette's, Post Office Square, Sconset, 508-257-6622 Open daily 8 am to 3 pm, Breakfast from 8 to 11 am For more than 35 years, Nantucket Bake Shop has been baking superb hearth breads, including the original recipe Nantucket Portuguese Bread. Head over when they open at 6:30 am, and your bread will still be warm! Their freshly baked scones, croissants, and muffins pair deliciously with their freshly brewed coffee. Like a little something sweet for breakfast? Owner Jay Detmer is up all night making dozens of donuts — you’ve got to try their Boston Cream! Need breakfast for a group? Then it’s Magee Detmer’s Fruit Tart you want to bring home.

Nantucket Bake Shop, 79 Orange St, 508-228-2797, Open Mon-Sat. from 6:30 am • NantucketBakeShop.com Another island classic known for its donuts and for hearty breakfasts served

The Downyflake, 18 Sparks Ave. 508-228-4533 • thedownyflake.com Serving breakfast daily from 6 am-2 pm (6 am to 1pm on Sunday)

Crosswinds Restaurant & Bar, Nantucket Airport, 508-228-6005 Breakfast daily from 5:30 am to 2 pm • crosswindsnantucket.com Bartlett’s Farm is known for its freshly harvested produce and this time of year for its superb tomatoes. But what you may not know is that their Bartlett’s Farm Market has a culinary staff who prepare fresh morning treats including freshly baked muffins and scones, croissants, and daily treats. Stop by between 8 and 11 am and you can build your own breakfast sandwich with your choice of bread, cheese, and toppings. All the farm-fresh goodies are available for takeout or you can take a seat at one of their outdoor picnic tables and enjoy your breakfast surrounded by fresh flowers.

Bartlett’s Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road, 508-228-9403 Breakfast items daily from 8-11 am (while they last) • bartlettsfarm.com Looking for a place in town for a quick, delicious, and affordable breakfast?

At Easy Street Cantina, you can break your fast for less than $7 with a freshly made Breakfast Burritos or a Grand Slamwich stuffed with bacon, sausage, ham, egg, and cheese on a maple-grilled bun. Every Saturday and Sunday from 8 to 11 am, the Cantina serves Pancakes at Children’s Café up made-to-order

Don’t Feel Like Cooking?

Our lobster dinners come with 1 1/4 lb. lobster with cracked claws, ear of corn and red bliss potatoes, served with fresh lemon and butter for $29.99!

Add a cup of New England Clam Chowder for $4 Add half dozen steamed littleneck clams for $6

Call 508-228-9403 ext. 18 to order Open every day 8am-7pm | 508-228-9403 | www.bartlettsfarm.com

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omelets with a variety of fillings at their Omelet Bar. Each custom omelet is served with home fries and fruit for just $10.95. Here you can feast inside, outside on their patio, or take it all to the beach! If Children’s Beach is your destination (a very good choice if you have little ones who need to run off some early AM energy), then break your fast at Easy Street’s sister eatery: the Children’s Café.

You can watch your kids chase each other on the grassy lawn or play on the playground while you sip your coffee and tuck into an omelet or blueberry pancakes.

It’s a win-win!

Easy Street Cantina, 2 Broad Street, 508-228-5418 Open daily from 6 am to 2 am • easystreetcantina.com Children’s Cafe at Children’s Beach, 508-228-2284, Open daily from 8 am

Huevos Rancheros and a Mimosa at Arno’s Breakfast and Seafood Restaurant

There’s a reason that the full name of Arno’s is Arno’s Breakfast and Seafood Restaurant—they’re known for bountiful breakfasts. In addition to the classics, they serve 8 styles of omelettes, 5 versions of Eggs Benedict, Huevos Rancheros, and more.

The Huevos Rancheros come highly recommended. The eggs are tucked into a soft corn tortilla with black beans, topped with plenty of melted Jack, cool sour cream, and spicy salsa. Coffee at Arno’s is hot and freshly brewed (using organically grown beans) at a strength that will please any who love their morning joe. If you’d prefer a spirited beverage, the bar at Arno’s makes a mean Bloody

Mary, delicious and spiced to wake you up.

Arno’s Breakfast & Seafood Restaurant, 41 Main Street, 508-228-7001 Serving breakfast from 9 am to 3 pm • arnosnantucket.com Cross Main Street and you’ll find Met on Main, where you can get brunch every day. Served indoors and on their outdoor patio, the brunch menu includes a Meze Plate, Crispy Coconut Calamari, Avocado Toast, hand-cut fruit & yogurt, salads, soups, and more than a dozen brunch entrees! We recommend the Truffled Croque Madame and the Saltie Girl Wagyu Burger with fried lobster, special sauce, BLT, and fries.

Met on Main, 38 Main Street, 508-325-5111 Serving brunch daily from 8 am to 3 pm • metonmain.com Round the corner at the top of Main, stroll down a block on Centre, and turn onto India Street to find Black-Eyed Susan’s. This intimate in-town café opens early for breakfast. From 7 am to 1 pm daily, you can watch them in their open kitchen while they rustle up some very tasty egg scrambles— we love their spicy Thai Scramble—superb corned beef hash, sourdough french toast, and their famous Pennsylvania Dutch Cakes with Jarlsberg cheese. On busy mornings, there can be a line, but it’s well worth the wait.

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Serving breakfast from 7 am to 1 pm • black-eyedsusans.com Back to Centre Street to Centre Street Bistro, a quaint downtown nook where you can relax and enjoy a leisurely weekend breakfast. On Saturday and Sunday mornings all year long, you can tuck into some of the island’s classiest breakfast food. The Scrambled Egg Breakfast, served with sliced tomatoes and herb goat cheese toast drizzled with basil infused oil is delicious, but if they are offering Eggs Benedict as the morning special, don't hesitate to order it—they make some of the best benedict on the island!

Centre Street Bistro, 29 Centre Street, 508-228-8470 Weekend breakfast 8 am to 1 pm • nantucketbistro.com Just a few steps past the Centre Street Bistro patio, is Nantucket's newest takeout spot: Lemon Press. Devoted to healthy foods and with a passion for green practices, they specialize in cold pressed juices, smoothies, tonics, raw bowls, salads, and open faced sandwiches. Try their savory Loaded Quinoa Bowl with cucumber, tomato, red onion, feta, and mint dressed with olive oil, red wine vinegar, and lemon. Or indulge in a Nutty Bowl, with acai, peanut butter, banana, almond milk, granola, strawberries, & local honey... YUM! Lemon Press , 29 Centre Street, 508-228-3800 Open daily from 7 am • lemonpressnantucket.com Lemon press is located where The Bean, Nantucket's original coffeehouse first opened. This spring, The Bean moved around the corner to spacious new digs at 4 India Street. Now, in addition to their freshly roasted coffees—hot and iced—you can order a bagel plain or with smoked salmon & cream cheese, pastries, a yogurt parfait, croissants, muffins, and an egg and cheese sandwich (plain, with sausage, or with bacon). They also offer a variety of hearty salads and sandwiches. You can enjoy your breakfast at a cafe table while you check your email, or sit on a bench in the pocket park just outside. And now you can order online at thebeantakeout.com with pickup orders ready in just 15 minutes!

The Bean, 4 India Street, 508-228-6215 Open from 6 am daily, nantucketcoffee.com and thebeantakeout.com Across the street from The Bean, at 9 India Street is The Proprietors bar & table, one of our choices when we go out for a very special Sunday Brunch. Wellknown for their superb dinners that feature an adventurous menu of sharable plates and imaginative dishes “hot off the plancha,” Sunday brunch continues the adventure with a changing menu that could include Costa Rican Cinnamon Doughnut Holes, Tico Tuna Credo, Lobster Nachos, and their Stupendous Egg Dish of the Week.

Proprietors bar & table, 9 India Street, 508-228-7477 Sunday brunch served 11 am to 2 pm, proprietorsnantucket.com Another spot to savor a leisurely summer Sunday Brunch is on the patio at Breeze Bar and Café, where they also serve breakfast daily. Breakfast dishes we recommend are their Breakfast Croissant with bacon, egg, and cheese and their Corned Beef Hash Flatbread. If you dine there for Sunday brunch, you’ll want to order their Eggs Benedict with Lobster or the Gluten-Free Banana Pancakes with strawberry-maple compote. Guitarist Andy Bullington entertains with live music during Sunday brunch.

The Breeze Bar & Café in the Nantucket Hotel, 77 Easton Street Breakfast daily from 7:30 to 10 am Sunday Brunch 11 am to 2pm, 508-228-4730, thenantuckethotel.com

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Advertiser Directory Adventure / Eco-Tours Linda Loring Nature Foundation

508.325.0873 110 Eel Point Road

Open Daily - Experience Nature!

86 Acres of Outdoor Classroom

www.llnf.org The LLNF: a “living laboratory” providing the canvas to understand the property’s natural resources through research; to create education programs that develop curiosity about the natural world; to work with island schools to increase environmental literacy; to fulfil Linda Loring’s dream of creating a center on Nantucket where children connect with nature.

Shearwater Excursions

508-228-7037 Straight Wharf, Slip #1011

Yankee Magazine Editors’ Pick for Best Eco-Tour

The most well known water tours and adventure tours of Nantucket. Whales, seals, harbor tours, clamming excursions, fly-boarding and more. Private tours and excursions as well. Call or drop by slip 1011 on Straight Wharf, Nantucket. www.shearwaterexcursions.com

Antiques The Antiques Depot Open daily - End-of-season THANK YOU SALE! One of Nantucket’s oldest & finest antique shops

508-228-1287 23 Federal Street

One of Nantucket’s oldest and finest antiques shops, THE ANTIQUES DEPOT offers an exciting and unusual collection of 17th, 18th and 19th century furniture, art, accessories, and an extensive collection of decoys. Stop by their new location at 23 Federal St. and browse through a shop filled with treasures. Proprietors Howard B. Chadwick and Jack Fritsch have more than 43 years of experience on Nantucket, and you’ll find their prices reasonable. THE ANTIQUES DEPOT is open daily from 10 am to 5 pm.

NantucketAntiquesDepot.com

Apparel & Accessories BENRUS One-stop shop for the all American timeless look

508.825.0915 Daily from 10am at 21 Main St

BENRUS, is a military inspired lifestyle brand and a one-stop shop for the all American timeless look; from men and women’s apparel including denim, graphic tee’s and button downs to accessories and watches. BENRUS also sells an exclusive line of Bourbon and Bowtie bangles available at their 21 Main Street location and on Facebook at

Annual End­of­Summer Thank You Sale!

Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2015 www.benrus.com

www.facebook.com/BENRUSnantucket

Blue Beetle

508-228-3227 Open daily at 12 Main Street

Clothing, Accessories, Jewelry, & Gifts

Looking for that perfect something to remember your time on the island or a special gift for friends and family back home? BLUE BEETLE at 12 Main Street is the premier destination on Nantucket for everything from ladies’ apparel to unique jewelry to monogrammed gifts.

Carry a piece of the island with you all year with our exclusive collection of Nantucket Charm Beads (compatible with Pandora, Chamilia & Troll bracelets) or browse our nautical charm bar to build and design a necklace all your own. Need a new outfit for dinner, a party or a night on the town? We offer a great selection of dresses, tops, bottoms, scarves, wraps, shoes and handbags. We proudly carry designers like Elizabeth McKay, Jude Connally, Kut from the Kloth, Julie Brown, Joules, and MZ Wallace bags. Our specialty gift items include Nantucket ornaments, picture frames, photo albums, signs and cufflinks. Don’t forget that we can monogram tote bags, jewelry, iPhone/iPad covers and outdoor entertaining items.

Shop year-round in store or visit us online. www.BlueBeetleNantucket.com

C J Laing

774-333-3935 44 Centre Street

Open daily through Columbus Day. Resort clothing and accessories

cjlaingshop.com Palm Beach chic destination C J Laing has come to Nantucket! They are known for their use of genuine hand-loomed ikat cloth, sophisticated evening coats, and metallic glazed linen pants. Their fabulous silk crepe de chine blouses in original prints and breezy cover-ups and kaftans are perfect for island summers. Now offering luxe cashmeres for Fall. C J Laing on Centre Street is the exclusive purveyors of Stubbs and Wootton shoes for women and men.

Island Cashmere Cashmere, accessories, shoes

508-228-7611 Open daily at 32 Centre Street

In addition to the most beautiful cashmere sweaters and accessories made from the finest Scottish yarns, ISLAND CASHMERE offers an extensive collection of French Sole shoes, Peace of Cloth pants, Fabrizio Gianni Jeans, “Pure Linen” shirts, and our unique “Hampton” leather bags imported directly from Italy.

Johnstons of Elgin Cashmere Knitwear & Accessories Luxurious European cashmere, shoes, bags, & jewelry

508-228-5450 4 Federal Street

johnstonscashmere.com A deluxe cashmere collection of contemporary styles by Johnstons of Elgin, John Laing of Hawick, Rani Arabella, 27 Miles Malibu, Zynni, and more. Knitwear, dresses, jackets, ponchos, wraps, capes – easy but elegant for your Nantucket evenings.

Joy West Collection Open Daily - Experience Joy! End-of-Summer Sale Designer Inspired Jewelry & Fashions

508-325-4400 14 S. Water Street

Joy West Collection; Nantucket’s BEST value for faux & fine jewelry and more! Joy West Collection at 14 South Water St., across from the Dreamland Theater, brings you Joy’s

20% OFF!

LEMON PRESS ANTIQUES DEPOT 23 Federal Street 508­228­1287 nantucketan quesdepot.com

COLD PRESS JUICES SUPERFOOD SMOOTHIES ORGANIC PREPARED FOODS ORGANIC FROYO 29 CENTRE STREET LEMONPRESSNANTUCKET.COM 508.228.3800

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stunning collection of exclusive jewelry and fashion items at irresistible prices! Joy’s NEW “Italian Linen & Baroque Pearls” and genuine Druzy collections are the season’s stunners.

The gorgeous “St. Bart’s Collection” of colorful resort wear made from 100% fine cotton with handmade embroidered details is a showstopper! Come by & see the amazing collection Joy has searched the world to bring you! www.joyjewelry.com

Letarte Swimwear & Clothing for Island Living

508.228.7946 (SWIM) 5 South Water St (behind Pollacks)

Maui-inspired swim and cover-up label, LETARTE, is island-hopping from Hawaii’s beaches to the New England seacoast and has opened a new Nantucket store. Located at 5 South Water Street (across from The Nautilus on Cambridge St), the Letarte Boutique will be open daily from 10am and will feature their collection of swimwear, caftans and cover-ups along with Maui-designer jewelry, towels, and signature lotion and oil. www.letarteswimwear.com

Milly and Grace

508-901-5051 2 Washington Street

Open every day, 10 to 6 Clothing, Accessories, Home Decor, Gifts

www.millyandgrace.com Inspired by her sassy grandmother Milly and her sweet grandmother Grace, the owner decided to open a shop with them in mind. Our fabulously feminine boutique has the perfect pieces to make you and your home feel pretty and polished. If you are looking for cute clothes, jazzy jewels, adorable accessories, haute home décor or gorgeous gifts, MILLY & GRACE is the place!

Murray’s Outlet Warehouse Quality merchandise at outlet prices starting at 50% off!

508-228-3584 New Street

If you walk down Orange Street for about a 10-minute stroll, you will come to New Street on your right and there you will find the bargain center of Nantucket Island — MURRAY’S OUTLET WAREHOUSE, the retail outlet with quality merchandise at outlet prices. This is the only bargain center on the Island where you can find name brands of outstanding quality in both ladies’ and men’s sportswear and shoes at fantastically low prices. If you are looking for shoes, slacks, blouses, jackets, dresses, coats or almost anything else, it pays to go to the WAREHOUSE and find some unexpected bargains. All new merchandise at prices you won’t believe, but this outlet is for real! Open 10:30-5 Mon-Sat. www.nantucketreds.com

Murray’s Toggery Shop

508-228-0437 62 Main Street

Mon-Sun. from 10-6 - Summer Sale!

Stroll up Main Street, just a few steps from the wharves and marina, to find MURRAY`S TOGGERY SHOP, where recreational shopping in this multilevel store is a real experience.

MURRAY’S is multi-faceted. MURRAY’S is exciting. Go in and see their creatively designed displays of the newest in-season merchandise. MURRAY’S is fashion. Their buyers comb the markets for the tasteful assortment of clothes, shoes, and accessories they carry, all of which are tempered with a traditional, upbeat, and long lasting flair. See their full-page advertisement in this paper for the extensive lines of merchandise they carry. They also feature MURRAY’S Nantucket Reds™: the name of their exclusive pants, shorts, skirts and toddler overalls made from their 100% cotton that fades to pink and becomes softer with repeated washing. For well over 50 years these pants have been the mark of the “in-the-know” island lovers.

MURRAY’S IS Nantucket. www.nantucketreds.com

Nobby Shop Open daily year-round Sportswear for all ages

508-228-1030 17 Main Street Box 538, Nantucket, MA 02554

Serving Nantucket since 1930, THE NOBBY CLOTHES SHOP has provided name-brand activewear, footwear, foul-weather gear, outerwear, and rugged workwear at affordable prices.

Major credit cards accepted. Handicapped access. Open daily and year-round. Fax number: 508-228-6568. www.nobbyshop.com

Peter Beaton down the discreet little boardwalk on Federal Street

508-228-8456 16.5 Federal Street

PETER BEATON is synonymous with timeless Nantucket style. As famous for its notable clients (Hillary Clinton, Barbara Bush, Ashley Judd, Martha Stewart, Liv Tyler, Tommy Hilfiger, and more) as it is for its custom fitted straw hats & handbags, classic striped sailor shirts, and signature hatboxes, Peter Beaton proudly offers “all the best for your family—from hat to toe.”

Located down the discreet little boardwalk at 16.5 Federal St. www.peterbeaton.com

Scrub Oak Open almost daily from 10am until 5pm.

508-228-2458 10 Straight Wharf

Scrub Oak is a small shop specializing in unusual cards, unique jewelry, beautiful clothing, and small gifts for the home. We feature both lesser-known and perennially admired designers

Barrett’s Island

NANTUCKET ARTWORKS

see highlights of Town & Sconset Village guided by NATIVE ISLANDERS who KNOW Nantucket.

Fine Art in a Relaxed Setting

TOURS

Our bus is air-conditioned, with reclining seats and large windows.

9:30AM & 12:30PM DAILY DEPARTURE

29 Nantucket Artists All Mediums Endless Possibilities Antique Nantucket Maps

FROM FEDERAL STREET (across from the Information Center)

(corner Chestnut and Centre)

Charter Service Also Available

508.228.6640

ph:

508.228.0174

fax:

508.228.3823

31 Centre Street

www.NantucketArtworks.com

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such as: Ace&Jig, Matta, Loup Charmant, Isobel & Cleo, TEN, Lauren Manoogian, John Derian, Doug Johnston, Astier de Villatte, A Peace Treaty, Baggu, I. Ronni Kappos, and Jeanne Van Etten. Also a source for Tata Harper skincare, artwork by John Carruthers, and a small selection of furniture from John Derian. www.scruboakstore.com

Serenella Nantucket 508-228-3400 Open Sun.-Wed. 10am-7pm; Thurs.-Sat. 10am-8pm 9B South Beach Street The latest Ready-To-Wear and Accessories from the best in American & European fashion Since its inception in 1980, Serenella has been on a mission to bring the best in women’s luxury fashion to Boston and Nantucket. Listed as one of Elle Magazine’s Top 50 Boutiques in the World, Serenella offers a carefully edited selection of elegant Parisian apparel, fine Italian raiment and luxurious American sportswear. Featuring Acne Studios, Bottega Veneta, Cedric Charlier, Calvin Klein, Delfina Delettrez, Dezso by Sara Beltrán, Giambattista Valli, Jupe by Jackie, K. Jacques, Lisa Marie Fernandez, Lucien Pellat-Finet, Marco De Vincenzo, Massimo Alba, Michael Kors, Normal Kamali, Orlebar Brown, Stella McCartney X Adidas, www.serenella-boston.com Roberto Cavalli, and more.

Style Paris 44 Main Street Bargain Basement: 70% off!

508-325-6600 Mon.-Sat., 9am to 7pm; Sun. 9am to 6pm

Style Paris is a luxury women’s wear brand specializing in custom and made to measure.

All designs are manufactured in France, with stores in New York, Palm Beach, and here in Nantucket. Stop by today, or call to set up an appointment with our designer, Monday through Saturday 9-7 and 9-6 on Sundays. This week visit our Bargain Basement — “the chicest basement in Nantucket” with 70% off! www.styleparis.com

Sweet Liddle...

Eco-luxury, apparel for men & women, and other irresistibles

508-228-3214 40 Centre Street

SWEET LIDDLE... Sells a Nantucket style that is both a mix of bohemian and luxury accented with one of a kind pieces to mix and match. You will find shoes and beautifully crafted handbags. As well as jewelry made on the premises by the owner and curator Emilly Brooke Rubin, a local designer. There is also a well stocked pharmacy of lotions and potions, lip balms and scents among many other fine irresistables. Open daily.

Art Reproduction, Posters, and Printing The UPS Store 508-325-8884 Locally owned and operated 2 Windy Way (corner of Surfside Road) Large format Digital Printing, Family Photos, Posters, & more Open Mon-Sat THE UPS STORE now makes high quality, full color art reproductions. You’ll hardly tell the difference! The banners and posters they print for you will get your message across— stop in and see their samples! THE UPS STORE also 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. Their professional service and expert advice is unmatched. Also, they have off-street parking. THE UPS STORE: let them help you!

Artists & Galleries Artists Association of Nantucket Check the Calendar for openings

508-228-0294 Open daily at 19 Washington St.

The ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET’s J. Cecelia & Seward Johnson Gallery is the only gallery that exclusively shows the work of Nantucket artists. Over the years, it has become the primary source for art on the island. The downtown building hosts a year-round schedule of changing member exhibitions by established island artists and emerging local talent, as well as juried shows, featured artist shows, auctions, and community-oriented arts events like our annual museum-quality exhibition drawn from the AAN Permanent Collection. The two hundred artist members who exhibit here are residents of Nantucket and their work ranges from paintings to sculpture to photography to a wide variety of media. Take a look at our schedule and join us for one or several of our many wonderful art classes. nantucketarts.org

G. S. Hill Gallery Oils, watercolors, prints, and note cards by G. S. Hill

508-228-1353 Daily at 40 Straight Wharf

G. S. HILL’s one-man gallery is open daily and celebrating over three decades at 40 Straight Wharf. His original oil and watercolor paintings capture the image and spirit of Nantucket.

The gallery also offers exclusive American-made gifts designed by Greg and Judi Hill.

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Stunning porcelain china dinnerware, hand-pressed glass and ornaments are only a few of www.gshill.com treasures you will find.

Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2015

Samuel Owen Gallery

508-680-1445 46 Centre Street

Contemporary Art Gallery

Hostetler Gallery

508-228-5152 Contemporary sculptures, paintings, & works on paper Open Daily at 42 Centre St

HOSTETLER GALLERY exhibits the sculpture, prints and paintings of David Hostetler, abstract oil paintings by Power Boothe and Xanda McCagg, fine art prints by Art Werger. We are the exclusive agents for Nantucket artist Donn Russell. Hostetler bronze sculptures grace two New York City locations. Exotic and American species are used in his wood sculpturethe largest being 13 feet tall. Boothe’s textural and minimalist oils are in all the major New York City museums. Werger’s mezzotints, etchings and aquatints take an old world technique to modern aesthetics; also museum collected. McCagg’s oils take color abstractions to a new level. Art ranges from intimate small formats to monumental. Selling art for 40 years on Nantucket. www.DavidHostetler.com, www.hostetlergallery.com

An exciting new arrival on Centre Street, Samuel Owen Gallery at Seven Seas specializes in contemporary art, both original works and multiples. Samuel Owen Gallery maintains an extensive inventory of work by artists Damien Hirst, Peter Tunney, Shepard Fairey, Eric Zener, Mr. samuelowengallery.com Brainwash, Dale May and CANTSTOPGOODBOY, to name a few.

Beach & Pool Toys & Accessories Nantucket Pool & Spa 508-228-2235 Open Daily 1 Hanabea Lane, off Old South Rd Sand & Pool Toys, Exercise Equipment, Floats, & More Facebook.com/nantucketpools

508-228-1907 Come check out the internationally acclaimed mosaic and shell artwork of Lorene Ireland, winner of World of Wearable Art! 13 Old South Wharf

Swim on over to NANTUCKET POOL & SPA CENTER at 1 Hanabea Lane off of Old South Road to see our new sand and pool toys. We also have diving games, sandcastle kits, life vests, exercise equipment, floats, and more! We have your favorite brands: Melissa and Doug, Texas Rec, Swimline, and more! We have amazing deals on our Clearance Rack.

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. Stop by and check out our End-ofSeason Sale on selected items. Open daily.

Beauty & Skincare

Ireland Galleries

Made on Nantucket Nantucket Art, Bakelite & other vintage jewelry, gifts

508-228-0110 18 Old South Wharf

MADE ON NANTUCKET is open for the season at 18 Old South Wharf. Don’t miss the new S&K Collection of vintage bakelite with a contemporary twist! New 2015 artists include Buzz Williams and Andrew Jackson. We also offer paintings, prints, and photographs by island artists, including Lu Page, Terry Walsh, Garth Grimmer, Brian Araujo, Bill Dickson, Rod Cole, and Lisa Maxell. Jewelry by Beth Borzilleri, Anne Terry, Kathleen Duncombe, Sarah Hutton, and Amy Burrough. We carry Art Glass Nantucket plaques and ornaments by ackfire studios, as well as handcrafted shell wreaths. We have the largest collection of vintage Bakelite in the East, featuring jewelry, kitchenware, and barware. We also offer vintage American Indian jewelry (dead pawn). Open daily.

Miki Lovett - Textile & Print Artist Studio by Appointment

508-332-2553 Unique Textile and Print Art and Accessories

Miki shows regularly at the Artists Association of Nantucket. To visit her studio, please call www.mikilovett.com 508-332-2553.

Nantucket Artworks Open Daily & Evenings 29 Nantucket Artists - all mediums - endless possibilities!

508-228-6640 31 Centre Street

29 Nantucket artists, all mediums...endless possibilties! We have a good variety of vintage & antique Nantucket maps, as well as the island’s best selection of prints and posters — framed and unframed — you’ll find anywhere! Come early for the best selection. NANTUCKET ARTWORKS, downstairs at 31 Centre Street.

NantucketArtworks.com

Nantucket Carving & Folk Art Folk Art, antiques, prints, nautical art, ship models

508-325-7463 167 Orange Street

On the Gallery side of NANTUCKET CARVING & FOLK ART you’ll see the work of many local artists including originals by folk artist Jean Petty, extraordinary photographs by David Petty, Nantucket furniture by Blue Barn Door, lamps, and home decor. Through a partnership with Nantucket Stock Exchange, they also have an incredible selection of antiques, prints, nautical art, and ship models. On the other side, you’ll discover a traditional woodcarver’s shop and treasures such as carved mantles, whales, eagles, and authentic quarterboards carved

by Master Woodcarver Paul McCarthy. He is responsible for many of the beautiful signs visitors see plus 100’s of quarterboards that adorn homes. Come visit Nantucket’s working woodcarving shop & art gallery where tomorrow’s antiques and collectibles are made.

Shipping available. Year round. www.nantucketcarvingandfolkart.com

Pete’s Fresh Fish Prints The only genuine Nantucket Gyotaku

508-325-1842 Open daily at 17 Old South Wharf

Gyotaku is the art of creating prints of genuine fish on delicate handmade rice paper. This art form captures and reproduces the exact characteristics and features of an individual fish.

First practiced in the early 1800s in Asia, Gyotako provided an accurate means of measuring and recording a commercial fisherman’s actual catch. At PETE’S FRESH FISH PRINTS, Pete’s art expresses a variety of compositions, textures, and colors through this unique art form, breaking through yet keeping with the traditional boundaries. Stop by to see his unique art and variety of holiday gifts, including prints, notecards, placemats, coasters, and serving trays. www.freshfishprints.com

Philip Bloom Gallery 508-825-5973 Tuesday-Sunday 10am-6pm 117 Orange Street Contemporary art, exhibiting work of emerging artists from around the world Philip Bloom Gallery at 117 Orange Street is showcasing contemporary art, exhibiting work of emerging artists from around the world. So far this season, they have exhibited Halsey Hathaway, Alexander T. Oleksyn, Rebecca Ward, Javier Ramirez, Patrick Shoemaker, Melissa Maddonni Haims, Tamara Johnson, and Sarah H. Reynolds, just to name a few. See what’s next for this stunning new gallery on Nantucket... philipbloomgallery.com

Robert Foster Fine Art 508-221-3056 Exhibiting Nantucket’s Leading Artists 8 India St (next to Black-Eyed Susan’s) Open Daily: Artist Reception August 28 from 6-9pm ROBERT FOSTER FINE ART is a new gallery featuring art by a selection of the island’s most talented artists working today. With a full schedule of rotating exhibitions—group and featured artists shows—everyone will find a gem to add to their collection. Join us for Friday night openings from 6 to 9 pm. Meet the artists and learn more about their work in this fun and friendly space at 8 India. www.RobertFosterFineArt.com

Follain

508-825-5630 Open daily at 9A S. Beach Street

A new kind of beauty store

FOLLAIN offers a curated selection of skincare, hair care, and cosmetic products by over 40 U.S.made brands. New this season: products for men and for baby! Follain supports a lifestyle that incorporates health, wellness, and environmental sustainability. All Follain products meet high standards for health and performance, and some products are available for refill, in order to cut back on plastic bottle waste. Follain products also make beautiful gift baskets and bathroom shopfollain.com accessories. Come say hi, and learn more about healthy skincare today!

Bike Rentals Cooks Cycle 508-228-0800 Bicycle Rentals, Sales, and Service 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 Bicycle Rentals New Model Hybrid/Comfort Mountain & Road Bikes

508-325-2722 65 Surfside Road

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 retro-style Schwinn Cruisers, and accessories in a variety of styles...They have the right bicycle for all of your adventures. They have a safe and convenient bike path location at 65 Surfside Road. www.easyridersbikerentals.com

Island Bike Company Open daily; free delivery & pickup for rentals Bike rentals for the entire family, sales & service

508-228-4070 25 Old South Road

Finally, there’s a bicycle shop where you don’t have to fight the traffic— ISLAND BIKE COMPANY at 25 Old South Road (just past Amelia Drive)! ISLAND BIKE COMPANY offers bike rentals by the day, week, or month—and that’s not all! They also rent Burley Trailers, Trail-a-Bikes, and single & double baby joggers. Full repair facility and new bike sales also offered. ISLAND BIKE COMPANY is conveniently located on the Old South Road bike path, and they offer free delivery & pickup for rentals. Great Rental Rates: $28 for 24 hours; $45 for 2 days; $60 for 3 days. www.islandBike.com

Nantucket Bike Shop Open daily 8 am to 6 pm Bike, scooter, & 4 x 4 rentals

508-228-1999; 800-770-3088 Steamboat Wharf & Straight Wharf

www.nantucketbikeshop.com NANTUCKET BIKE SHOP, with two convenient locations on Steamboat Wharf and the only bike shop on Straight Wharf, offers quality bike and scooter rentals for the entire family.

We offer for rent SPECIALIZED, GIANT, and KYMCO hybrid and mountain bikes as well as Specialized Fat Boy bikes and KidZTandems. Stop by, pick up a map, and rent from a wide selection of new equipment that will take you to your destination and back. We are open seven days a week from 8 am to 6 pm and accept all major credit cards.

Young’s Bicycle Shop Rent with us and avoid the 19% airport tax on car rentals.

508-228-1151 Steamboat Wharf

Grandpa Harvey Young started YOUNG’S BICYCLE SHOP in 1931. He ran the bike rental store down on Steamboat Wharf until 1954, when his son Roger took over. Now the third generation is running the shop. With more than 70 years of experience, YOUNG’s provides you with the ideal rental bike for Nantucket Island. They use the best bikes, CANNONDALE and TREK. They are kept clean, safe and well maintained and they are rented to you with a friendly, knowledgeable staff. Experience a Nantucket family tradition. YOUNG’s Bicycle Shop, the “Cycle-Logical way” to see Nantucket Island. Watch for the famous sidewalk sign with the revolving wheel. Open daily. www.youngsbicycleshop.com

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Books & Publications CALL NANTUCKET

508-228-9165 ext. 110 The fully searchable Nantucket telephone book for your cell phone The island’s “Little Black Book” Box 626, Nantucket, MA 02554 CALL NANTUCKET is the fully searchable version of The Nantucket Directory: the island’s telephone 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 to call! Our app is NantucketDirectory.com FREE TO DOWNLOAD for iPhones, Android, and tablets.

Mitchell’s Book Corner

508-228-1080 54 Main Street

Open daily. Ask about autographed books.

Great Beach Reads & more!

www.mitchellsbookcorner.com MITCHELL’S BOOK CORNER prides itself on a long tradition of personalized attention to its customers for the last 45 years. In addition to the carefully selected stock of titles in all areas, Mitchell’s Book Corner offers the most extensive selection of books available about Nantucket; from the newest Nantucket beach read to whaling and the island’s history to a selection of local authors. Make time to visit the Nantucket Room upstairs at Mitchell’s; the room dedicated to all of these gripping Nantucket reads! Ask about a free gift & autographed books.

On This Day in Nantucket History

by Amy Jenness available at Mitchell’s Book Corner and The Whaling Museum Gift Shop Quirky & fascinating stories that shaped this island Nantucket is much more than beautiful beaches and sailboats. One day at a time, author Amy Jenness offers up quirky and fascinating stories of the people and events that shaped this remote island. On August 11, 1841, Frederick Douglass made his first antislavery speech at the Nantucket Atheneum. The Great Fire of July 13, 1846, devastated the island, forcing residents to rebuild what they lost. On December 5, 1981, a nor’easter stranded nearly two thousand visitors and forced seventeen pilot whales to come ashore. Read a story a day or month at a time. Celebrate an entire year of Nantucket history. ON THIS DAY IN NANTUCKET HISTORY is available for sale at Mitchell’s Book Corner and the Whaling Museum Gift Shop.

Yesterday’s Island

508-228-9165 Box 626, Nantucket, MA 02554

CELEBRATING OUR 45th YEAR!

Visit our online publication to see more articles, more photos, enter contests, and to share your impressions of Nantucket. For 45 years, YESTERDAY’S ISLAND 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 Twitter, and sign up for our free Nantucket eNewsletter at the top of Nantucket.net www.yesterdaysisland.com

Buses NRTA 508-228-7025 See display ad for times and routes Bus stops at Broad St. & at Washington St. Bus routes thru town & out of town RIDE THE WAVE to/from town, mid island areas, Madaket, Sconset, Surfside and Jetties Beaches, the Airport 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 thru October 12 from 7am to 11:30pm - dates and times are route specific - visit our website www.nrtawave.com for complete schedule or pick up a riders guide at NRTA Office 3 East Chestnut Street, Visitor Services 25 Federal Street, Chamber of Commerce 0 Main Street or the Greenhound Building 10 Washington Street.

Fares are $1 or $2 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 on any Wave vehicle. Season passes may be purchased at the NRTA office at 3 East Chestnut Street M-F, 8-4. www.nrtawave.com

Car Rentals Affordable Rentals Cars, jeeps, mopeds

508-228-3501 Open daily at 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. www.affrentals.com

Nantucket Island Rent-a-Car Free renter pickup at all boats, hotels, and inns

Nantucket Windmill Auto Rental

Young’s Bicycle Shop

508-228-9989 at Nantucket Memorial Airport

508-228-1227 Nantucket Memorial Airport

NANTUCKET WINDMILL AUTO RENTAL has been voted “The Best of Nantucket” in the car rental category each of the last five years. We offer service and value not found elsewhere on the island. Once you become a WINDMILL customer, it’s doubtful you’ll rent from any other company when on Nantucket. Daily, weekly, monthly and extended rates are available. We accept Amex, MC, Visa, Diner’s Club, and Discover. Commercial accounts available to qualified companies. 800-228-1227. www.NantucketAutoRental.com

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Bicycle, Car, & Jeep Rentals; Bicycle Sales & Service

Young’s Bicycle Shop is the most convenient car and Jeep rental shop to either ferry. We have fuel efficient Honda Fits and sedans. We also have 2 door Jeeps and 4 door Jeep Wranglers. We offer fuel efficient sedans and rugged Jeep Wrangler 4 X 4’s in both the 2 door and 4 door variants complete with the town beach permit and Great Point permit. Come see why we are the “Cycle-Logical Way” to see Nantucket Island. Rent with us and avoid the 19% airport tax on car rentals! Open daily. www.youngsbicycleshop.com

Charters - Fishing Albacore 508-228-5074 Private Charters only Voted Nantucket’s Best Charter Boat Catch blues, bass, shark, tuna, whale watching Slip 1010, Straight Wharf THE ALBACORE is a 35-foot custom Sport Fisherman with large cockpit and walk-in cabin for complete comfort. Capt. Bob DeCosta, a second-generation charter boat captain, has more than 30 years of experience fishing Nantucket waters. We offer a variety of private charters from 2-1/2 hour bluefish trips to full day shark and tuna fishing. Whale watches are also available. Fun for the whole family—young, old, inexperienced, or experienced. All equipment is provided, except for cold drinks and sandwiches. Two-and-a-half-hour, five-hour, and full day trips are available. You’ll be fishing within ten to twenty minutes from the dock. Call for reservations or information, or visit Slip 1010 on Straight Wharf. FISH GUARANTEED or your money back. MasterCard and Visa accepted. www.albacorecharters.com

Herbert T. Daily: 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm. Call for Reservations Trolling “Catch those blues and Bass!”

Day: 508-228-6655 Slip 14, Straight Wharf

Make sure you don’t miss the fishing while you’re here on Nantucket! The HERBERT T sport fishing boat will take you to where the blues are biting. Captain Fred Tonkin is an experienced fisherman and will provide you with all the equipment for up to six people to fish at one time. He takes four 2-1/2-hour trips a day: 7 am, 10 am, 1 pm and 4 pm, and the fishing starts just 15 minutes from the dock. The HERBERT T is fully licensed and insured and is fully equipped electronically. While you’re on Nantucket, do as the islanders do - catch some blues! Private charters are also available. $105 per person. www.fishnantucket.net

Just Do It Too - Fishing Daily Trips at 7am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm.

Black Sea Bass, Blues, Striped Bass, Scup

Call for reservations: 508-228-7448 FAMILY SHIPWRECK FISHING Slip 13, Straight Wharf

We do it all—catch bass, blues, black seabass, fluke, and more… Captain Marc Genthner will take you fishing aboard the 34’ custom built “JUST DO IT TOO.” The “JUST DO IT TOO” is equipped with twin diesels, full electronics, and fishing gear. Captain Marc offers a per-person fare as well as accommodations for large, private group charters. Daily fishing excursions. Four trips a day at 7am, 10am, 1pm, & 4pm. FUN FOR KIDS: FAMILY SHIPWRECK FISHING! Call for private charter rates — half-day charters are also available. www.justdoittoo.com

Charters - Sailing & Boating Endeavor

508-228-5585 Slip 15, Straight Wharf

Cruises depart at 10am, 1pm, 4pm, & sunset Pleasure sailing

www.endeavorsailing.com “Captain James Genthner shares his love of the Island with visitors aboard his sloop ENDEAVOR”—Ted Reinstein, CBS Good Day! Featured in Yankee Magazine’s Best of New England 2010: “A cruise aboard the Endeavor is a lesson in beauty and local history.” The ENDEAVOR sails daily at 10am, 1pm, 4pm, and at sunset. Private charters, sailing celebrations, children’s programs, and gift certificates available. Call for info & reservations

Children’s Apparel smiling button Play dresses for little girls

617.470.3959 Open Daily at 15 Old South Wharf

Smiling Button is a new collection of play dresses for little girls. Our 100% cotton clothing is made in the USA and is simply meant for kids to be kids. We invite you to shop our exclusive “Nantucket” collection at our summer pop-up store at 15 Old South Wharf. smilingbutton.com

Classes & Workshops Artists Association of Nantucket Classes & Workshops for all ages

We are Nantucket Island’s premier auto rental agency, specializing in Jeeps and sport utility vehicles, as well as sedans and minivans. ALL NEW vehicles with beach permits! Whether on the island for a day or for a month, we offer the lowest rates and best service, with free renter pick-up from all boats, hotels, and guest houses. Call ahead for our specials. All major credit cards accepted. Open daily. www.nantucketislandrentacar.com

Open daily, year-round We’re at the airport & we’ll meet the boat.

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508-228-0294 Open daily at 24 Amelia Drive

The ARTISTS ASSOCIATION’s Arts Program offers year-round educational programs for adults and children. Our spacious workshop on Gardner Perry Lane hosts a wide variety of classes and workshops in many media including oil painting, watercolor, pastel, life drawing, ceramics, woodcarving, 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 student and for all ages from 3-93. nantucketarts.org

Coaching/Consulting Coaching at the Corner Thursday morning chats at Mitchell’s Book Corner Life and success skills coaching

508-332-1505 CoachingatTheCorner.com

Get a great start to your Thursday mornings – join Nantucket’s Professional Certified Coach Marsha Egan, PCC, upstairs at Mitchell’s Book Corner. Discussions start at 8:30 AM sharp and end at 9:30 am. $15 at the door, packages available. August 27th chat is “Win-Win-Win:

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How to Argue More Effectively.” And the September 10th chat is “Awesome Productivity: Ten Time Traps to Avoid.” Details at CoachingatTheCorner.com

Confections Aunt Leah’s Fudge

508-228-1017 The Courtyard on Straight Wharf

Free sample available: just ask!

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. She has a wide selection of kid’s candy for all ages. AUNT LEAH ships worldwide. www.auntleahs.com

Nantucket Candy Company 508-228-0667 Open Daily - BRING IN THE AD IN THIS PAPER FOR 10% OFF Candy, gift baskets, party favors, dessert trays 48 Centre Street CANDY COMPANY is pleased to be offering many local THE NANTUCKET favorites. They offer all sorts of candies including: homemade turtles, truffles, fudge, chocolate covered cranberries, Jelly Belly jelly beans and many other wonderful candies! Bring in our ad in this paper for 10% off your purchase. www.nantucketcandy.com

Sweet Inspirations Artisan Chocolates Open year-round Award-Winning Artisan Chocolatier since 1981

508-228-5814 Zero India Street

Be sure to visit the famous SWEET INSPIRATIONS CHOCOLATE SHOP, showcasing unique artisan chocolates freshly created on the premises. The Nantucket Chocolatier has been featured on the Food Network’s “Food Finds” and on Oprah’s Best Gifts Show, awarded “Best of Boston,” “Best of Nantucket,” and Cape Cod’s Best Chocolatier! You must experience the award-winning Cranberry Cheesecake Truffle, world-famous Buttercrunch, Coco the Whale™ chocolate truffles, the original and exclusive Cranberry Creations™ Chocolates and the new Sea Mist Almonds splashed with sea salt. The Nantucket Chocolatier’s artisan creations make great gifts and are available in limited edition gift tins, including the “Sailor’s Valentine” and “Nantucket Memories.” Don’t miss this Nantucket tradition since 1981 and enjoy a complimentary taste of the best—exclusively at the SWEET INSPIRATIONS CHOCOLATE SHOP, home of the Nantucket Chocolatier at ZERO INDIA STREET ~ In the heart of Nantucket. Open year-round. nantucketchocolate.com

Consignment & Thrift Island Treasures Mon-Fri 10am-5pm + Wed. eve from 6-8; Sat. 10am-2pm 17B North Beach St New & Used clothes, household goods, toys, & more 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. Donations of saleable items in good condition are accepted daily.

Contests 2015 PHOTO CONTEST 508-228-9165 Deadline for the 2015 Photo Contest is Sept. 10, 2015 See 2014 entries online at Nantucket.net Box 626, Nantucket, MA 02554 This annual photo contest has been a popular way to share you photos of Nantucket with the world. A selection of images are in this Autumn edition and even more can be seen available online at yesterdaysisland.com and nantucket.net. We are already accepting entries for our 2015 Photo Contest. We accept copyright-free images of Nantucket present and past.

You can mail in your prints of Nantucket Island or you can mail us a CD with electronic images from your digital camera. If you send us digital images, please make sure they are highresolution. www.nantucket.net/photos/contest.php

Share the Love Wedding Photo Contest 508-228-9165 Share photos of your wedding and win cash! Box 626, Nantucket, MA 02554 Share photos of your wedding on Nantucket with our readers AND win a cash prize if you get first or second place! You can mail in prints of your wedding pics or you can mail us a CD with electronic images from your digital camera. If you send us digital images, please make sure they are high-resolution. By entering our contest, you give us permission to publish your photos online at www.NantucketWeddings.com and to use for promotional purposes, so do not send copyrighted photos. www.nantucketweddings.com

Copying, Mailboxes, Shipping The UPS Store Open Monday - Saturday Locally owned and operated

508-325-8884 2 Windy Way (corner of Surfside Road)

Nantucket’s UPS STORE is where go-getters go to get things done! Conveniently located at the corner of Windy Way and Surfside Road (just past the schools in the direction of the beach), THE UPS STORE has a variety of products and services to make your life easier.

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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 now makes high quality, full color banners and posters—stop in and see their samples! And, they have off-street parking. THE UPS STORE: let them help you!

Cranberry Products Aunt Leah’s Fudge

508-228-1017 Courtyard on Straight Wharf

Free sample available: just ask!

Stop in AUNT LEAH’S for a free sample of her delicious homemade fudge. Choose from more than 30 flavors of “the best fudge in the world.” Try her cranberry fudge or her famous Nantucket chocolate covered cranberries. AUNT LEAH’S Nantucket chocolate-covered cranberries, both milk and dark chocolate, are not only delicious, but also are loaded with antioxidants proven to have health benefits! Both these local products make unique wedding favors, gifts for special events, or take-home gifts. Another unique gourmet candy is her cranberry “bog frogs,” filled with roasted cashews, dried sweetened cranberries smothered with rich caramel and topped with premium milk chocolate. And you’ve got to try her mouthwatering cranberry bars: dried and sweetened cranberries with roasted almonds in both milk or dark chocolate. AUNT LEAH ships worldwide. www.auntleahs.com

Sweet Inspirations Cranberry Creations Award-Winning Artisan Chocolatier since 1981

508-228-5814 Zero India Street

Inspired by the Nantucket Cranberry Harvest, the NANTUCKET CHOCOLATIER created the original and now world-famous Cranberry Creations™ Chocolates. Plump, sweetened cranberries generously covered in premium chocolate create an amazing gourmet taste. These Nantucket Chocolatier original Cranberry Creations™ Chocolates have been featured on Oprah’s “Best Gifts Show” and on the Food Networks’ “Food Finds.” Cranberry Creations™ chocolates are featured in Nantucket-style gift baskets, and the limited edition “Nantucket Seashells” tin. Elegantly gift-boxed, Cranberry Creations™ chocolates also make perfect wedding and party favors. Give a special gift basket filled with unique gourmet gifts including the original Cranberry Caramel Chocolates sprinkled with sea salt, fancy cranberry & nut mixes, Cranberry Caramel Corn, and Nantucket Chocolatier’s award-winning Cranberry Cheesecake Truffle. A Nantucket tradition since 1981—come experience it for yourself, and enjoy a complimentary taste of the delectable chocolate. Artisan Chocolates are made on the premises and are available exclusively at Sweet Inspirations, ZERO INDIA STREET ~ In the heart of Nantucket, and NantucketChocolate.com. Open year-round. Complimentary nantucketchocolate.com tastings.

Furniture & Home Accessories 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 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

Gifts Hill’s of Nantucket Unusual and Original Nantucket Theme Gifts

508-228-1353 Daily at 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 and note cards by Hill are their main focus. American made; that hard-to-find gift is here waiting for you! Treat yourself to a truly one of a kind gift gallery situated on the water at Straight Wharf. gshill.com

Made on Nantucket 508-228-0110 Nantucket Art, Bakelite & other vintage jewelry, gifts Daily at 18 Old South Wharf MADE ON NANTUCKET has a large selection of gifts from $30 and up. Jewelry by Beth Borzilleri, Kathleen Duncombe, Anne Terry, The JR Collection, and Amy Burrough. Don’t miss the new S&K Collection of vintage bakelite with a contemporary twist! We carry Art Glass Nantucket plaques and ornaments by ackfire studios, as well as handcrafted shell wreaths. We have the largest collection of vintage Bakelite in the East, featuring jewelry, kitchenware, and barware. Now carrying vintage Lucite purses.

Nantucket Boat Basin Authentic Shop Authentic Island Merchandise with Special Nantucket Designs

508-228-5470 33 Straight Wharf

Visit the NANTUCKET BOAT BASIN AUTHENTIC SHOP and celebrate summer 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.

You’ll find us at 33 Straight Wharf. Open daily. www.nantucketboatbasinshop.com

Nantucket Chic 508-228-1907 Come check out the internationally acclaimed mosaic and shell artwork of Lorene Ireland, winner of World of Wearable Art! 12 Old South Wharf This new 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 creative 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. Open daily.

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Scrub Oak

508-228-2458 10 Straight Wharf

Open almost daily from 10am until 5pm.

Scrub Oak is a small shop specializing in unusual cards, unique jewelry, beautiful clothing, and small gifts for the home. We feature both lesser-known and perennially admired designers such as: Ace&Jig, Matta, Loup Charmant, Isobel & Cleo, TEN, Lauren Manoogian, John Derian, Doug Johnston, Astier de Villatte, A Peace Treaty, Baggu, I. Ronni Kappos, and Jeanne Van Etten. Also a source for Tata Harper skincare, artwork by John Carruthers, and a small selection of furniture from John Derian. www.scruboakstore.com

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friends and family back home? BLUE BEETLE at 12 Main Street is the premier destination on Nantucket for unique jewelry and monogrammed gifts. Carry a piece of the island with you all year with our exclusive collection of Nantucket Charm Beads (compatible with Pandora, Chamilia & Troll bracelets) or browse our nautical charm bar to build and design a necklace all your own. Shop year-round in our store or visit us online. www.BlueBeetleNantucket.com

Clay Twombly Monday-Friday from 11am to 5pm Prayer Beads, Intentional Jewelry, Unique Gifts, & Art

508-332-3407 upstairs at 2 Union Street

508-325-8884 2 Windy Way (corner of Surfside Road)

www.ClayTwombly.com Clay’s unique prayer beads and intentional jewelry creations are both sacred and delightful.

Also offering small works of original art, reiki-infused candles, smudge, porcelain wares, Tibetan singing bowls, and other special objects. Upstairs at 2 Union Street.

Nantucket’s UPS STORE now offers high quality, full color banners and posters for your business, event, or party. These stunning reproductions can be up to 44 inches wide! And they can be done on vinyl, canvas, art paper — rolls and single sheets. THE UPS STORE can also assist you with mounting and laminating as well as printing of photos, text, and logos.

de la mer 508-228-1923 Open Daily - Customer Appreciation Specials Fashionably beautiful & precious 16 Old South Wharf & in the Summer House Beachside Boutique

Signs, Banners, & Posters Open Monday - Saturday

Hats Peter Beaton down the discreet little boardwalk on Federal Street All the Best for Your Family—from Hat to Toe

508-228-8456 16.5 Federal Street

www.peterbeaton.com PETER BEATON is synonymous with timeless Nantucket style. As famous for its notable clients and philanthropic endeavors as it is for as it is custom fitted straw hats, signature hatboxes, handbags, and authentic Nantucket sailor shirts—Peter Beaton is a hidden gem that you don’t want to miss. Located down the discreet little boardwalk at 16.5 Federal St.

Health Care Nantucket Cottage Hospital

508-825-8100 24-hr emergency services, hospital care, lab, rehab 57 Prospect St SUMMER SEASON WALK-IN CARE MD ACKcess Line: 508-825-1000 Since 1911, 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. Through September 7, we offer WalkIn Care at the Anderson Building, 57 Prospect St. Monday-Friday from 8 am to 6 pm, Saturday & Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm. www.nantuckethospital.org

Home Decor & Accessories Abigail Fox Designs

Open daily at 45 Straight Wharf

“Trunk shows” every week! GIA Graduate Gemologist Jackie Robinson returns to Nantucket from Palm Beach with a stunning selection of her visionary pearl designs. She uses pearls in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, and colors: South Sea, Tahitian, Japanese Akyoa, and more.

Her designs are worn by Ann Romney, Gwenyth Paltrow, Diane Keaton, and many more, and she is the original designer of pearls on suede. She has brought a line of clothing acquired from her worldwide travels of France, Italy, St. Barths, and Belgium. Visit Jackie is open in two locations: downtown at 16 Old South Wharf and at The Summer House at the Beachside Bistro Boutique.

Emilly Brooke Rubin Jewelry Design Become a devotee or wander in for a peek

508-228-3214 Open daily at 40 Centre Street

EMILLY BROOKE RUBIN JEWELRY DESIGN is a woman’s best friend. That is if you can find it. This “diamond in the rough” lies in a new location at 40 Centre Street. Each piece you discover here has been created by Emilly using the most delicious materials nature has to offer. Become a devotee, collaborate on custom piece, or just wander in for a peek.

You’ll be very glad you did.

G. S. Hill Gallery Home of the Nantucket Pearl Company

508-228-1353 Open daily at 40 Straight Wharf

Each piece of exquisite Nantucket Pearl Company jewelry by Pam Freitus is specially crafted and includes designs that contain a unique blend of quality fresh water pearls, stones, leather, crystal and glass. Each authentic design can be identified by the small red coral bead. This color marking is symbolic of the Chinese culture and to the country where her business began.

Each year Pam returns to Suzhou to collaborate, design and hand-select the pearls she uses.

All materials (except the pearls) are American-made. It is Pam’s sincere mission to adorn women with beautiful pearls at affordable prices, available on Nantucket exclusively at NANTUCKET PEARL COMPANY. www.gshill.com

Jewel of the Isle

508-228-2448 Year-round at 6 Straight Wharf

Home décor, art, accessories, jewelry

Full-service jeweler: custom Nantucket designs

Milly and Grace

JEWEL OF THE ISLE, in their convenient downtown location at 6 Straight Wharf, offers a tantalizing selection of fine jewelry, custom designs, and timepieces. Stop by and see their sparkling collection. Kelli and Gary E. Trainor can help you select the perfect piece. JEWEL OF THE ISLE is the only on-island jewelry shop that offers on-premise repairs & off-island prices. Come to JEWEL OF THE ISLE for your jewelry needs. www.jeweloftheisle.com

Abigailfoxdesigns@gmail.com Abigail Fox Designs, from Old Greenwich CT, offers a unique collection of home décor, accessories, jewelry, one of a kind artwork, whale and bird sculptures & vintage nautical curiosities. Visit us in our new location at 45 Straight Wharf.

508-901-5051 2 Washington Street

Open every day, 10 to 6 Clothing, Accessories, Home Decor, Gifts

www.millyandgrace.com Inspired by her sassy grandmother Milly and her sweet grandmother Grace, the owner decided to open a shop with them in mind. Our fabulously feminine boutique has the perfect pieces to make you and your home feel pretty and polished. If you are looking for adorable accessories, haute home décor or gorgeous gifts, MILLY & GRACE is the place!

Internet Nantucket.net Visit Nantucket before & after you visit Nantucket!

508-228-6777 The island’s premier web portal

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. And our classifieds are ever-changing. Visit Nantucket before, during, and after you visit Nantucket by going to www.Nantucket.net.

Jewelry Akimbo Beads & Things Beads with Wine & Cheese on Wednesdays 4-6pm Nantucket’s New Bead Shop & Classes

508-901-5032 119B Pleasant Street

Blesk

508-310-5002 16 Straight Wharf

Costume, semiprecious, and pearl jewelry designed with influences born both locally and abroad. From ultra-extravagant to day-to-day chic, Blesk has something to fit your every needs.

Blue Beetle Jewelry & Gifts

508-228-3227 Open daily at 12 Main Street

Looking for that perfect something to remember your time on the island or a special gift for

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. www.thejewelersgallery.com

Johnstons of Elgin Cashmere Knitwear & Accessories Luxurious European cashmere, shoes, bags, & jewelry

508-228-5450 4 Federal Street

johnstonscashmere.com A deluxe cashmere collection of contemporary styles by Johnstons of Elgin, John Laing of Hawick, Rani Arabella, 27 Miles Malibu, Zynni, and more. Knitwear, dresses, jackets, ponchos, wraps, capes – easy but elegant for your Nantucket evenings.

Nantucket Pearl Company American made, hand-strung pearl jewelry

AKIMBO, Nantucket’s bead shop, has all the supplies you’ll need to create your own beautiful jewelry. You’ll find gemstones and pearls, and beads of glass, ceramic, and metal. Findings include ear wires, clasps, toggles, jump rings, and crimping materials as well as leather, cord, hemp, wire, and ribbon for stringing. Call us to sign up for classes! We’re open daily and on Wednesdays from 4-6 pm, we invite you to join us for Beads and Wine & Cheese — bring your friends and create some beautiful jewelry!

Open Daily

Jewelers’ Gallery of Nantucket Fine Antique & Estate Jewelry

508-228-1353 online and at 40 Straight Wharf

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. nantucketpearls.com

Pageo Open daily with new arrivals!

Nantucket’s award-winning & most sophisticated jewelers

508-228-6899 46 Main Street

www.pageo.com PAGEO offers some of the most unique collections of Fine Jewelry found anywhere. Come see their exclusive Misani Collection. PAGEO also offers consultations for custom pieces with warm advice from an expert staff. “Like” us on Facebook to get the latest info on special events.

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R. Simantov Fine Jewelry

917-324-4410 31 Easy Street

Open daily; appointments recommended Fine jewelry in striking, unique designs

rsimantov.com 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.

Victoria Greenhood Jewelry Design Original Gemstone Jewelry

508-228-7995 Open daily at 7 Easy Street

Victoria Greenhood, a jeweler on Nantucket for more than 30 years, anticipates an exciting season in her own location for the fifth year. She welcomes you to visit her and view her handmade jewelry collection on the corner of Easy Street and Still Dock Street. She offers a wide range of prices and designs in 14K & 18K gold, as well as sterling silver. Colorful gemstones are her passion, and it shows in her work. Let Victoria and her excellent staff help find something that looks fabulous on you or will make a wonderful Nantucket gift. victoriagreenhood.com

Lightship Baskets Karol Lindquist 508-680-6785 By appointment Traditional Lightship Baskets; year-round studio/workshop; lessons Make a lightship basket with island-born master Karol Lindquist. A basketmaker for more than 30 years, she sells at Nantucket Looms and teaches around the country. Choose from a variety of sizes and shapes, in oak or cane construction. Evening or day classes, year-round.

Call or email karol.lindquist@gmail.com for more information.

Nantucket Historical Association Your portal to Nantucket history

508-228-1894 15 Broad Street

No trip to Nantucket is complete without a trip to the NANTUCKET WHALING MUSEUM . In this top-quality exhibition venue, visitors can 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. Discover treasures from Nantucket’s cellars and attics in the newly redesigned, artifact-rich Hadwen & Barney Oil & Candle Factory. Don’t miss the new gateway film “Nantucket”, directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns.

Showcasing the island’s natural beauty and its significant role in global history, this 51-minute film is a feast for the eyes, offering a transformative experience for islanders and visitors alike.

All this and more can be found at the Nantucket Whaling Museum. See the Historic Sites page in this publication for a complete listing of NHA sites. www.nha.org

Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum Open 10 am to 5 pm daily till Oct. 12 Learn the dramatic story of shipwrecks around Nantucket

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 A.K. Diamond’s 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.

Pets Cold Noses

508-228-1885 158 Polpis Road

nantucketshipwreck.org The NANTUCKET SHIPWRECK & LIFESAVING MUSEUM is devoted to the history of Nantucket lifesaving, famous shipwrecks and rescues around the island, life-saving equipment, daily routine at life-saving stations, and the United States Coast Guard. Our familyfriendly programs and more designed to appeal to all ages. The Museum shares the fascinating stories through permanent and changing interpretive exhibits, drawing on a collection of over 5,000 objects including period surfboats, beach carts, Fresnel lenses from Brant Point and Great Point lights, vintage photographs, short movies and more. $10 adults; $7 for seniors & college students; $5 for ages 6-17; and free for members, active duty Military, and kids under 6. 158 Polpis Road. The Museum is an affiliate of the Egan Maritime Institute.

COLD NOSES offers a wide variety of toys, treats, accessories and necessities for your pets.

Exclusive signature Nantucket collars and leashes feature eight different designs, including the new Nantucket Anchor. Unique hand-painted wooden ornaments showcase your favorite dog breed and iconic Nantucket sights. Conveniently located on Straight Wharf, stop in if you forget a critical pet item, if you are looking for that distinctive pet-themed Nantucket keepsake or special something for a pet or pet person. www.coldnoses.net

Geronimo’s Open year-round Monday-Saturday Pet supplies and gifts: “We’re more than just pet food”

Arrowhead Nursery & Furniture 508-228-1961 Where Home & Garden Meet 9 Wampanoag Way Outdoor & Indoor Furniture, Home Accessories, Garden Needs arrowheadnursery.com

508-228-3731 119 Pleasant Street

Convenient mid-island location. GERONIMO’S complete selection of pet supplies and accessories includes collars, toys, treats & items made exclusively for our shop. We specialize in dog, cat, bird, and small animal food and supplies with a wide variety of feeders and seed for wild birds. We also have unique gifts for your favorite pet person. www.geronimos.com

Shoes & Handbags Island Cashmere

508-228-7611 Open Daily at 32 Centre Street

In addition to the most beautiful cashmere sweaters and accessories made from the finest Scottish yarns, ISLAND CASHMERE offers an extensive collection of French Sole shoes, Peace of Cloth pants, Fabrizio Gianni Jeans, “Pure Linen” shirts, and our unique “Hampton” leather bags imported directly from Italy.

Johnstons of Elgin Cashmere Knitwear & Accessories Luxurious European cashmere, shoes, bags, & jewelry

508-228-5450 4 Federal Street

johnstonscashmere.com A deluxe cashmere collection of contemporary styles by Johnstons of Elgin, John Laing of Hawick, Rani Arabella, 27 Miles Malibu, Zynni, and more. Knitwear, dresses, jackets, ponchos, wraps, capes – easy but elegant for your Nantucket evenings.

Murray’s Toggery Shop

508-228-0437 62 Main Street

Mon-Sun. from 10-6 - Summer Sale!

Classic & Updated Accessories for Men & Women

Stroll up Main Street, just a few steps from the wharves and marina, to find MURRAY`S TOGGERY SHOP, where recreational shopping in this multilevel store is a real experience.

MURRAY’S is multi-faceted. MURRAY’S is exciting. Go in and see their creatively designed displays of the newest in-season merchandise. MURRAY’S is fashion. Their buyers comb the markets for the tasteful assortment of clothes, shoes, and accessories they carry, all of which are tempered with a traditional, upbeat, and long lasting flair. See their full-page advertisement in this paper for the extensive lines of merchandise they carry. They also feature MURRAY’S Nantucket Reds™: the name of their exclusive pants, shorts, skirts and toddler overalls made from their 100% cotton that fades to pink and becomes softer with repeated washing. For well over 50 years these pants have been the mark of the “in-the-know” island lovers.

MURRAY’S IS Nantucket. www.nantucketreds.com

ViVi G Shoes Chic Shoes, Haute Handbags, and Accessories

Nursery

508-228-5477 Open daily at Straight Wharf

A special downtown pet boutique

Cashmere sweaters, accessories, shoes

Museums & Sites

Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2015

508-228-0411 Open daily at 25 Centre Street

Sherri and Jennifer Guggenheim needed to expand their shoe closets... And through expansion, the area’s go to mecca for the ultimate in shoes, handbags, jewelry, and accessories, blossomed. VIVI G SHOES constantly strives to deliver hard-to-find, unique, fashion forward merchandise in all price ranges. From comfortable run-around shoes to couture heels, day bags to evening clutches, fun costume jewelry to premier designer pieces, boots to flip flops...they have it all! www.vivigshoes.com

ARROWHEAD NURSERY & SHOWROOM has a spacious garden center with a fabulous

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Sunglasses Summer Shades

508-325-5530 The Courtyard, Straight Wharf

The Island’s largest selection of sunglasses

Featuring sunglasses by Chanel, Prada, Oliver Peoples, Maui Jims, Oakley, Salt, Rayban, Tom Ford, Smith, Michael Kors, Burberry, Costa, Persol, and many others. Summer Shades has been doing business on the island for more than 20 years. Visit us in our spacious downtown location: in the front shop of The Courtyard on Straight Wharf. Open daily.

Theatre Theatre Workshop of Nantucket

508-228-4305 Now Playing: INTO THE WOODS at Bennett Hall, 62 Centre St “Reality may not be far from the fairy tales we all love.” theatreworkshop.com TWN has been the island’s live theatre company for more than 50 years. Playing now is INTO THE WOODS... A Broadway smash and now a major Disney motion picture, “Into The Woods” proves that reality may not be far from the fairy tales we all love. “These are the woods that you want to get lost in, a place you’ll find buried treasures that you didn’t even know existed.”—The New York Times For tickets, call the TWN box office at 508-228-4305 or visit www.TheatreWorkshop.com.

White Heron Theatre Company

508-228-2156

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE Performing in The Dreamland Studio Theatre

www.whiteherontheatre.org

Get your tickets now for the next the White Heron production: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE. a masterful, utterly hilarious comedy about grown siblings and the complications of managing their recently deceased parents and the family’s country estate in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A mash-up of Chekov’s comedies, the result is an absolutely hysterical look at grown sibling relationships. Winner of the 2013 Tony award for best play. The play will be presented through Sept. 9 in The Dreamland Theatre. White Heron Theatre Company tickets are available by calling 508-228-2156, & can be purchased at whiteherontheatre.org.

Tours - Beach Great Point Natural History Tour Leaving daily at 9am and 1pm Call for times of Sunset Tours

508-228-6799 at Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge

www.thetrustees.org/ccwr Join our naturalist guide on an over-sand vehicle Natural History Tour through Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge. Witness Nantucket’s most expansive salt marsh, learn about the geology, ecology and history of this special place. We also offer Sunset Tours and Private Tours.

Tours - Bus Barrett’s Tours 508-228-0174 1-1/2 hr tour; daily at 9:30am &12:30pm from corner of Federal & Chestnut sts Private charters available for weddings and private charters BARRETT’S TOURS is a family-owned and operated company in business for more than 75 years. They operate comfortable, air-conditioned coaches. BARRETT’S tour buses have huge windows that afford views which can’t be matched. BARRETT’S TOURS has a tour every day at 9:30 am and at 12:30 pm that departs from the corner of Federal & Chestnut streets, right across from the Information Center. Tickets are available from the driver. Charter bus service for group tours, clambakes, and weddings also available. For tour info & reservations, call us at 508-228-0174. To charter a bus for a wedding or party, fax us your dates and times at 508-2283823, and BARRETT’S TOURS will call you back to make the arrangements.

Tours - Van Gail’s Tours, Inc. Departures at approx. 10 am, 1 pm, & 3 pm Personal scenic Island tours: voted “Best of Nantucket”

508-257-6557 Call for pickup

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. Get more information and reservations at www.nantucketwalkabout.com

508-332-0953

See Events Listing for Tours & Times Voted “Best of Nantucket” 3 years in a row The 2-time runner-up in the the Nantucket History Quiz Bowl and the most experienced walking tour guide on Nantucket is your guide for a wide array of informative and exciting tours: Fifty Shades of Fabulous: the Story of Nantucket, Into the Heart of the Seas: the History

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of Nantucket Whaling, Great Writers on Nantucket, Notorious Nantucket, Nantucket’s Historic Mansions, and the Original Nantucket Ghost Walk (since 1998, the most popular walking tour on Nantucket). Group rates are available. See the Events Calendar in this issue for dates, times & details.

Raven’s Walk 508-257-4586 www.ravens-walk.com See calendar of events for dates & times of walks Highlighted by The Boston Globe: “Best Walks in New England” Join your guide and her raven on one of her exciting adventures. Her Great Expectations History Walk, Inside the Graveyards Tour, Widows Walk: The Remarkable Women of Nantucket, and Raven’s Night Walk are great for adults and families. Along the way, you will hear tales of Nantucket’s past infused with ghostly encounters that took place throughout the centuries. Or you’ll hear all about Nantucket’s beginnings, and its fascinating history.

Kids will love Raven’s Tales of Pirates & Ghost Ships, or they can learn to Become a Ghost Hunter or Become a Pirate Hunter. For details, dates, and times, visit www.ravens-walk.com.

Tours by Bike Nantucket Bike Tours 508-825-5362 Leaving Daily at 10:30 am & 2 pm 31 Washington Street Voted #1 on Trip Advisor’s “Outdoor Activities” on Nantucket nantucketbybike.com Join us on a Nantucket Bike Tour as we pedal you through town center, around various historical locations, and even out to Cisco Brewery! Our tours are a comfortable and active way to experience the highlights of Nantucket. We provide the bikes, helmets, water bottles, and interactive, passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Please book your tour in advance or call us to learn about our custom tours.

Transportation Boat Hy-Line Cruises Travel daily; see schedule for times Reliable Fast Ferry service between Nantucket and Hyannis

508-228-3949 Straight Wharf

www.hy-linecruises.com Travel between Nantucket and Hyannis is about an hour on the HY-LINE’s reliable highspeed ferry. THE GREY LADY, Hy-Line’s water-jet catamaran is comfortable, convenient, and offers the high level of customer service passengers have come to expect from HY-LINE CRUISES. You’ll cross the Sound in half the time! PLEASE SEE OUR SCHEDULE PRINTED HERE IN YESTERDAY’S ISLAND FOR CURRENT DEPARTURES.

Steamship Authority

508-228-0262 1 Steamboat Wharf

Reservations: Daily: 7:30am - 4pm

Nantucket is located 26 miles from Cape Cod’s mainland port of Hyannis. Take a leisurely 2 hour and 15 minute voyage on our traditional ferries from Hyannis to Nantucket. Or ride in style and luxury on board our seasonal high-speed passenger-only ferry, the M/V Iyanough, which gets you to Nantucket in just one hour. steamshipauthority.com

Valet Services Valet Park of America Need Daytime or Overnight Parking?

We have a spot for you in downtown Nantucket!

5 Candle Street

www.valetparkofamerica.com Daily, weekly, and monthly parking passes are available at our safe and secure lot at 5 Candle St. Enjoy unlimited entry and exit, and overnight parking. Our lot is located just off of Main St, within close walking distance to many popular attractions. Stop by the lot in person or visit our website for more information. Valetparkofamerica.com/contact

Watches BENRUS

GAIL’S TOURS, tours of Nantucket guided by native islander Gail Johnson who has been giving tours for more than 40 years, gives you a look at the Island with a personal touch. Gail leads tours in her 14-passenger deluxe Mercedes with comfortable individual seats, AC, huge windows, and leg room! She’ll pick you up at approximately 10 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm every day. The tour lasts 1-3/4 hours to 2 hours, and passengers are welcome at any time during Gail’s tour to get out to take photos. Private charters are available. Call for reservations.

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Legendary American Timepieces

508.825.0915 Open Daily from 10 am at 21 Main Street

BENRUS, founded as a watch company in 1921, was once strictly known for manufacturing legendary timepieces for the U.S. military. Almost a century later, BENRUS is now a fullfledged lifestyle brand, selling modernized military watches, accessories and apparel. Visit BENRUS on Nantucket at 21 Main Street and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BENRUSnantucket www.benrus.com

The Trinity Collection Classic timepieces: vintage & contemporary

508-228-7557 Open daily at 50 Main Street

THE TRINITY COLLECTION. Our shop offers an extensive collection of fine timepieces— classic designs with superb Swiss watchmaking. We specializqe in fine watches such as: Franck Muller, Patek Philippe, Vacheron & Constantin, Cartier, Audemars, Graham, Panerai, Ulysse Nardin, Pierre Kunz, U Boat, and Rolex—vintage and contemporary. We also offer fine jewelry, contemporary and estate. We take trades and are always looking to purchase timepieces.

Weddings Nantucket Weddings Enter our Photo Contest

508-228-9165, ext. 101 www.NantucketWeddings.com

This comprehensive website will guide you through all the steps to planning and holding a wedding on Nantucket. From getting the marriage license right through the honeymoon, you’ll find valuable information all in one easy-to-navigate location. SHARE THE LOVE by submitting your Engagment and Wedding Announcements FREE of charge! This website, beautifully illustrated by island photographers, has links to restaurants that host receptions and rehearsal dinners, lodging establishments, musicians, florists, and many others who will help make your day special. There are also sections devoted to honeymoons on Nantucket, anniversary celebrations, and real Nantucket weddings.

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4 PM - Coastal Clamming Join Shearwater Excursions for a local experience. A quick boat ride takes you to their secret clamming location! You dig em, you keep em! Private trips only. 508-228-7037 for details and exact time.

4 to 5 PM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 5:15 4 to 5:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor See 10am. $45. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

4:30 PM - Timbukblues Performs Live Live music at Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road.

5 PM - Children’s Ghost Hunt in Nantucket Town Join Robin & her raven on a ghostly adventure. Learn what to look for & how to become a Ghost Hunter. The ghost hunt is educational, exciting and lots of fun. Adults, 65+ & Teens $15, Children $10. Reservations Required 508-257-4586. All kids must be accompanied by adult.

5 to 7 PM - Sean Lee Performs Live Local live music at Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.

5:30 to 8:30 PM - Live Music Jeff Ross performs live at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Road 5:30 to 8:30 PM - Free Kids’ Deck Program at Breeze Cafe Dine at Breeze at The Nantucket Hotel (family seatings from 5:30-7:00 p.m.), then drop-off your children in our complimentary Kids’ Deck program. Our counselors will entertain them – while you linger over dinner.

Reservations: 508-228-4730. www.breezebarandcafe.com.

6 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Watch the sun set over our magnificent harbor. Capt. James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history & waterfront sights $55.

508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

6 to 7:30 PM - Free Drum Circle with Gary Drum Circle with Gary held at Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. 6 to 8:30 PM - Live Music by Mollie Glazer at Breeze Cafe Enjoy dinner and live piano music with Mollie Glazer on the Breeze Bar & Café Patio at The Nantucket Hotel, 77 Easton Street. 508-228-4730.

6:15 PM - Sunset Cruise with Shearwater Excursions Bring your favorite beverage & see one of the best Sunsets in the world.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. (Daily trip time may change with the setting sun) 6:30 to 8:30 PM - Atheneum Writer’s Group: The Moving Pen A place to meet other writers and to flex your writing muscles. free admission. Come ready to write with paper and pen. Held at The Atheneum Learning Lab, 1 India Street 7 to 8:30 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Enjoy watching the sun set over one of the world’s most magnificent harbors. Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. $55. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

7 PM - Summer Sunset Series at the Whaling Museum A sunset performance by Nantucket's own Audio Architechs as they perform on the Whaling Museum's gorgeous rooftop terrace. Enjoy stunning views of sunset on Nantucket Harbor and an evening of unforgettable music. Tickets include the concert and light bites; cash bar. Tickets $20 at nha.org/tickets or 508-228-1894 7:30 PM - “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” A masterful, hilarious comedy about grown siblings & complications of their recently deceased parents & managing the family’s country estate. A mash-up of Chekov’s comedies, the result is a hysterical look at grown sibling relationships. Presented by White Heron Theatre in Dreamland, 17 South Water Street. Tickets at whiteherontheatre.org 8 PM - The Raven’s Night Walk: Ghosts of Nantucket’s Past A haunted history tour of Nantucket Town. Hear about Nantucket’s incredible history & ghostly tales of its past. Visit houses that have stories to tell, see mysterious pictures from Nantucket’s haunted places. Meet at “The Hub,” Main & Federal sts. $20, 65+ & Teens $15, Kids $10.

8:30 PM - The Original Nantucket Ghost Walk - Town Route The Original Nantucket Ghost walk begun in 1998, Nantucket’s first & oldest Ghost Walk features 5 of the island’s famous haunted locations. Led by the original guide, it is 1 mile long and lasts 80 min. $20. Adults, $15 for 65+ & Teens and $5 Kids (7-12). Cash Only. Meet at corner of Main & Centre sts, by the bank. Arrive 10 min. early. 508-332-0953 9 PM - Stargazing Night Join Maria Mitchell’s astronomers for a tour of the starry sky and telescopic viewing of the Moon, planets, nebulae, & galaxies. Loines Observatory at

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59 Milk Street Ext., weather permitting. $10.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 7 to 8 AM - Yoga on the Bandstand Yoga with Bettina Broer on the Bandstand, Children’s Beach. Fee class.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Whaling History Boat Tour with Shearwater Cruise Nantucket Harbor & learn what the waterfront was like in the 1800s during the whaling era; see landmarks from that time. Coffee+a gift incl.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

9 AM - Natural History Discovery Tour An oversand adventure tour of the Coskata-Coatue Wilfelife Refuge & Great Point. Again at 1 pm. 508 228 6799. www.thetrustees.org/ccwr.

9 AM - Become A Pirate Adventure aboard the Endeavor Join Pirate Robin aboard Endeavor & learn legends of infamous pirates.

Learn about the pirate life & become Pirate Hunters. End with a pirate map & a search for treasure. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at Slip # 1015 on Straight Wharf. Reservations: 508-228-5585 9 AM to 12:30 PM - Children’s Creative Movement Children’s Creative Movement on the bandstand with Marjory Trott, held at Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. Fee charged/class 9 AM to 1 PM - Needlepoint Mermaid Classes Create a beautiful Nantucket mermaid in a variety of threads & stitches.

Most materials provided. Please bring scissors and your glasses. Class size limited. Price $250. Register at 508-228-1894.

10 AM - Free Guided Nature Walk Guided nature walks for the whole family at UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station, 180 Polpis Rd. Other times by appt: 508-228-5268 10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 11:15, 1:00 & 2:15 10 AM to 12 PM - Seal Cruise A Nature’s Lovers Dream! A cruise to Historic Great Point to see and learn about seals and birds with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-2287037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

10 AM to 6 PM - Bead Trunk Show Thousands of Beads, Gemstones, Charms, Glass and Freshwater Pearls.

Held at Akimbo Beads and Things, 119b Pleasant Street. 508-901-5032 10:30 AM - Lighthouse Walk: Pirates, Shipwrecks & Ghost Ships Join Pirate Robin on a walk to Brant Point Lighthouse. Hear tales of pirates, shipwrecks, & mysterious ghost ships. Meet at The Nantucket Hotel, at 77 Easton St. $20; 65+ & Teens $15 & Kids $10. All kids must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations Required: 508-257-4586.

10:45 AM - Glorious ‘Sconset A 2/3 mile, 90 minute historic walk through the radiant, beautiful village of Siasconset. $20 adults, $15 for seniors (65+) and teens, $5 Kids (7-12).

Cash only. No reservations necessary. Catch the 10:15 am bus at the Greenhound Depot on Washington Street for 20 minute ride to Siasconset.

Meet guide at rotary bulletin board. 508-332-0953.

11:15 AM to 12:45 PM - Downtown Walking Tour Walk the Historic District with an NHA guide & learn what transformed Nantucket to the whaling capital of the world, then to an acclaimed resort destination. Departs from Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 2:15 to 3:45 PM - “In the Heart of the Sea” Walking Tour Explore the world of the Essex & its crew, focusing on the survivors & their lives on the island. Learn about whaling in 19th century Nantucket. Tour leaves from The Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street 3 PM - Soccer Superstars for Children Free activity sponsored by Visitor Services at Children’s Beach.

3 to 5 PM - Apres la Plage Enjoy snacks & light menu items with summery cocktails in the peaceful garden & back patio of Fifty-Six Union, 56 Union St. 508-228-6135 3 to 5 PM - Buck-a-Shuck at Jetties Beach Bar Oysters, clams, & shrimp for $1 ea at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Rd. 4 to 5 PM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 5:15 4:30 PM - Howard Fishman Quartet Performs Live Live music at Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road.

5 PM - Children’s Ghost Hunt in Nantucket Town Join Robin & her raven on a ghostly adventure. Learn what to look for & how to become a Ghost Hunter. The ghost hunt is educational, exciting and lots of fun. Adults, 65+ & Teens $15, Children $10. Reservations Required 508-257-4586. All kids must be accompanied by adult.

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5:30 to 8:30 PM - Free Kids’ Deck Program at Breeze Cafe Dine at Breeze at The Nantucket Hotel (family seatings from 5:30-7:00 p.m.), then drop-off your children in our complimentary Kids’ Deck program. Our counselors will entertain them – while you linger over dinner.

Reservations: 508-228-4730. www.breezebarandcafe.com.

6 PM - Science Speaker Series - Andrew McCandless Held at The Maria Mitchell Science Center, 33 Washington Street. Free for Members & $10 for Non-Members 6 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Watch the sun set over our magnificent harbor. Capt. James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history & waterfront sights $55.

508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

6 to 8 PM - Live Music by Sean Lee at Breeze Cafe Enjoy dinner and live acoustic guitar music with Sean Lee on the Breeze Bar & Cafe Patio at The Nantucket Hotel. 77 Easton Street. 508-228-4730.

6:30 to 7:30 PM - ELL - English Conversation Circle Practice conversational English in a casual, friendly group setting. Free, open to English language learners. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. 6:15 PM - Sunset Cruise with Shearwater Excursions Bring your favorite beverage & see one of the best Sunsets in the world.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. (Daily trip time may change with the setting sun) 7:30 PM - “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” A masterful, hilarious comedy about grown siblings & complications of their recently deceased parents & managing the family’s country estate. A mash-up of Chekov’s comedies, the result is a hysterical look at grown sibling relationships. Presented by White Heron Theatre in Dreamland, 17 South Water Street. Tickets at whiteherontheatre.org 8 PM - The Raven’s Night Walk: Ghosts of Nantucket’s Past A haunted history tour of Nantucket Town. Hear about Nantucket’s incredible history & ghostly tales of its past. Visit houses that have stories to tell, see mysterious pictures from Nantucket’s haunted places. Meet at “The Hub,” Main & Federal sts. $20, 65+ & Teens $15, Kids $10.

8:30 PM - The Original Nantucket Ghost Walk - Cemetery Route 1-1/3 Mile, 90 min. walk featuring Old North Burial Ground, Oldest House & 2 haunted hotels. $20; $15 for 65+ & Teens; $5 age 7-12. Cash only.

Meet at Main & Centre sts by the bank, at 8:20pm.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 7 to 8 AM - Yoga on the Bandstand Yoga with Bettina Broer, held at Children’s Beach Bandstand, Harbor View Way. Fee charged/class 7:50 AM - Birding Field Trip Birding Field Trip with Linda Loring Nature Foundation trips led by experienced ornithologist Vern Laux; destination depends on weather. Meet at 110 Eel Point Road for a 8 am departure. Bring binoculars. Free for LLNF Members and $10 for Non Members. 508-325-0873 8 AM to 2 PM - Whale Watch with Shearwater Excursions Thar She Blows! Guaranteed Sightings on this thrilling offshore adventure!

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

8:30 AM - Hidden Parks of Nantucket Town A 2 mile, 45 minute, non-stop exercise walk with historic commentary to two beautiful, virtually undiscovered parks in the town area. $15. Cash only. No reservations necessary. Meet at corner of Centre St. & Main St. Gathers at 8:20 am. 508-332-0953.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Whaling History Boat Tour with Shearwater Cruise Nantucket Harbor & learn what the waterfront was like in the 1800s during the whaling era; see landmarks from that time. Coffee+a gift incl.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

9 AM - Natural History Discovery Tour An oversand adventure tour of the Coskata-Coatue Wilfelife Refuge & Great Point. Again at 1 pm. 508 228 6799. www.thetrustees.org/ccwr.

9 AM to 12:30 PM - Children’s Creative Movement Children’s Creative Movement on the bandstand with Marjory Trott, held at Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. Fee charged/class 9 AM to 1 PM - Make a Seashell Coat Rack 1 of 2 Classes Create a custom coat rack using seashells and reclaimed window shutters.

All materials provided. Maximum class size: 6, held at The 1800 House, 4 Mill Street. Members $150 & Non-Members $200 10 AM - Free Guided Nature Walk Guided nature walks for the whole family at UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station, 180 Polpis Rd. Other times by appt: 508-228-5268 10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 11:15, 1:00 & 2:15 10 AM to 6 PM - Bead Trunk Show Thousands of Beads, Gemstones, Charms, Glass and Freshwater Pearls.

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Held at Akimbo Beads and Things, 119b Pleasant Street. 508-901-5032 10:30 AM - Great Writers on Nantucket Hear how Melville, Hemingway, Steinbeck and others were inspired by this magical island on this 2/3 mile, 90 minute stroll. $20 Adults, $15 Seniors (65+) and Teens & $5 Kids (7-12). Cash Only. No reservations necessary.

Meet at the Corner of Federal St. & India St. outside the Atheneum fence.

Arrive 10 minutes early. 508-332-0953 10:30 AM - Spirit & Tragedy of Whaleship Essex: A Walking Play One-woman play depicting the lives of Capt. George Pollard, Jr., First Mate Owen Chase & Cabin Boy Thomas Nickerson & their harrowing experiences on whaleship Essex. Reservations required: 508-257-4586. Meet at Whaling Musem, 13 Broad St. $20; 65+ & Teens $15; Kids $10.

10:30 AM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town Pedal thru town center & around various historical locations. We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or call 508-825-5362. Meet at 31 Washington St. 11:15 AM to 12:45 PM - Downtown Walking Tour Walk the Historic District with an NHA guide & learn what transformed Nantucket to the whaling capital of the world, then to an acclaimed resort destination. Departs from Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 1 PM - Widows Walk: The Remarkable Women of Nantucket A few island women went whaling with their husbands; others stayed & got involved in astronomy, women’s suffrage, Abolitionist movement...

Hear their stories. Meet at corner of Centre & Broad sts. $20; 65+ & Teens $15; & Kids $10. Reservations required: 508-257-4586.

2 PM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town & Cisco Brewers Pedal thru town center, around historical locations & out to Cisco Brewery.

We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles, & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or 508-825-5362. Meet at 31 Washington St. 2:15 to 3:45 PM - “In the Heart of the Sea” Walking Tour Explore the world of the Essex & its crew, focusing on the survivors & their lives on the island. Learn about whaling in 19th century Nantucket. Tour leaves from The Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street 3 to 5 PM - Apres la Plage Enjoy snacks & light menu items with summery cocktails in the peaceful garden & back patio of Fifty-Six Union, 56 Union St. 508-228-6135 3 to 5 PM - Buck-a-Shuck at Jetties Beach Bar Oysters, clams, & shrimp for $1 ea at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Rd. 4 to 5 PM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 5:15 4 to 6 PM - Beads with Wine & Cheese Wednesday evening fun! Bring a friend and come create some beautiful jewelry! At Akimbo Beads and Things, 119b Pleasant St. 508-901-5032 5 PM - Children’s Ghost Hunt in Nantucket Town Join Robin & her raven on a ghostly adventure. Learn what to look for & how to become a Ghost Hunter. The ghost hunt is educational, exciting and lots of fun. Adults, 65+ & Teens $15, Children $10. Reservations Required 508-257-4586. All kids must be accompanied by adult.

5 to 10 PM - Twin Lobster Wednesday at Met on Main Classic twin lobsters: order yours steamed or grilled or salt & pepper fried or as Lobster Mac & Cheese or as Lobster Fra Diavolo. $34.99 each. Met on Main, 38 Main St 8 to 11 PM - Live Music Yellow Red performs live at Kitty Murtagh’s, 4 West Creek Road 5:30 to 8:30 PM - Live Music Timbukblues perform live at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Road 5:30 to 8:30 PM - Free Kids’ Deck Program at Breeze Cafe Dine at Breeze at The Nantucket Hotel (family seatings from 5:30-7:00 p.m.), then drop-off your children in our complimentary Kids’ Deck program. Our counselors will entertain them – while you linger over dinner.

Reservations: 508-228-4730. www.breezebarandcafe.com.

6 PM - Squirts and Peewee’s Open Stick Hockey Supervised drop in hockey for skaters born between 2003 - 2006. Full equipment. Nantucket Ice 508-228-2516 6 to 7 PM - Variable Stars Dr. Stella Kafka, a Professional Astronomer will introduce the main categories of variable stars, and show how you can participate in cutting-edge science observational astronomy projects. $10 at The Maria Mitchell Science Center, 33 Washington Street 6 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Watch the sun set over our magnificent harbor. Capt. James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history & waterfront sights $55.

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6 to 8 PM - C. Robert Master Artist Demonstration Series Inspired by watercolorist Bob Perrin, the 2015 Master Artist demonstrations feature artists. This week Dani Henke. Held at The Visual Arts Center, 24 Amelia Drive, Free Lecture 6 to 9 PM - Live Music by Michael Proch at Breeze Cafe Enjoy dinner and live piano music with Michael Proch on the Breeze Bar & Café Patio at The Nantucket Hotel. 77 Easton St. 508-228-4730.

6:15 PM - Sunset Cruise with Shearwater Excursions Bring your favorite beverage & see one of the best Sunsets in the world.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. (Daily trip time may change with the setting sun) 7:30 PM - “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” A masterful, hilarious comedy about grown siblings & complications of their recently deceased parents & managing the family’s country estate. A mash-up of Chekov’s comedies, the result is a hysterical look at grown sibling relationships. Presented by White Heron Theatre in Dreamland, 17 South Water Street. Tickets at whiteherontheatre.org 7:30 PM - “Other Desert Cities,” Theatre Workshop of Nantucket A riviting drama by Jon Robin Baitz, performed in TWN’s Centre Stage, 2 Centre Street. Tickets at theatreworkshop.com 8 PM - The Raven’s Night Walk: Ghosts of Nantucket’s Past A haunted history tour of Nantucket Town. Hear about Nantucket’s incredible history & ghostly tales of its past. Visit houses that have stories to tell, see mysterious pictures from Nantucket’s haunted places. Meet at “The Hub,” Main & Federal sts. $20, 65+ & Teens $15, Kids $10.

8:30 PM - The Original Nantucket Ghost Walk - Cemetery Route 1-1/3 Mile, 90 min. walk featuring Old North Burial Ground, Oldest House & 2 haunted hotels. $20; $15 for 65+ & Teens; $5 age 7-12. Cash only.

Meet at Main & Centre sts by the bank, at 8:20pm.

10 PM to 1 AM - DJ D-Bro DJ D-Bro at The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 8:30 AM - Historic Mansions of Main Street & the 1746 Windmill A 2 mi, 45 min, non-stop exercise walk, with historic commentary. Down streets & lanes most visitors never find. $15. Cash Only. Meet at corner of Main & Centre sts, by bank steps. Arrive 10 min. early. No reservations required. 508-332-0953 8:30 to 9:30 AM - Whaling History Boat Tour with Shearwater Cruise Nantucket Harbor & learn what the waterfront was like in the 1800s during the whaling era; see landmarks from that time. Coffee+a gift incl.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

9 AM - Natural History Discovery Tour An oversand adventure tour of the Coskata-Coatue Wilfelife Refuge & Great Point. Again at 1 pm. 508 228 6799. www.thetrustees.org/ccwr.

9 AM - Become A Pirate Adventure aboard the Endeavor Join Pirate Robin aboard Endeavor & learn legends of infamous pirates.

Learn about the pirate life & become Pirate Hunters. End with a pirate map & a search for treasure. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at Slip # 1015 on Straight Wharf. Reservations: 508-228-5585 9 AM to 12:30 PM - Children’s Creative Movement Children’s Creative Movement on the bandstand with Marjory Trott, held at Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. Fee charged/class 9 AM to 1 PM - Make a Seashell Coat Rack 2 of 2 Classes Create a custom coat rack using seashells and reclaimed window shutters.

Using an old shutter, students will affix a variety of both large and small seashells to design and create their own custom coat rack. Drawer knobs and hooks will be provided for students to further customize their one-of-akind coat rack. All materials provided. Maximum class size: 6, held at The 1800 House, 4 Mill Street. Members $150 & Non-Members $200 10 AM - Free Guided Nature Walk Guided nature walks for the whole family at UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station, 180 Polpis Rd. Other times by appt: 508-228-5268 10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 11:15, 1:00 & 2:15 10 AM to 12 PM - Seal Cruise A Nature’s Lovers Dream! A cruise to Historic Great Point to see and learn about seals and birds with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-2287037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

10 AM to 6 PM - Bead Trunk Show Thousands of Beads, Gemstones, Charms, Glass and Freshwater Pearls.

Held at Akimbo Beads and Things, 119b Pleasant Street. 508-901-5032

Aug. 27 - Sept. 2, 2015

10:30 AM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town Pedal thru town center & around various historical locations. We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or call 508-825-5362. Meet at 31 Washington St. 10:30 AM - Lighthouse Walk: Pirates, Shipwrecks & Ghost Ships Join Pirate Robin on a walk to Brant Point Lighthouse. Hear tales of pirates, shipwrecks, & mysterious ghost ships. Meet at The Nantucket Hotel, at 77 Easton St. $20; 65+ & Teens $15 & Kids $10. All kids must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations Required: 508-257-4586.

10:45 AM - Glorious ‘Sconset A 2/3 mile, 90 minute historic walk through the radiant, beautiful village of Siasconset. $20 adults, $15 for seniors (65+) and teens, $5 Kids (7-12).

Cash only. No reservations necessary. Catch the 10:15 am bus at the Greenhound Depot on Washington Street for 20 minute ride to Siasconset.

Meet guide at rotary bulletin board. 508-332-0953.

11 AM to 12 PM - Appraisal Day John Sylvia, licensed appraiser and expert on Nantucket Folk art and antiques will be at the museum to provide appraisals of your lightship basket or marine artifact. You can bring up to three hand carried items for appraisal. Held at The Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum, 49 Union Street.

FREE to Members / Non-Members $5 11:15 AM to 12:45 PM - Downtown Walking Tour Walk the Historic District with an NHA guide & learn what transformed Nantucket to the whaling capital of the world, then to an acclaimed resort destination. Departs from Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 1 to 3 PM - Seal Cruise A Nature’s Lovers Dream! A cruise to Historic Great Point to see and learn about seals and birds with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-2287037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com.

2 PM - Nantucket Bike Tour - Town & Cisco Brewers Pedal thru town center, around historical locations & out to Cisco Brewery.

We provide bikes, helmets, water bottles, & passionate guides to help you enjoy the ultimate island experience. Book in advance at nantucketbybike.com or 508-825-5362. Meet at 31 Washington St. 2:15 to 3:45 PM - “In the Heart of the Sea” Walking Tour Explore the world of the Essex & its crew, focusing on the survivors & their lives on the island. Learn about whaling in 19th century Nantucket. Tour leaves from The Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street 3 to 5 PM - Apres la Plage Enjoy snacks & light menu items with summery cocktails in the peaceful garden & back patio of Fifty-Six Union, 56 Union St. 508-228-6135 3 to 5 PM - Buck-a-Shuck at Jetties Beach Bar Oysters, clams, & shrimp for $1 ea at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Rd. 4 to 5 PM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy complimentary Ice Cream on a relaxing, narrated tour of Nantucket’s Inner Harbor with Shearwater Excursions. Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. Also at 5:15 5 PM - Children’s Ghost Hunt in Nantucket Town Join Robin & her raven on a ghostly adventure. Learn what to look for & how to become a Ghost Hunter. The ghost hunt is educational, exciting and lots of fun. Adults, 65+ & Teens $15, Children $10. Reservations Required 508-257-4586. All kids must be accompanied by adult.

5 to 7 PM - WINE CLUB: Monthly Pick-Up Party The first Thursday of every month, you are invited to sample 4 wines featured in 1 of our 2 Wine Club selections. These wines are new discoveries that Chief Tasting Officer, Kirk Baker, has hand selected for our members. Épernay. 1 N Beach St; parking in back. epernaywines.com. 508.228.2755 5:30 to 8:30 PM - Live Music Billy Voss performs live at The Jetties, 4 Bathing Beach Road 6 to 7 PM - Free LVA Drop-In English Class English for beginners, intermediate, & advanced. Atheneum, 1 India Street 6 PM - Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor Watch the sun set over our magnificent harbor. Capt. James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history & waterfront sights $55.

508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

6:15 PM - Sunset Cruise with Shearwater Excursions Bring your favorite beverage & see one of the best Sunsets in the world.

Reservations 508-228-7037 or Shearwaterexcursions.com. (Daily trip time may change with the setting sun) 8 PM - The Raven’s Night Walk: Ghosts of Nantucket’s Past A haunted history tour of Nantucket Town. Hear about Nantucket’s incredible history & ghostly tales of its past. Visit houses that have stories to tell, see mysterious pictures from Nantucket’s haunted places. Meet at “The Hub,” Main & Federal sts. $20, 65+ & Teens $15, Kids $10.

8:30 PM - The Original Nantucket Ghost Walk - Cemetery Route 1-1/3 Mile, 90 min. walk featuring Old North Burial Ground, Oldest House & 2 haunted hotels. $20; $15 for 65+ & Teens; $5 age 7-12. Cash only.

Meet at Main & Centre sts by the bank, at 8:20pm.

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