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Fun in the Field

by Sarah Teach Island Fair brings together many of the best parts of Nantucket: family, friends, community spirit, the fruits of islanders' summer of labor. And, of course, a beautiful shoreline. This annual family event has all the trimmings of a traditional country fair, with a little island flair thrown in. Head on out to the seaside Tom Nevers Field for Island Fair, taking place this year on Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14.

If you like making things with your hands–edible or not–or growing food in your garden, you'll love Gertrude's Harvest Exhibition. There, you can showcase pretty much anything that you have made or grown by hand, whether it is a painting, a pie, a piece of pottery, pickles, or a pumpkin. Register your goodies on-site under the Community Tent any time from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday for the 2 p.m. judging.

Think you've really got "some pig?" Family favorite Ray's Barn Yard welcomes all animals from chickens and cows to star-nosed moles and pink fairy armadillos. If you love them and want to show them off, now is your chance.

You may pre-register at www.nantucketislandfair.com or on-site under the Information Tent any time before 1 p.m. on Saturday.

There are a number of events that are brand new this year. Parents will be delighted by the Kiddie Corral, a supervised play area for children ages five and under. This will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Games Field on both days of the fair.

Creative kids will love the fairy house competition. There will be a large area landscaped with natural materials, ready for each entrant to put their premade fairy house down on their own 15"x15" square. Kids can spend an hour on Saturday adorning their houses with the natural materials provided.

Judging will take place on Sunday, and prizes will be awarded.

If your sweet tooth is as fast as it is sweet, then you should enter the new cupcake-eating contest. Nantucket Bake Shop will donate some of their delicious cupcakes to be devoured by contestants, who will be sitting with their continued on page 25

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 ALL DAY - Wing Day at Easy Street Cantina A basket of 16 jumbo wings for $9.95; half basket for $5.95: buffalo, barbeque, teriyaki, or plain. At Easy Street Cantina, corner of Easy & Broad Streets.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Morning Coffee Cruise Start your day on Nantucket with a relaxing harbor cruise. Complimentary coffee & muffin. $38. Offered daily by Shearwater Excursions, ExploreNantucket.com, 508-228-7037. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Coaching at the Corner Join us upstairs at Mitchell’s Book Corner for an insightful and tool building discussion moderated by certified professional coach, Marsha Egan, CSP, PCC - “Avoiding Time Sucks: 10 Tips to Help You Make the Most of Your Week.” www.CoachingatTheCorner.com. $15 at the door. Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main Street.

9 AM to 12:30 PM - Dance (Sing) Movement and Yoga for Children Join Marjorie Trott for classes specifically designed to encourage creative expression in children. Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM - Exploring Abstraction with Jenny Nelson Students will explore abstraction through a series of exercises designed to sharpen their intuitive skills. These dynamic projects will result in plenty of work to take home, from small-scale pieces to large works on paper.Open to al levels. $400, materials fee: $25. Register at Nantucketarts.org. 508 228 0722. Artists Asson Workshop, 1 Gardner Perry Lane.

10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy ice cream on a narrated tour of the inner harbor with Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com.

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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. Again at 1pm and later in the day. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

10 AM to 12 PM - Seal Cruise & Eco Tour to Great Point Cruise to Great Point to see & learn about the Grey Seals and view historic Great Point Light. Reservations: 508-228-7037. $95/adults, $75/for 12 & under. Shearwater Excursions. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

11:15 AM to 12:15 PM - Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Learn about people, places, & events that transformed Nantucket. $10.

Tour departs from Whaling Museum, rain or shine, 13 Broad St. 12:30 PM - Barrett’s Island Tours See highlights of Town and Sconset Village guided by native islanders who know Nantucket. Our bus is air-conditioned with reclining seats and large windows. Daily departure from 20 Federal St, across from Information Center. Charters also available. 508 228 0174 1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again later in the afternoon.

Call for time. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

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Reasonable Doubt The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA), in partnership with Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN), is pleased to announce their fourth collaboration of 2014 with the staged reading of Twelve Angry Men on Friday, September 12, 2014, at the NHA’s Quaker Meeting House, 7 Fair Street.

Originally written by Reginald Rose in 1954 as a teleplay for CBS, Twelve Angry Men is a courtroom drama about the deliberation of a jury over a homicide trial. At the beginning, all jurors are in agreement of a guilty verdict until one lone member, Juror #8, murmurs the question of reasonable doubt, creating one of the most compelling stories ever to take the American stage. Re-written for the theatre in 1955 and adapted as a film in 1957 starring Henry Fonda, Twelve Angry Men remains as relevant today as ever, exploring the repercussions of our decisions in life and death.

“We are thrilled to be sharing this historic property with the Nantucket community and our friends at Theatre Workshop of Nantucket,” says Marjan Shirzad, NHA Director of Visitor Experience. “The NHA’s Quaker Meeting House will provide an intimate, evocative backdrop to a seminal piece of American theater, and we can't wait to see it come to life through the talented actors of the Theatre Workshop."

Constructed by the Society of Friends as a school in 1838, the Quaker Meeting House is the island’s last surviving meeting house. Purchased from the Friends by the NHA in 1894, it was used as the association’s first museum until the fireproof building was erected on Fair Street, now the NHA Research Library. In the 1940s, Quakers on Nantucket formed a worship group, and with the permission of the NHA began to meet informally once again in the meeting house.

“TWN is thrilled to be back at the NHA's Quaker Meeting House with this stunning courtroom drama, which is so well-suited to the historic location,” says Gabrielle Gould, TWN Executive Director and director of Twelve Angry Men. “Following on the success of our collaboration in 2011 of The Crucible at the Quaker Meeting House, we look forward to exploring this dramatic play and continuing to bring theater and history together.”

Space is limited. Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased at www.nha.org/tickets or by calling (508) 228-1894.

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The Perfect Marriage?

by Carri L. Wroblewski BRIX Wine Shop It’s September, the big crowds have returned home, and once again we reclaim the island after a bustling summer. For all of the entertaining that we helped other people do in July and August, it’s time for us to kick back, relax, and have a party of our own.

But the key word is relax and after a long summer we want to keep it simple, invite our friends over that we haven’t seen in two months, and catch up.

So toss aside your elaborate menus, give the grill a break, and grab some wine and cheese for a simple, yet mouth-watering evening.

But, where do you begin and how do you know what cheese pairs with what wine?

Start with one easy question: are they made for each other? One of the most challenging things about pairing wine and cheese together is that there are so many different types of cheese and so many varying styles of wine.

Cheeses can differ in texture, fat content, and flavor while wines have a range of acidity, tannins, sweetness, and body. How do you play matchmaker and assure your pairings go off without a hitch? Here are some tasty tips to successfully marry the flavors of two of life’s most delicious pleasures.

IF IT GROWS TOGETHER, IT GOES TOGETHER One of my wine consultants in Boston introduced me to this phrase a number of years ago, and not only do I love it, I reference it often. The easiest way to think about it is pairing wine and cheese by the region they come from. For instance, think about the combination of a fresh goat’s milk cheese from France’s Loire Valley paired with a Loire Valley Sancerre or Pouilly Fumé.

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September Bride

by Robert P. Barsanti The wedding party was leaving.

On Friday, they had fallen out of the catalogs and arrived at the back bar on the Gray Lady II. Then, over the course of the weekend, they drifted from church to beach to “Where-O-Where House” to Chicken Box to Inn to Downyflake and points unknown until they coalesced on Sunday night at the Hy-Line Dock. We spotted the Bride because she was wearing a white t-shirt that proclaimed her name and she stood in the center of four women.

The Groom was still being a good sport, wearing his matching shirt and standing alongside, carrying two bottles of water.

The Sheriff and I watched the group line up. They were impossibly young, impossibly good looking, and clad in impossibly tight pants.

“Another set of happy customers on their way back home.” He said.

They weren’t all that happy right now. The sun glasses had been put to good use, everyone carried a small bottle of Poland Spring water (possibly from a gift bag) and they weren’t happy with the line. Yet, they posed handsomely at the very edge of youth. Age had only touched them, with a gentle change of color. Strollers, budgets, and diets waited for them. But for now, they had friends to text, selfies to send and see, and the last swigs of youth to guzzle.

I patted the Sheriff on the back. “I hope they tipped their waiters and waitresses.”

He smiled and walked away.

Eventually, the Gray Lady II returned and welcomed the wedding party back onboard. The bar, I suspected, would not be quite so busy on the way back. They had a distance to drive on Labor Day evening and Captain Morgan doesn’t navigate as well as you would think he would. The bride and groom would have to take the t-shirts off sooner or later. I thought of him pumping gas in Bourne in his bright white shirt, or the two of them sitting down to Big Macs at the Charlton rest stop on the Mass Pike. Someone

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Where are all the Monarchs?

by Dr. Sarah Oktay, Director, University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station (see www.yesterdaysisland.com for expanded article, website links, & notations)

The milkweed plants are everywhere, waiting to host one of their primary users, the monarch butterfly. Hundreds of other insects occupy the plants using every inch of them for food and shelter. Two years ago I wrote about the sea of milkweeds at the Nantucket Field Station and this year, just as many, if not more, have popped up. The milkweeds are the only host plant for the larva of the monarch and scientists believe that one reason for the continent-wide decline in monarch numbers is due to a loss of milkweed habitat in the U.S. Milkweed flowers bloom from June to August, and are visited by many species of moths, butterflies, bees, and other insects.

Milkweed is a shelter and hiding place for other species as well. Yellow Jackets eat bees and flies which get trapped in the flowers, and crab spiders ambush visiting insects. Monarch butterflies, milkweed bugs, and milkweed leaf beetles only eat milkweed and could not survive without it.

For years, September has been “monarch time” on Nantucket. The past two years we have not seen nearly as many monarch butterflies here, which is a pattern that has been repeated across the country. Researchers tell us there are three main reasons for this: bad weather including drought and high temperatures and storms over the past 2-3 years have literally stopped these majestic creatures in their tracks; deforestation in Mexico has reduced the forest habitat they require for breeding and overwintering; and the use of pesticides, especially in the Midwest, has reduced the population of milkweeds.

The World Wildlife Fund has been recording numbers of monarchs and the reduction in hibernation acreage for years. In 2013, scientists recorded the lowest number of monarchs arriving in Mexico in the twenty years that they had been observing them. Monarchs take two months to reach forests in Mexico as they migrate down through the US from Canada. The easiest way to count them is to record how many arrive to cover every tree in

Mexico. The total hectares of occupied habitat can be easily measured and correlates exactly to the population because monarchs need to overwinter together to survive. That area has shrunk drastically from an average of 30 acres in the mid-90s to less than 10 acres today as measured by scientists working at Mexican butterfly sanctuaries.

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae), in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies. It is thought that the colonists were so impressed by this species that they named it “monarch” in honor of “King William, Prince of Orange, stateholder of Holland, and later King of England.” Both genus and species name is linked to the Greek mythology tale of Danaus.

The monarch butterfly’s obsession with milkweed plants is a survival mechanism. Most milkweeds contain cardiac glycosides, which are chemicals that affect heart rhythms. The cardiac glycosides are stored in the bodies of both the caterpillar and adult in various sections and concentrations.

These poisons are distasteful and emetic (causes vomiting) to birds and other vertebrate predators. After tasting a monarch, a predator will associate the bright warning colors of the adult or caterpillar with an unpleasant meal, and avoid monarchs in the future. The beautiful colors of both the larval and adult Monarch are a warning not to eat them; the term for that is aposematism or warning coloration. Certain predators have a high tolerance level to the chemical defenses produces by monarch butterflies.

Species such as the black-beaked orioles and the black headed grosbeaks are common monarch predators that can tolerate an increased level of cardiac glycosides. The flower nectar and pollen does not have glycosides in it, so bees and nectar imbibing insects do not become poisonous. There are a continued on page 19

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Honoring Lifesavers THE TRINITY COLLECTION

Nantucket’s history is filled with tales of heroic lifesaving efforts by everyday citizens and those who went above and beyond the call of duty. Honoring that tradition, the Egan Maritime Institute and Nantucket Cottage Hospital are recognizing two modern-day lifesavers during the annual Lifesavers Recognition Day at the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum on Thursday, September 11.

This year the Nantucket community members being honored are Martha Lake-Greenfield and Collin Perry.

Martha Lake-Greenfield, RN, is the nurse manager of Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Emergency Department and head of the NCH Emergency Management Team. Martha brings knowledge, professionalism, compassion, leadership, and camaraderie to the lifesaving efforts of Nantucket Cottage Hospital, and plays a critical role in preparing the hospital for disasters and crises.

Collin Perry is the head lifeguard for the Town of Nantucket. Perry upholds the Nantucket lifeguard motto of “Prevention, Preparedness and Professional Response.” Due to his leadership qualities, he was recently promoted to the position of head lifeguard. Perry’s efforts as a first responder to a person in distress in Nantucket Harbor during the early morning hours of August 16, demonstrated the best qualities of a lifeguard in a difficult situation.

The Lifesavers Recognition Day is an annual event held at the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum, and invitations are required. Egan Maritime Institute is committed to ensuring Nantucket’s maritime tradition. Their Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum is a proud island institution that celebrates the heroism of those brave Nantucketers who risked their lives to rescue others. Egan’s newest initiative, Sea of Opportunities (SOO) is an unprecedented collaboration between Egan Maritime Institute, Nantucket Public Schools, Nantucket New School and Nantucket Lighthouse School. SOO will bridge the maritime world with today’s young Nantucketers by introducing a maritime curriculum that will expose students to maritime careers, trades and sciences.

Nantucket Cottage Hospital is an affiliate of the Massachusetts General Hospital and member of Partners HealthCare. Founded in 1911, the hospital maintains a deep tradition of providing a full range of high-quality health and wellness services in a safe, compassionate environment.

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Does your organization propagate the arts? Can your organization create community impact in the arts for a specific audience? Does your organization need support to help realize your next project?

The Nantucket Cultural Council is accepting proposals for communityoriented arts, humanities, and science projects are until October 15, 2014.

This year, thanks to the efforts of State Representative Tim Madden, the Nantucket Cultural Council will distribute about $6,163.00 in grants.

According to Council spokesperson Jordana Fleischut, these grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in Nantucket, including exhibits, festivals, short-term artist residencies or performances in schools, workshops, and lectures. “We are looking for organizations to make an impact in the arts on the community of Nantucket. The strongest candidates will create the biggest exposure while also breaking down financial barriers that inhibit audiences.”

The Nantucket Cultural Council will also entertain funding proposals from schools and youth groups through the PASS Program, which provides subsidies for school-age children to attend cultural field trips.

The Nantucket Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.

Previously funded organizations on Nantucket include Maria Mitchell Association, the Nantucket Athenaeum, The Artist Association, The Nantucket Arts Council, The Nantucket Dreamland Foundation, Nantucket Community Music Center, The Nantucket Boys and Girls Club, Spoken Word Nantucket, The White Heron Theatre Company, Small Friends, Nantucket Skating Club,The Screen Writer's Colony, The Children's House, Friends of the Nantucket Public Schools, and The Salt Marsh Senior Center.

For specific guidelines on the Nantucket Cultural Council, contact Jordana Fleischut at jordana.ack@comcast.net or any other of Nantucket council members: John Belash, David Billings, Amy Jenness, John J Mc Dermott, and John Wagley.

Application forms for Cultural Council grants are available at Nantucket Town Hall, at the Athenaeum front desk. For specific funding guidelines visit www.mass-culture.org/Nantucket

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VICTORIA GREENHOOD ORIGINAL GEMSTONE JEWELRY

by Sarah Morneau

5 EASY STREET NANTUCKET, MA 02554 508.228.7995 WWW.VICTORIAGREENHOOD.COM

With 25 years of experience making and selling jewelry on the island and 11 years on Old South Wharf, Emilly Rubin took the opportunity at the end of last year’s season to make the move uptown from the wharves. Last week’s article focused on the Sweet Liddle section of the store, and this week we will take a closer look at Emilly Brooke Rubin Jewelry, the handmade jewelry portion of the store.

Packing up her two shops and fitting them together logistically into the new and larger location on Centre Street was a challenge, but well executed. You enter the fun and funky Sweet Liddle from the sidewalk and sectioned off with draped curtains towards the back of the store is the elegant jewelry boutique. The space is very much a part of the whole store but feels separate, with a selection of Emilly’s gorgeous creations adorning the walls and sparkling within the glass cases.

Emilly’s new and larger workshop is located in the rear of the building, just past the jewelry displays, so you can be sure everything is still made on premise by the artist herself. For a woman who is passionate about what she does, the bigger space allows for a more personal connection with her clients, there is room to work and to meet comfortably with her loyal customers.

While there is always a selection of jewelry for purchase, custom pieces are what Emilly specializes in. She designs her jewelry for her clients, taking into consideration their personal style, skin tone, and color preferences. She has a long relationship with her pearl suppliers, meaning prices are reasonable and the quality can’t be beat. When you buy from Emilly Brooke Rubin Jewelry you know you are getting a one-of-akind piece made on Nantucket by the artist.

Emilly Brooke Rubin Jewelry and Sweet Liddle are open daily in season, and will remain open through the holiday season.

s•mac designs nantucket

29 Fair

leather foldover clutch

A short stroll from Main Street

29 Fair Street 508-228-7800 formerly The Woodbox

Fine Art and Sculpture

tote bags clutch handbags infinity scarves eyeglass cases cosmetic bags beach blankets

42 Centre Street | 508-228-5152

in fun florals, retro prints, & vintage fabrics

www.davidhostetler.com www.hostetlergallery.com

Hostetler Gallery Open daily 11am-6pm

custom orders welcome, great for bridal parties!

find me at:

The Sustainable Nantucket Farmers & Artisans Market - Sept. 13th

Hostetler Gallery

smacdesigns@hotmail.com

hostetlergalery

www.smacdesigns.com

Contemporary Cuisine Locally Sourced Fine Wines Dinner starting at 5pm Classic Sunday Brunch 11am-2:30pm Historic Chat by Robin of Raven’s Walk from 1:30-2:30pm

handcrafted with love...30 miles out to sea.

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GEMSTONE NECKLACE

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Pink Glove Contest Nantucket Cottage Hospital has entered the 2014 Pink Glove Dance competition to bring together island caregivers, cancer patients and survivors, and the Nantucket community to raise breast cancer awareness and funds for the Marla Ceely Lamb Cancer Travel Fund.

Mahiya Painted Bird Coola Trance Essence Shiva Rose Persephenie Sanae Intoxicants Qori Inti Fresco Sombrilla PGS Juniper Ridge Goe Marianella Sydney Hale Coast Wide

40 CENTRE STREET

508 228 3214

Sweet

The Pink Glove Dance is an international competition in which hospitals and health care facilities from around the world organize and produce music videos—featuring, of course, pink-colored exam gloves—to raise breast cancer awareness and prevention.

Voting in the competition began Tuesday, and the winners in each category will receive $10,000 toward the breast cancer charity of their choice.

Voting is tied to an e-mail address, so each registered e-mail can vote once a day through September 23. Winners will be announced October 2. Vote here for Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s video pinkglovedance.com/videos/2014-video-contest/healthcare-system/nantucket-cottage-hospital.

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NantucketChocolate.com

Harpo is alive and well and would love to see you!

CRANBERRY CREATIONS CHOCOLATES

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Award Winning Artisan since 1981 “Best of” Nantucket, Cape Cod & Boston Featured Food Network Food Find Retail Confectioners International Member

Chosen for Oprah’s Favorite Gift Show

Exclusively at

Sweet Inspirations Chocolates 26 Centre Street

508.228.5814

NantucketChocolate.com ...and no where else in the world!

Upstairs at 12 Straight Wharf 508.325.4740 www.nantucketnaturaloils.com

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Nantucket Directory

Poetry Contest The winning poet will receive $250 and have his or her work published in the print and online editions of the 20152016 Nantucket Directory.

Send entries to: Nantucket Directory Poetry Contest, PO Box 626, Nantucket, MA 02554 or submit via email to info@nantucket.net.

Entry forms can be found at www.NantucketDirectory.com/ poetry.

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The Nantucket Cottage Hospital Pink Glove Dance video was produced

by Lisa Frey of Nantucket Event Media, and features NCH staff, cancer patients and survivors, as well as community members dancing to “Best Day of My Life” by American Authors next to some of the island’s iconic landmarks, and symbolically waving cancer goodbye.

“As we danced around the island with our pink gloves, it wasn’t about the dancing ability of the dancers as much as it was about the unity of purpose in this project,” said Betsey Minihan, the NCH Nursing Department administrative assistant, who choreographed the video. “You never know who you are standing next to: the woman who lost her 30-year-old-daughter, the co-worker who you have known for 35 years or the newly diagnosed—we are all touched by breast cancer in one way or another. If our video spreads awareness in any way, we will have accomplished what we set out to do.”

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EMILLY BROOKE RUBIN

JEWELRY DESIGN

This is NANTUCKET

This is the fourth year of the Pink Glove Dance video competition sponsored by Medline, a supplier of medical, surgical and pharmaceutical products. The competition started because of the overwhelming and enthusiastic response to the original Pink Glove Dance video, featuring 200 workers from Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, USA dancing in support of breast cancer awareness and prevention.

Have you tried our mouse ears?

17-1/2 Old South Rd

nantucketbakeshop.com

508.228.2797

Local Food is Good for You! Our Sweet Corn is grown right on our farm on Bartlett Farm Road.

Come to Bartlett’s for delicious Nantucket Grown veggies!

Open every day day 8am-7pm 8am-6pm Open every 508-228-9403 | www.bartlettsfarm.com

circa 1973

40 CENTRE STREET

508 228 3214

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1:45 PM - Historic Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Led by the runner-up in the 2014 Nantucket History Quiz Bowl, this is a 2/3 mile, 90 min. stroll featuring the island’s dynamic history. Gathers at Main St & Centre, beside bank steps, at 1:40 pm. $20 adults; $15 for teens and seniors (65+); $5 for kids 7-12. 508-332-0953. Cash only. No reservations necessary.

2:15 to 3:30 PM - Historic House Walking Tour Visit three NHA Historic Houses from the 18th, Visit 2 NHA Historic Houses. $10 adults, $4 ages 6-17, free to NHA members. Rain or shine..

Departs daily from the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 4 PM - Tour with Master Brewer Learn all about the process at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Road, 508325-5929.

4:30 PM - Tony Lee Thomas Performs Live music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 5:30 PM - Lifesavers Recognition Day Honoring local lifesavers of 2013 & 2014 by the Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum in conjunction with Nantucket Cottage Hospital. At the Museum, 158 Polpis Road. 508-228-2505 6 to 7 PM - LVA Beginner’s English Classes This beginner’s English class is for those seeking to improve their English skills. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum offer a drop-in beginner’s English class every Thursday evening. The class is free, open to all, conducted in English and no pre-registration is required. For more information please call 508-228-1110 ext. 113. Atheneum, 1 India St. 6:30 to 8 PM - Sunset Cruise Nothing beats a Nantucket sunset! Bring your favorite beverage and join us $55.00 per person or $550.00 for the whole boat. Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com. 508-2287037. Time may vary slightly.

7:30 PM - The Vandal The Vandal is the story of a women who finds friendship, redemption and

Far from the usual...

14 EASY STREET

SCRUB OAK 508-228-2458 scruboakstore.com

ANTIQUES DEPOT 508-228-1287 nantucketan quesdepot.com

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a sense of humor through a boy who befriends her at a bus stop. Another new play and premiere for White Heron, The Vandal marks Hamish Linklater’s playwriting debut. Tickets: $42.50 at whiteherontheatre.org or 508-825-5268. White Heron Theatre, 5 N. Water St. 7:30 to 9:30 PM - Earth Got The Blues Plays Live Local favorite at Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St. 10 PM to 1 AM - Karaoke Every Thursday night at the Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 7 to 8 AM - Hatha Yoga Classes Enjoy relaxing yoga class early in the morning with Kripalu-ceritified instructor Bettina Broer. Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. 8 AM to 2 PM - Whale Watch with Shearwater Excursions Enjoy the thrill of a lifetime seeing whales in their natural habitat.

Sightings guaranteed! 508-228-7037. Trips depart from the Town Pier.

Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

8:30 AM - Hidden Nantucket: Fabulous Mansions Route 2.5 mi, 50 min. non-stop exercise walk with historic commentary past homes of the Cliff & Brant Point. $15. Cash only. Arrive at Centre & Main sts by bank by 8:25am. Reservations not needed. 508-332-0953.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Morning Coffee Cruise Start your day on Nantucket with a relaxing harbor cruise. Complimentary coffee & muffin. $38. Offered daily by Shearwater Excursions, ExploreNantucket.com, 508-228-7037. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

9 AM - Open Stick Hockey at Nantucket Ice Players from 7th grade thru adult. Morning pick up hockey at Nantucket Ice. Full gear required. 1 Backus Lane.

9 to 10:30 AM - Nature Walk Walk through the Linda Loring Nature Foundation’s property guided by Director of Research & Education Sarah Bois to view fall wildflowers, fruiting shrubs, and other native flora. $10 fee; Arrive five minutes early. 110 Eel Point Road.

9 AM to 12:30 PM - Dance (Sing) Movement and Yoga for Children Join Marjorie Trott for classes specifically designed to encourage creative continued on page 15

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expression in children. Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. 9 AM to 7 PM - Jumbo Lobster Sale Jumbo fresh lobsters just $6.99 per pound at Souza’s Seafood, 23 Trotter’s Lane. Call ahead and have them cooked & cracked.

10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy ice cream on a narrated tour of the inner harbor with Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com.

Reservations: 508-228-7037. $38. Also at 11:15 am, 1, 2:15, 4 pm.

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. Again at 1pm and later in the day. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

10:30 AM - Nantucket and the Civil War The dramatic story of Nantucket’s role in the American Civil War. Arrive at 10:25am at Federal & India sts., by Atheneum fence for 2/3 mi, 90 min. walk. 508-332-0953. $20; 65+ & teens $15; Age 7-12 $5. Cash only. No reservations necessary.

11:15 AM to 12:15 PM - Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Learn about people, places, & events that transformed Nantucket. $10.

Tour departs from Whaling Museum, rain or shine, 13 Broad St. 12 to 2:30 PM - Public Skating at Nantucket Ice $5 youth, $8 adult, $5 skate rentals. 508-228-2516. Call for additional skating sessions. Backus Lane.

12:30 PM - Barrett’s Island Tours See highlights of Town and Sconset Village guided by native islanders who know Nantucket. Our bus is air-conditioned with reclining seats and large windows. Daily departure from 20 Federal St, across from Information Center. Charters also available. 508 228 0174 1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again later in the afternoon.

Call for time. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf. continued on page 16

COACHING AT THE CORNER with Marsha Egan, Professional Certified Coach

Every other Thursday, 8:30am Mitchell’s Book Corner

Our next discussion: Sept. 25th How to Have a Great Coaching Conversation

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YOU KNOW...

DID Y OU KNOW ...

In 2013, Nantucket Cottage hospital performed

22,465 Physical Therapy Treatments “We are a lot more hospital than you might think, and we’re an “We improbable amount of hospital for an island 30 miles at sea.”

- Margot Hartmann, MD, PhD | President & CEO

508-825-8100 • 57 Prospect Street • NantucketHospital.org Nantucket Cottage Hospital is a member of Partners HealthCare

NANTUCKET WALKING TOURS SINCE 1998 The Original Nantucket Ghost Walk Voted “Best Walking Tour on Nantucket” 3 years in a row, this is the island’s first (1998) and most famous ghost walk and the most popular walking tour ever on Nantucket, led by the original guide.

CHOICE OF 2 DIFFERENT TOURS: THE TOWN ROUTE (Sun, Tues, Fri) An 80 min, 1 mile eerie evening stroll featuring the most haunted restaurant and most haunted house on Nantucket.

THE CEMETERY ROUTE (Weds & Sat) A 1-1/3 mile, 90 minute walk featuring the Old North Burial Ground, the Oldest House, and the island’s two most haunted hotels.

Both tours start at 8:30pm at CENTRE and MAIN, top of Main Street in front of the bank. Please arrive 10 minutes early.

Hidden Nantucket A 2 mile, 45-50 minute, non-stop exercise walk-with historical commentary-down lovely

more info:

www.CoachingAtTheCorner.com

Picnic in ‘Sconset Stop at Claudette's in the heart of 'Sconset for our superb sandwiches & celebrated lemon cake. Take our sandwiches and picnic on the nearby beach or enjoy your lunch on our porch.

Open 8am to 3pm

508-257-6622 Also Clambakes & Catering

streets and lanes and past the most beautiful gardens on Nantucket. $15 for everyone. Tour starts at 8:30am at CENTRE and MAIN, in front of the bank. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to 8:30am start.

2 DIFFERENT ROUTES: • Fabulous Mansions of the Cliff and Brant Point (Mon & Fri) • Historic Houses of Main Street/Windmill Route (Weds & Sat)

Glorious ‘Sconset (Tues, Thurs, Sat) Revel in the glorious beauty of our fabled rose-covered cottages on this 2/3 mile, 90 minute historic walk through Nantucket’s most transcendent village. Tour meets at 10:45am at the rotary bulletin board in ‘Sconset. Catch the 10:15pm shuttle at the Greenhound Station on Washington St. for the 22 min. ride to Siasconset Village.

Nantucket & the Civil War (Mon & Fri) Hear the dramatic story of Nantucket’s vital role in the American Civil War, from 1716 through 1865 and beyond on this 2/3 mile, 90 minute stroll. Tour starts at 10:30am at the the corner of FEDERAL and INDIA streets, outside the Atheneum Fence. Please arrive 10 minutes early.

Great Writers On Nantucket (Wed) Hear how Melville, Hemingway, Steinbeck, and others were inspired by this magical island on a 2/3 mile, 90 min. stroll. Starts at 10:30am at the corner of FEDERAL & INDIA streets, outside the Atheneum fence. Please arrive 10 min. early.

PRICES FOR ALL TOURS (except Hidden Nantucket) $20 adults, $15 seniors (65+) & teens, $5 children 7-12, free for kids under 7.

Private tours available for all walks in the afternoon & early evening. 20% off for groups of 6+; 33 1/3% off for 10+.

No credit cards. No reservations necessary.

508.332.0953

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2:15 to 3:30 PM - Historic House Walking Tour Visit 2 NHA Historic Houses. $10 adults, $4 ages 6-17, free to NHA members. Rain or shine.. Departs daily from the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 4:30 to 7 PM - Lance Mountain Dance Party Live music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 5:30 to 9 PM - Kids Deck at Breeze!

Our counselors will entertain your kids while you linger longer over dessert or enjoy a cocktail on our outdoor deck by our cozy fire pits. The Nantucket Hotel, 77 Easton Street.

6 to 7:20 PM - Disco Skate Night at Nantucket Ice Public Skating with disco lights. $5 youth, $8 adult, $5 skate rentals. Great activity for all ages! Call for additional skating sessions 508-228-2516.

Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

6 to 8 PM - Collaboration 2014 Exhibition Reception Opening reception for this exhibition open to non-members in the Artists Association Gallery at 19 Washington Street.

6:30 to 8 PM - Sunset Cruise Nothing beats a Nantucket sunset! Bring your favorite beverage and join us $55.00 per person or $550.00 for the whole boat. Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com. 508-2287037. Time may vary slightly.

7 PM - Free Lecture: Document Conservation The Northeast Document Conservation Center is the first independent conservation laboratory in the United States to specialize exclusively in the conservation and preservation of paper-based collections. NEDCC provides professional conservation treatment for books, maps, photographs, documents, parchment, papyrus, manuscripts, architectural plans and works of art on paper. Jessica Bitely, Director of Preservation Services, will briefly discuss NEDCC’s work in Atheneum, 1 India St. 7 PM - “Twelve Angry Men” The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA), in partnership with Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN), will collaborate again with the staged read-

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ing of “Twelve Angry Men” in the NHA’s Quaker Meeting House, 7 Fair Street. Space is limited. Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased at www.nha.org/tickets or by calling 508-228-1894.

7:30 PM - “The Vandal” The Vandal is the story of a women who finds friendship, redemption and a sense of humor through a boy who befriends her at a bus stop. Another new play and premiere for White Heron, The Vandal marks Hamish Linklater’s playwriting debut. Tickets: $42.50 at whiteherontheatre.org or 508-825-5268. White Heron Theatre, 5 N. Water St. 8 to 10 PM - Live Music on the Patio at The Breeze Live music by the Diane Lehman Trio on the patio at The Nantucket Hotel, 77 Easton Street.

8 to 10:30 PM - Bob Lehman Trio Performing live in the Brant Point Grill, 50 Easton St. 8:30 PM - Original Nantucket Ghost Walk (Town Route) Eerie 80 min., 1 mi. evening stroll featuring the most famous haunted locations in Nantucket Town. Led by original guide. Gather 8:15pm at Centre & Main, top of Main St. $20; $15 for teens & 65+; $5 for 7-12; under 7 free.

Cash only. No reservations necessary. 508-332-0953 8:30 to 10 PM - Fall Stargazing Night Join Maria Mitchell’s professional astronomers for an impressive tour of the starry sky and for telescopic viewing of the Moon, planets, nebulae, & galaxies. Loines Observatory at 59 Milk Street Ext., weather permitting. All are welcome. Free admission. Donations are encouraged.

10 PM to 1 AM - Urban Beatbox with Good Lyfe Entertainment Awesome new DJ format with blend of new and familiar music at Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 8 to 9 AM - ACK Clean Team Help clean up various parts of Nantucket. For today’s meeting spots, visit www.ackcleanteam.org.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Morning Coffee Cruise Start your day on Nantucket with a relaxing harbor cruise. Complimentary coffee & muffin. $38. Offered daily by Shearwater Excursions, continued on page 17

May 19 - Oct 13

- SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE -

ROUTES/FARES: AIRPORT ROUTE.....$2, 10am-6pm every 20 mins. from 5/22-9/1 MID-ISLAND LOOP.....$1, 7am-11:30pm, every 30 mins. 5/19-6/20 & 9/8-10/13; every 15 mins. 6/21-9/7 MIACOMET LOOP.....$1, 7am-11:30pm, every 30 mins. 5/19-6/15 & 9/8-10/13; every 20 mins. 6/16-9/7 MADAKET ROUTE.....$2, 7am-11:30pm, every 60 mins. 5/23-6/20 & 9/2-9/7; every 30 mins. 6/21-9/1 ’SCONSET VIA OLD SOUTH RD.....$2, 7am-11:30pm every 60 mins. from 5/19-10/13 ’SCONSET VIA MILESTONE RD.....$2, 7:15am-7:15pm every 60 mins. from 6/23-9/7 ’SCONSET VIA POLPIS RD.....$2, 10am-6pm every 80 mins. from 6/28-9/1 SURFSIDE BEACH.....$2, 10am-6pm every 40 mins. from 6/23-9/1 JETTIES BEACH ROUTE.....$1, 10am-6pm every 30 mins. from 6/23-9/1 NEW! FAST FERRY PARK & RIDE.....Overnight parking at 2 Fairgrounds Rd. with bus service to the fast ferries, 5/22-10/13, 7am to 8pm

Souza’s Seafood “Fresh Off the Boat!”

Lobsters ~ Littlenecks ~ Nantucket Bay Scallops ~ Tuna ~ Flounder ~ Cod Salmon ~ Swordfish ~ Smoked Bluefish ~ Smoked Paté ~ Shrimp Stop by to enter our weekly Meg-a-Fish Free Seafood Drawing!

SEPT. 12, 13, 14: JUMBO LOBSTERS ON SALE - $6.99/LB

Lobsters alive or cooked - call ahead for fast service

508-228-9140 Call for our weekly specials

Gift Certificates Available • Handicap Accessible

Open 9 am–7 pm Year-round • 23 Trotter’s Lane Look for the Lobster Flag

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) Surfside Road.

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.

Real time info from your cell phone or computer at nrta.transloc.com For more information visit www.nrtawave.com, or email nrta@nantucket-ma.gov

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ExploreNantucket.com, 508-228-7037. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

8:30 AM - Hidden Nantucket: Main St./Windmill Route 2 mi, 45 min. non-stop exercise walk w/historic commentary past beautiful historic mansions. $15. Cash only. No reservations necessary. 508-3320953. Arrive at Centre & Main sts (by bank) by 8:25am.

9 AM - Workshop: Protecting Your Important Documents Jessica Bitely, Director of Preservation Services at The Northeast Document Conservation Center, will present a workshop that provides an overview of the preservation and care of paper-based and photographic collections.

Simple steps for identifying and correcting improper handling and storage for bound volumes, documents and photographs are covered in the presentation. Bring items from your collections that are in good condition for discussion. Admission is free with registration: www.nantucketatheneum.org to the calendar of events.

9 to 11:30 AM - 7th Annual Elder Expo Live entertainment, door prizes, health & fitness info, Nantucket Wheelers, knitting demonstration, and many information tables.

Visiting Nurses will give flu vaccine free to those with Medicare, BCBS, or Harvard Pilgrim cards; vaccine to all others for $10 donation. Nantucket High School, 10 Surfside Road.

9 AM to 7 PM - Jumbo Lobster Sale Jumbo fresh lobsters just $6.99 per pound at Souza’s Seafood, 23 Trotter’s Lane. Call ahead and have them cooked & cracked.

10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy ice cream on a narrated tour of the inner harbor with Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com.

Reservations: 508-228-7037. $38. Also at 11:15 am, 1, 2:15, 4 pm.

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. Again at 1pm and later in the day. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf. continued on page 18

Open seven days a week Serving brunch 11am - 2:30pm, and dinner 5:30pm - close

Be adventurous, go to Town Open seven days a week Serving brunch 11am - 2:30pm, and dinner 5:30pm - close

6 Oak Street 508.325.0992 www.queequegsnantucket.com

4 East Chestnut Street 508.325.TOWN www.townnantucket.com

located inside Nantucket Ice 1 Backus Lane Nantucket, MA 02554 Open for Lunch & Dinner Mon-Fri: 11am-9pm Sat: 4pm-8:30pm closed Sundays Thai Cuisine made with fresh ingredients at reasonable prices.

Call to order 508-228-SIAM (7426)

Where chic meets casual comfort.

Ever-changing menu showcases the finest in seasonal local produce, fish, and meats.

Year Round | BYOB Lunch & Dinner Daily Bar opens at 5pm 508.228.5550 www.dunenantucket.com 20 BROAD STREET | NANTUCKET, MA

Open seven days a week Serving lunch and dinner Live music Wed & Fri nights 4 West Creek Road 508.325.0781 www.kittymurtaghs.com

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

Gail’s Tours, Inc. Simply, the finest tour on Nantucket Island!

VOTED BEST OF NANTUCKET★ FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS!

★

Continuing a family tradition of hospitality Unique, in-depth tour of Nantucket 7th generation native

Convenience...effortlessly view Nantucket In-town pick-up • 1 3/4 hour tour Pullovers for photo opportunities Tour van holds up to 14 guests Departures daily 10am, 1pm, & 3pm

Value...in the thrifty Nantucket tradition

★ GAIL NICKERSON JOHNSON ★ your guide to the real Nantucket!

RESERVATIONS & INFO:

508-257-6557

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Thai Cuisine & Snack Bar

An authentic Irish pub & restaurant

The local’s choice for intimate in-town dining

Sept. 11-17, 2014

bring your own beer or wine to complement our menu

Dinner: Mon, Wed-Sun 5:30-9:30pm Lunch: Mon, Wed-Fri 11:30am-2pm Breakfast: Sat & Sun 8am-1pm closed Tuesdays

29 Centre Street • 508-228-8470 ~ Eat and happiness will follow ~

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10 AM to 1 PM - Creative Writing Workshop with John Mitchell John Mitchell is author of the “Scratch Flat Chronicles,” a series of five books detailing his incredible 40-year journey to restore and revitalize a single square mile of land in eastern Massachusetts. During his time on the land and in his books, Mitchell explores issues of time, place, and the endurance of the natural world. He is also the editor of the award-winning “Sanctuary” magazine, published by the Mass Audubon Society, and in 2000, was presented with the New England Bookseller’s Award in recognition of his exceptional body of work. Join Mitchell for an intimate creative writing workshop exploring ideas of place, space, and the craft of writing itself. Tickets: $25 at http://nha.org/tickets.

10 AM to 1 PM - Family Nutrition Display An interactive display on nutrition at the Sustainable Nantucket table at the Island Fair, Tom Nevers Field.

10 AM to 4 PM - Island Fair Fun for all ages! Live music, delicious food, farm stand competitions, livestock shows, craft demos, flower arrangement exhibitions. Enter your furry friends into the Dog & Pet Show; build a scarecrow, and bring in your Giant Pumpkin to weigh it! NantucketIslandFair.com. Parking for cars is $12; admission for bikers and walkers is $6. Tom Nevers Field.

10:45 AM - Glorious Sconset Historic Walk Revel in the radiance of the fabled rose-covered cottatges on this 2/3 mi, 90 min. stroll thru Siasconset. $20; $15 for teens & 65+; $5 for 7-12. Meet at rotary bbd in Siasconset. Catch the 10:15 bus at Greenhound Station on Washington St. Cash only. No reservations. 508-332-0953.

11:15 AM to 12:15 PM - Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Learn about people, places, & events that transformed Nantucket. $10.

Tour departs from Whaling Museum, rain or shine, 13 Broad St. 12:30 PM - Barrett’s Island Tours See highlights of Town and Sconset Village guided by native islanders who know Nantucket. Our bus is air-conditioned with reclining seats and large windows. Daily departure from 20 Federal St, across from Information Center. Charters also available. 508 228 0174 1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again later. Call for time. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

1 to 3 PM - Seal Cruise & Eco Tour to Great Point Cruise to Great Point to see & learn about the Grey Seals and view historic Great Point Light. Reservations: 508-228-7037. $95/adults, $75/for 12 &

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under. Shearwater Excursions. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

1 to 4 PM - Green Clean Demonstration Johanna Greenfield will demonstrate how to green your cleaning by replacing toxic chemicals with natural materials at the Sustainable Nantucket table at the Island Fair, Tom Nevers Field.

1:30 PM - Howard Fishman Quartet Performs Live music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 1:45 PM - Historic Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Led by the runner-up in the 2014 Nantucket History Quiz Bowl, this is a 2/3 mile, 90 min. stroll featuring the island’s dynamic history. Gathers at Main St & Centre, beside bank steps, at 1:40 pm. $20 adults; $15 for teens and seniors (65+); $5 for kids 7-12. 508-332-0953. Cash only. No reservations necessary.

2:15 to 3:30 PM - Historic House Walking Tour Visit 2 NHA Historic Houses. $10 adults, $4 ages 6-17, free to NHA members. Rain or shine.. Departs daily from the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 4 PM - Adult Open Stick Hockey at Nantucket Ice Pick up hockey at Nantucket Ice. Full gear required. 1 Backus Lane.

4 PM - Tour with Master Brewer Learn all about the process at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Road, 508325-5929.

4:30 PM - Perfect Day Performs Live music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 5:15 PM - Wine & Cheese on the Wine Deck Taste 8 wines including 3 New Reserve Reds, Souvenir Wine Glass, $25 per person. Call Wine Guy Mike at 415-548-0374 to make a reservation.

Limited to 15 people. Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 6:30 to 8 PM - Sunset Cruise Nothing beats a Nantucket sunset! Bring your favorite beverage and join us $55/person or $550 for the whole boat. Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com. 508-228-7037. Time may vary.

7:30 PM - “The Vandal” The Vandal is the story of a women who finds friendship, redemption and a sense of humor through a boy who befriends her at a bus stop. Another new play and premiere for White Heron, The Vandal marks Hamish Linklater’s playwriting debut. Tickets: $42.50 at whiteherontheatre.org or 508-825-5268. White Heron Theatre, 5 N. Water St. 8:30 PM - Original Nantucket Ghost Walk (Cemetery Rte) Experience ghostly Nantucket on a 1-1/3 mi, 90 min., eerie stroll to 5 of the island’s most haunted locations, led by the original guide. Gather 8:15pm at Centre & Main, top of Main St. $20; $15 for teens & 65+; $5 for 7-12; under 7 free. 508-332-0953. No reservations necessary. continued on page 20

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few monarch butterfly imitators like the viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) who employ a defense mechanism called Batesian mimicry, in which a potentially tasty species attempts to mimic an unpalatable species in an attempt to increase its survival rate.

Milkweeds use three primary defenses to limit damage caused by caterpillars: hairs on the leaves, cardenolide (bitter tasting) toxins which form those cardiac glycosides, and latex fluids. Monarch larvae and other caterpillars have developed feeding techniques to avoid the latex and cardenolides in the sap. Of course no one feels sorry for the poor milkweed being predated upon by caterpillars, but they have developed some coping mechanisms including learning to grow faster. Data from a DNA study indicate more recently evolved milkweed species depend less on hairs and toxins (hairy toxins?) but grow faster than older species, potentially regrowing faster than caterpillars can consume them. This may help reconstitute milkweeds in areas in which overzealous highway crews have mowed down all the habitat needed for the monarchs as they fly south.

Monarch butterflies begin their annual migration from Canada and the United States to central Mexico in late summer with the peak in travelers for our area typically passing through in September around the 8-20.

Their trip may be as long as 3,000 miles, an amazing feat considering their size and the weather they have to endure. No other butterfly manages to make such a long two-way trip. Other butterfly species may travel long distances one way, but the monarch will go south in the winter in order to survive over the winter months, traveling together en masse after making that trip north the previous spring. There are populations of monarchs in California, Florida, and Texas that don't migrate, but the majority of monarchs do.

As fall approaches, the monarchs are born that will make that long trip south, waiting to mate until the following spring. They store fat in their abdomens as an energy reserve for their long trip and to sustain themselves over the several months of hibernation-like inactivity in Mexico. When they first arrive at their winter

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locations in November, monarchs gather into clusters in the trees. By December and January, when the weather is at its coldest, the monarchs will be tightly packed into dense clusters of hundreds or even thousands of butterflies. By mid-February these clusters of butterflies begin to break up and the monarchs will begin to gather nectar. In the spring they will reproduce and their offspring will make the return trip to the north, completing the cycle which is in essence a massive multi-generational relay race. The original butterfly dies along the way, but the offspring it leaves behind continues on to the north where the cycle will start again in the fall.

Lincoln Brower, a professor of biology at Sweet Briar College, has studied the monarch migrations for decades. He describes the conditions that have created this severe drop in population. A severe drought in Texas reduced the nectar available to monarchs on their trip south. Fewer monarchs would then survive over the winter because they were “too skinny�—in other words, their fat reserves were inadequate. The habitat they find when they arrive in Mexico is disappearing due to illegal logging. There is no room at the inn, because there is no inn. Last but not least, a combination of drought and heat in the summer and early fall and cold fronts and storms in the spring thwart the migrating animals.

His research showed in one mountainous area in Mexico the populations have been declining for twenty years: “ The colonies are spread across twelve mountain ranges in Mexico, and in the biggest year on record they covered 21 hectares. Two years ago, that was down to 2.89 hectares. Last year, it was down to about 1.19 hectares. That's a highly significant trend.�

The World Wildlife Fund report showed that things were even worse with the habitat occupied by butterflies at an all-time low of at 0.67 hectares. In a Washington Post interview, Brower commented that a cold front prevented remigration north and that last year an entire generation of monarchs was lost. Monarchs go through several generations during their round trip migration and one major hiccup can put a significant dent in the population.

There is not much that can be done about the weather, and it is too early to tell if climate change is effecting the Mexican forests, but we can do a lot about herbicides, especially “Round-Up� (glyphosate) related ones that severely threaten monarch and many other native insects including bees. The herbicide use itself is not the only culprit, it creates a cascade effect of glyphosateresistant super weeds and has also led to the creation of genetically modified crops to make them resistant to glyphosate. �These crops are planted in the grassland ecosystems of the United States, where the monarchs do most of their breeding. And normally in that area there continued on page 23

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10 PM to 1 AM - Top 40 Video Dance Party With DJ Bri Guy at The Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 8 AM to 2 PM - Whale Watch with Shearwater Excursions Enjoy the thrill of a lifetime seeing whales in their natural habitat.

Sightings guaranteed! 508-228-7037. Trips depart from the Town Pier.

Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Morning Coffee Cruise Start your day on Nantucket with a relaxing harbor cruise. Complimentary coffee & muffin. $38. Offered daily by Shearwater Excursions, ExploreNantucket.com, 508-228-7037. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

9 AM to 7 PM - Jumbo Lobster Sale Jumbo fresh lobsters just $6.99 per pound at Souza’s Seafood, 23 Trotter’s

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Demonstrations Dog Show Ducks Face Painting Fair Family Food Games

Goats Hamburgers Harvest Hot Dogs Judges Livestock Music Ponies

Popcorn Pumpkins Sack Race Scarecrow Sheep Tent Tractor Vendors

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10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy ice cream on a narrated tour of the inner harbor with Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com.

Reservations: 508-228-7037. $38. Also at 11:15 am, 1, 2:15, 4 pm.

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. Again at 1pm and later in the day. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

10 AM to 1 PM - Bean Bugs, Leaf Caterpillars, Seed Pod Flowers Children are invited to make a collage using local flora, dried beans and seeds, and other natural materials at the Sustainable Nantucket table at the Island Fair, Tom Nevers Field.

10 AM to 4 PM - Island Fair Fun for all ages! Live music, delicious food, farm stand competitions, livestock shows, craft demos, flower arrangement exhibitions. Enter your furry friends into the Dog & Pet Show; build a scarecrow, and bring in your Giant Pumpkin to weigh it! NantucketIslandFair.com. Parking: cars, $12.00; bikers & walkers, $6. Tom Nevers Field.

11 AM - The Swing for Nantucket Cottage Hospital An afternoon round of golf, BBQ luncheon and evening reception with an awards ceremony, live auction, raffle and open bar. Sankaty Head Golf Course. Details at nantuckethospital.org or 508 825 8250.

11 AM to 2 PM - Sunday Brunch with Live Music Celebrate the last days of summer by joining us for Sunday Brunch at Breeze Bar and Cafe. Listen to the entertaining sounds of Andy Bullington live on the guitar. The Nantucket Hotel, 77 Easton Street.

11:15 AM to 12:15 PM - Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Learn about people, places, & events that transformed Nantucket. $10.

Tour departs from Whaling Museum, rain or shine, 13 Broad St. 12:30 PM - Barrett’s Island Tours See highlights of Town and Sconset Village guided by native islanders who know Nantucket. Our bus is air-conditioned with reclining seats and large windows. Daily departure from 20 Federal St, across from Information Center. Charters also available. 508 228 0174 1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again later in the afternoon.

Call for time. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

1 to 4 PM - Get to Know Nantucket’s Native Plants Naturalist Peggy Turco will talk about wild plants you can find on Nnatucket at the Sustainable Nantucket table at the Island Fair, Tom Nevers Field.

1:30 PM - 4EZ Payments Performs Live music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 2:15 to 3:30 PM - Historic House Walking Tour Visit 2 NHA Historic Houses. $10 adults, $4 ages 6-17, free to NHA members. Rain or shine.. Departs daily from the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 3 PM - Wine & Cheese on the Wine Deck Taste 8 wines including 3 New Reserve Reds, Souvenir Wine Glass, $25 per person. Call Wine Guy Mike at 415-548-0374 to make a reservation.

Limited to 15 people. Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 3:30 PM - Earth Got The Blues Performs Live music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 6:30 to 8 PM - Sunset Cruise Nothing beats a Nantucket sunset! Bring your favorite beverage and join us $55.00 per person or $550.00 for the whole boat. Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com. 508-2287037. Time may vary slightly.

7:30 PM - “The Vandal” The Vandal is the story of a women who finds friendship, redemption and a sense of humor through a boy who befriends her at a bus stop. Another new play and premiere for White Heron, The Vandalmarks Hamish Linklater’s playwriting debut. Tickets: $42.50 at whiteherontheatre.org or 508-825-5268. White Heron Theatre, 5 N. Water St. 8 to 10:30 PM - Bob Lehman Trio Performing live in the Brant Point Grill, 50 Easton St. continued on page 44

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are milkweed growing all over the place on the agricultural fields and the edges of fields and the sides of roads. There are 108 species of milkweed in the United States — the whole monarch migration evolved in relation to evolution of this milkweed flora,” explained Brower “Anyway, where they use these herbicides, it kills all emergent seedlings and all the emergent perennial plants. A paper last year by John Pleasants of the University of Iowa and Karen Oberhauser of the University of Minnesota estimated that 60 percent of milkweed has been eliminated from the grassland ecosystem. We're not just talking about one species, we're talking about the entire native flora being eliminated.” .

Solutions for both the Midwest and our east coast migration zones include not mowing roadsides and leaving wildflower zones for monarchs to feast on as they move south. For fields treated with herbicide, leaving a wide “pesticide free” buffer zones helps to reduce the amount of “friendly fire” incidents.

To see these beautiful butterflies, check out Smooth Hummocks area owned by the Land Bank and Nantucket Conservation Foundation off Madaket Road near the water fountain and Barrett Farm road turnoff or anywhere large open meadows and sand plain grasslands are covered with goldenrod and asters in bloom. According to the Massachusetts Audubon Find a Butterfly website, we should keep our eyes peeled over the next few weeks. “Aggregations are most regularly seen along the coast as well as in association with other leading lines such as river valleys and ridgelines.

While each Monarch is an independent traveler, congregations are regularly observed especially at the coast and on cold nights at communal roosts.

Migrants display highly directional flight when winds are favorable. Under adverse conditions, such as strong southwesterly winds, the migrants may often be found nectaring or just "hunkered down" awaiting a change in the weather.” If you get a chance to work with Emily Molden of the Nantucket Land Council on monarch tagging, I highly recommend it, assuming we have monarchs to tag. Let’s hope for smooth sailing and perfect weather for our spectacular migrating guests.

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was going to drip the Special Sauce down the front.

Then the shirts would go into a bag, the bag would go onto a shelf, and everyone would get along with the rest of their lives.

The island does not make it easy to leave in September. The air remains warm, the bluefish are biting, and sidewalks are empty. On Saturday, the beaches and the parking lots are full of the usual Connecticut geniuses and New York wise men. Then, on Sunday, the lots are half full with rusted out island cars.

Summer remains, like a baseball game going into extra innings. The fans file out, looking over their shoulder for one more miracle. The heat will build again, as will the surf, and the southwest breeze. But the surfers and the kite boarders will be back in Boston and Washington D.C. They will step aboard a boat, like this one, and watch another perfect sailing day pass as they toss their pennies and head out past Brant Point. The wedding party continues to roll, even after all of the guests have left. They stand on the rear deck even as the DJ continues to play.

For many years, I spent the summer off island. As soon as the crowds started to build for the Fourth of July, I would slip off and head to graduate school in Vermont.

Then, in the beginning of September, I would ride one of the empty boats back. I missed the clown show that August could become, but I also missed the beauty and grace of an island summer. I came to the wedding just after the bride had changed into her regular clothes.

In September, the party has calmed down. The waitresses and bartenders have cleaned up the tables and

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are sitting in a corner. The tent remains, the dance floor has been swept, and the left over cake slices wait on small plates. Most of the guests have filed out before Sinatra has finished with “The Summer Wind” but the candles burn, the flowers are in bloom, and wine is still cold.

In those early days of school, when we were just learning the student’s names and hadn’t put all the posters up, the heat of summer would loom just outside the windows. In those moments, I would put off putting borders on the bulletin boards and posting my classroom rules so that I could drive out to Madaquecham and ride the empty waves into the shore. I would swim out to the sand bar, ride the wave all the way into the sand fleas, and then swim out again. After enough waves had passed, I sat up on the beach, read whatever book I carried with me, and eventually napped. Nobody talked to me, saw me, or bothered me. Only one car was parked in the lot and he left plenty of room for everyone else.

The party slowly ends; the bride and groom put away the t-shirts and return to the world of credit checks and validated parking. The wedding dress goes into storage, along with the tuxedo, the party favors, and even the photos. In the end, what is left, is each other. The leaves turn and fall, the frost comes before the snow, and then the stars burn bright and unblinking in a December sky.

To live on Nantucket is to have a marital love. You remain beyond the party and the photos to the bills and the cold and the hot coffee in mugs in the winter mornings before you go to work. To live on Nantucket is to press on through the years, wing-to-wing and oar-tooar.

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Instead of dunking for apples, people will be peeling them. Using only a paring knife, contestants will vie for longest peel and fastest peel.

This year's dog show has undergone some revisions. Rather than being formatted like a traditional dog show, volunteer coordinator Campbell Sutton says fair organizers are aiming for a more fun-based show. Categories will include Waggiest Tail, Cutest Mug, and Best Dressed.

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Tom Nevers Field is located at the end for Tom Nevers Road. Parking is $12 per car or pay the $6 entry fee if you bike or walk. Further details, including a full schedule of events, can be found at www.nantucketislandfair.com.

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fect companion to the tang of the goat’s milk cheese. Another popular regional pairing is that of Manchego and Rioja. Spain’s most popular sheep’s milk cheese sings when quaffed with a glass of fruity Tempranillo. And for a French classic try Époisses de Bourgogne, the decadent and pungent pasteurized cow’s milk round that is made in Burgundy, France, where the rind is washed with a local brandy called Marc de Bourgogne. A traditional pairing with this creamy indulgence is a red Burgundy (Pinot Noir) from the same growing area.

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Some of the best pairings can be made when you put together flavor profiles that are similar to each other. And yet, contrasting flavors also create interesting combinations. A rich, creamy cheese like Camembert teamed up with a rich white wine like Chardonnay can make a seamless match and bring out the best in each other. One of my favorite “opposites attract” combos is the famous cheese Brillat-Savarin from France sipped alongside a glass of Champagne. Brillat-Savarin is a triple crème cheese named after the 18th Century epicure who once said, “Tell me what you eat, and I’ll tell you who you are.” Made from 75% butterfat this rich, creamy cheese begs to be paired with a refreshing flute of bubbles to help cut through the fat.

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Tannins in wine are the elements that give you that dry, puckering feeling in the mouth after you take a sip of wine. You find it predominantly in reds wines where it can also give you the sensation of bitterness and astringency.

But choosing the right cheese to partner with that delicious bottle of red that you just opened can be trickier than you think. Because wines have varying levels of tannin and acid they can compete with different flavors of cheese.

Big, tannic red wines are great counterparts to aged cheeses that have a lot of richness. The tannins cling to the fat and protein in cheese, which in turn “clean” your palate after each bite. On the flipside, pairing a tannic wine with a young cheese can leave you with an astringent flavor and an unsavory aftertaste. So if you like your reds rich, try them with aged cheddar, Compté, Pecorino, Gouda, Manchego, or Parmigiano-Reggiano.

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Just like in love, sometimes it doesn’t work out. Matching wine with blue cheese can be one of the most challenging pairings and often one of the most mismatched. Many of us naturally gravitate to red wine when we get that ripe piece of Gorgonzola Dolce or Stilton, but not so fast. Though some red wines can stand up to the bold flavors of blue cheese, it is not necessarily the ideal pairing. Blue cheese tends to be sharp, salty, and pungent. A natural combination is a wine that has a hint of sweetness, so it can balance out the saltiness of the cheese. Grab yourself a bottle of Sauternes, tawny port, Madeira, or sherry and a hunk of Fourme d’Ambert or Jasper Hill Farms Bayley Hazen Blue, and you’ll be all set. Still want to drink red? Amarone is a great go-to wine when you’re feeling like a little blue.

The bottom line—wine changes the way cheese tastes and cheese changes the way wine tastes. The simple introduction of another flavor on either end can send your palate in a different direction. But pairing them together doesn’t have to be complicated and these are just tips, not rules. So have some fun, keep it simple, open whatever wine you have on hand, and invite your friends over for some cheese. After all, no marriage is perfect.

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Advertiser Directory Adventure / Eco-Tours Shearwater Excursions

508-228-7037 Straight Wharf, Slip #1011

Yankee Magazine Editors’ Pick for Best Eco-Tour

Call or come visit us on Straight Wharf to choose the tour that suits you: Whale Watches, Seal Cruises, Bird Tours, Ice Cream Cruises, Early Morning Coffee Cruises, and Sunset Cruises. Private charters are available. www.explorenantucket.com

Antiques The Antiques Depot

508-228-1287 Daily at 14 Easy Street

One of Nantucket’s oldest & finest antique shops

One of Nantucket’s oldest and finest antique shops, THE ANTIQUES DEPOT offers quality 18th- and 19th-century furniture, art, accessories, and an exciting collection of decoys. Stop by their shop on Easy Street and browse through a shop filled with treasures. Proprietors Howard B. Chadwick and Jack Fritsch have more than 36 years of experience on Nantucket, and you’ll find their prices reasonable. THE ANTIQUES DEPOT is open daily from 10 am to 4 pm. Visit their website and enter their Antique Short Story Writing Contest, open to youths and teens. www.NantucketAntiquesDepot.com

Apparel & Accessories Blue Beetle Clothing, Accessories, 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 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

The Haulover Island Casual: the only dress code you’ll need!

508-228-9010 Open Daily at 7 Salem Street

Outdoor & active-inspired clothing, luggage, footwear, and gifts for men, women, & kids, THE HAULOVER has it all! We keep Nantucket outfitted year-round for the “Island Casual,” the only dress code you’ll need. We feature clothing, shoes, packs, luggage, and accessories from Haulover, Patagonia, Toms, North Face, Olukai, Sanuk, Kaenon, casual beachwear, and more. A stop at THE HAULOVER has become a rite of passage on Nantucket — stop in and say “hello.”

Island Cashmere Cashmere sweaters, 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 Cashmere Luxurious European cashmere, shoes, bags, & jewelry

508-228-5450 Daily at 4 Federal St

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. www.johnstonscashmerenantucket.com

Milly and Grace Open every day, 10-6 Clothing, Accessories, Home Decor, Gifts

508-901-5051 2 Washington Street

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

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for cute clothes, jazzy jewels, adorable accessories, haute home décor or gorgeous gifts, MILLY & GRACE is the place! www.millyandgrace.com

Murray’s Toggery Shop

508-228-0437 62 Main Street

Open Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm, Sunday 10am-5pm Classic & Updated Clothing

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 namebrand activewear, footwear, foul-weather gear, outerwear, and rugged workwear at affordable prices. Major credit cards accepted. Handicapped access. Open daily and www.nobbyshop.com year-round. Fax number: 508-228-6568.

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

508-228-2458 14 Easy Street

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 lesser-known designers such as: Ace & Jig, Lemlem, Isobel & Cleo, Mikkel Brogger, Jacqueline Cullen, Doug Johnston, TEN, Loup Charmant and Fog Linen. Also a source for Tata Harper skincare, Matta scarves, artwork by Lucinda Young and a selection of furniture from John Derian. www.scruboakstore.com

Art Reproduction, Posters, & Printing The UPS Store

508-325-8884 Open Mon-Sat 2 Windy Way (corner of Surfside Road) Large format Digital Printing, Family Photos, Posters, & more Locally owned and operated

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 winter art classes. nantucketarts.org

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508-228-1353 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. Stunning porcelain china dinnerware, hand-pressed glass and ornaments are only a few of treasures you will find. www.gshill.com

Hostetler Gallery

508-228-5152

Open 10am-6pm daily & by private appointment Contemporary sculptures, paintings, prints and photography.

Bike Rentals Easy Riders Bicycle Rentals New Model Hybrid/Comfort Mountain & Road Bikes

42 Centre St

Nantucket Bike Shop

Made on Nantucket

Young’s Bicycle Shop

508-228-0110 18 Old South Wharf

MADE ON NANTUCKET at 18 Old South Wharf offers paintings, prints, and photographs by island artists, including Lu Page, Terry Walsh, Garth Grimmer, Brian Araujo, Bill Dickson, Whitney Kreb, and Lisa Maxell. We have a collection of preowned Nantucket art, and we have the Donn Russell’s entire portfolio! Jewelry by Beth Borzilleri, Anne Terry, Rod Cole, 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).

Miki Lovett - Textile & Print Artist

508-332-2553

Studio by Appointment Unique Textile and Print Art and Accessories Miki shows regularly at the Artists Association of Nantucket. To visit her studio, please call 508-332-2553. www.mikilovett.com

Nantucket Carving & Folk Art Open Year-Round Folk Art, antiques, prints, nautical art, ship models

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 Rd. www.easyridersbikerentals.com

HOSTETLER GALLERY exhibits the sculpture, prints and painting of David Hostetler, abstract oil paintings by Power Boothe and Xanda McCagg, fine prints by Art Werger, serigraphs by Donn Russell, and photography of Crystal Cartier. Hostetler works in bronze for outdoor installations and wood, both painted and Patinaed. New York City has two Hostetler bronzes in public parks. Boothe’s textural and minimal oils are in all the major New York City museums. Werger’s mezzotints, etchings, and aquatints take an old world technique to modern aesthetics. McCagg’s oils take color abstractions to a new level, Cartier, a minimalist approach to food themes. Occasional jazz concerts on Friday evenings. Come by to experience a fresh collection of art. www.DavidHostetler.com, www.hostetlergallery.com

Open Daily Nantucket Art, Bakelite & other vintage jewelry, gifts

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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. www.nantucketcarvingandfolkart.com

Open daily 8:30am to 5:30pm Bike, scooter, & 4 x 4 rentals

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

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 GARY FISHER hybrid and mountain bikes. 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. www.nantucketbikeshop.com

Open daily with BIKE SPECIALS 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. www.youngsbicycleshop.com

Books & Publications The Nantucket Directory

508-228-9165 ext. 110 Island Phone Book FULLY SEARCHABLE online and on cell phones!

The island’s “Little Black Book” Box 626, Nantucket, MA 02554

The NANTUCKET DIRECTORY is now fully searchable on the web and on webenabled cell phones. Look up island telephone numbers, email addresses, and websites on your phone or computer. www.NantucketDirectory.com

Bookstores Mitchell’s Book Corner

508-228-1080 Clip the coupon in this paper for gift with purchase & use the Book Buck!

Read our Blog: www.independentandouttosea.com 54 Main Street 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

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upstairs at Mitchell’s; the room dedicated to all of these gripping Nantucket reads! www.mitchellsbookcorner.com

Nantucket Windmill Auto Rental

Nantucket Bookworks

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

508-228-4000 CLIP THE COUPON IN THIS PAPER for a free gift with $35 purchase!

Daily at 25 Broad Street Books, Cards, & Unique Holiday & Stocking Gifts NANTUCKET BOOKWORKS is chock full of books for every taste and every age. Stop in and browse through their tall stacks and through their room full of children’s books.

In addition to their wide range of reading materials, BOOKWORKS also has an appealing selection of funky gifts, cards, beautiful stationery, unusual pens, fun toys, decorative ornaments, and eccentric goodies that make the best gifts. BOOKWORKS is open every day — it’s the perfect shop for discovering that perfect gift and rediscovering the joy of reading. Clip the coupon in this paper for a free tote with $35 purchase. www.nantucketbookworks.com

Buses NRTA

508-228-7025 Runs 7am-11:30pm until Oct. 13 Bus stops at Broad St. & Washington St. Bus routes thru town & out of town; dates & times vary by route 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 13 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 Open daily Cars, 4x4s, vans, convertibles, mopeds

508-228-3501 6 South Beach Street

www.affrentals.com 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.

Nantucket Island Rent-a-Car 508-228-9989 Open Daily at Nantucket Memorial Airport Free renter pickup at all boats, hotels, & inns www.nantucketislandrentacar.com We are Nantucket Island’s premier auto rental agency, specializing in Jeeps and sport utility vehicles, as well as sedans and minivans. ALL NEW 2014 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.

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508-228-1227 Nantucket Memorial Airport

www.NantucketAutoRental.com 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.

Young’s Bicycle Shop

508-228-1151 Open daily with CAR SPECIALS Steamboat Wharf Bicycle, Car, & Jeep Rentals; Bicycle Sales & Service www.youngsbicycleshop.com 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!

Charters - Fishing Albacore

508-228-5074 Private Charters only Voted Nantucket’s Best Charter Boat Catch blues, bass, shark, tuna, whale watching Slip 17, 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 17 on Straight Wharf. FISH GUARANTEED or your money back. MasterCard and Visa accepted. www.albacorecharters.com

Charters - Sailing & Boating Endeavor Cruises depart at 10am, 1pm, 4pm, & sunset

508-228-5585 Slip 15, Straight Wharf

“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 information and reservations. www.endeavorsailing.com

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

508-228-0294 Open daily at Gardner Perry Lane

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, watercol-

Nantucket’s Neighborhood Restaurant!

Relaxed Lounge & Patio | Take-out Available | Plenty of Parking

16 Macy’s Lane www.akdiamonds.com 508.228.3154

WHALING MUSEUM & HISTORIC SITES

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or, 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 three to ninety-three. nantucketarts.org

Coaching/Consulting Marsha Egan Coaching 508-332-1505 Life and success skills coaching, workplace productivity consulting, and www.marshaegan.com leadership development workshops September 25: Put Me In, Coach! How to Have a Great Coaching Conversation Join us upstairs at Mitchell’s Book Corner for a comfy and energizing discussion moderated by certified professional coach, Marsha Egan, CSP, PCC. Discussions take place every other Thursday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 am. See calendar of events in this publication for details on each discussion.

More information: www.CoachingatTheCorner.com. $15 at the door. www.marshaegan.com

Aunt Leah’s Fudge

AUNT LEAH has been making her award-winning homemade fudge for more than 20 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 30 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 chocolatecovered 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

Open Daily 10% OFF with ad in this paper Candy, gift baskets, party favors, dessert trays

508-228-0667 48 Centre Street

www.nantucketcandy.com THE NANTUCKET CANDY COMPANY is pleased to be offering many local 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.

Sweet Inspirations Artisan Chocolates Award-Winning Artisan Chocolatier since 1981

508-228-5814 26 Centre 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 “Sailors Valentine” and “Nantucket Cottage.” 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 26 Centre Street. Open year-round. www.nantucketchocolate.com

Copying, Mailboxes, Shipping The UPS Store Open Mon-Sat Locally owned and operated

Aunt Leah’s Fudge Free samples available: just ask!

508-228-1017 Courtyard on Straight Wharf

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 mouth-watering cranberry bars: dried and sweetened cranberries with roasted almonds in both milk or dark chocolate. AUNT LEAH ships worldwide. www.auntleahs.com

Open year-round Award-Winning Artisan Chocolatier since 1981

508-228-1017 The Courtyard on Straight Wharf

Nantucket Candy Company

Cranberry Products

Sweet Inspirations Cranberry Creations

Confections Free samples available: just ask!

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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. They offer personal mailboxes, mail forwarding, stamps and metered mail, certified mail, UPS shipping and receiving, overnight delivery, and more. THE UPS STORE offers a wide variety of copy and print services, including b&w and color copies, output from disks, wide format printing, laminating, collating, and a full range of finishing services. You can even go there for notary services, passport photos, and mail boxes. THE UPS STORE 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!

508-228-5814 26 Centre Street

www.nantucketchocolate.com 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. The Nantucket Chocolatier presented his exclusive Cranberry Creations™ Chocolates 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 the 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, 26 Centre Street and NantucketChocolate.com. Open year-round. Complimentary tastings.

Fragrance Nantucket Natural Oils Open daily and online Certified Organic Fragrances & Natural Oils

508-325-4740 upstairs at 12 Straight Wharf

Frustrated by the high alcohol content and short shelf life of most designer scents, the effusive John Harding set out to create his own fragrance formulas…..using the highest quality oils available worldwide, and NANTUCKET NATURAL OILS was born. John Harding’s perfumes are made with natural oils and oils alone — there is no alcohol, petroleum fillers, or water! He acquires his essential oils and fragrance oils from some of the best artisan producers worldwide. You can visit NANTUCKET NATURAL OILS upstairs at 12 Straight Wharf and online.

Nantucketnaturaloils.com

Furniture & Home Accessories Arrowhead Nursery & Furniture

508-228-1961 Where Home & Garden Meet 9 Wampanoag Way Outdoor & Indoor Furniture, Home Accessories, Garden Needs

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 www.arrowheadfurniture.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. www.gshill.com

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

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MADE ON NANTUCKET has a large selection of gifts from $30 and up. Jewelry by Beth Borzilleri, Kathleen Duncombe, Anne Terry, Rod Cole, The JR Collection, 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. Now carrying vintage Lucite purses.

Nantucket Boat Basin Authentic Shop

508-228-5470 Open daily 33 Straight Wharf Authentic Island Merchandise with Special Nantucket Designs 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. Celebrate summer with limwww.nantucketboatbasinshop.com ited edition apparel and accessories.

Scrub Oak

508-228-2458 14 Easy Street

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 lesser-known designers such as: Ace & Jig, Lemlem, Isobel & Cleo, Mikkel Brogger, Jacqueline Cullen, Doug Johnston, TEN, Loup Charmant and Fog Linen. Also a source for Tata Harper skincare, Matta scarves, artwork by Lucinda Young and a selection of furniture from John Derian. www.scruboakstore.com

Signs, Banners, & Posters Open Monday - Saturday

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

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.

Sweet Liddle...

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

508-228-3214 40 Centre Street

SWEET LIDDLE... Stop by and explore our eco-luxury items, handmade accessories for the home or person, shoes, bags, nautical themed designs and many other irresistibles.

Brands like Mahiya, Painted Bird, Coola, Fresco, Sombrilla, PGS, and more make Sweet Liddle . . . a fun and unique shopping experience.

Tom David Inc.

(800) 634-8881 Add some spice with our Finback Boxed Set available at your finer stores Invented and made on Nantucket

The world’s most efficient peppermill. Fast grinding, easy loading, large storage chamber, adjustable grind, and one-hand use. See the Finback Boxed Set at the Nantucket Whaling Museum Shop. At our website — www.unicornmills.com — you can choose from more than half a dozen styles and colors of our peppermills and salt mills, and also order our spices and aprons. www.unicornmills.com

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

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Home Decor Abigail Fox Designs Open every day and evening A unique collection of home décor, art, accessories, jewelry

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. www.peterbeaton.com

Health Care Nantucket Cottage Hospital 508-825-8100 24-hr emergency services, hospital care, lab, rehab 57 Prospect St MD ACKcess Line: 508-825-1000 www.nantuckethospital.org 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.

Old South Wharf

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. We are open every day until at least 8pm. Come visit on Old South Wharf, look for the Hot Pink Door!

Instagram: Abigailfoxdesigns www.abigailfox.com Abigailfoxdesigns@gmail.com

Internet Nantucket.net

508-228-6777

NANTUCKET.NET is the island’s original portal site. There you’ll find 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. A number of local writers blog for Nantucket.net on Arts, Nature and the Waterfront, and Historic Preservation. And our classifieds are ever changing. Visit Nantucket before, during, and after you visit Nantucket by going to www.Nantucket.net.

Jewelry 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 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

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 Americanmade. 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

Jessica Hicks Nantucket 508-228-8456 16.5 Federal Street

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Open Mon-Sat at 2 Union St, next to Ralph Lauren

508-228-6003 (formerly POSH)

Jessica Hicks started by selling her pieces at high-profile Nantucket boutiques and also welcomed clientele into her home to see her latest designs. When her pieces started appearing on Hollywood’s hottest stylistas, including Halle Berry, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Eva Longoria, the business quickly grew. Jessica opened her own boutique: Jessica Hicks Nantucket, and is now in a new location at 2 Union Street, just steps off of Main Street. Here, local devotees can snap up their favorite pieces, and see the line the way that Hicks envisioned it: all in one place. Jessica hand makes each piece in her studio.

She believes that when you buy something from a designer it should actually be made by the designer. www.JessicaHicks.com

Jewel of the Isle

508-228-2448 Full-service jeweler: custom Nantucket designs Year-round at 6 Straight Wharf 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 onpremise repairs & off-island prices. Come to JEWEL OF THE ISLE for your jewelry needs. www.jeweloftheisle.com

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Jewelers’ Gallery of Nantucket Fine Antique & Estate Jewelry

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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 Cashmere Luxurious European cashmere, shoes, bags, & jewelry

508-228-5450 Daily at 4 Federal St

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. www.johnstonscashmerenantucket.com

Pageo Open daily Nantucket’s award-winning & most sophisticated jewelers

508-228-6899 46 Main Street

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. www.pageo.com

R. Simantov Fine Jewelry Open daily Fine jewelry in striking, unique designs

917-324-4410 in The Nantucket Hotel & Resort

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. www.rsimantov.com

Victoria Greenhood Jewelry Design Original Gemstone Jewelry

508-228-7995 Open daily at 5 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. www.victoriagreenhood.com

Museums & Sites Egan Maritime Institute

508-228-2505 “Throw Out the Lifeline” Exhibit 158 Polpis Road Open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, now through Columbus Day 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 family-friendly 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. $6 adults; $4 students 5 to 17; free for members and active duty Military. 158 Polpis Road. The Museum is an affiliate of the Egan Maritime Institute. www.nantucketshipwreck.org

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

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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

Nursery Arrowhead Nursery & Furniture

508-228-1961 Where Home & Garden Meet 9 Wampanoag Way Outdoor & Indoor Furniture, Home Accessories, Garden Needs

ARROWHEAD NURSERY & SHOWROOM has a spacious garden center with a fabulous selection of plants, flowers, pottery, fountains, statues, garden structures, and garden accessories. In addition, their indoor showroom carries the largest selection of indoor & outdoor furniture on the island, featuring teak, aluminum patio sets and more. Stop by their location near the airport, just beyond 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. www.arrowheadnursery.com

Pets Cold Noses

508-228-5477 Open daily at Straight Wharf

A special downtown pet boutique

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

508-228-3731 119 Pleasant Street

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

www.geronimos.com 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.

Photography My Nantucket Wedding Photo Contest Share wedding photos and win cash!

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

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.

Shoes & Handbags Island Cashmere Cashmere sweaters, 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 Cashmere Luxurious European cashmere, shoes, bags, & jewelry

508-228-5450 Daily at 4 Federal St

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. www.johnstonscashmerenantucket.com

Murray’s Toggery Shop Open Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm, Sun 10am-5pm Classic & Updated Clothing

508-228-0437 62 Main Street

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

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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

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.

Sunglasses

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: Nantucket in Bloom, Nantucket’s Dynamic Past & Glamorous Present, Nantucket & the Civil War, Great Writers on Nantucket, ‘Sconset in Bloom, 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

Summer Shades Open daily The Island’s largest selection of sunglasses

508-325-5530 The Courtyard, Straight Wharf

Featuring sunglasses by Chanel, Prada, Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Oliver Peoples, Roberto Cavelli, Maui Jims, Oakley, Coach, Dior, Rayban, Natives, Tom Ford, Smiths, 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.

Tours - Walking Nantucket Walking Tours

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

Theatre Theatre Workshop of Nantucket

508-228-4305

“A Picasso” and “Red” playingin repertory at Centre Stage.

See ad or website for show times TWN has been the island’s live theatre company for more than 50 years. Visit our website or see Calendar of Events in this paper for a listing of shows and times. A concession will be available at each performance. For tickets, call the TWN box office at 508228-4305 or visit www.TheatreWorkshop.com. www.theatreworkshop.com

Steamship Authority

508-228-5646

at Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge Tours leave 33 Washington Street daily at 9 am and 1 pm 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 Surfcasting Excursions; Youth Surfcasting Adventures; Kids Fishing Programs; Sunset Tours; and Private Tours. www.thetrustees.org/ccwr

Tours - Bus Barrett’s Tours

508-228-0174 1-1/2 hr tour; daily at 9:30 am &12:30 pm departs from 20 Federal Street 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 20 Federal St, 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 508-228-3823, 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

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

Watches The Trinity Collection

508-228-7557 50 Main Street

Classic timepieces: vintage & contemporary

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, Ulysse Nardin, Pierre Kunz, 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

508-228-9165, ext. 101 All you need to plan a wedding, honeymoon, or anniversary

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. 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. www.nantucketweddings.com

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Tours - Beach

508-228-0262 Steamboat Wharf

Ferry service - call for schedule

508-825-5268 See shows all summer long!

Under the tent at 5 N. Water Street Nantucket’s Professional Repertory Theatre www.whiteherontheatre.org White Heron Theatre Company tickets are available at the box office at 5 North Water Street, by calling 508-825-5268, or online at whiteherontheatre.org.

508-228-3949 Straight Wharf

Travel between Nantucket and Hyannis is about an hour on the HY-LINE’s reliable high-speed ferry. THE GREY LADY, Hy-Line’s water-jet catamaran is comfortable, convenient, and offers the 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. www.hy-linecruises.com

White Heron Theatre Company

Great Point Natural History Tour

508-332-0953

See Calendar of Events for Tours & Times Voted “Best of Nantucket” 3 years in a row

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Featured Restaurant:

Best Bites of 2014 An island hotel used to advertise that summer on Nantucket “is five Septembers long.” There are many reasons to savor this month here: the sparkling September weather with warm days and cool nights, the calmer pace, the easy parking, and the empty beaches. We look forward to fun local events like the Maritime Festival, Halloween on Main Street, live music at Cisco Brewery, and trivia contests at local nightspots. Best of all, we can walk into our favorite restaurants without a reservation and get a table or seat at the bar.

September on Nantucket belongs to us!

Here are our choices for “Best Bites” of the season: these are our favorite dishes among those we tasted during our Featured Restaurant visits—appetizers and entrees that we’d love to have again. These restaurants are still open during September, but some will close for the season in just a few weeks, so don’t wait to try them! For photos of each of these Best Bites, visit www.yesterdaysisland.com

The attention to detail and spot-on technique Chef Thomas William Pearson has brought to Brant Point Grill this year is evident in his Fresh BPG Ricotta. This artistic composition builds on a contrast of flavors and textures. Dollops of soft, snowy-white ricotta are rich and creamy. Tucked alongside are thin tender-crisp spears of asparagus, delicately crunchy slivers of marcona almonds, spoonfuls of black quinoa, and sweet honeycomb. We like this best in combination: some ricotta with a couple of almonds, a little quinoa, and a bit of the honeycomb—creamy, crunchy, nutty, and sweet.

Brant Point Grill at the White Elephant • 50 Easton Street • 508-325-1320 www.brantpointgrill.com

A delightful combination of tender meat and creamy indulgence, the cold Rabbit & Foie Gras Terrine was a favorite appetizer early this season. Juicy wedges of blood orange brighten the savory terrine, and carrot confit, mustard seed, hazlenuts, radish sticks, and crisp pumpernickle crumbs add a kaleidoscope of color and a fun crunch. There are so many ways to approach this dish that there is new pleasure in every bite.

American Seasons • 80 Centre Street 508-228-7111 • www.americanseasons.com

Chef Nimesh Maharjan’s Portobello Tortelli evoked a single word of description from our team: WOW! Just the aroma of this appetizer as it’s set before you is enough to make you fall in love! The housemade tortellini are large and folded around a delicious mushroom stuffing. They’re set on an astonishingly good truffle cream sauce drizzled with balsamic reduction. Fresh arugula adds a peppery bite, and toasted shaved

If Chef Patrick Ridge is offering his Veal Sweetbreads the evening you dine at Island Kitchen, don’t hesitate to order appetizer. To us, this dish embodies the wonderful mix of sensibilities at this restaurant: fun and fancy, haute cuisine and casual café. The bite-sized sweetbreads are sauteed and nestled into a light and creamy polenta flavored with blue cheese but not overpowered by it. A pool of dark, rich veal demi-glaze surrounds the sweetbreads and crispy onion rings are stacked on top.

Island Kitchen • 1 Chin’s Way • 508-228-2639 www.nantucketislandkitchen.com There’s an entire section called Shareables on the new NIXS menu, and we recommend the Lobster Knuckle Sliders—four-bite sandwiches sporting some of the best lobster salad we’ve had (heavy on the lobster meat and light on the mayo), pickled cucumbers, lettuce, and a dab of “special sauce” on sesame buns. They come three to a plate: two for you and one to share.

NIXS Brew Pub • 15 S. Water Street • 508-680-7342 • nixsnantucket.com

almonds are the final touch.

29 Fair • 29 Fair Street • 508-228-7800 If you like foie, you will adore the Hudson Valley Foie Gras Terrine at TOPPER’S. This appetizer is a savory design of shape and color. The foie is served in a cake on a crust of pain d’epices, “iced” with a white yogurt geleé. Luscious sherry gastrique is drizzled on the plate, and clusters of apricot in honey and olive oil with bits of marcona almonds and little seasoned socca chips cut the lavish richness of the foie.

TOPPER’S at The Wauwinet • 508-228-8768 • www.wauwinet.com The tasty Steamed Live Mussels at Easy Street Restaurant & Seafood House could be an appetizer or a light meal. The plump mussels were cooked just right, tender, and deliciously flavored by a pool of broth with white wine, garlic, onion, tomato, and herbs. When we ran out of the toasty bread served with the mussels for dipping, we used our spoons. It was that good!

Easy Street Restaurant & Seafood House • 31 Easy Street • 508-228-5031 www.easystreetnantucket.com

dinner

Nightly from 5pm Patio bar opens at 4pm 56 Union Street 508.228.6135 www.FiftySixUnion.com

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Duck confit appears on Chef Michael Getter’s menus at various times throughout the year, and no matter how he prepares it, it’s always one of our favorites. We adore his Hoisin BBQ Duck Confit, which has got to be some of the best BBQ on the island! Housecured and slow cooked in classic fashion, the duck is tender, moist, and flavorful. The bbq sauce brings Asian flair to a sweet and tangy American summertime favorite. A chilled, vinegary salad of pickled carrot, cucumber, and snow peas is served alongside with triangles of warm scallion pancake. A little of everything in each bite is the way to enjoy this dish.

Dune • 20 Broad Street • 508-228-5550 • www.dunenantucket.com We’re big fans of the Seafood Tacos, new this season at Arno’s. Six varieties are offered: we sampled the halibut. The fish is nicely seasoned, sauteed, and tucked into a warm flour tortilla on a bed of crisp lettuce, drizzled with a smoky chipotle aioli, and topped with slices of avocado, and a chilled relish of tomato, onion, lime, cilantro, & jalapeno. The mix of flavors and temperatures make these tacos very special.

Fried tortilla chips are served alongside with salsa that has a superb backof-the-throat bite .

Arno’s Breakfast & Seafood Restaurant • 41 Main Street • 508-228-7001 www.arnosnantucket.com One of our favorite Rose & Crown entrees this season is Grilled Monkfish, which we have not seen on island menus in quite some time. We forgot how delicious this “poor man’s lobster” can be. Chef James Taylor sure does know how to cook fish: the monkfish is firm, sweet, and moist.

Overtop he ladels a mixture of sauteed wild mushrooms and big chunks of lobster meat, all in a velvety garlic cream sauce. Mashed potatoes are tucked under the fish, and a delicious sauté of mixed vegetables is served alongside.

The Rose & Crown • 23 South Water Street • 508-228-2595 www.theroseandcrown.com The new Texas Barbecue Pizza has taken over as top of our list at fooods for here & there. Sweet and salty with a lick of heat, the topping on this pie is shredded chicken, bacon, and red onion, drenched in Bulls Eye barbecue sauce. fooods for here & there • 149 Orange Street • 508-228-4291 • fooods.com We can’t decide which we like better at Easy Street Cantina, so we’re going to feature both their Clams and their Scallops in this Best Bites column. The clams are dipped into a buttermilk batter before being fried just till the outside is golden brown but the clams are still tender. The scallops are coated in an egg batter and lightly cooked so they stay sweet and succulent.

Easy Street Cantina • Corner of Easy & Broad sts • 508-228-5418 www.easystreetcantina.com Our table favorite at this local eatery (though the vote was very close) is the Black Tiger Shrimp Scampi. Unlike most scampi dishes, this version

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has more shrimp than pasta: big, plump shrimp that pop with flavor when you bite into them. The buttery sauce has just the right balance of garlic, white wine, and lemon, and a scattering grape tomatoes and capers add color and more bright flavors. Much to the delight of one in our party who says he doesn’t like to work for his dinner, the shrimp are served without tails.

The Restaurant at Miacomet • 12 West Miacomet Road • 508-325-0335 www.miacometgolf.com We’d heard others rave about the steaks served at The Ships Inn, so we tried the Dry Aged Sirloin “Steak au Poivre” and are happy to report that we agree! This steak is better than steak at many island restaurants who bill themselves as “steakhouses.” The sirloin is very thick (we forgot our ruler, but we’d guess an inch-and-a-half), cooked exactly to temperature, and butter tender. It’s drenched with a dark and deeply flavorful peppercorn sauce that has a peppery bite without being too hot. Snuggled alongside the steak is a potato gratin, two cooked carrots, and a bundle of haricot vert tied with a chive.

The Ships Inn • 13 Fair Street • 508-228-0040 • shipsinnnantucket.com We love Chef Peter Jannelle’s Seared Rare Tuna entree so much so that we returned just a few days later to enjoy it again! Seasoned with orange oil and togarashi, the tuna is barely shown the heat, sliced, and served chilled with a sprinkling of black and white sesame seeds. Alongside the tuna are alternating dollops of pickled ginger aioli and a housemade nuoc cham with just enough heat to make you pay attention. The final delight on this chilled entree is a udon noodle salad with edamame, carrot, snow peas, & wakame.

Fifty-Six Union • 56 Union Street • 508-228-6135 • fiftysixunion.com Our table favorite at this meal was Chef Steven Haverson’s Lobster and Fresh Corn Risotto. The risotto is perfectly creamy, and we love the kernels of corn stirred into it that pop with sweetness. Nearly a pound-and-a-half of butter-poached lobster meat is the crowning glory on this dish. Rich as it is, we happily polished off every morsel of what surely is (or will become) a signature dish for the Breeze.

Breeze Bar & Café • 77 Easton St. • 508-228-4730 • breezebarandcafe.com The Lobster B.L.T. stole the show among the casual fare selections at The Brotherhood. The lobster salad is prepared with of chunks of sweet lobster claw and knuckle meat folded with a few crunchy bits of celery, a touch of mayo, and a squeeze of lemon. For the Lobster B.L.T., this is served on top of thick slices of applewood smoked bacon, creamy avocado, and, of course, lettuce and tomato. This sandwich has ruined us for life: we’ll never again be satisfied with a plain B.L.T. The Brotherhood of Thieves • 23 Broad Street • 508-228-2551 www.brotherhoodofthieves.com Savor September! For photos of these Best Bites, visit yesterdaysisland.com

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Bakeries Nantucket Bake Shop All the products you love at a new location Fresh pastries, baked goods, breads, NEW hot lunches

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508-228-2797 17-1/2 Old South Road

www.nantucketbakeshop.com 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.

Wicked Island Bakery

508-901-5797 Open 7 days a week. Monday-Saturday: 5:30am to 3pm. Sunday: 7am-1pm.

Box lunches, fresh baguettes, dips, & pastries!

147 Orange Street WICKED ISLAND BAKERY offers delicious fresh breads, pastries, and baked goods, including our famous Morning Buns. Every menu item is created in house and from scratch.

We use only the finest, all natural ingredients in all of our baking. No artificial anything!

We can even make a picnic for you: boxed lunches, fresh baguettes, dips, and pastries. wickedislandbakery.com

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

Open Daily at 29 Centre Street

Hot and Iced Coffees and Teas, Smoothies, Snacks

www.nantucketcoffee.com THE BEAN offers coffee, espresso, cappuccino, lattes, mochas, and much more all prepared with coffee beans freshly roasted on-island by Nantucket Coffee Roasters. 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.

Light Food & Take-Out

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508-325-5929

Open Mon-Sat 10am-last call at 7pm; 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

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Everything on the menu available for takeout Creative, Casual Cuisine

Creative Casual Cuisine describes the food & atmosphere at A.K. DIAMOND’S, a favorite spot for locals & visitors! Our “All-Day” menu allows plenty of flexibility and an amazing array of mouth-watering delights. Our favorites are the Cranberry BBQ Baby Back Ribs and Pasta Purse Alfredo with Shrimp! The Buffalo Wings are the best around, and the housemade Sesame Chicken Satay, Quesadillas, and Pizza are all spectacular! AK DIAMONDS is out of town near the airport, on the shuttle route, and worth the visit! Full dining room, booth seating, able to accommodate large parties, full bar, casual dining, covered patio seating, and takeout available. www.akdiamonds.com

Annye’s Whole Foods

508-228-4554 14 Amelia Drive

Open daily Prepared meals to take home, wine, organic 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

Arno’s Breakfast & Seafood Restaurant

508-228-7001 Breakfast 9-2, Brunch 11-2, Lunch 11-8, Dinner 5-8, Full Liquor, Dining Bar www.arnosnantucket.com 41 Main Street New England Breakfast & Seafood of the Highest Quality at Reasonable Prices.

Welcome to ARNO’S 55th year of casual dining on historic cobblestoned Main Street.

Arno’s is highly recommended, dine-in or take-out, for breakfast, lunch, and New England seafood dinners. The dine-in menu is also the take-out menu. Breakfast take-out is from 92, lunch from 11-8, & dinner 5-8. Place your take-out order in person or call 508-228-7001

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508-228-9403 33 Bartlett Farm Road

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

508-228-8470 Breakfast Sat & Sun 8am-1pm; Lunch Mon, Wed-Sat 11:30am-2pm; Dinner

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The CENTRE STREET BISTRO, located at 29 Centre Street, with Ruth and Tim Pitts at the helm is an island favorite! They serve bountiful breakfasts, savory lunches, and fabulous dinners. 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. www.nantucketbistro.com

Claudette’s Catering Open daily 8am to 3pm Outdoor dining and catering

508-257-6622 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.

Downyflake Donuts, baked goods, breakfast, & lunch to go Open daily 6 am to 2 pm; ‘til 1 pm on Sundays

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.

Breakfast is served until 2 p.m. daily (‘til 1 pm on Sundays), and lunch is offered Mon-Sat from 11 am to 2 pm. Take-out is available. www.thedownyflake.com

Easy Street Cantina One Nibble & You’re Hooked!

Full Breakfast served all day

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

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 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 every day—Mon.Sat. from 6:30 am to 2 am & Sun. from 7:30 am to 2 am. www.EasyStreetCantina.com

Easy Street Restaurant & Seafood House 508-228-5031 Brk 9am-2pm; Lunch 10am-9pm; Dinner 4-9pm 31 Easy Street (corner of Easy St & Steamboat Wharf) Breakfast and New England Seafood of the Highest Quality at Reasonable Prices Since 1973, EASY STREET RESTAURANT & SEAFOOD HOUSE has offered take-out of Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Take-out or dining-in is easy on the budget and family friendly. All menu items are available for take-out. Breakfast take-out is from 9 to 2 and lunch take-out is from 10 to 9. The most popular take-out are the Breakfast Sandwich, Clam Chowder, Lobster Roll, Fried Whole Belly Clams. Dinner menu begins at 4 and so does dinner take-out. The restaurant is located on Steamboat Wharf, next to Steamship Ferries’ docks. There is an express Take-out Menu for those who have limited time before departing on the traditional or high speed ferries. From the Hy-Line Ferries on Straight Wharf, your first right is Easy Street. Easy Street Restaurant and Seafood House is located on the right side at the corner of Easy Street and Steamboat Wharf, a five-minute scenic walk. Seconds walk from Steamship Ferries on Steamboat Wharf. Visa, Mc, Amex. www.EasyStreetNantucket.com

Siam to Go

508-228-SIAM (7426) Mon-Fri 11am-9pm; Sat 4-8:30pm, 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 12-9pm.

7 Dave St, Bayberry Ct at Nantucket Commons Pizza, pastas, soups and salads, subs, wraps & more.

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 choic-

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es 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.

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 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

508-228-4554 14 Amelia Drive

Open daily Complete organic market & prepared meals

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 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 Drive. We have plenty of parking.

Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm Open every day 8-6pm.

Groceries, fresh produce, food-to-go

508-228-9403 Bartlett Farm Road

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.

Restaurants 29 Fair

508-228-7800 Open for dinner from 5pm; Classic Sunday Brunch 11am-2:30pm Contemporary Cuisine, locally sourced 29 Fair Street

29 Fair, the former location of The Woodbox, has a new chef, new staff, a fresh new look, and beautifully designed menu that features locally sourced contemporary cuisine. Located a short stroll from Main Street, 29 Fair has three romantic candlelit dining rooms, each with original brick fireplaces, exposed beams and antiques in a building that dates back to 1709.

The chef’s cuisine is known for fresh and summery preparations with deep flavors. Spend an evening at 29 Fair, and you’ll have a dining experience you’ll treasure forever.

AK Diamond’s Lunch, Dinner, Bar Menu; Open daily from 11:30 am Creative, Casual Cuisine

508-228-3154 16 Macy’s Lane

Creative Casual Cuisine describes the food & atmosphere at A.K. DIAMOND’S, a favorite spot for locals and visitors! Our “All-Day” menu allows plenty of flexibility and an amazing array of mouth-watering delights. Favorites are the Cranberry BBQ Baby Back Ribs and Pasta Purse Alfredo with Shrimp! The Buffalo Wings are the best around, and the housemade Sesame Chicken Satay and Quesadillas are spectacular. AK DIAMONDS is out of town near the airport, on the shuttle route, and worth the visit! Full dining room, booth seating, able to accommodate large parties, full bar, casual dining, family friendly, covered patio seating, & takeout available. www.akdiamonds.com

American Seasons Dinner and tapas at the bar 5:30 - 10 pm Casual fine dining: Zagat’s #1 food rating; reservations suggested

508-228-7111 80 Centre Street

Always near the top of every “not to be missed” list, AMERICAN SEASONS features uniquely imaginative, regional American Cuisine rated #1 by Zagat’s and described as “the most creative food on Nantucket.” The dining room is casual with a touch of elegance, while the outdoor patio provides the perfect romantic setting. The impressive wine list has been recognized with a prestigious Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator magazine. AMERICAN SEASONS is conveniently located on Centre Street, just a short walk from virtually all major hotels and guest houses. Come discover for yourself why we have been described as “a legend in the making.” www.americanseasons.com

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Arno’s Breakfast & Seafood Restaurant

508-228-7001 Breakfast 9-2, Brunch 11-2, Lunch 11-8, Dinner 5-8, Full Liquor, Dining Bar 41 Main Street www.arnosnantucket.com New England Breakfast & Seafood of the Highest Quality at Reasonable Prices Welcome to ARNO’S 55th year of casual dining on historic cobblestoned Main Street. All the renowned New England seafoods are offered for dinner including Haddock, Halibut, Scallops, Swordfish, Lobster, and Surf and Turf. Seafood starters include Clam Chowder, Lobster Bisque, Oysters, Steamers, Mussels, Calamari, Fried Clams, and Organic Salads topped with Lobster, Shrimp, or Salmon. The dinner menu also offers several sandwiches, such as prime beef burgers, wild salmon burger, and lobster roll. The waitstaff are personable and professional. Arno’s has a full liquor and dining bar with a 4K HDTV. A new 8 draft system includes Whale’s Tale Pale Ale, Lagunitas IPA, Yuengling Lager, and Sam Adams Summer Lager. The wine list has been carefully selected. All cocktails are made with premium brand liquors and include Arno’s Bloody Mary, Island Punch, and Chocolate Martini. There is a spacious upstairs dining room overlooking Main Street, which makes a great venue to host a special event. From Hy-Line Ferries, just follow cobblestoned Main Street to ARNO’S on the right side. From Steamboat Ferries, take 1st left (Easy Street), then 4th right (Main Street).

Black-Eyed Susan’s

508-325-0308 10 India Street

Breakfast daily 7am-1pm; Dinner Mon-Sat from 6-10pm 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.

Centre Street Bistro 508-228-8470 Breakfast Sat & Sun 8am-1pm; Lunch Mon, Wed-Sat 11:30am-2pm; Dinner Wed-Sun 5:30-9:30pm 29 Centre Street “Eat and happiness will follow!”

The CENTRE STREET BISTRO, located at 29 Centre Street, with Ruth and Tim Pitts at the helm, is an island favorite! They serve bountiful breakfasts, savory lunches, and fabulous dinners. 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. www.nantucketbistro.com

Children’s Café Open Daily, 8am to 5pm.

Affordable Beachfront Dining

508-228-2284 Starting Sept 14, only open weekends. 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.

Company of the Cauldron Serving dinner nightly. Closed Sundays.

508-228-4016 5 India Street

If you want to feel as if you have your own private chef, make reservations to dine at THE COMPANY OF THE CAULDRON. Discover romance at this charming restaurant located in the heart of Nantucket’s Historic District. Through the doorway, past an abundance of beautiful flowers, tables set with classic floral linens glow softly, lit only by candles. The kitchen is open and can be seen from the dining room. Three evenings a week a classical harpist plays soft music. THE COMPANY OF THE CAULDRON serves outstanding and creative cuisine, with elegant, prix fixe menus that change every evening. Menus are available a week in advance: see their website. COMPANY OF THE CAULDRON is well known for its lamb preparations, as well as for its innovative creations featuring beef and seafood.

Menus are available at www.CompanyoftheCauldron.com.

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 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

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Downyflake

508-228-4533 Breakfast 6am-2pm (Sun ‘til 1pm); Lunch Mon-Sat, 11am-2pm 18 Sparks Ave

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.

Breakfast is served until 2 p.m. daily (‘til 1 pm on Sundays), and lunch is offered Mon-Sat from 11 am to 2 pm. Take-out is available. www.thedownyflake.com

Dune Where chic meets casual comfort.

508-228-5550 Lunch & Dinner Daily at 20 Broad Street

DUNE is open for the season with Chef Michael Getter, formerly of 21 Federal and American Seasons, in the kitchen! The décor in 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 every day—Mon.-Sat. from 6:30 am to 2 am & Sun. from 7:30 am to 2 am

Easy Street Restaurant and Seafood House

508-228-5031

Brk 9am-2pm; Lunch 10am-9pm; Dinner 4-9pm 31 Easy Street (corner of Easy St & Steamboat Wharf) Breakfast and New England Seafood of the Highest Quality at Reasonable Prices Experience coastal New England cuisine at the Front Door of Nantucket. The dining is easy and family friendly with old-fashioned quality and timeless hospitality. Since 1973, EASY STREET RESTAURANT AND SEAFOOD HOUSE has offered breakfast, lunch and dinner of the highest quality at reasonable prices. Enjoy the patio or two floors of glass enclosed indoor dining with unique views of Old North Wharf, Nantucket Harbor, and Steamship Ferries. Breakfast is served from 9am to 2pm. Lunch begins at 10am and continues to 9pm. The lunch menu includes Clam Chowder, Caesar Salad, Lobster Roll, Seafood Tacos, Easy Street BLT, Prime Burger, Fish and Chips. Dinner begins at 4pm and includes Haddock, Salmon, Swordfish, Lobster, Filet Mignon. All wines by the bottle are available by the glass. All cocktails are made with premium brand liquors. From Hy-Line Ferries, your first right is Easy Street. Easy Street Restaurant and Seafood House is on the right side at the corner of Easy Street and Steamboat Wharf, a five minute scenic walk. Seconds walk from Steamship Ferries on Steamboat Wharf. Visa, Mc, Amex. Outdoor Dining, Take-out, Children’s Menu. www.EasyStreetNantucket.com

The Faregrounds

508-228-4095 Lunch, dinner, & late night menu daily 27 Fairgrounds Road Affordable Family Dining: Surrounded by Friends and Family!

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

508-228-6135 Closed Mondays. Dinner Tues-Sun from 5pm; Patio Bar opens at 4pm; Apres la Plage from 4-6pm daily 56 Union Street Global Cuisine, Glorious Libations, Glamorous Staff

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-Sun from 5 pm; their patio bar opens at 4 pm. Between 4-6pm, join them on the patio or in the garden for Apres la Plage. 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

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foood for here & there

508-228-4291 149 Lower Orange St

Open daily at 10:30am for lunch, dinner, & snacks Pizza, Sandwiches, Salads, Burgers, Delivery!

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 Open daily: Lunch 11:30-5; Dinner 5-9 Nantucket’s Only Irish Pub & Restaurant

508-325-0781 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 Prime Rib. 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

Queequegs

508-325-0992 Brunch at Tree Bar daily 11am-2:30pm, weather permitting; Dinner nightly from 5:30pm 6 Oak Street The locals’ choice for intimate in-town dining www.queequegsnantucket.com

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.

The Restaurant at Miacomet Open daily Brunch, Lunch, Lite Bites, and Dinner

508-325-0335 12 W. Miacomet Road

THE RESTAURANT at MIACOMET is the place to go for great food and a relaxing ambiance! Located in the Miacomet Golf Club on beautiful Nantucket Land Bank property, the restaurant serves brunch, lunch, lite bites, and dinner. Join us for Brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 am to 3 pm, when you can enjoy Eggs Benedict, our Famous Bloody Marys, and a view of the lush golf course. Lunch is served daily from 11:30am to 3pm; lite bites on Wednesday-Saturday from 3-5 pm; and dinner is served Wednesday-Saturday from 5:30-9 pm. www.miacometgolf.com

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

The Seagrille Lunch Mon-Sat. Dinner Nightly. Bar opens at 5pm Creative coastal & traditional New England cuisine

508-325-5700 45 Sparks Avenue

THE SEAGRILLE serves the freshest local and regional seafood creatively prepared and presented. Special lobster and raw bar selections are available, and their homemade soups and their famous quahog chowder are island favorites. Pastas and breads are made fresh daily. The SEAGRILLE offers a selection of wines, craft beers, and cocktails to perfectly compliment the menu choices. Bar and patio dining also available. Reservations recommended. E.J. and Robin Harvey, Chef/Owner. www.theseagrille.com

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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 12-9pm.

7 Dave St, Bayberry Ct at Nantucket Commons Pizza, pastas, soups and salads, subs, wraps & more.

www.sophietspizza.com

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.

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 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 ackthaihouse.com order ahead for takeout. Catering services are available.

Town

508-325-TOWN (8696) Brunch at Tree Bar daily 11am-2:30pm, weather permitting; Dinner nightly from 5:30pm 4 East Chestnut Street 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; Shrimp Pot Stickers, 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 adventurous, go to TOWN! www.TownNantucket.com

Seafood Souza’s Seafood Open 9am-7pm 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

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 Brix Wine Shop Open Daily Wine, Beer, & Spirits; Cheese & Charcuterie; Beverage Catering

508-228-9123 One Windy Way

BRIX WINE SHOP is a different kind of wine shop—a space where you want to hang out, one that provides you with incomparable customer service, and offers you a hand-picked selection of wine and spirits. For us, it’s not just about buying a bottle of wine; it’s about the experience. Our shops are extensions of our own homes and the moments that you might have in them. We taste every bottle of wine that goes on our shelves and travel the world to find them. We earn your trust. We take the stories of the wines and give them a voice. www.BrixWineShop.com

Siam to Go

508-228-SIAM (7426) Mon-Fri 11am-9pm; Sat 4-8:30pm, 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

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HISTORICAL SITES - NANTUCKET TOWN ■ MARIA MITCHELL ASSOCIATION PROPERTIES

BRANT POINT LIGHTHOUSE ▲

VESTAL STREET OBSERVATORY: 3 Vestal Street Established in 1908. View an outdoor scale model of the solar system, learn how to operate a sundial, and observe some sunspots. Learn about modern astronomy in our permanent indoor exhibit. Seasonal daily tour at 2pm.

● NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION PROPERTIES

MITCHELL HOUSE: 1 Vestal Street Built in 1790, tour what is now a museum dedicated to astronomer Maria Mitchell and her family. See artifacts from their daily life in the 19th century.

Open mid-June to Labor Day for guided tours, 10am-4pm.

WHALING MUSEUM: 13 Broad Street Follow Nantucket’s whaling history, see the skeleton of a whale, visit the restored 1847 spermaceti candle factory. On-going exhibits & films. 10am-5pm daily.

NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM: Corner of Milk & Vestal Streets A free activity for kids, a cross between a classic natural history museum, a zoo, and a science center. It is a great place to learn about the plants, animals, and birds of Nantucket. Open mid-June to Labor Day.

OLDEST HOUSE: 16 Sunset Hill A National Historic Landmark, built in 1686 and fully restored in 1990. Daily 11am-4pm; tours every 1/2 hour.

THE AQUARIUM: 28 Washington Street The Aquarium displays local Nantucket species and is an excellent place to learn about the amazing sealife around the island. Displays are always changing and range from crabs and shellfish to fish and eels. Seasonal.

Please visit www.mmo.org for more information

OLD MILL: 50 Prospect St A National Built in 1746, it’s the oldest functioning mill in the country. Daily 11am-4pm; tours every 1/2 hour.

● OLDEST HOUSE PUBLIC BOAT RAMP

OLD GAOL: 15R Vestal Street Built in 1806, it was the town’s house of correction until 1933. Open daily 11am-4pm for self-guided tour.

GREATER LIGHT: 8 Howard Street Originally a livestock barn dating to the late 18th century, it was transformed into a summer home and art studio by Gertrude and Hanna Monaghan in the 1930’s. Open daily 11am-4pm for self-guided tour.

CHILDREN’S BEACH

STEAMSHIP AUTHORITY

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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

FIRE HOSE CART HOUSE: 8 Gardner Street Built in 1886 after the Great Fire, and restored in 2012, this is the last remaining 19th century fire house on the island. Artifacts from Nantucket’s firefighting history are on display. Open daily 11am-4pm for self-guided tour.

● WHALING MUSEUM

HYLINE

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▲ ATHENEUM ST. MARY’S METHODIST CHURCH

▲ PACIFIC

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1800 HOUSE: 4 Mill Street Built in 1805, the historic mansion now offers arts & crafts classes taught using traditional techniques.

CLUB

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RESEARCH LIBRARY

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FIRE HOSE CART HOUSE

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●QUAKER MEETING &

3 BRICKS

OBSERVATORY

NHA RESEARCH LIBRARY: 7 Fair Street Open Mon 10am-4pm, Tue 11am-4pm, Thu-Fri 10am-4pm.

Please visit www.nha.org for more information

UNITARIAN CHURCH

● OLD GAOL

QUAKER MEETING HOUSE: 7 Fair Street Constructed by the Society of Friends as a school in 1838, the island’s last surviving Quaker Meeting House. Open during library hours.

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GREATER LIGHT

●HADWEN HOUSE

HADWEN HOUSE: 96 Main Street A sign of the golden era of whaling, the house is a Greek Revival mansion built in 1845 by whaling merchant and silver retailer William Hadwen. Open on Historic House Walking Tour.

▲ ST. PAUL’S

AQUARIUM

■ TOWN PIER

▲ CIVIL WAR MONUMENT

MITCHELL HOUSE

FRANCIS STREET BEACH

■ NATURAL SCIENCE

●1800 HOUSE ▲ LIGHTSHIP BASKET MUSEUM

OLD MILL

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AFRICAN MEETING HOUSE

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▲ OTHER HISTORICAL POINTS OF INTEREST BRANT POINT LIGHTHOUSE: 2 Easton Street First erected in 1746, America's second oldest lighthouse and at 26 feet tall, the shortest in New England.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: 62 Centre Street Originally built in 1725, dismantled and moved to its this site in 1765. The current tower was added in 1968. Climb the tower for a view of the town & harbor, seasonal.

NANTUCKET ATHENEUM: 1 India Street Books, periodicals, dvds and also a collection of art and artifacts on display from Nantucket’s history. Closed Sun & Mon.

PACIFIC CLUB: Lower Main Street Once the warehouse of merchant William Rotch, look for the quarterboard naming his 3 Nantucket ships. In 1859, a group of former whaling captains bought it and gathered to play cribbage & tell tales of days at sea.

ST MARY’S CHURCH: 3 Federal Street Built in 1897.

METHODIST CHURCH: 2 Centre Street Built in 1831.

THREE BRICKS: 93, 95 & 97 Main Street Identical brick mansions built between 1836-38 by whaling merchant Joseph Starbuck for his sons. Now privately owned.

CIVIL WAR MONUMENT: Upper Main Street Bears a list of the names of 69 men who died in the Civil War. ST PAUL’S CHURCH: 20 Fair Street Built in 1897.

AFRICAN MEETING HOUSE: 29 York Street Built in 1827, the nation’s second oldest still standing building that was erected by free Africans for their own use.

UNITARIAN CHURCH: 11 Orange Street Built in 1809, houses the town clock and the 1810 Portuguese bell.

LIGHTSHIP BASKET MUSEUM: 49 Union Street Historical and contemporary Nantucket Lightship Baskets

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NANTUCKET ISLAND BEACHES NORTH SHORE AND HARBOR BEACHES

EASTERN SHORE - OCEAN BEACHES

40TH POLE:

SIASCONSET:

Great for families and young children, but no lifeguards. On Nantucket Sound; warm water during July, August and September inspired nickname “The Bathtub” for area nearby. Parking. Best access via 4WD vehicle.

DIONIS: 3 miles from town by bike on the north side of Eel Point Rd off Madaket Road. Look for the boulder marked “Dionis.” Sheltered by dunes, calm waters for swimming, safe for children; restrooms, & parking. Beachgoers can take NRTA shuttle bus to Eel Point Rd stop & walk.

STEPS: Between Dionis and Jetties beaches; access from Cliff Road. No lifeguard, no facilities, very little parking. Gentle surf; sandbar. Many steep steps must be descended to get to the beach.

JETTIES: Easy bike ride from town, or take the shuttle bus. Great beach for families. Lifeguards, changing rooms, playground, volleyball nets, restrooms, showers, public phones, restaurant and take-out food service. Concession and restrooms handicap accessible; boardwalk to the beach. Tennis. Windsurfing, sailboat, and kayak rentals. Shuttle service from town to Jetties Beach is available seasonally.

BRANT POINT: Easy walk or bike ride from town. No lifeguard. Strong current; experienced swimmers; beach drops off suddenly under the water. Scenic beach with Brant Point Lighthouse; nice to sit and watch the boats rounding the point. Here is where to go to wave goodbye to friends and family departing on the Steamship.

CHILDREN’S: Harbor Beach, an easy walk from town down So. Beach Street and off Harbor View Way. Flotation devices are not permitted within the guarded area. Ideal for small children; park, playground, and bandstand; lifeguard, restrooms, showers, food service, picnic tables. Food, playground, and rest room are all accessible. Activities sponsored by Park & Recreation Commission are often held at this beach during the summer.

FRANCIS STREET: Five-minute walk from Main Street. Calm harbor waters for swimming; no lifeguard. Jungle gym, kayak rentals, bathroom.

SOUTH SHORE - OCEAN BEACHES CISCO BEACH:

Four-mile bike ride to end of Hummock Pond Road. Heavy surf; lifeguard. No facilities. Parking. Rip currents can be strong.

LADIES BEACH: To access, turn left at the end of Bartlett Farm Road. No facilities; no lifeguard. Limited parking. Rip current can be strong; heavy surf.

MIACOMET BEACH: at the end of Miacomet Road. Surf and rip currents can be dangerous. Parking. No facilities or food service. Families with very young children may prefer Miacomet Pond.

SOUTH SHORE BEACH: at the end of South Shore Rd. Limited parking; difficult to access beach, 4WD is advisable. No lifeguard; no facilities.

SURFSIDE: Located at the end of Surfside Road, a three-mile ride on paved bike path or take the shuttles. Easy to park. Plenty of surf, wide beach is good for picnics, beach games, and surfcasting. Kite flying west of Surfside Beach is acceptable; for safety reasons, please do not fly kites east of Surfside toward the airport. Due to the number of people who frequent Surfside Beach during the day, it is inadvisable to fly kites during the peak beachgoing hours. Lifeguard, restrooms, showers, public phones, food service. Shuttle service from town to Surfside Beach is available seasonally.

FISHERMAN’S BEACH: Located between Surfside Beach and Nobadeer. No parking; Beach access via steep wooden steps. Plenty of surf, wide beach is good for picnics, beach games, and surfcasting. No lifeguard; no facilities.

NOBADEER: Located near the airport. Limited parking; difficult to access beach.

Plenty of surf, wide beach is good for picnics, beach games, and surfcasting. No lifeguard; no facilities.

MADEQUECHAM: Land Bank property at the end of Madequecham Valley Road; rough sand road. Parking. No facilities; no lifeguards. Rip current can be strong; heavy surf.

TOM NEVERS: (“Pebble Beach“): Surf can be heavy; very coarse sand. No lifeguard; no facilities. Good for fishing. Strong rip currents; heavy surf. Access to the beach can be difficult.

WESTERN SHORE - OCEAN BEACHES MADAKET:

As far west as you can go, six-mile bike ride on scenic, paved bike path, or take the shuttle bus. Heavy surf, lifeguard, restrooms. Famous for its incredible sunsets.

Regular shuttle bus service or seven-mile ride on paved bike path.

Surf can be heavy; lifeguard. Food available in nearby village of ’Sconset.

LOW BEACH: 4WD access. Surf can be heavy; no lifeguard.

BAY & POND BEACHES MIACOMET POND:

Fresh water pond on Nantucket. Good for young children.

Parking; no lifeguard, no facilities. Snapping turtles may be encountered.

POCOMO BEACH: Great for kayaking and to learn to windsurf. Just west of the Head of the Harbor. Good for children. No lifeguards, no facilities.

EEL POINT: Good for fishing and watching the sunset. No lifeguard; no facilities. Limited parking. Rip currents can be strong.

COSKATA-COATUE AND GREAT POINT: at the end of Wauwinet Road, past The Wauwinet Inn. Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge managed by Trustees of Reservations; beach sticker required for vehicles from Trustees of Reservations. Great for fishing and for seeing Great Point Lighthouse up close.

Rolling dunes, bayberry, beach plum, heather, and beach grass. Salt marsh and maritime shrubland. The largest red cedar savanna and woodland in New England. Gray and harbor seals. Public restrooms available at the lighthouse Memorial Day-Columbus Day. Sections of the refuge are sometimes closed to protect nesting shorebirds. Dogs permitted only from Sept. 16 thru March 31 and must be leashed at all times. Guided tours with Trustee naturalists offered in-season. Seasonal hunting permitted. For more details, go to www.TheTrustees.org Property Lookup.

SESACHACHA POND: off Polpis Road. Great for families; warm water; no facilities; no lifeguard. Parking. Near the Audubon Sesachacha Heathlands and Wildlife Sanctuary.

Leave only footprints...

Nantucket has some of the most beautiful and pristine beaches in the world. Please respect Nantucket’s fragile environment and the beauty of our island. Clean up your litter, respect private property, and use only designated entry points. In areas where dune reclaimation is taking place, please do not cross the rope or fence barriers protecting the dunes.

BEACH SAFETY

•Learn to swim. If you can’t swim an overhead stroke for at least 15 minutes you should not be in the ocean. •Never swim alone. Always swim with a buddy, and swim near a lifeguard whenever possible. •Stay out of the “surf zone” where the waves break at the shoreline. Waves are at their greatest force here, and even a small wave can lift you up and throw you headfirst into the sand. •Never run from the beach into the water and dive headfirst into the waves. Sandbars that cannot be seen from the surface may be present and/or the water may be too shallow. •Don’t jump or dive into the water from a pier or rock jetty. From a pier or jetty, water appears much deeper than it really is. What looks like 10 or 20 feet of water may only be 2 to 3 feet deep. Diving in could be fatal. The same applies for jumping headfirst into the ocean or a wave from a surfboard – don’t do it! It’s not a risk worth taking. •If you are body surfing or boogie boarding, always keep your arms out in front of you to protect your head and neck. •A rip current will pull you away from the shore, but it will not pull you under. If you’re caught in a rip current, do not swim toward the shore! Instead, swim parallel to the shore, until you’re out of the rip current. Then, swim in to shore. •Never drink alcohol or use drugs at the beach. It clouds your ability to make wise decisions, and that could be fatal! •Take direction from lifeguards at all times.

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Events & Activities from page 20

8:30 PM - Original Nantucket Ghost Walk (Town Route) Eerie 80 min., 1 mi. evening stroll featuring the most famous haunted locations in Nantucket Town. Led by original guide. Gather 8:15pm at Centre & Main, top of Main St. $20; $15 for teens & 65+; $5 for 7-12; under 7 free.

Cash only. No reservations necessary. 508-332-0953

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 8:30 to 9:30 AM - Morning Coffee Cruise Start your day on Nantucket with a relaxing harbor cruise. Complimentary coffee & muffin. $38. Offered daily by Shearwater Excursions, ExploreNantucket.com, 508-228-7037. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

8:30 AM - Hidden Nantucket: Fabulous Mansions Route 2.5 mi, 50 min. non-stop exercise walk with historic commentary past homes of the Cliff & Brant Point. $15. Cash only. Arrive at Centre & Main sts by bank by 8:25am. Reservations not needed. 508-332-0953.

10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy ice cream on a narrated tour of the inner harbor with Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com.

Reservations: 508-228-7037. $38. Also at 11:15 am, 1, 2:15, 4 pm.

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. Again at 1pm and later in the day. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

10:30 AM - Nantucket and the Civil War The dramatic story of Nantucket’s role in the American Civil War. Arrive at 10:25am at Federal & India sts., by Atheneum fence for 2/3 mi, 90 min. walk. 508-332-0953. $20; 65+ & teens $15; Age 7-12 $5. Cash only. No reservations necessary.

11:15 AM to 12:15 PM - Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Learn about people, places, & events that transformed Nantucket. $10.

Tour departs from Whaling Museum, rain or shine, 13 Broad St. 12:30 PM - Barrett’s Island Tours See highlights of Town and Sconset Village guided by native islanders who know Nantucket. Our bus is air-conditioned with reclining seats and large windows. Daily departure from 20 Federal St, across from Information Center. Charters also available. 508 228 0174 1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again later in the afternoon.

Call for time. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

1:45 PM - Historic Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Led by the runner-up in the 2014 Nantucket History Quiz Bowl, this is a 2/3 mile, 90 min. stroll featuring the island’s dynamic history. Gathers at Main St & Centre, beside bank steps, at 1:40 pm. $20 adults; $15 for teens and seniors (65+); $5 for kids 7-12. 508-332-0953. Cash only. No reservations necessary.

2 to 4 PM - Seal Cruise & Eco Tour to Great Point Cruise to Great Point to see & learn about the Grey Seals and view historic Great Point Light. Reservations: 508-228-7037. $95/adults, $75/for 12 & under. Shearwater Excursions. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

2:15 to 3:30 PM - Historic House Walking Tour Visit 2 NHA Historic Houses. $10 adults, $4 ages 6-17, free to NHA members. Rain or shine.. Departs daily from the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 4 PM - Tour with Master Brewer Learn all about the process at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Road, 508325-5929.

4:30 PM - Timbukblues Performs Live music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 6 PM - Community Farm Meeting Interested in applying to be a grower for our new farm incubator program?

Want to learn other ways you can get involved? Learn what the new project is all about and how the Community Farm Institute program will work.

Sustainable Nantucket in Mitchell’s Book Corner, 2nd fl, 54 Main Street.

6:30 to 8:30 PM - Atheneum Writer’s Group: The Moving Pen The goal of the group is to loosen up and get the pen moving on paper. We

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don’t seek to have with a finished work by the end of the session and you don’t need to arrive with a finished piece of writing to share. The writer’s group is a place to meet other writers and to flex your writing muscles.

Free admission. Please come ready to write with paper and pen.

Atheneum, 1 India St.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 8:30 to 9:30 AM - Morning Coffee Cruise Start your day on Nantucket with a relaxing harbor cruise. Complimentary coffee & muffin. $38. Offered daily by Shearwater Excursions, ExploreNantucket.com, 508-228-7037. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

9 AM - Adult Open Stick Hockey at Nantucket Ice Morning pick up hockey at Nantucket Ice. Full gear required. 1 Backus Ln. 10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy ice cream on a narrated tour of the inner harbor with Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com.

Reservations: 508-228-7037. $38. Also at 11:15 am, 1, 2:15, 4 pm.

10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy ice cream on a narrated tour of the inner harbor with Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com.

Reservations: 508-228-7037. $38. Also at 11:15 am, 1, 2:15, 4 pm.

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. Again at 1pm and later in the day. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

10:45 AM - Glorious Sconset Historic Walk Revel in the radiance of the fabled rose-covered cottatges on this 2/3 mi, 90 min. stroll thru Siasconset. $20; $15 for teens & 65+; $5 for 7-12. Meet at rotary bbd in Siasconset. Catch the 10:15 bus at Greenhound Station on Washington St. Cash only. No reservations. 508-332-0953.

11:15 AM to 12:15 PM - Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Learn about people, places, & events that transformed Nantucket. $10.

Tour departs from Whaling Museum, rain or shine, 13 Broad St. 12 to 2:30 PM - Public Skating at Nantucket Ice $5 youth, $8 adult, $5 skate rentals. 508-228-2516. Call for additional skating sessions. Backus Lane.

12:30 PM - Barrett’s Island Tours See highlights of Town and Sconset Village guided by native islanders who know Nantucket. Our bus is air-conditioned with reclining seats and large windows. Daily departure from 20 Federal St, across from Information Center. Charters also available. 508 228 0174 1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again later in the afternoon.

Call for time. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

2 PM - “A Street Car Named Desire” The fastest-selling production in the Young Vic’s history, Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire will be broadcast live from their London home by National Theatre Live. With Gillian Anderson as Blanche DuBois, Ben Foster as Stanley and Vanessa Kirby as Stella. Showing in the Dreamland Main Theater, 17 S. Water St. Tickets at www.nantucketdreamland.org and at the box office.

2:15 to 3:30 PM - Historic House Walking Tour Visit 2 NHA Historic Houses. $10 adults, $4 ages 6-17, free to NHA members. Rain or shine.. Departs daily from the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 4 PM - Tour with Master Brewer Learn all about the process at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Road, 508325-5929.

4 to 6 PM - Free Community Celebration at the Old Gaol The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will celebrate the recent restoration of the Old Gaol historic property (old English spelling, pronounced ‘Jail’) with a free community open house at 15R Vestal Street.

Light refreshments, guided tours by Mark Avery, NHA Director of Historic Properties, and Betsy Tyler, NHA Obed Macy Research Chair. .

4:30 PM - YellowRed Performs Two piece female folk/pop band playing originals and covers of today’s top music. Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 5:15 PM - Wine & Cheese on the Wine Deck Taste 8 wines including 3 New Reserve Reds, Souvenir Wine Glass, $25 per

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person. Call Wine Guy Mike at 415-548-0374 to make a reservation.

Limited to 15 people. Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 6 to 7 PM - Tai Chi Class Kris Feeney of Nantucket Hai Tien school teaches the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi. Feeney has studied and received a Tai Chi degree in China. Tai chi chuan is an internal Chinese martial art often practiced for a variety of health and personal reasons. The fee is $10. Free for teens. Atheneum, 1 India St. 7 PM - “A Street Car Named Desire” The fastest-selling production in the Young Vic’s history, Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire will be broadcast live from their London home by National Theatre Live. With Gillian Anderson as Blanche DuBois, Ben Foster as Stanley and Vanessa Kirby as Stella. Showing in the Dreamland Main Theater, 17 S. Water St. Tickets at www.nantucketdreamland.org and at the box office.

7 PM - Women’s Hockey at Nantucket Ice New players, beginners welcome. For info please email muffin@nantucketice.org. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

7:30 PM - “A PICASSO” by Jeffrey Hatcher Paris, 1941: Pablo Picasso has been summoned from his favorite café by German occupation forces and is visited by Miss Fischer, an attractive officer from the German cultural ministry. He is faced with an impossible decision: in exchange for his life he must surrender one of his beloved works of art to the regime. A perilous game of cat and mouse ensues as Picasso attempts to outwit his dangerously beautiful opponent and save his masterpiece. A Picasso is an intriguing drama about art, politics, truth, sex and love. This play runs in repertory with RED. Presented by Theatre Workshop Nantucket in Centre Stage, 2 Centre Street. Box office: 508-228-4305 www.theatreworkshop.com 8:30 PM - Original Nantucket Ghost Walk (Town Route) Eerie 80 min., 1 mi. evening stroll featuring the most famous haunted locations in Nantucket Town. Led by original guide. Gather 8:15pm at Centre & Main, top of Main St. $20; $15 for teens & 65+; $5 for 7-12; under 7 free.

Cash only. No reservations necessary. 508-332-0953

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 8 to 10:30 AM - Birding Field Trip Meet at the LLNF at 110 Eel Point Road, and then carpool to various island hotspots in search of birds. Dress appropriate for the wind and weather: $5. 508-325-0873.

8 AM to 2 PM - Whale Watch with Shearwater Excursions Enjoy the thrill of a lifetime seeing whales in their natural habitat.

Sightings guaranteed! 508-228-7037. Trips depart from the Town Pier.

Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Morning Coffee Cruise Start your day on Nantucket with a relaxing harbor cruise. Complimentary coffee & muffin. $38. Offered daily by Shearwater Excursions, ExploreNantucket.com, 508-228-7037. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

8:30 AM - Hidden Nantucket: Main St./Windmill Route 2 mi, 45 min. non-stop exercise walk w/historic commentary past beautiful historic mansions. $15. Cash only. No reservations necessary. 508-3320953. Arrive at Centre & Main sts (by bank) by 8:25am.

10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy ice cream on a narrated tour of the inner harbor with Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com.

Reservations: 508-228-7037. $38. Also at 11:15 am, 1, 2:15, 4 pm.

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. Again at 1pm and later in the day. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

10:30 AM - Great Writers on Nantucket Hear how Melville, Hemingway, Steinbeck & others were inspired by our island on a 2/3 mi., 90 min., stroll. Gather at corner of Federal & India Sts., by Atheneum fence at 10:25. $20; $15 for teens & 65+; $5 for 7-12.

508-332-0953. Cash only. No reservations necessary.

11 AM to 2:30 PM - Public Skating at Nantucket Ice $5 youth, $8 adult, $5 skate rentals. 508-228-2516. Call for additional skating sessions. Backus Lane.

11:15 AM to 12:15 PM - Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Learn about people, places, & events that transformed Nantucket. $10.

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Tour departs from Whaling Museum, rain or shine, 13 Broad St. 12 PM - Rotary Club Meeting The weekly meeting of Nantucket’s Rotary Club, at Faregrounds Restaurant, 27 Fairgrounds Rd. 12:30 PM - Barrett’s Island Tours See highlights of Town and Sconset Village guided by native islanders who know Nantucket. Our bus is air-conditioned with reclining seats and large windows. Daily departure from 20 Federal St, across from Information Center. Charters also available. 508 228 0174 1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again later in the afternoon.

Call for time. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

2:15 to 3:30 PM - Historic House Walking Tour Visit 2 NHA Historic Houses. $10 adults, $4 ages 6-17, free to NHA members. Rain or shine. Departs daily from the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 4 PM - Theatre On Ice Skating Class Learn a choreographic exercise consistent with USFSA competitive guidelines. Please pre-register at Nantucket Ice. For info call Belinda at 508228-2516. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

4 PM - Tour with Master Brewer Learn all about the process at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Road, 508325-5929.

4:30 PM - Izzy & The Catastrophics Performs Live music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 5:15 PM - Wine & Cheese on the Wine Deck Taste 8 wines including 3 New Reserve Reds, Souvenir Wine Glass, $25 per person. Call Wine Guy Mike at 415-548-0374 to make a reservation.

Limited to 15 people. Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 5:30 to 6:30 PM - World Wide Voices Book Discussion Group From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning author Anthony Doerr, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. The World Wide Voices Book Discussion Group meets monthly September through May. The group is open to all and free. Atheneum Great Hall, I India St. 6 to 8 PM - Knitted Gifts Join Nancy Tyrer and Liz Flanagan on Wednesday nights in September to use yarn to make some simple gifts for your family and friends. Each night we will learn a new project or embellishment to enhance your knitting and personalize your gifts. This week: sachet bags. If you already have a project going and want to work on that instead..join us! Bring size 8 needles.

Atheneum Main Floor Reading Area, 1 India St. 7 to 8:45 PM - Free Film: ‘Words and Pictures’ Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche play two teachers with a rivalry in “Words and Pictures” directed by Fred Schepisi. This charming romantic comedy poses interesting questions about the nature of art and love. Rated PG-13.

Atheneum Great Hall, I India St. 7:30 PM - “RED” by John Logan Behold the fury of Mark Rothko, celebrated bad boy of the art world, as powerful pigments and opinions splatter the canvases of his newly commissioned works for New York’s luxury restaurant, The Four Seasons.

Paint collides with canvas live on stage, as masterpieces are born and torn down in a visceral experience that spills off the stage & forever changes the way you see red. Raw and provocative, winner of 6 Tony Awards including Best Play, Red is a searing portrait of an artist’s ambition & vulnerability as he tries to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting. Theatre Workshop Nantucket in Bennett Hall, 62 Centre St. Box office: 508-228-4305 www.theatreworkshop.com 8:30 PM - Original Nantucket Ghost Walk (Cemetery Rte) Experience ghostly Nantucket on a 1-1/3 mi, 90 min., eerie stroll to 5 of the island’s most haunted locations, led by the original guide. Gather 8:15pm at Centre & Main, top of Main St. $20; $15 for teens & 65+; $5 for 7-12; under 7 free. 508-332-0953. No reservations necessary.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 ALL DAY - Wing Day at Easy Street Cantina A basket of 16 jumbo wings for $9.95; half basket for $5.95: buffalo, barbecue, teriyaki, or plain. Plus daily omelete bar. At Easy Street Cantina, corner of Easy & Broad Streets. continued on page 46

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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.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Morning Coffee Cruise Start your day on Nantucket with a relaxing harbor cruise. Complimentary coffee & muffin. $38. Offered daily by Shearwater Excursions, ExploreNantucket.com, 508-228-7037. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

9 AM - Open Stick Hockey at Nantucket Ice Players 7th grade thru adult. Morning pick up hockey at Nantucket Ice. Full gear required. 1 Backus Lane.

9 to 11 AM - Seal Cruise & Eco Tour to Great Point Cruise to Great Point to see & learn about the Grey Seals and view historic Great Point Light. Reservations: 508-228-7037. $95/adults, $75/for 12 & under. Shearwater Excursions. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy ice cream on a narrated tour of the inner harbor with Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com.

Reservations: 508-228-7037. $38. Also at 11:15 am, 1, 2:15, 4 pm.

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. Again at 1pm and later in the day. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

10:45 AM - Glorious Sconset Historic Walk Revel in the radiance of the fabled rose-covered cottatges on this 2/3 mi, 90 min. stroll thru Siasconset. $20; $15 for teens & 65+; $5 for 7-12. Meet at rotary bbd in Siasconset. Catch the 10:15 bus at Greenhound Station on Washington St. Cash only. No reservations. 508-332-0953.

11:15 AM to 12:15 PM - Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Learn about people, places, & events that transformed Nantucket. $10.

Tour departs from Whaling Museum, rain or shine, 13 Broad St. 12:30 PM - Barrett’s Island Tours See highlights of Town and Sconset Village guided by native islanders who know Nantucket. Our bus is air-conditioned with reclining seats and large windows. Daily departure from 20 Federal St, across from Information Center. Charters also available. 508 228 0174 1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again later in the afternoon.

Call for time. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

1:30 PM - Tony Lee Thomas Performs Live music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 1:45 PM - Historic Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Led by the runner-up in the 2014 Nantucket History Quiz Bowl, this is a 2/3 mile, 90 min. stroll featuring the island’s dynamic history. Gathers at Main St & Centre, beside bank steps, at 1:40 pm. $20 adults; $15 teens and seniors (65+); $5 kids 7-12. 508-332-0953. Cash only. No reservations necessary.

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2:15 to 3:30 PM - Historic House Walking Tour Visit 2 NHA Historic Houses. $10 adults, $4 ages 6-17, free to NHA members. Rain or shine.. Departs daily from the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 3 PM - Library Legos Join us for some creative construction. The library will supply the LEGO bricks and a suggested theme. Your LEGO masterpiece will be displayed in the Weezie Children’s Library. Program is FREE but space is limited. Please register for only one session per month. For children ages 5-10.

Registration is required. Please register on our website www.nantucketatheneum.org Atheneum Gallery, 1 India St. 4 PM - Tour with Master Brewer Learn all about the process at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Road, 508325-5929.

4:30 PM - Izzy & The Catastrophics Performs Live music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 5:15 PM - Wine & Cheese on the Wine Deck Taste 8 wines including 3 New Reserve Reds, Souvenir Wine Glass, $25 per person. Call Wine Guy Mike at 415-548-0374 to make a reservation.

Limited to 15 people. Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 6 to 7 PM - LVA Beginner’s English Classes This beginner’s English class is for those seeking to improve their English skills. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum offer a drop-in beginner’s English class every Thursday evening. The class is free, open to all, conducted in English and no pre-registration is required. For more information please call 508-228-1110 ext. 113. Atheneum, 1 India St. 7:30 PM - “A PICASSO” by Jeffrey Hatcher Paris, 1941: Pablo Picasso has been summoned from his favorite café by German occupation forces and is visited by Miss Fischer, an attractive officer from the German cultural ministry. He is faced with an impossible decision: in exchange for his life he must surrender one of his beloved works of art to the regime. A perilous game of cat and mouse ensues as Picasso attempts to outwit his dangerously beautiful opponent and save his masterpiece. A Picasso is an intriguing drama about art, politics, truth, sex and love. This play runs in repertory with RED. Presented by Theatre Workshop Nantucket in Centre Stage, 2 Centre Street. Box office: 508-228-4305 www.theatreworkshop.com 7:30 to 9:30 PM - Earth Got The Blues Plays Live Local favorite at the Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St. 10 PM to 1 AM - Karaoke Every Thursday night at the Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 8 AM to 2 PM - Whale Watch with Shearwater Excursions Enjoy the thrill of a lifetime seeing whales in their natural habitat.

Sightings guaranteed! 508-228-7037. Trips depart from the Town Pier.

Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

8:30 to 9:30 AM - Morning Coffee Cruise Start your day on Nantucket with a relaxing harbor cruise. Complimentary coffee & muffin. $38. Offered daily by Shearwater Excursions, ExploreNantucket.com, 508-228-7037. Straight Wharf, Slip #1011.

10 to 11 AM - Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise Enjoy ice cream on a narrated tour of the inner harbor with Shearwater Excursions, Straight Wharf #1011. www.ExploreNantucket.com.

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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. Again at 1pm and later in the day. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

11:15 AM to 12:15 PM - Walking Tour of Downtown Nantucket Learn about people, places, & events that transformed Nantucket. $10.

Tour departs from Whaling Museum, rain or shine, 13 Broad St. 1 to 2:30 PM - Sail Aboard the Endeavor Captain James Genthner will acquaint you with Nantucket’s maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Departs again later in the afternoon.

Call for time. $40/person. 508-228-5585. Endeavor Sailing, Slip #1015, Straight Wharf.

1:30 PM - Lance Mountain Dance Party Live music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 2:15 to 3:30 PM - Historic House Walking Tour Visit 2 NHA Historic Houses. $10 adults, $4 ages 6-17, free to NHA members. Rain or shine.. Departs daily from the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 3 PM - Popsicles Skating Class Introduction to skating class. Open enrollment. Recommended for children ages 4 thru kindergarten or those with little experience. 8 week session.

Pre-register at Nantucket Ice. 228-2516.

3 PM - Basic Skating Skills Class: Levels 4-8 8 weeks. Develop and master basic skills advancing to gliding turning, edges, beginning jumps and spins. Please pre-register at Nantucket Ice. 508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, Backus Lane.

4 PM - Tour with Master Brewer Learn all about the process at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Road, 508325-5929.

4:30 PM - New Family Dog Performs Live Live funk and jazz music at Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 4:40 PM - House Synchro 8 weeks. Improve your skating and discover the fun of skating as a team. Learn the elements of Synchronized Skating i.e. pinwheel, block, circle, intersection. No travel required. Please pre-register at Nantucket Ice. 508-228-2516.

5:15 PM - Wine & Cheese on the Wine Deck Taste 8 wines including 3 New Reserve Reds, Souvenir Wine Glass, $25 per person. Call Wine Guy Mike at 415-548-0374 to make a reservation.

Limited to 15 people. Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Rd. 5:40 PM - Free Skate Levels 1-6 (Beyond the Basics) 8 weeks. Refine skills and progress to advanced jumps & spins. Pre-register at Nantucket Ice. 508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, Backus Lane.

6 to 8 PM - Emerging Artists Exhibition Reception Opening reception for this exhibition in the Artists Association Gallery at 19 Washington Street.

7 to 8:45 PM - Free Concert: Hugh McDonald Hugh McDonald enjoyed a successful career as a singer, guitarist and violinist touring Australia and the world with one of Australia’s leading bands of the 1980s. McDonald’s extensive repertoire includes Redgum’s numberone hit I Was Only 19 and other Redgum successes and classics from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s and up to the ‘90s. He also plays Jazz Standards, Irish Ballads & Australian Folk. Atheneum Great Hall, 1 India St. 7:30 PM - “RED” by John Logan Behold the fury of Mark Rothko, celebrated bad boy of the art world, as powerful pigments and opinions splatter the canvases of his newly commissioned works for New York’s luxury restaurant, The Four Seasons.

Paint collides with canvas live on stage, as masterpieces are born and torn down in a visceral experience that spills off the stage & forever changes the way you see red. Raw and provocative, winner of 6 Tony Awards including Best Play, Red is a searing portrait of an artist’s ambition & vulnerability as he tries to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting. Presented by Theatre Workshop Nantucket in Bennett Hall, 62 Centre St. Box office: 508-228-4305 www.theatreworkshop.com 8 to 10:30 PM - Bob Lehman Trio Performing live in the Brant Point Grill, 50 Easton St. 8:30 to 10 PM - Fall Stargazing Night Join Maria Mitchell’s professional astronomers for an impressive tour of the starry sky and for telescopic viewing of the Moon, planets, nebulae, & galaxies. Loines Observatory at 59 Milk Street Ext., weather permitting. All are welcome. Free admission. Donations are encouraged.

10 PM to 1 AM - Urban Beatbox with Good Lyfe Entertainment Awesome new DJ format with blend of new and familiar music at Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St.

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