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Nantucket Style In the 1960s, Nantucket Island experienced a influx of artists and artisans who rejuvenated the art colony born on here fifty years earlier. Collectors Andrew Oates and Bill Euler were at the heart of this transformative period.

In honor of these two men and their influence on Nantucket, the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) has collaborated with the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) to present an exhibition exploring the estate of collectors Andrew Oates and William Euler and their vision for a “life well lived” based on the beauty and simplicity of cottage-style living.

Entitled Nantucket Cottage Style: Drawing Inspiration from the Oates-Euler Collection and curated by Robert Frazier, Curator of Exhibitions at the AAN, this exhibition features works and artifacts donated to both organizations and is on display in the McCausland Gallery (formerly the Peter Foulger Gallery) at the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street.

The Nantucket Cottage Style exhibition includes such artifacts as antique weaving looms, furniture, paintings, photographs, glassware and ceramics from the Oates-Euler estate, giving visitors an unparalleled glimpse at this robust collection. The show also includes a lush audio-visual presentation featuring several decades’ worth of photographs pertaining to Nantucket style.

After Oates and Euler were approached to help with the renovation of what is now the historic Jared Coffin House hotel, they purchased a property at 16 Main Street to use as a weaving workshop. This became Nantucket Looms, a business dedicated to handmade Nantucket crafts.

“For Andy Oates and Bill Euler, it was a perfect example of being in the right place at the right time,” says exhibition curator Bobby Frazier. “The island was expanding into a chic tourist destination, and the arts were rapidly becoming the downtown attraction.”

Oates and Euler became central figures in the revitalization of Nantucket during this pivotal time in the island’s history. They provided residents with modern furnishings while maintaining the spirit of casual and quaint living. Considered to be connoisseurs of culture and art, they started collecting local art and quality crafts for their home on Madequecham Valley Road, known as “The Shack.” Oates and Euler decorated their home and business in a way that reflected these tastes.

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This style eventually became known as “Nantucket Cottage Style.”

“Nantucket Cottage Style is certainly a celebration of the life and style of a memorable pair of men, but it is also a time machine, a window on an era whose spirit continues to thrive,” says Frazier. “Bill and Andy’s true legacy may well have been their caring mentorship of a surprising number of creative locals. Their influence upon a generation of Nantucket fine artists and artisans, and Looms Staff Photo in 1977: Back row [L to R]: the interior decoration of the Lillian Foster, Mrs. Backus, Sam Kasten, Ani homes that their artworks Kasten (baby), Jane Kasten, Bill Euler, Liz Wolven graced, cannot be overstatWinship; Middle [L to R]: Debbie Hatch, Mary ed.”

Maulden, Andy Oates, Anna Worth, Jamie Gould; “Loving cultural collabo- Front [L to R]: Laura Lovett, Linda Darbey. rations, as we do at the NHA, PHOTO BY LARRY CRONIN we are delighted to be working with the Artists Association of Nantucket on this important exhibition, which will shed so much light on the origins of what is known as the Nantucket Cottage Style,” commented William Tramposch, Gosnell Executive Director of the NHA. Adds Frazier, “I’m excited about the twofold focus of the exhibition: local history and local art. Collaborating with the NHA allowed me to build a story that included many layers.”

Nantucket Cottage Style: Drawing Inspiration from the Oates-Euler Collection will be open to visitors through Nov. 2014, during regular Whaling Museum hours.

A Members Opening Celebration for members of both the NHA and AAN will take place on the evening of Thursday, May 22, 2014, at 6 pm. R.S.V.P. to NHA Membership Coordinator Molly McIlvaine by Monday, May 19, at molly@nha.org or by calling 508-228-1894, xt. 116.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 24 10 AM to 2 PM - Hospital Thrift Shop Open for Donations The Hospital Thrift Shop is open to accept donations. 17 India St. 10:30 to 11 AM - Toddler Time A 20-25 minute free story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. No reservation required; Program is limited to first 15 toddlers + caregivers. Tickets 10am at the Children’s Desk. Atheneum, 1 India St. 11 to 11:30 AM - Preschool Story Time for Age 3+ Stories & songs. No reservation required, but limited to first 20 attendees.

Tickets at the Weezie desk when the Atheneum opens, 1 India St. 11 AM to 12 PM - Indoor Walking Walking class with Nancy Swain at the VFW. swaincottages@yahoo.com 11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

12 to 1 PM - Food for Thought Lecture Series Featuring “Inside the Nantucket Cottage Style Exhibition” with Robert Frazier. Bring your brown bag lunch and join us for an informative and entertaining lecture. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 1 to 5 PM - Spring Vacation Days Free crafts & activities in the Discovery Room at the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Games, crafts, activities, music, and more. Explore the history of the NHA’s many historic sites while making a different diorama each day. Children will also work on the Discovery Room’s submission to the Arts Council’s Giant Magic Daffodil Garden throughout the week. Entrance is through the Discovery Room on Broad Street.

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. 3 PM - Film: Muppets Most Wanted Rated PG; The Dreamland, Studio Theatre, 17 South Water Street.

3:30 PM - Film: Transcendence Rated PG-13; The Dreamland, Main Theatre, 17 South Water Street.

5:30 to 7:30 PM - Knitting NIght Bring your needles and yarn and gather at The Bean to knit together - it’s open to all ages and skill levels! No admission at The Bean, 29 Centre St. 5:30 PM - Birding Basics Workshop Learn the basics of looking at birds and then figuring out how to identify them. Notice differences in bill structure and shape, legs, feet and family affinities. Field trip a few days after classroom session. For details call Vern Laux at the LLNF at 508-325-0873. COST: Preregistration required-space is limited. $10 for Members of the LLNF. 6 to 7 PM - Free drop-in English Classes Beginner & Intermediate/Advanced. Open to all, no pre-registration required. 508-228-1110, ext. 113. Atheneum, 1 India St. 6 PM - Film: Transcendence Rated PG-13; The Dreamland, Studio Theatre, 17 South Water Street.

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Free Screenings at NCH Health Fair Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Health Fair, the annual event that includes free medical screenings, consultations and information sessions with the island’s health leaders, will take place this year from 8 to 11 am on Saturday, May 3 at the hospital, 57 Prospect Street.

The Health Fair, sponsored by the Peter M. Sacerdote Family, is an opportunity for island residents to take advantage of free health screenings, learn about important public health issues like tick-borne diseases, meet the island’s physicians, nurses and caregivers, and discover all the health and wellness services available to them at Nantucket Cottage Hospital.

Hospital caregivers and staff will also be joined by experts from our affiliates, Massachusetts General Hospital and Partners HealthCare, to offer an array of health services throughout the morning.

The free medical screenings and tests available at this year’s Health Fair include: cholesterol test (point-of-care lipid profile), dermatology screening, glaucoma screening, blood pressure testing, body fat analysis, postural, chiropractic screening, glucose testing, and hearing screening.

Pre-registration for the Health Fair is not required but is recommended.

Registration forms can be found at the front reception desk of the hospital and on the NCH web site. Space is limited for the point-of-care lipid profile, so pre-registration is encouraged. Call 508-825-8250 to reserve your spot.

Education sessions and information booths at this year’s event include a “Tick Talk” with Dr. Tim Lepore, a leading expert on tick-borne diseases, as well as sessions on accessing cancer care on Nantucket, tours of our new state-of-the-art MRI unit, sports medicine and physical therapy, and our new online patient portal. A complete list is available on the NCH web site.

The other community organizations on-hand for the Health Fair will include A Safe Place, Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention, Palliative and Supportive Care of Nantucket, Visiting Nurses, Autism Speaks, Access Nantucket, Mentoring Youth Nantucket, Bright Focus, Family Planning.

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by Robert P. Barsanti We don’t accept the reality of spring too easily on this island. The calendar, the stars, and even the Red Sox suggest that winter has slipped away. However, the wind shifts to the east, the clouds wash back in, and February rolls over in the bed and blinks its eyes in the sunlight. It shuffles down the stairs, sips a cup of coffee, and wonders when he can put his boots away for the season.

Underneath the back hedges, on the north side of the house, one last cocktail sized glacier remains. Dirt has speckled it, warm air and rain have glazed it in ice, and the lengthening day has slowly peeled away its layers, yet it remains.

One night of wind and snow, along with the excitement of the Weather Channel and island photographers everywhere, has been commemorated in that one last frozen cork. The rest of the yard, and marsh, waits for it to go. The grass stays brown, the bushes unbloomed, and the gray branches litter the yard.

The beauty of winter blooms on a couch under a blanket. In the damp and wind-whipped cold, you “can’t” go outside. Outdoors is like outer space; you suit up and exit for the car, then you return. Perhaps, in moments of peril and pain, you shovel out the walk and the snow bank, but mostly you go back inside, and watch the wind blow the branches off the trees. As long as the falling branches don’t knock the power out, it’s good day.

And then, today, it changed. I stood outside on a polar fleece morning and watched the steam rise from the last scab of winter. Just over the dirty snow, heat waves shimmered in the morning air. The rest of the brown yard softened, and gave way, gently underfoot. By tomorrow, the sunny southern yard would green slightly and the great grinding gears of the season would change. Soon, the plastic would come down from the windows, the snow shovels would hang in the shed, and the daffodils would crack the skin of the world. At the moment, the season hangs in the balance.

I would like to push back on the reality of spring. The season of hope and rebirth needs a snooze button and an extra cup of coffee before it can be engaged fully. Time seizes in the snow and cold and leaves us in the familiar moment. Our world is still in its place. New buildings remain unbuilt, trees remain uncut, and the new stores have not filled in the slots where our old friends failed. Then the great grinding gears of spring force us forward into the next year and the next, until all of our friends and fundamentals are stuck in the calendar behind us. We putter about the yard picking up sticks on an island that is at once familiar and also strange and alien. Every daffodil rises from the unwanted future.

But the season will not be held off. It leaks in through the door and the gaps in the window frames until the snow is gone, the flowers are in bloom, and the sky has turned blue again.

Downtown, stores and restaurants have begun to put out their new wares and have printed the new menus for the new season. To them, winter ends with the ring of a cash register and the swipe of a credit card. Behind the bar, a couple have been drawing and illustrating spring and summer weekends for months now. The tables will go here, the seats will be red, and I really hope he can be continued on page 10

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Awaken Your Palate

by Carri Wroblewski BRIX Wine Shop After a winter that seemed like it would never end, I’m ready to shed my glasses of rich reds and uncork fresh, aromatic whites and rosés and lighterbodied reds.

I’m ready to awaken my palate.

There is something special about those first spring sips. Maybe it’s that rosé does taste better while being sipped outside. Maybe it’s that white wines are more delicious when the ocean is in sight. Maybe. But what I love about spring wines, are the foods that we pair with them.

Spring offers up the first fresh flavors of the year. From asparagus to artichokes and fennel to fiddleheads. We start tucking away our cookbooks filled with rich, savory dishes and dust off our recipes that lean to the lighter side. And that’s what we do with our wines. It’s not so much that we stop drinking reds (we love reds); we just start drinking lighter ones. We seek out whites that are bright and crisp and find rosés that have more minerals than viscosity. We refresh.

So with Daffodil Festival in mind and a tailgate menu at hand, I started thinking about food-friendly sips for the spring.

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friendly and a favored wine among chefs. It has a natural way of pairing with some of wines ‘less favorite’ ingredients, such as asparagus, leeks, and artichokes. So being that this is spring’s bounty, finding a favorite Grüner at this time of the year is as much about need as it is about want. And trust me, you’ll want a sip of the 2012 Weingut Steininger ‘Steven Holl Loisium’ Grüner Veltliner.

This bottling, named after New York architect Steven Holl, who owner and winemaker Karl Steininger pursued to build a new winery and hotel amongst his vineyards, is a hot shot within the category. Weingut Steininger is a family run winery located in the Kamptal region of Lower Austria, where Grüner Veltliner can be made into a wine of different styles—from a light and easy-drinking Grüner to one with age that you could mistake for White Burgundy. All of the fruit comes from a single vineyard and it has spicy, white pepper notes. I love this wine with grilled fish, but you’ll also find me sipping it on spring afternoons with nothing to eat at all.

And speaking of spring afternoons, as I started to plan my menu for the Daffodil Weekend tailgate in Sconset, there is one wine that will reign king at my table, and that is rosé. Pink wine encountered a bad rap over the years. Once the “Coca-Cola” of the 80s (a.k.a. white zinfandel), many people associate rosé with being sweet. And I don’t blame them. Good, dry rosé used to be hard to come by. But luckily now, from Provence to Piedmont you can find delicious rosés in just about every price point.

If you’re reading this right now, you’ve probably sipped a glass or two of pink wine on this island. Unlike most places, Nantucket is no stranger to rosé. I myself love rosé, whether it’s Domaine Ott or Chateau Peyrassol, I’m in. So when I tasted the Clos Cibonne Tibouren Côte de Provence Cru Clase continued on page 12

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Students Study Island Bees

by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay Managing Director UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station (see www.yesterdaysisland.com for the full article)

Bees are in the news and on the minds of people all over America as we evaluate how we fertilize and protect our crops and gardens and ensure food ends up on our tables. Both the imported bees we depend on for our honey and crop pollination and the native bees that pollinate our diverse flora are in trouble from a variety of attacks. Almost everyone has heard of colony collapse disorder, which is the sudden and widespread disappearance of adult honeybees from hives in the U.S. Last year the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report that shows that a variety of issues are likely involved in CCD and their executive summary listed the following culprits which work in tandem to impact bees (www.usda.gov/documents/ReportHoneyBeeHealth.pdf).

• The parasitic mite Varroa destructor remains the single most detrimental pest of honey bees, and is closely associated with overwintering colony declines.

• Multiple virus species have been associated with CCD. A new virus called Tobacco ringspot virus has just shown this year to be found in many bees by the USDA (link to article below).

• Varroa is known to cause amplified levels of viruses.

• The bacterial disease European foulbrood is being detected more often in the U.S. and may be linked to colony loss.

• Nutrition has a major impact on individual bee and colony longevity.

• Research indicates that gut microbes associated with honey bees play key roles in enhancement of nutrition, detoxification of chemicals, and protection against diseases.

• Acute and sublethal effects of pesticides on honey bees have been increasingly documented, and are a primary concern.

Two Nantucket High school students decided they wanted to know more about the risks bees may be encountering as they fly around Nantucket. As

a rule of thumb the foraging area around a beehive extends for two miles (3 km), although bees have been observed foraging twice and three times this distance from the hive. Bees don’t know if the plant they are visiting is one that has been dusted with pesticides in a garden, or a wildflower that has been untouched by humans. Without pollinators, which include birds, bats butterflies, moths, and flies, many plants simply would not be able to reproduce. Bees are one of the most important and effective pollinating insects and their interdependence with plants makes them an excellent example of the type of symbiosis known as mutualism, an association between unlike organisms that is beneficial to both parties. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insectpollinated flowering plants.

When we think of bees, we usually think of the European honey bee which was brought over to pollinate our crops and produce honey and wax.

We usually forget about the over 20,000 other species of bees (honey and otherwise) that pollinate everything from red cedar trees to blueberries to almonds supporting a $15 billion dollar industry in the U.S., $150 million of that is honey alone. North America and Canada are home to approximately 4500 species of bees. The domesticated European honeybee was introduced to North America 400 years ago by colonists at Jamestown and Williamsburg to provide their settlements with honey; few bees native to the continent produced enough honey to make harvesting viable. Since then, the honeybee has spread into every farmable corner of North America.

Crops that depend on bees for pollination include: apples, oranges, lemons, and limes, broccoli, onions, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, cucumbers, cantaloupes, carrots, avocados, and almonds.

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A Honey of a Hobby

by Sarah Teach Giddily we break out our picnic baskets, yellow hats and antique cars.

We hug friends we haven’t seen in months, and the sun offers its first bashful smiles to us. But we aren’t the only ones dizzy over daffodil season. Our least obtrusive and most important island neighbors rely on daffodils (and the rest of their bulb cousins) for early season pollen and nectar. While we’re busy relaxing in ‘Sconset, Nantucket’s honeybees are buzzing with anticipation.

Despite not getting an invitation, honeybees usually end up at our Daffy Weekend picnics. (“Hey, guys! Free sugar!”) Not so fast with that flyswatter, though. By now, most of us have heard that honeybees are in trouble.

In the mid 2000s, beekeepers worldwide began reporting atypical population depletion within their colonies. Dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the reduction is believed to be partially due to agricultural pesticide use.

Though the whole of CCD’s causation remains undetermined, we do know this: our planet needs bees. According to the USDA, one-third of our favorite foods are reliant upon bees’ cross-pollination activities, not to mention the annual $15 billion of U.S. agricultural assets that are tied up in bees.

For bliss, benevolence, and of course, bounty, a few Nantucketers have taken to keeping bees on their property. Scientists agree that the presence of bees causes greenery to flourish, flowers to grow more vibrant, and vegetables and herbs to increase their yield. When bees roam freely and gather a variety of pollen, the earth behaves as she should. And as for you? You, my friend, get your own honey. Everybody wins. If you want your own signature honey but aren’t so keen on executing the nitty-gritty, many island beekeepers will install and maintain your hive for you. Honeybees are hardy continued on page 21

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a decent cook. Every morning they have come downtown to spend money they don’t have. Of course it will be a success, they think with crossed fingers and held breath.

They can’t think of those that went before them. They can’t look at their spanking new sign and compare it to all of the other signs hanging in the Rose and Crown. The trees come down, the roads get dug up, and the past erases itself behind them. They can’t afford to be historians, they have to be restauranteurs.

The ads go into the papers, the foods come into the walk-in, and the staff shows for the pre-season meeting. To stand behind that bar is to feel the power of the daffodil. In a month, they will know whether this will be a summer of hope and heartbreak, or a summer of success. By the time that the leaves fill the elms and the cars line the streets, their future will be known to them. The bet they made with the bank’s money will come through and each evening will be filled with glasses of top shelf bourbons and French wine, or they will be watching ice melt.

But now, in the suspended silence of spring, they can only wait for the opening to happen. And, perhaps, they still feel the chill in the air, the clouds rolling in from the east, and they wish for just a little more time before the judgement passes and the bank comes calling.

As the afternoon fades, the sun remains high in the western sky. The shadows lengthen and remain hours after they should have faded into the dark. Into that evening, the dog and I went for a short walk along West Chester. He had made the winter his own. He porpoised through the drifts, shook snow from his coat, and stood, proudly, up to his belly in the white stuff. Now, in the warming spring, he putters and fusses amid the still brown and gray weeds and grasses.

The wind frees a water bottle from a brown bush, and he goes scampering after it.

Then, in the still evening light, the peepers begin. First one, then a few, then a traffic jam of frogs peeping into the gathering evening. The dog darts to the edge of the road and peers into the dark water. Then, as only a dog could, be barks his own reply to the lusty chorus of spring.

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by Leah Mojer I was quoted last year in the Inky with an answer to a question so cliché it hurts. When asked about the best part of daffodil weekend, as I hurried up Main street in far too little clothing for an April day, I grimaced in pain to come up with something witty, or memorable. “The Cars!” I blurted out, instantly flushed with embarrassment that I didn’t pull some Shakespearean prose out of thin air about spring or rebirth or renewal of the seasons. I hurriedly gave my name and walked on, unable to shake the dumb smile from my face, nursing the horrifying thought that hundreds would read my response in a mere few days.

After some thought, (and a few weeks) I realized that the answer I gave was absolutely genuine. THE CARS. It is about the cars! As a reckless collector and lover of all things Vintage, this should have been clear. These machines of my parent’s and grandparent’s youth are nothing but pure joy, innovation, and decadence. Nothing it seems, is built so well out of heavy, shiny chrome and steel, or, as far as the Daffy enthusiasts are concerned, as well-cared for in the decades I have been around. It’s mesmerizing, to see such old hulking engines that still run! I wonder endlessly about the technology, the vision, and confidence they had to build such interesting and beautiful machines.

Now, I think if I actually participated in the parade, you know, with the picnic and everything, I might be endanger of simply leaving my earthly beings behind & floating into the sky, having suffered tremendously of the ailment, “died and gone to heaven.”

Picnics are to me something I hold higher in my imagination than most things. They are a culinary spectacle, being part fashion, part food, part long lost love story. It’s a way of life and leisure that has seemed to have been

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And last but not least, as we wipe the cobwebs from our grills and fire up our barbecues for the first party of the season, there is very little that I love more than a lighter-style red served with a slight chill. Whether you’re making grilled pizzas or having cheese and charcuterie, the 2012 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso from Sicily is a natural. Grown on Mount Etna and planted on years of volcanic ash, these vineyards are believed to be the highest in Italy and in Europe. Anchored by the indigenous varieties Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Capuccio, these late ripening grapes offer up wines with beautiful aromatics and softer tannins.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25 DAFFODIL FESTIVAL WEEKEND From early April to mid-May, more than 3 million daffodils of every color, shape and size bloom on Nantucket. This blossoming and the arrival of spring, is the focal point of celebration during Daffodil Festival Weekend.

8 AM to 2 PM - Day Program for Seniors Time for socialization and interaction for seniors who are socially isolated.

For details, call (508) 325-5349. Father Griffin Hall, 15 Cherry Street.

9 AM - Magic Giant Daffodil Garden See the “garden” created by island children, who made a giant daffodil or a cluster of not-quite-giant flowers, and “planted” them along the Milestone Road by the entrance to the Wannacomet Water Company and along the Daffodil Parade route. Organized and sponsored by the Nantucket Arts Council.

9 AM to 4 PM - Daffodil Festival Scavenger Hunt Hunt around Nantucket Town to answer questions in this Daffy Scavenger Hunt. Answer all 20 questions correctly and be entered into a drawing for one of three prizes. Scavenger Hunt Clue Brochure is available at the Chamber Office, Zero Main St. 2nd fl. Answers must be returned by the deadline. To enter after Chamber hours, put your booklet in the lock box at Zero Main. $10/ team of up to 6. 508-228-3643. A Daffodil Festival Event.

9 AM to 11 AM - Free Growing Workshop A hands-on pruning demonstration will be offered at 2 island locations.

For details, contact Sustainable Nantucket at market@sustainablenantucket.org 10 AM to 2 PM - Hospital Thrift Shop Open for Donations The Hospital Thrift Shop is open to accept donations. 17 India St. 11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

1 to 5 PM - Spring Vacation Days This free program features different crafts and activities Monday through Friday during school vacation week in the Discovery Room at the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Games, crafts, activities, music, and more.

Explore the history of the NHA’s many historic sites while making a different diorama each day. Entrance to the program is through the Discovery Room on Broad Street.

1 to 4 PM - Daffodil Hat Decorating Workshop Peter Beaton Hat Studio is hosting a Daffodil Hat Workshop. Purchase one of our hats or bring your own. Flowers, ribbons, etc available for purchase ala carte. All ages. Weather permitting. Register at www.peterbeaton.com.

Down the discreet little boardwalk at 16.5 Federal St. between C.Wonder and Eye of the Needle. 508-228-8456 2 PM - Great Expectations: The History of Nantucket Join us as we walk though Nantucket’s past. Hear about the founding settlers, the impact of Quakerism, whaling as a global economy, the effect of 3 wars, and the tragedy of the whaling ship Essex. Meet at The Hub, corner of Main & Federal Sts. $20. Seniors & Teens $15. Kids $10. Under 6 free.

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2 to 8 PM - Trunk Show by Clay Twombly This Daffodil Weekend Trunk Show features handmade prayer beads and intentional jewelry by Clay Twombly: gemstone malas, sandalwood malas, bracelets, handmade charms, & mantra beads. 508-332-3407 3 to 6 PM - Daffodil Flower Show: Entries Only Bring your entries in the 40th Daffodil Show to the Greenhouse at Bartlett’s Farm today or tomorrow from 7 to 9 am. The show opens to the public on Saturday, April 26 at 2 pm. Sponsored by the Nantucket Garden Club, Member of the Garden Club of America and by the American Daffodil Society.

4 PM - Great Expectations: The History of Nantucket Join us as we walk though Nantucket’s past. Hear about the founding settlers, the impact of Quakerism, whaling as a global economy, the effect of 3 wars, and the tragedy of the whaling ship Essex. Meet at The Hub, corner of Main & Federal Sts. $20. Seniors & Teens $15. Kids $10. Under 6 free.

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White section within the show in the Artists Association Gallery at 19 Washington St. to 8 PM - Opening Reception Join the artists at Sosebee Studio & Gallery as they celebrate springtime and new work for the 2014 season. 8 Washington Street, 1 block from Main Street. 508-228-0014 PM - Cast & Crew Party Meet & greet with our actors, director Jay Craven and professional crew!

Talk to our Hollywood stars and gain behind the scenes access to this Nantucket film. Silent auction, open bar & light hors d’oevres. Tickets at Catamoun Box office 802-748-2600.

PM - April Farm-to-Table Dinner Four-course family style dinner at Bartlett’s Farm. $65 pp. BYOB. Tickets limited and can be purchased at http://www.bartlettsfarm.com/events/march PM - Children’s Ghost Hunt in Nantucket Town Join Robin and her raven, Edgar, as we embark upon our ghostly adventure. Put on your ghost hunter hats as we stop by the houses that have stories to tell. Learn what to look for and how to become a Ghost Hunter.

Bring whatever tools you may need for our adventure. The ghost hunt is educational, exciting and lots of fun. Meet at The Hub, corner of Main and Federal Sts. Adults $15. Children $10. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations required: call 508-257-4586. to 9 PM - Sustainable Nantucket Film Series: “Greenhorns” The news is in from urban, suburban and rural districts alike: America needs more young farmers and more young farmers want a piece of America. It will take millions to care for our ecosystems and serve our country healthy food in the years to come. The Greenhorns enable this critical meeting of minds, bodies, and land by helping young and aspiring farmers to navigate career paths, build skills, and connect with each other.

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8 to 10 PM - Dance till You Drop Dance away your winter blues and put on those dancing shoes! Rocky will be spinning those tunes...Guaranteed...he can get us all to shake, rattle, and roll! Don’t miss this one! Suggested donation of $5.00. All proceeds will go to “A Safe Place” The Chicken Box, 16 Dave Street.

8 to 10:30 PM - Bob Lehman Trio Performing live in the Brant Point Grill, 50 Easton St. 8 PM - The Raven’s Night Walk: Ghosts of Nantucket Past Hear about Nantucket’s incredible history & ghostly tales of its past. Visit houses that have stories to tell and see unexplained pictures from Nantucket’s most haunted house. Meet at The Hub, corner of Main & Federal Sts. Adults $20. Seniors & Teens $15; Kids $10, under 6 free. 508257-4586.

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, APRIL 26 DAFFODIL FESTIVAL WEEKEND From early April to mid-May, more than 3 million daffodils of every color, shape and size bloom on Nantucket. This blossoming and the arrival of spring, is the focal point of celebration during Daffodil Festival Weekend.

7 to 9:30 AM - Daffodil Flower Show: Entries Only Bring your entries in the 40th Daffodil Show to the Greenhouse at Bartlett’s Farm. The show opens to the public today at 2 pm. Sponsored by the Nantucket Garden Club, Member of the Garden Club of America and by the American Daffodil Society.

8 AM - Arbor Day Seedling Giveaway Nantucket DPW is giving away free tree seedlings, one to a person, in honor of Arbor Day, while supplies last, at the Nantucket Landfill, 188 Madaket Road.

8 to 9 AM - Clean Team Spend one hour helping to clean up Nantucket. Meet at the Milestone Rotary.

9 AM to 4 PM - Daffodil Festival Scavenger Hunt Hunt around Nantucket Town to answer questions in this Daffy Scavenger Hunt. Answer all 20 questions correctly and be entered into a drawing for prizes. Scavenger Hunt Clue Brochure available at the Chamber Office, Zero Main St. 2nd fl. Answers must be returned by the deadline. To enter after Chamber hours, put your booklet in the lock box at Zero Main. $10/ team of up to 6. 508-228-3643. A Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce event 9:30 AM - Daffodil Festival Antique Car Parade Staging for the antique car parade begins at 9:30 am, walk among these classic cars and enjoy the daffodil decorations. The parade begins at 12, when the cars with drive through downtown and then proceed out to Sconset for a tailgate picnic.

10 AM to 1:30 PM - The Clothesline Project The Clothesline Project is a visual display that bears witness to violence against women and children. A clothesline is hung with t-shirts decorated by survivors or loved ones of those who have been hurt by physical, emotional, or sexual violence. Sponsored by A Safe Place. Visit the Atheneum Garden, 1 India St., to see the display.

10 AM to 2 PM - Used Book Sale Come browse hundreds of gently used hardcover and paperbook books in a wide variety of genres. Atheneum Gallery, 1 India St. 10 AM to 2 PM - Hospital Thrift Shop Open for Donations The Hospital Thrift Shop is open to accept donations. 17 India St. 10 AM to 3 PM - Daffodil Festival Brunch Eggs Benedict, Steak & Eggs, Bourbon French Toast, and more, along with our famous Bloody Marys. The Restaurant at Miacomet Golf, 12 W. Miacomet Rd. 508-325-0333.

10 AM to 5 PM - Tent Sale at Sosebee Studio & Gallery Prints, limited edition canvas giclees, and select jewelry is 25% to 75% off during this special Tent Sale at Sosebee Studio & Fine Art Gallery, 8 Washington Street, 1 block from Main Street. Weather permitting. 508-2280014

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10 AM to 5 PM- Elementary School Art Show Students of Nantucket Elementary School, under the direction of art teacher Rob Head, present a “Nantucket Flower Garden” art project in honor of Daffodil Festival. Artwork by children will be on display inside the Nantucket Dreamland Theater, 17 South Water St. 10:15 AM - Daffodil Festival Children’s Parade For children of all ages & their families. Kids bring bikes, trikes, scooters, wagons, skateboards, baby carriages, or other self-propelled vehicles decorated for Daffodil Weekend. Children’s Beach, Harborview Way. 508-2281700. A Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce event 10:30 AM - Daffodil Festival Weekend Hat Parade For all ages. Parade around Children’s Beach, Harborview Way with your fun, beautiful, and outrageous Daffy hats. 508-228-1700. A Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce event 11 AM to 3 PM - Trunk Show by Clay Twombly This Daffodil Weekend Trunk Show features handmade prayer beads and intentional jewelry by Clay Twombly: gemstone malas, sandalwood malas, bracelets, handmade charms, & mantra beads. 508-332-3407 11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

12:30 PM - 7th Annual Daffy Dog Parade All friendly and leashed dogs are welcome to participate, daffy costumes & decorations strongly encouraged. Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place, must be registered to win. Registration from 10am-12pm at the corner of Main & Federal Streets. Parade begins in front of Ralph Lauren. Suggested donation $5, proceeds benefit Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals. A Nantucket Daffodil Festival event 1 to 3 PM - Daffodil Festival Tailgate Picnic Set up your picnic along Main Street, Sconset and enjoy this celebration of spring. A Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce event 1 to 3 PM - Children’s Beach Family Picnic Family picnic with a free concert, free rides in an antique fire truck, and a rousing pirate storytelling hour with Robin of Raven’s Walk. Bring a blanket and a picnic lunch. A Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce event 2 to 5 PM - 40th Annual Daffodil Flower Show The Daffodil Show is sponsored by the Nantucket Garden Club, Member of the Garden Club of America and by the American Daffodil Society.

Members of the public are free to visit and to enter categories of the Show.

Theme: “Celebrating the 40th.” Held in the greenhouse at Bartletts Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Rd. On Saturday only there will be a free shuttle bus from The Greenhound on Washington Street starting at 1:45 pm. The last bus will return from the farm at 5:00 pm.

2 PM - Great Expectations: The History of Nantucket Join us as we walk though Nantucket’s past. Hear about the founding settlers, the impact of Quakerism, whaling as a global economy, the effect of 3 wars, and the tragedy of the whaling ship Essex. Meet at The Hub, corner of Main & Federal Sts. $20. Seniors & Teens $15. Kids $10. Under 6 free.

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5 PM - Children’s Ghost Hunt in Nantucket Town Join Robin and her raven, Edgar, as we embark upon our ghostly adventure. Learn what to look for and how to become a Ghost Hunter. The ghost hunt is educational, exciting & fun. Meet at The Hub, corner of Main & Federal Sts. Adults $15; kids $10. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations required: 508-257-4586.

7:30 PM - Deborah Henson-Conant Performs Live Henson-Conant is known for her on-stage humor and an ability to interact with an audience of thousands as though they were sitting together in her living room. A “triple-threat” composer, arranger and performer, HensonConant likes to lead unlikely members of the orchestra into unconventional solo forays – so if you see her with an orchestra don’t be surprised if she invites the orchestral harpist and the snare drummer to join her in a Celtic Jig and Reel, or plays a duet with the timpanist – or the Tuba! Shown in the Dreamland Main Theater, 17 S. Water St. Tickets are $35 with reserved seating at www.nantucketdreamland.org and at the box office 7:30 PM - The Raven’s Night Walk: Ghosts of Nantucket Past Hear about Nantucket’s incredible history & ghostly tales of its past. Visit houses that have stories to tell and see unexplained pictures from Nantucket’s most haunted house. Meet at The Hub, corner of Main & Federal Sts. Adults $20. Seniors & Teens $15; Kids $10, under 6 free. 508257-4586. continued on page 15

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8 to 10:30 PM - Bob Lehman Trio Performing live in the Brant Point Grill, 50 Easton St. 10 PM to 1 AM - Top 40 Video Dance Party With DJ Bri Guy at The Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27 DAFFODIL FESTIVAL WEEKEND From early April to mid-May, more than 3 million daffodils of every color, shape and size bloom on Nantucket. This blossoming and the arrival of spring, is the focal point of celebration during Daffodil Festival Weekend.

8 AM - Sunday Bird Walk About 2-1/2 hours of birding. All levels welcome. Dress for the weather & wear appropriate shoes. 508-228-0709. Meet at Nantucket High School parking lot, 10 Surfside Road.

9 AM - Nantucket Daffodil 5k The scenic course traverses the village of Sconset’s historic neighborhoods as well as ocean side roads. Hosted by the Nantucket Triathlon Club.

Registration fee $30 in advance; $35 after April 1, 2014. Race starts and ends at The Nantucket Hotel, Easton St. 9 AM to 4 PM - Daffodil Festival Scavenger Hunt Hunt around Nantucket Town to answer questions in this Daffy Scavenger Hunt. Answer all 20 questions correctly and be entered into a drawing for prizes. Scavenger Hunt Clue Answers must be returned by the deadline.

To enter after Chamber hours, put your booklet in the lock box at Zero Main. $10/ team of up to 6. 508-228-3643. A Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce event 10 AM - Lighthouse Walk: Tales of Pirates, Shipwrecks & Ghost Ships Join Pirate Robin on a walk to the Brant Point Lighthouse. During our walk, you will hear tales of infamous pirates who sailed past our shores, shipwrecks, and the mysterious ghost ships of New England. Meet outside The Nantucket Hotel, 77 Easton Street. Adults $15. Children $10. Kids under 6 free. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

10 AM to 3 PM - Daffodil Festival Brunch Eggs Benedict, Steak & Eggs, Bourbon French Toast, and more, along with our famous Bloody Marys. The Restaurant at Miacomet Golf, 12 W. Miacomet Rd. 508-325-0333.

10 AM to 4:30 PM - 40th Annual Daffodil Flower Show The Daffodil Show is sponsored by the Nantucket Garden Club, Member of the Garden Club of America and by the American Daffodil Society.

Members of the public are free to visit and to enter categories of the Show.

Theme: “Celebrating the 40th.” Held in the greenhouse at Bartletts Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Rd. 11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

1 PM - Opera “La Boheme” The Metropolitan Opera program La Boheme will be shown in the Dreamland Main Theater, 17 S. Water St. HD Live. Puccini’s moving story of young love is the most performed opera in Met history—and with good

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reason. Anita Hartig and Barbara Frittoli star as the frail Mimì in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, with Vittorio Grigolo in the role of her passionate lover, Rodolfo. Tickets at www.nantucketdreamland.org and at the box office.

2 PM - Great Expectations: The History of Nantucket Join us as we walk though Nantucket’s past. Hear about the founding settlers, the impact of Quakerism, whaling as a global economy, the effect of 3 wars, and the tragedy of the whaling ship Essex. Meet at The Hub, corner of Main & Federal Sts. $20. Seniors & Teens $15. Kids $10. Under 6 free.

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4 PM - Adult Open Stick Pick up hockey for adults. Full gear required. 508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

4 PM - Inside the Graveyards Walk: Footprints to the Past On our walk, we will step back in time and visit the final resting places of interesting people who left a footprint on Nantucket. Each gravestone has a story to tell. Our walk will visit 2 cemeteries. Meet at the Pacific Bank at the top of Main Street. Adults $20. Seniors and Teens $15. There is a short walk to the cemeteries. Please wear appropriate footwear.

7:30 PM - The Raven’s Night Walk: Ghosts of Nantucket Past Hear about Nantucket’s incredible history & ghostly tales of its past. Visit houses that have stories to tell and see unexplained pictures from Nantucket’s most haunted house. Meet at The Hub, corner of Main & Federal Sts. Adults $20. Seniors & Teens $15; Kids $10, under 6 free. 508257-4586.

MONDAY, APRIL 28 11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

4 to 5 PM - Exploring Art for Ages 2-5 Children + their caregivers explore various arts mediums and elementary art fundamentals in a relaxed setting. $8 per child per day. Registration required at www.nantucketarts.org 5:30 PM - All Mites Spring Hockey Clinic 7-week clinic, to register call 508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

6:30 to 8:30 PM - Atheneum Writer’s Group: The Moving Pen The Nantucket Atheneum hosts a monthly gathering of writers where we work together on timed writing exercises using prompts and other sources of inspiration. The writing periods will be followed by sharing some of the work with each other. The goal of the group is to loosen up and get the pen moving on paper. We 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. Come ready to write with paper & pen.

Atheneum, first floor, 1 India St. 6:30 PM - Poker Night At the Rose & Crown, 23 South Water St.

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9:30 to 10:30 AM - Exploring Art for Ages 2-5 Children + their caregivers explore various arts mediums and elementary art fundamentals in a relaxed setting. $8 per child per day. Registration required at www.nantucketarts.org 10:15 to 10:45 AM - Free Music Program with Mollie Music program with local cellist Mollie Glazer for children 2-7 years of age.

Fun and engaging songs, singing games and movement activities that teach musical skills. No reservation required; program is limited to first 10 children, each with one caregiver. Tickets at the Weezie Desk when the library opens. Atheneum Gallery, 1 India St. 11 AM to 12 PM - Indoor Walking Walking class with Nancy Swain at the VFW. swaincottages@yahoo.com 11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

5 to 7 PM - TWN Audition Call Audition to be in the 2014 Theatre Workshop production of A.R. Gurney’s BLACK TIE. Bennett Hall, 62 Centre St. Production dates July 2-Aug. 2.

Head shots & resumes should be sent to productionmgr.twn@gmail.com AEA and non union casting for all roles 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. The fee is $10. Free for teens. Atheneum Gallery, 1 India St. 6:30 to 8:30 PM - “Caring for a Loved One with Depression...”

The free community forum: “Caring for a Loved One with Depression, Anxiety, or other Neurological Disorder” in the NHS LGI room, 10 Surfside Rd. NAMI Cape & Islands Chapter, Nantucket Family Liaison; CoSponsored by Autism Speaks, Family Support Services

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8 AM - Birding Field Trip Meet at the LLNF at 110 Eel Point Road, and then carpool to various island hotspots in search of whatever birds we target. Dress appropriate for the wind and weather. 508-325-0873. Free for members, $5 for non-members.

11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

12 PM - Rotary Club Meeting The weekly meeting of Nantucket’s Rotary Club, at Faregrounds Restaurant, 27 Fairgrounds Rd. 5 to 7 PM - TWN Audition Call Audition to be in the 2014 Theatre Workshop production of A.R. Gurney’s BLACK TIE. Bennett Hall, 62 Centre Street. Production dates July 2 to August 2. All head shots and resume’s should be sent to productionmgr.twn@gmail.com. AEA and non union casting for all roles 6 PM - Free Film and Q&A with the Filmmakers Kit Noble & Jennifer Shalley present a film about Patagonia. This winter the pair travelled in this rugged & largely uninhabited part of South America; where the Andes Mountains begin and glaciers still exist.

Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.

THURSDAY, MAY 1 10:30 to 11 AM - Toddler Time A 20-25 minute free story time for toddlers ages 18-36 months. No reservation required, but program is limited to first 15 toddlers + caregivers.

Tickets available 10am at the Children’s Desk. Atheneum, 1 India St. 11 AM to 11:30 AM - Preschool Story Time Stories, songs for ages 3 years+. No reservation required; program is limited to first 20 attendees. Tickets at the Weezie desk when the library opens.

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11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

12 to 1 PM - Food for Thought Lecture Series Featuring “Restoring the Old Gaol” with Mark Avery. Bring your brown bag lunch and join us for an informative and entertaining lecture. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. 4 PM - Popsicles Skating Class for Age 4-Kindergarten Introduction to skating class. Recommended for those with little experience. 8 week session. Pre-register at Nantucket Ice. 228-2516.

4 PM - Skating Skills on Hockey Skates Ideal for young skaters wishing to work on skating in hockey skates skills, recreational skaters, or beginning youth hockey players. 8 week session.

Pre-register at Nantucket Ice. 228-2516.

5 PM - Adult Skating Skills & Ice-R-Cise Class Instruction and practice. Beginners through advanced. Register at the rink.

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5:30 PM - Preservation Month Kickoff The Nantucket Preservation Trust celebrates the official month of preservation by announcing the recipients of the 2014 Preservation Awards.

Various educational programs, demonstrations and unique events held throughout the month. Dreamland Studio Theatre, So. Water St. 6 to 7 PM - Free drop-in English Classes Beginner & Intermediate/Advanced . Open to all, no pre-registration required. 508-228-1110, ext. 113. Atheneum, 1 India St. 6 PM - Adult Hockey Skills Clinic Learn and improve hockey technique and skating abilities. Register at the rink. 508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

7:30 to 9:30 PM - Earth Got the Blues Chicago-style jazz band live at the Rose & Crown, 23 South Water St. 10 PM to 1 AM - Karaoke Every Thursday night at the Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St.

FRIDAY, MAY 2 9 AM - Adult Open Stick Pick up hockey for adults. Full gear required. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Ln. 11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

12 to 2:30 PM - Public Skating $5 youth, $8 adult, $5 skate rentals. Call for additional skating sessions: 508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, Backus Lane. continued on page 25

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Nantucket doing a variety of research projects for science fairs, class projects, and for citizen science efforts here at the Field Station. During the past two years, I have been working with Nantucket High School students Mia Silverio and Sophie Davies on their research project on the concentration of carbaryl in Nantucket honey bees. They decided to investigate the amount of carbaryl (instead of neonicotinoids which are more well known bee toxin) in our island honey bees and honey and combs because it was the most frequently listed material in various herbicides and weed and feed products at Marine Home Center. From their abstract: “In this experiment, dead honey bees, honeycomb, and honey were tested for the pesticide carbaryl through the process of HPLC with UV detection (EPA method 8321B). Carbaryl is an insecticide sold at Marine Home Center on Nantucket that is mainly used to control moths, beetles, cockroaches, ants, ticks, and mosquitoes. Carbaryl is toxic to honey bees when in a concentration of 1540 nanograms, and toxic to humans when in a concentration of 0.0028 ug/ng. Concentrations of 1540 nanograms were not found, meaning that bees on Nantucket are not at risk for carbaryl poisoning. The highest concentration found was 13.51 nanograms in sample 13, a sample of honey from Kelley Road, followed by 12.31 nanograms in sample 18, a sample of honey from 52 Millbrook Road.

Six of the samples contained carbaryl levels that were below detection.”

They ground up bees and honey and honeycomb collected from various beekeepers around the island, then these materials were dissolved into solvents in a process called extraction that could then be refined and passed through a machine called a High Performance Liquid Chromatograph with a Ultra Violet detector that can sense the amount of various pesticides and contaminants in samples based on the molecular weight of the material.

This type of information is important for two reasons; you want to know where to place your hives and what is in your honey.

In a nutshell, they found very low levels of pesticides in the honey bees and honeycomb here on Nantucket, likely some of the lowest levels in the continued on page 20

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country! But in some samples, enough carbaryl was found to show that bees are harvesting plants that have been treated with pesticides or are close enough to treatment areas to pick up pesticide residues they found the highest levels in honey and less in the bees or honeycombs. Summer and spring honey had higher levels of pesticides than fall honey. These levels were nowhere near the amount that could harm bees, but there is a chance that even low levels could compromise the bee’s ability to fight off mites or viruses and other harmful agents. Last year’s research had slightly higher levels of carbaryl in the same general locations with another “hotspot” near Wauwinet. These pesticides are not only found in some chemicals used on farms that don’t use organic practices but also in many consumer products.

Next time you go to the store, look at what you are buying to treat your roses or hydrangea—you may be surprised to see the alphabet soup of chemicals used for mite and aphid control.

Mia and Sophie’s research project took first place at our Nantucket High School science fair and they’ll be going on to the State Fair! Go cheer them on by attending the public exhibition this Saturday, May 3 from 12:30 to 3 pm at the Johnson Athletics Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge Massachusetts. I’ll post their abstract and graphs and pictures of their work when they get back and we are hoping to combine their work into one more year of collection to produce a peer reviewed science paper. This is an accomplishment that often doesn’t occur until a student is in graduate school.

Nantucket is home to several dozen beekeepers who have rekindled a beekeepers group to exchange ideas about hive maintenance, bee health and bee-havior (* sorry, I am allowed one pun per article). This group, called bACKyard Beekeepers, meets the first Sunday of each month during the off season at the Nantucket Field Station. Contact me at sarah.oktay@umb.edu and I’ll connect you with them.

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year-round residents of Nantucket. They hibernate through the cold months; so even if you spend winter elsewhere, your fuzzy friends will remain safe, sound, and ready to greet you the following spring.

Unfortunately, many of us (including this author) have been traumatized by media portrayal of “killer bees.” According to local bee experts, such depictions land miles from reality.

Nantucket beekeeper Sunny Daily says, “Bees are not aggressive; they’re docile by nature.

They keep to themselves because they’re so busy.”

David Berry, owner of Nantucket Nantucket beekeeper Joe Manning takes a look at some Honeybee, offers honeybee colonies in Surfside.

PHOTO BY JERRY T. DAUB some insight: “Yes, bees can sting. But if somebody broke into your house, you’d get upset. continued on page 22

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Nantucket’s rugged, unrestrained landscape lends itself to bountiful flora, making the island an ideal home for honeybees. And the purity of island honey is incomparable. Daily attests to this: “Nantucket is unique in that we don’t have factory farms putting out massive amounts of harmful chemicals. We don’t have to worry about genetically modified crops tainting our honeybees’ pollen sources.”

Since honey is produced from the nectar of flowers, its taste and color changes with the seasons. Nantucket’s spring blossoms (such as our guest of honor this week, the venerable daffodil) produce a light, flowery honey; whereas fall brings a dark, rich honey made from the likes of ragweed and goldenrod. As Nantucket beekeeper Joe Manning puts it: “Spring honey is like a lager; it’s light amber. Come autumn, you’re getting a dark stout; the Guinness of honey.”

Manning, a roofer by day, cites a simple incentive for beekeeping: he likes honey. It's a good thing, too, since he estimates that a decent hive produces 100 pounds per year. Also, Manning swears by the allergy-assuaging faculties of local honey. Severe allergy sufferers practically sneeze upon hearing the word “ragweed.” Theoretically, ingesting tiny bits of your body’s least favorite pollen can build your immunity against that allergen. Manning says just a spoonful per day can

food doesn’t just come from the grocery store. We all know that, but actually doing something to demonstrate that fact is really powerful.” She situated her beehive alongside her garden, safely behind a fence where it will not be unintentionally encountered by playing children. Carl Keller and Tori McCandless, owners of Boatyard Farm, a new local honey producer, also love having honeybees on their property. “They’re very calming, actually,” says Keller. McCandless adds, “Knowing that you’re contributing to Nantucket’s ecosystem and the reestablishment of the natural order. That’s a good feeling.”

Daily leads bACKyard Beekeepers, a group that gathers at the UMass Field Station on the first Sunday of every month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 pm.

Each meeting, which usually includes about 15 people, covers a loosely organized beekeeping topic. Daily says, “We are fortunate that we get at least two or three highly experienced beekeepers at every meeting. It’s a real community. Once you meet somebody who knows how to keep bees, it’s not that hard. The only thing that holds people back from beekeeping is their fear.” The group is open to anyone with any level of interest in bees.

For details, Daily welcomes you to contact her at 508-333-7105.

Imagine bringing your own honey to next year’s Daffodil picnic. Picture a jar with your family’s name on it. “This is from our bees,” you’ll say with a proud grin. “Want to try some?”

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3 PM - Basic Skills Skating Class Levels 1-5. Recommended for first graders and up. Learn and refine skills with focus on gliding, turning, and edges. Show rehearsal. Please pre-register at Nantucket Ice. 508-228-2516.

5 PM - Basic Skills Skating Class Levels 6, 7, & 8 and FREE SKATE Levels 1-6. Skating Skills that go “Beyond the Basics.” Refine skills and advance to beginning jumps and spins. Preregister at Nantucket Ice. 508-228-2516.1 Backus Lane.

7 PM - A Night (or Two) of Sonnets & Poems Join Theatre Workshop of Nantucket and The Nantucket Historical Assoc. for an evening of sonnets and poetry in a beautiful historic home, featuring the musings of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Tennessee Williams, W.H. Auden, Emily Dickenson, William Shakespeare. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets $20 at www.nha.org or 508-228-1894. Greater Light, 8 Howard St. 8 to 10:30 PM - Bob Lehman Trio Performing live in the Brant Point Grill, 50 Easton St. 9 to 10:30 PM - 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. $10.

7:30 to 9:30 PM - Earth Got the Blues Chicago-style jazz band plays live at the Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.

10 PM to 1 AM - Karaoke Every Thursday night at the Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water St.

SATURDAY, MAY 3 8 to 11 AM - Annual Free Health Fair Offering an array of healthcare services, including screenings, informational sessions, demonstrations & educational materials. Nantucket Cottage Hospital staff, island wellness leaders and experts from Massachusetts General Hospital and Partners HealthCare will meet with attendees in the main lobby & visiting areas at Nantucket Cottage Hospital, 57 Prospect St. 10 AM - “Proven Winners for Your Garden” Andy Huntington of Pleasant View Gardens will present new varieties of Proven Winners for your garden in The Hayloft at Bartlett’s Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road.

11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

4 PM - Adult Open Stick Pick up hockey for adults. Full gear required. 508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

7 PM - A Night (or Two) of Sonnets & Poems Join Theatre Workshop of Nantucket and The Nantucket Historical Association for an intimate evening of sonnets and poetry in one of Nantucket’s most beautiful historic homes, featuring the musings of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Tennessee Williams, W.H. Auden, Emily Dickenson, William Shakespeare. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets $20 at www.nha.org or 508-228-1894. Greater Light, 8 Howard St. 8 to 10:30 PM - Bob Lehman Trio Performing live in the Brant Point Grill, 50 Easton St. 9 to 10:30 PM - 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. $10.

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

SUNDAY, MAY 4 10 AM to 3 PM - Charity Brunch Proceeds from this brunch at the White Elephant’s Brant Point Grill benefit the Nantucket Community Music Center’s Children’s Scholarship Program & Egan Maritime’s “Sea of Opportunities.” Reservations: 508-325-1320.

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10:45 AM - “Ted Talks” A special service with Minister Emeritus Ted Anderson in the Unitarian Universalist Church, 11 Orange Street.

11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

4 PM - “The Best of Doo Wop” The Nantucket Arts Council presents North Shore Acappella, the outstanding vocal ensemble will present popular hits from the 1940s to the present.

Tickets $20 at Bookworks, Mitchell’s Book Corner, and Dan’s Pharmacy.

Show in The Dreamland, 17 S. Water St.

MONDAY, MAY 5 11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

4 to 5 PM - Exploring Art for Ages 2-5 Children + their caregivers explore various arts mediums and elementary art fundamentals in a relaxed setting. $8 per child per day. Registration required at www.nantucketarts.org 5:30 PM - All Mites Spring Hockey Clinic To register, call 508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

TUESDAY, MAY 6 9 AM - Adult Open Stick Pick up hockey for adults. Full gear required. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Ln. 9:30 to 10:30 AM - Exploring Art for Ages 2-5 Children + their caregivers explore various arts mediums and elementary art fundamentals in a relaxed setting. $8 per child per day. Registration required at www.nantucketarts.org 11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

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

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 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 whatever birds we target. Dress appropriate for the wind and weather. 508-325-0873. Free for members, $5 for non-members.

10 AM to 2 PM - 2nd Annual Garden Sale . Paul’s Episcopal Church, 20 Fair Street.

11 AM to 2:50 PM - Public Skating $5 youth, $8 adult, $5 skate rentals. Call for additional skating sessions: 508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, Backus Lane.

11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

12 PM - Rotary Club Meeting At Faregrounds Restaurant, 27 Fairgrounds Rd. 7 to 8:30 PM - Lecture: Denise Leblica, 17th Century Textiles Denise Leblica is Plimoth Plantation’s Historical Clothing and Textiles Manager. Free admission, Great Hall Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street.

THURSDAY, MAY 8 10:30 to 11 AM - Toddler Time Free story time for 18-36 months. Program is limited to first 15 toddlers + caregivers. Tickets at 10am at the Children’s Desk. Atheneum, 1 India St. 11 to 11:30 AM - Free Preschool Story Time for Ages 3+ Program is limited to first 20 attendees. Tickets available at the Weezie desk when the library opens. Atheneum Gallery, 1 India St. 11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

4 PM - Popsicles Skating Class Introduction to skating class. For ages 4 thru kindergarten or those with little experience. Pre-register at Nantucket Ice. 228-2516.

4 PM - Skating Skills on Hockey Skates for Young Skaters Work on skating in hockey skates skills, recreational skaters, or beginning youth hockey players. Pre-register at Nantucket Ice. 228-2516. continued on page 26

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5 PM - Adult Skating Skills & Ice-R-Cise Class Instruction and practice. Beginners through advanced. Register at the rink.

508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

6 PM - Adult Hockey Skills Clinic Learn and improve hockey technique and skating abilities. Register at the rink. 508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

FRIDAY, MAY 9 9 AM - Adult Open Stick Pick up hockey for adults. Full gear required. 508-228-2516. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

11 AM to 4 PM - Whaling Museum Open View the exhibits, watch the film Nantucket at 11:15am & 3 pm, see whale hunt exhibitions. $20. 13 Broad Street.

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

3 PM - Basic Skating Skills Class: Levels 1-5 New Session for first graders and up. Learn and refine skills with focus on gliding, turning, and edges. Pre-registration required: 508-228-2516.

Nantucket Ice, Backus Lane.

5 PM - Basic Skating Skills Class: Levels 6-8 New Session. Skating Skills that go “Beyond the Basics.” Refine skills and advance to beginning jumps and spins. Pre-registration required: 508-2282516. Nantucket Ice, Backus Lane.

6 to 7:20 PM - Disco Skate Party Public Skating with disco lights. $5 youth, $8 adult, $5 skate rentals. 508228-2516. Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane.

6 to 9 PM - Mother’s Day Weekend Fund Raiser Auctions! 50/50 Raffles, Door Prizes & More... Stop in & have a bite, say hi and help support The Marla Ceely Lamb Cancer Travel Fund! $10.00 Suggested Door Donation. Faregrounds Restaurant, Fairground Road.

8 to 10:30 PM - Bob Lehman Trio Performing live in the Brant Point Grill, 50 Easton St.

COMING SOON: SATURDAY, MAY 10 11 AM to 2 PM - Volunteer Fair Nantucket Nonprofits will meet with the community to talk about their current and upcoming volunteer opportunities, including special event, long & short term opportunities. American Legion, 21 Washington Street.

4 to 7:30 PM - “Cherry Cottage” Film Screening In celebration of Preservation Month Nantucket Preservation Trust will hold a special screening of the documentary: “Cherry Cottage” in The Starlight Theatre, N. Water St. Director, Dave Simonds, along with house owner and co-writer/producer Hans Morris, will be in attendance for a Q&A session following the screening. Tickets are $25

Antique Cars April Awakening Baskets Bicycles Cheerful Contests

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Nantucket Dining Guide Bakeries Interested in enjoying an authentic bit of Nantucket? You still can in the NANTUCKET BAKE SHOP. Here you’ll find genuine Portuguese bread & rolls. Be tempted by our world-famous almond macaroons and Magees. For breakfast, try our fresh donuts, native cranberry & blueberry muffins, scones, flaky croissants, danish, & bagels accompanied by a steaming cup of Green Mountain coffee. We bake decorated cakes, fresh fruit tortes, cheesecake, chocolate velvets, and pastries. Everyday favorites include cookies, fruit squares, turnovers, fudge squares, pies, cupcakes, & more! How about an all white meat chicken pie or fresh spinach quiche for a quick supper? Take our Portuguese bread home so your friends can enjoy a bit of old Nantucket. For mail order, visit our website. www.nantucketbakeshop.com

Wicked Island Bakery 508-901-5797 Mon.-Sat. 5:30am to 3pm; Sun. 7am-1pm 147 Orange Street Box lunches, fresh baguettes, dips, & pastries for Daffy picnics!

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 make your Daffy Picnic: boxed lunches, fresh baguettes, dips, and pastries. wickedislandbakery.com

Clubs & Entertainment Rose & Crown

508-228-2595 23 South Water Street LDosJ*

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!

L & D: $4-$18 www.theroseandcrown.com

The Bean Open daily Hot and Iced Coffees and Teas, Smoothies, Snacks

29 Centre Street

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. www.nantucketcoffee.com

Light Food & Take-Out Annye’s Whole Foods Open daily Prepared meals to take home, wine, organic foods

Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm

Breakfast, Sun 8am-1pm; Lunch, Wed-Sat 11:30am-2pm; Dinner, Wed-Sun 5:30-9pm 29 Centre Street Outdoor patio dining in season BLDd J 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

Easy Street Cantina

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

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One Nibble & You’re Hooked!

Full Breakfast served all day

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. Spring hours: Mon.-Thurs. from 7 am to 9 pm; Fri. & Sat. from 7 am to 10 pm; Sun. from 8am to 9 pm www.EasyStreetCantina.com

Siam to Go

508-228-SIAM (7426)

Monday-Friday 11am-8:30pm Saturday 4pm-8:30pm, closed Sunday, in Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane 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

508-325-6265

Mon-Sat. 11:30 am to 9 pm; Sun. noon to 9 pm 7 Dave St, Bayberry Ct at Nantucket Commons Pizza, pastas, soups and salads, subs, wraps & more.

LDd * 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.

Markets

508-228-4554 14 Amelia Drive

Annye’s Whole Foods

AtANNYE’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

Open every day 8 am-6 pm Fresh baked goods, foods-to-go, fresh produce

508-228-8470

Sophie T’s Pizza

Coffee Shops

508-228-9403 33 Bartlett Farm Road BLDJ

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

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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. www.bartlettsfarm.com

Centre Street Bistro

Nantucket Bake Shop 508-228-2797 All the products you love at a new location 17-1/2 Old South Road BLJ Fresh pastries, baked goods, breads, NEW hot lunches

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

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Open daily Complete organic market & prepared meals

508-228-4554 14 Amelia Drive

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 naturallyfarmed wines from Italy, France, and California. Try ANNYE’S fabulous prepared meals made from scratch — easy, healthy, and delicious! Purchase tasty, convenient

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Nantucket Dining Guide 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. www.annyes.com

Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm Open every day 8 am-6 pm Groceries, fresh produce, food-to-go

508-228-9403 Bartlett Farm Road

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. www.bartlettsfarm.com

508-228-7111 Dinner and tapas at the bar 5:30 - 10 pm 80 Centre Street Casual fine dining: Zagat’s #1 food rating; reservations suggested Ds*

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

508-325-0308 10 India Street DJ~

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

Brant Point Grill Breakfast, Sunday Brunch, Lunch, Dinner Harborside at the White Elephant

Downyflake Breakfast daily 6 am to 2 pm (Sun. till noon) Lunch Mon-Sat, 11 am to 2 pm

508-325-1320 50 Easton Street BLDos*

Enjoy breakfast and Sunday brunch overlooking Nantucket Harbor, relax over lunch or cocktails, and savor dinners with award-winning wines and spectacular views all at White Elephant’s BRANT POINT GRILL. They serve the island’s finest steaks, freshest seafood, and creative Chef’s Specialties. Live music in their lounge Friday & Saturdays nights from 8-10:30. Once you’ve dined overlooking the harbor, you’ll know why this is the place to come time and time again when on island. The dress is casual whatever time of day or night you stop by. www.brantpointgrill.com

508-228-8470

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

BLDd J 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

Crosswinds Restaurant & Bar

508-228-6005 Open daily 5:30 am-9 pm 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

18 Sparks Avenue BLJ

508-228-5550 20 Broad Street LDsJ

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 showcase’s 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!

BLDJ 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, kid’s foods, fresh pastries, fresh ground coffee, and cookies. Enjoy in our spacious dining room or on our outside patio beside the water. Home of the Nantucket Cookie Company. Fun, Fast, Family Food.

Spring hours: Mon.-Thurs. from 7 am to 9 pm; Fri. & Sat. from 7 am to 10 pm; Sun. from 8am to 9 pm

Fifty-Six Union Dinner Tues-Sat from 5:30pm; Bar opens at 5 pm Global Cuisine, Glorious Libations, Glamorous Staff

508-228-6135 56 Union Street Ds*

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

foood for here & there Centre Street Bistro

508-228-4533

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 noon on Sundays), and lunch is offered from 11 am to 2 pm. Take-out is available. www.thedownyflake.com

Bar opens at 5 pm; Dinner 6-10 pm Where chic meets casual comfort.

American Seasons

Breakfast Daily 7 am-1 pm; Dinner Mon.-Sat. 6-10pm Foreign & Domestic Cooking

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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Black-Eyed Susan’s

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508-228-4291

Open daily at 10:30 am for lunch, dinner, & snacks 149 Lower Orange Street Pizza, Sandwiches, Salads, Burgers, Etc. LDd J foood for here and there is the place to go for great food at reasonable prices. Rated the Best Pizza on Nantucket, fooods serves small, medium, large, and deep dish pizzas at the lowest price on the island. At FOOOD FOR HERE & 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

The Restaurant at Miacomet Open daily - Join us for Daffodil Weekend Brunch Brunch, Lunch, Lite Bite, and Dinner

508-325-0335 12 W. Miacomet Road

THE RESTAURANT at MIACOMET is the place to go for great food in a relaxing ambiance! Located in the Miacomet Golf Club on beautiful Nantucket Land Bank prop-

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Nantucket Dining Guide erty, the restaurant serves brunch, lunch, lite bites, and dinner. Join them on Daffodil Festival Weekend for Brunch on Saturday and Sunday. From 10:30 am to 3 pm, you can enjoy Eggs Benedict, their Our Famous Bloody Marys, and a view of the lush golf course. Lunch is served Wednesday-Sunday from 11:30am to 3pm; lite bites on Wednesday-Saturday from 3-5:30 pm; and dinner is served Wednesday-Saturday from 5:30-8:30 pm. www.miacometgolf.com

Rose & Crown 508-228-2595 Lunch & Dinner from 11:30 am-10 pm, open til 1 am Lunch, Dinner, Cocktails 23 South Water Street LDos 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

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Seafood Glidden’s Island Seafood

508-228-0912 Open Daily, call ahead for faster service 115 Pleasant Street Lobsters alive or steamed, lobster rolls, fresh fish, & more!

GLIDDEN’S SEAFOOD is the island’s oldest seafood company, located at 115 Pleasant Street (behind Stop & Shop). We specialize in offering the island’s finest fish selection.

We have holding tanks with live lobsters, and we’ll gladly cook them for you. When you order your lobster, add some cooked and chilled shrimp to start your picnic. We also have a fine selection of Cape Cod steamer clams, P.E.I. mussels, Nantucket oysters, and our “finest kind” Nantucket Bay Scallops. Our gourmet prepared products include lobster cakes, lobster salad rolls, smoked blue pate, store-made quahog chowder, & chunky stuffed quahogs. www.gliddensislandseafood.com

Sayle’s Seafood

508-228-4599 Open daily year-round 99 Washington Street Ext. Fresh Nantucket seafood & takeout seafood platters J~ SAYLE’S SEAFOOD, just a 5-minute walk from town on Washington Street extension, carries the widest variety of fresh fish and shellfish available. We have bluefish, flounder, swordfish, Nantucket bay scallops, steamers, shrimp, crab, mussels, and much more—all the basics for a great picnic or clambake. SAYLE’S will also prepare a seafood feast to go—perfect for the boat, beach, or relaxing dinner at home. If you’re visiting for the day, we’ll cook a lobster to order for you to eat at the beach or on the boat ride home.

We also cater to boat basin visitors.

Siam to Go 508-228-SIAM (7426) Monday-Friday 11am-8:30pm Saturday 4pm-8:30pm, closed Sunday in Nantucket Ice, 1 Backus Lane Thai Cuisine made with fresh ingredients at reasonable prices

Souza’s Seafood

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

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.

Sophie T’s Pizza Mon-Sat. 11:30 am to 9 pm; Sun. noon to 9 pm 7 Dave St, Bayberry Ct at Nantucket Commons Pizza, pastas, soups and salads, subs, wraps & more.

508-325-6265

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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. http://www.sophietspizza.com/

508-228-9140 Open 9am-7pm with a full selection of seafood 23 Trotter’s Lane Stop by and enter our weekly Meg-a-Fish Free Seafood Drawing J~

Wine & Spirits Brix Wine Shop

508-228-9123 Open Daily One Windy Way Wine, Beer, & Spirits; Cheese & Charcuterie; Beverage Catering BRIX WINE SHOP is a different kind of wine shop—a space where you wanted to hang out, one that provides you with incomparable customer service, and offers you a handpicked 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

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Featured Restaurant: American Seasons

A Culinary Tribute to Spring After a winter that seemed colder and longer and darker than any we had experienced in a decade, Nantucket’s celebration of spring this week promises to be particularly joyful. One of our favorite traditions for welcoming the change of season is a visit to American Seasons.

There’s a comforting, homey feel to this neighborhood eatery that envelopes us from the moment we step under the arbor onto their sheltered, candlelit patio. It’s just a little too chilly yet for a seat here, though during the summer months these are prized tables. As we walk through the bar to the main dining room, there are cheery smiles and Seared Day Boat Scallop warm greetings all around. Staff at American Seasons has changed little over the years: they’re professional yet welcoming. Dining here is like spending time with friends.

Chef/owner Michael LaScola cooked at American Seasons for 12 years before he and his wife and general manager Orla Murphy-LaScola purchased the restaurant in 2004. During the past decade the LaScolas have refined the concept and made it their own. Orla is an impressive sommelier: her wine list is culled from some of the best American-produced wines across the country, including many hard-to-find bottles, and her selection of spirits is impressive, particularly in the realm of whiskey, with more than two dozen single malts, bourbons, single barrel, and rye.

Many of American Seasons’ patrons (and there are many of those) have a favorite spot in the dining room...one of the the tall-backed booths, the “backgammon table,” or the back corner with a full view of the room. When we’re not dining at the bar (the perfect spot for a casual meal of bar plates and a cocktail or two),we love the front table by the window. No matter where you’re seated you’ll have a good view of the unique mix of art, antiques, and quirky touches that comprise this restaurant’s decor of country elegance.

Be very careful when dining at American Seasons: there are half a dozen ways to spoil your appetite here. A big cone full of crunchy Pig Ear Fries with chili, lime, and cilantro, Cracklin’s that were still crackling when brought to table, and the savory Fried Sourdough with creme fraiche, dill, and trout roe are just three of them. Then there are the slices of freshly baked baguette (sourdough, pretzel, or something else entirely) and focaccia (often herb or onion or parmesan) that is your first taste of the talents of pastry chef Cristina Vallardi.

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We know to practice restraint (even if we don’t always succeed) because Chef Michael LaScola’s cuisine is designed so that everything on the plate adds to and enhances everything else. Here you want to be an enthusiastic member of the “clean plate club.” Another thing we love about Chef LaScola is his adventurous spirit: every time we dine here, there is an ingredient or a preparation or a combination that we have never tasted (and we are no strangers to dining out!). And we will happily devour Tête de Porc or Cotechino or Pea Porridge or Foie Gras Creme Brulee because we know that whatever it is, in this chef’s talented hands, it is going to be tasty. This is the only restaurant on Nantucket where a dear friend (a trained chef himself) once told our waitress to just “bring whatever.” Chef LaScola is that good.

The opening menu at American Seasons always seems to us to celebrate spring while remaining mindful that it’s not yet summer. Fresh early produce— asparagus, peas, ramps, greens— are in abundance with bright flavors and colors, but the rich comfort of smoked foods, confit, pork belly, and the like still make an appearance.

We started our meal last week with two pairings of land and sea, a classic combination with ingredients anything but classic. Kim-Chee Pancakes have just enough heat to accent the succulent and slightly smoky shrimp that are propped up by a thick slice of sweet-and-smoky barbecue pork belly. A drizzle of sesame dressing and a sprinkle of sesame seeds emphasize the Asian accents. Seared Day Boat Scallop appetizer is one we’ve had at American Seasons in a number of versions. This spring, Chef LaScola is nestling the large seared scallop next to a patty of housemade cotechino sausage. The crispness of the fried patty with the moist sea scallop is a delicious contrast, and a smear of spring pea puree, slices of radish and pickled kumquat, and a drizzle of browned butter add the mellow-tangy-sweet-hot sensations that are a hallmark of LaScola’s culinary combinations.

Too tempting to resist was the evening’s special Kim-Chee Pancakes appetizer. Spring on a plate, this included an asparagus terrine with citrus creme fraiche and spirals of fried spring onion, cured salmon belly, cubes of pink early beets, radish, grilled ramp, a few sprigs of thistle, and the surprise of a tempura egg yolk that spread sunshine over the plate. I wish we could eat every season like this.

While both are tributes to springtime, our favorites among the appetizers are

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two very different dishes. The Rye Cavatelli in spring pea broth with English peas, fresh wild mushrooms, plenty of green garlic, bits of s m o k e d almond, and crunchy crumbs of rye, warmed our bellies with more robust flaPineland Farms Grilled Beef Rib vor than we’ve ever before enjoyed in a pasta dish. This went round the table twice, with the last taster looking for a spoon to finish the final drops. The cold Rabbit & Foie Gras Terrine is a delightful combination of tender meat and creamy indulgence.

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.

The meats served at American Seasons are from a small farm collective, grass fed, naturally raised, and distinctively flavorful. The Pineland Farms Grilled Beef Rib is delectably marbled, tender, and served with deeply flavored accompaniments of smoked King Oyster mushrooms, sweet roasted leek, nutty fregola pasta, wilted greens, and tracings of bordelaise. Very satisfying!

This is the first time that we’ve seen chicken on one of Chef LaScola’s menu and the first time we’ve tasted this humble bird in a LaScola preparation. We’d happily order this again and again. The Buttermilk Brined Chicken is moist and tender, served over greens and hearty Faroe Island Salmon yellow-eyed peas with a dollop of pimento cheese that softens in the heat and adds creamy flavor.

Flaky little biscuits with hints of cheese are scattered overtop. Smoked chicken hocks and giblet gravy add another flavor spectrum.

We’d not seen Monkfish on a Nantucket menu in ages, and we’re happy that the chef is bringing this meaty fish back to the fore. Served bone-in, the fish is moist enough to have been braised, but with a crisped skin. It’s served on a porridge of spring peas with hand-shaped tortellini stuffed with a tasty pancetta filling. The final nod to spring are a carrot, an asparagus spring, and strips of

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lemon zest for a bright zing.

Table favorite this trip to American Seasons was the Faroe Island Salmon.

Moist and buttery smooth fish under wonderfully crisp skin, the salmon is served on a fondant of smoked potato that is the perfect compliment to the richness. Fuschia dots of red onion creme fraiche add flavor as brilliant as their color, and salmon roe adds a crown of salty pops.

We were happy to discover that Cristina Vallardi, Monkfish who took over as pastry chef, is still at American Seasons preparing creative desserts that are the perfect finale to Chef Michael LaScola’s cuisine. Her Chocolate “Funk” is pure, chocolate bliss: a log of chocolate ganache divided with cocoa tiles and pistachio bark and a scoop of chocolate sorbet that will send you into ecstasy. We also enjoyed the ice cream sandwich made from Speculoos Cookie and Coffee Ice Cream, a tasty mix of cinnamon, g i n g e r , cloves, and coffee. Best of all is Vallardi’s grownup version of B a n a n a Buttermilk Brined Chicken Split, with coconut, chocolate, and malt ice creams, brownie bits, and spiced bourbon poached bananas.

Celebrate spring deliciously at American Seasons.

American Seasons www.AmericanSeasons.com • 80 Centre Street • 508-228-7111 reservations recommended • casually elegant, comfortably relaxed Dinner Menu and Bar Menu served from 5:30 p.m. entree prices range from $27.50 to $36.00; Small Plates served at the bar Expansive Wine list and Full Bar Amex, Visa, MasterCard accepted • no children’s menu Indoor & Outdoor Patio Seating • open April - December

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Advertiser Directory

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Apparel & Accessories Blue Beetle

508-228-3227 12 Main Street

Open Daily Clothing, Accessories, Jewelry, & Gifts

Antiques 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

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 www.BlueBeetleNantucket.com us online.

Val Maitino Antiques

The Haulover

The Antiques Depot

508-228-1287 14 Easy Street

Open daily One of Nantucket’s oldest & finest antique shops

Mon–Sat 9am-1pm & 2-5pm, Sun by appt.

Antique furniture & lighting fixtures

508-228-2747 31 North Liberty Street

VAL MAITINO ANTIQUES, established in 1950, offers American and English furniture, marine items, lighting fixtures, hand-carved eagles, beds, weather vanes, and a variety of decorative accessories for the collector or the casual tourist who likes good antiques. The showroom is a short walk from the center of town, located at 31 North Liberty Street (opposite Franklin Street) in the old historic district, one block south of Nantucket’s oldest house. Their hours are Monday-Saturday 9 am to 1 pm; 2 to 5 pm.

Sundays and evenings are by appointment or by chance. There is plenty of room to park. Go and browse; it’s well worth a visit. www.valmaitinoantiques.com

508-228-9010 7 Salem Street

Open Daily Island Casual: the only dress code you’ll need!

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 right of passage on Nantucket — stop in and say “hello.”

Island Cashmere

508-228-7611 32 Centre Street

Open Daily Cashmere sweaters, accessories, shoes

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.

Nantucket Weddings • • • Your guide to the perfect island wedding • • •

Planning a wedding or honeymoon on Nantucket Island?

We have all the information you need to make your special day perfect:

Ceremony & Reception • Caterers • Photographers & Videographers Wedding Planners • Party Rentals • Flowers & Decor Musicians & Entertainers • Invitations & Programs • Wedding Cakes Jewelers • Officiants • Beauty Salons & Spas • Legal Requirements

Johnstons Cashmere Open Daily; 50%-80% off all Spring & Summer Styles Luxurious European cashmere, shoes, bags, & jewelry

508-228-5450 4 Federal Street

More than just cashmere! We start with the world’s finest cashmere, then select tops, belts, bags, boots, sandals, scarves, skin care, jewelry, jackets and gifts, so you don’t have to. “My first stop when I get to the island, and my source from home.” A deluxe cashmere collection of contemporary knitwear by Johnstons of Elgin, John Laing of Hawick, English Weather, Amina Rubinacci and more in concert with selected sportswear, bags and footwear. At Johnstons Cashmere at 4 Federal Street. www.johnstonscashmerenantucket.com

Milly and Grace Open daily 10 am to 5 pm 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 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 Mon.-Sat. 10 am to 5 pm; Sun. 10am to 4 pm Classic & Updated Clothing

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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 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

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508-228-1030 17 Main Street

Open daily year-round Box 538, Nantucket, MA 02554 Sportswear for all ages

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 year-round. Fax number: 508-228-6568. www.nobbyshop.com

Peach Trees Open Daily Get your Daffy attire at Peach Trees

19 Main Street

Get your Daffy attire at PEACH TREES, where the parade begins! Located at the at the bottom of Main Street in the heart of downtown Nantucket, PEACH TREES is a unique women’s boutique. We provide items with a fun flare, including but not limited to one of a kind jewelry, women’s clothing, and Nantucket Prints. Upstairs above PEACH TREES is Babies & Bellies, featuring the finest clothing & accessories for infants and toddlers and gifts for Mom.

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 Monday - Saturday 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 Open daily Check the Calendar for openings

508-228-0294 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

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

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

Sosebee Studio & Fine Art Gallery

508-228-0014

Open Monday-Saturday 10 to 5 for Spring Opening Reception on Friday, April 25, 6-8pm 8 Washington Street, just a block off Main St! Fine Art, Artisan Jewelry, Hand-Painted Christmas Ornaments SOSEBEE STUDIO & FINE ART GALLERY is located at 8 Washington Street, just one block from historic Main street. We feature the work of many award-winning local and regional artists, including the owners and their daughter. Our styles vary from contemporary to traditional but always focus on the beauty of Nantucket. We carry select lines of artisan jewelry, limited edition canvas giclee’s, prints, and beautiful Nantucket ornaments designed by Debbie Sosebee. Our second floor studio is a comfortable working environment where you can sit, watch and talk with an artist at work and have a cup of coffee or cold drink. There are artist’s receptions every Friday evening from 68 p.m. in July and August as well as demonstrations throughout the summer on Saturday mornings. Due to limited seating these require a sign up. We hope you will come and visit our gallery to experience the island from an artists’ perspective. Don’t miss our Daffodil Weekend opening reception on Friday, April 25 from 6 to 8 pm. www.sosebeestudio.com

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

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

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. info@nantucketbikeshop.com www.nantucketbikeshop.com

Young’s Bicycle Shop 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 Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce Open Mon.-Fri., 9 am to 5 pm Your Best Source for Nantucket Information

508-228-1700 Zero Main Street, 2nd FL

Celebrating 80 years and the 40th annual Nantucket Daffodil Festival. www.nantucketchamber.org

Yesterday’s Island CELEBRATING OUR 44th YEAR! Nantucket’s oldest & largest guide

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

Visit our online publication to see more articles, more photos, enter contests, and to share your impressions of Nantucket. For 43 years, YESTERDAY’S ISLAND has been the best source for planning your leisure time on Nantucket Island. From Daffodil Festival through Christmas Stroll, you can pick up our print editions, available everywhere, or you can visit us online at www.YesterdaysIsland.com. And even after you leave your favorite island, you can stay in touch with the happenings here - find us on Facebook, and sign up for our free Visitor eNewsletter at the top of www.nantucket.net yi@nantucket.net www.yesterdaysisland.com

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summer? Go to www.nantucketcommunityschool.org to register or find out further information. Contact: Blair Jannelle, Assistant Sports Camp Supervisor, jannelleb@nps.k12.ma.us — 508-228-7285 x 1576 or Casey Morrow, ACKventure Day Camp Supervisor, morrow@nps.k12.ma.us — 508-228-7285 x1361. www.NantucketCommunitySchool.org

Bookstores

Coaching/Consulting

Nantucket Bookworks 508-228-4000 Open daily year-round. CLIP THE COUPON IN THIS PAPER for a free 25 Broad Street gift with purchase!

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

Car Rentals Affordable Rentals

Nantucket Island Rent-a-Car

508-228-9989 Open Daily at Nantucket Memorial Airport Free renter pickup at all boats, hotels, and inns 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. www.nantucketislandrentacar.com

Nantucket Windmill Auto Rental

508-228-1227 Nantucket Memorial Airport

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

Commercial accounts available to qualified companies. 800-228-1227. wmill508@aol.com www.NantucketAutoRental.com

Young’s Bicycle Shop Open daily with CAR SPECIALS Bicycle, Car, & Jeep Rentals; Bicycle Sales & Service

508-228-1151 Steamboat Wharf

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! www.youngsbicycleshop.com

Children’s Camp ACKventure Sports & Day Camps A variety of camps for ages 3-1/2 to 18 Building Strong Kids & Great Memories

Do you want to take your career, business and/or personal life to the next level? Do you want your organization to do the same? The Egan Group, Inc. is committed to helping you reach your professional, business and personal goals by being more productive, influencial, and intentional. Our coaching, consulting, keynoting and seminar services are all about YOU, as an individual or as an organization, reaching your stretch goals — by mastering the art of interpersonal success. www.marshaegan.com

Confections Free samples available: just ask!

AFFORDABLE RENTALS can help make your visit on Nantucket more complete.

With their cars, 4x4s, vans, and mopeds, you will have access to all parts of the island: Great Point, Wauwinet, Coatue, Squam, ‘Sconset, Madaket, and more. Explore to your heart’s content in a vehicle from AFFORDABLE RENTALS, open daily at 6 South Beach Street. Call ahead for reservations. All major credit cards accepted. www.affrentals.com

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

508-332-1505 Life and success skills coaching, workplace productivity consulting, and www.marshaegan.com leadership development workshops

Aunt Leah’s Fudge 508-228-3501 6 South Beach Street

Open daily Cars, 4x4s, vans, convertibles, mopeds

The Egan Group, Inc.

508-228-7285 x 1576 Nantucket Community School

The Nantucket Community School offers a multitude of day & sports camps throughout the course of the summer. There are options for everyone spanning ages 3-1/2 to 18. Football, disc golf, lacrosse, basketball, baseball, field hockey, multi-sport, night clinics, dance, gymnastics, and much more! Which ACKventure awaits your child this

508-228-1017 The Courtyard on Straight Wharf

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

Sweet Inspirations Artisan Chocolates Open year-round 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 Center Street. Open year-round. www.nantucketchocolate.com

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

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

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

Cranberry Products 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

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Advertiser Directory 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

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

508-228-5814 26 Centre Street

Inspired by the Nantucket Cranberry Harvest, the NANTUCKET CHOCOLATIER ccreated 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. www.nantucketchocolate.com

Do you need some eyeglasses advice? Did you accidentally drive over your glasses in the supermarket parking lot? Sit on them? Lose them off your boat or swimming in the ocean? Let the “Eyeglass Lady” come to the rescue! Island native and owner Carolyn Gould always knew she loved working with people. After earning a degree in Retail Management, she found that the optometry field is her true passion. After spending a number of years in the optometry field, she took time off to be a stay-at-home mom and help run her husband’s electrical business. Now with both boys nearly grown, she has fulfilled her dream of entrepreneurship. In 2007, she received her certificate to become an Ophthalmic Medical Assistant from Associated Eye Surgeons in Plymouth, MA. Testing was through The American Academy Of Ophthalmology. Now, having worked on eyeglasses and sunglasses for over 25 years, she has started a much needed business on the island. So if you have some glasses to be repaired, give Carol a call and she will gladly take her mobile business to you! “See You On The Road.” glassesontheroad@comcast.net

Furniture & Home Accessories

Nantucket Boat Basin Authentic Shop

508-228-5470 Open daily - Celebrate Daffy Weekend 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 Spring and Daffy Weekend with limited edition apparel and accessories. www.nantucketboatbasinshop.com

Signs, Banners, & Posters Open Monday - Saturday

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 Open daily Unusual and Original Nantucket Theme Gifts

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.

Tom David

(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

Health Care Nantucket Cottage Hospital 24-hr emergency services, hospital care, lab, rehab MD ACKcess Line: 508-825-1000

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 spe-

508-825-8100 57 Prospect St

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. www.nantuckethospital.org

Jewelry Blue Beetle Open Daily Jewelry & Gifts

508-228-3227 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

Clay Twombly 508-228-1353 40 Straight Wharf

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

Arrowhead Nursery & Furniture

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

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ciality 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

Eyeglass Repair & Sales Glasses On The Road Call us at 508-367-3909 or 508-228-2920 Mobile Eyeglass Repair Service & Sales Mobile Eyeglass Repair Service to your home, business, guesthouse, Inn, hotel, boat

April 24 - May 7, 2014

508-332-3407

April 25 from 2-8pm & April 26 from 11am-3pm Daffodil Weekend Trunk Show at the Sosebee Studio & Fine Art Gallery, 8 Washington St. Celebrate spring on Nantucket at the Sosebee Studio & Fine Art Gallery! The Sosebees will be showing new work form their ensemble of world-class artists and Clay Twombly will be sharing a new collection of prayer beads and intentional jewelry. The

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Advertiser Directory inspiration for these new beads comes from deep spiritual traditions, hands-on therapeutic modalities, and an appreciation of natural beauty. Find a piece for meditation practice, to help handle difficult situations, or to celebrate life! From simple to ornate, traditional to eclectic, there is something for everyone. Gemstone malas, sandalwood malas, bracelets, handmade charms & mantra beads. www.ClayTwombly.com

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

508-228-1353 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

Jewel of the Isle Open year-round.

Full-service jeweler: custom Nantucket designs

508-228-2448 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.facebook.com/nantucketjewelry

Johnstons Cashmere Open Daily Jewelry, shoes, bags, & luxurious cashmere

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

Discover your Nantucket style!

508-228-6899 46 Main Street

508-221-0531 28A Easy Street

Susan Lister Locke is an Artist and Jewelry designer living on Nantucket Island. First noted for her custom hand engraved Signet rings crafted in high karat gold, she then went on to work directly with metal, incorporating designs with colorful and rare gemstones. Her Nantucket Sign Collection™ features a series of iconic Town signs with 34 favorite Nantucket areas, beaches and businesses that are fashioned as charms, cufflinks and belt buckles. The Nantucket Sign Collection™ also includes her hand engraved quarterboard bracelets in silver and gold as well as her Nantucket in Diamonds™ map of the Island. The Nantucket Sign Collection™ is available at her Gallery at 28A Easy Street and at Nantucket Looms at 51 Main Street. Contact Susan via email at susie@susanlisterlocke.com or by phone at 508.221.0531 or 508.228.2132. www.susanlisterlocke.com

Massage & Spa Services Life Massage & Spa walk-ins welcome or call for an appointment Gift Certificates Available

Movies & Theatre Dreamland Foundation

508-332-4822 Deborah Henson-Conant Live in Concert April 26 17 South Water Street More than just a movie theatre

The Nantucket Dreamland Foundation is dedicated to enriching the cultural and intellectual life of Nantucket by providing year-round films, educational programs, and a venue for activities that engage Nantucket in the evolving world of digital entertainment and education in one of America’s oldest theaters. Movie Line: 508-228-1784 www.NantucketDreamland.org

Museums & Sites Nantucket Historical Association Your portal to Nantucket history

508-228-1894 15 Broad Street

No trip to Nantucket is complete without a trip to the NANTUCKET WHALING MUSEUM . In this top-quality exhibition venue, visitors can see a 46-foot sperm whale skeleton, a restored 1847 candle factory, exquisite collections of scrimshaw, artwork, artifacts from centuries of Nantucket life, and a fully accessible rooftop observation deck with an unmatched panoramic view and cozy seating. Discover treasures from Nantucket’s cellars and attics in the newly redesigned, artifact-rich Hadwen & Barney Oil & Candle Factory. Don’t miss the new gateway film “Nantucket”, directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns. Showcasing the island’s natural beauty and its significant role in global history, this 51-minute film is a feast for the eyes, offering a transformative experience for islanders and visitors alike. All this and more can be found at the Nantucket Whaling Museum. See the Historic Sites page in this publication for a complete listing of NHA sites, exhibits, special programs and hours. www.nha.org

Nursery Arrowhead Nursery & Furniture

PAGEO offers some of the most unique collections of Fine Jewelry found anywhere.

Come see their exclusive Misani Collection. For Daffodil Weekend, our fabulous Nantucket Watch is on special! 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

Susan Lister Locke Jeweler

and pedicures, as well as for massages. Gift certificates available — perfect for birthdays and special events. www.acklifemassage.net

508-228-5450 4 Federal Street

More than just cashmere! We start with the world’s finest cashmere, then select tops, belts, bags, boots, sandals, scarves, skin care, jewelry, jackets and gifts, so you don’t have to. “My first stop when I get to the island, and my source from home.” A deluxe cashmere collection of contemporary knitwear by Johnstons of Elgin, John Laing of Hawick, English Weather, Amina Rubinacci and more in concert with selected sportswear, bags and footwear. www.johnstonscashmerenantucket.com

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508-221-5412 13C Amelia Drive

Claribel and her staff are here to make your vacation time more pleasant and relaxing.

They will bring comfort and tranquility to your home, boat, or hotel. Come see them at 13C Amelia Drive, offering full spa services. Now taking appointments for facials, bikini and Brazilian waxing, underarm and leg waxing, brow and lip waxing, manicures

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 Open daily A special downtown pet boutique

508-228-5477 Straight Wharf

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

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

508-228-3731 119 Pleasant Street

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.

Real Estate Sales & Rentals Mariner House Call Tracy to arrange a tour You can own 2 weeks in historic downtown Nantucket!

508-680-1082 30 Centre Street

On the beautiful island of Nantucket, in the heart of the quaint historic downtown

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Advertiser Directory quarter you can immerse yourself in a bit of whaling history. In 1846 Master Mariner and Whaling Captain William Jernegan built the Mariner House as a private residence.

It has since been renovated into six tastefully decorated apartments, with fireplaces and woodstoves, full kitchens, Wi-Fi and cable TV. One- and two-bedrooms units are available. Operating year round, Mariner House is within walking distance to the worn cobblestones of Main Street, to casual and gourmet dining, beautiful beaches, boats, boutiques, galleries, historic landmarks and museums. For reservations, please call 508680-1082. RCI affiliated. themarinerhouse@comcast.net www.themarinerhouse.com

Tours - Van Gail’s Tours, Inc.

Johnstons Cashmere

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

Tours - Walking

508-228-5450 4 Federal Street

More than just cashmere! We start with the world’s finest cashmere, then select tops, belts, bags, boots, sandals, scarves, skin care, jewelry, jackets and gifts, so you don’t have to. “My first stop when I get to the island, and my source from home.” A deluxe cashmere collection of contemporary knitwear by Johnstons of Elgin, John Laing of Hawick, English Weather, Amina Rubinacci and more in concert with selected sportswear, bags and footwear. www.johnstonscashmerenantucket.com

Murray’s Toggery Shop Mon.-Sat. 10 am to 5 pm; Sun. 10am to 4 pm 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 experience. MURRAY’S is multi-faceted. MURRAY’S is exciting. Go in and see their creatively designed displays of the newest in-season merchandise. MURRAY’S is fashion. Their buyers comb the markets for the tasteful assortment of clothes, shoes, and accessories they carry, all of which are tempered with a traditional, upbeat, and long lasting flair. See their full-page advertisement in this paper for the extensive lines of merchandise they carry. They also feature MURRAY’S Nantucket Reds™: the name of their exclusive pants, shorts, skirts and toddler overalls made from their 100% cotton that fades to pink and becomes softer with repeated washing. For well over 50 years these pants have been the mark of the “in-the-know” island lovers. MURRAY’S IS Nantucket. www.nantucketreds.com

ViVi G Shoes

508-228-0411 25 Centre Street

Shop for the season at Vivi G Shoes Chic Shoes, Haute Handbags, and Accessories

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

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

508-257-6557 Call for pickup

Departures at approx. 10 am, 1 pm, & 3 pm Personal scenic Island tours: voted “Best of Nantucket”

Shoes & Handbags Open Daily Shoes, bags, cashmere & jewelry

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508-325-5530 The Courtyard, Straight Wharf

Raven’s Walk

508-257-4586

See calendar of events for details.

Highlighted by The Boston Globe: “Best Walks in New England” Join your guide and her raven on one of her exciting adventures. Her Great Expectations History Walk, Inside the Graveyards Tour, and Raven’s Night Walk are great for adults and families. Along the way, you will hear tales of Nantucket’s past infused with ghostly encounters that took place throughout the centuries. Or you’ll hear all about Nantucket’s beginnings, and its fascinating history. Kids will love Raven’s Tales of Pirates & Ghost Ships, or they can learn to Become a Ghost Hunter or Become a Pirate Hunter. For details, dates, and times, visit www.ravens-walk.com www.ravens-walk.com

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

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

Steamship Authority

508-228-0262 Steamboat Wharf

Ferry service - call for schedule

Weddings Nantucket Weddings

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

This comprehensive website will guide you through all the steps to planning and holding a wedding on Nantucket. From getting the marriage license right through the honeymoon, you’ll find valuable information all in one easy-to-navigate location. 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 anniversary celebrations and vow renewal ceremonies.

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.

all the details you need to make your special day perfect

Theatre White Heron Theatre Company

508-825-5268

See shows every night, all summer! July 3 - Sept 14 Nantucket’s Professional Repertory Theatre 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. www.whiteherontheatre.org

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Real Nantucket Weddings Enter our photo contest!

Submit your engagement or wedding announcement!

Share your proposal story with us!

www.NantucketWeddings.com/real-weddings

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Vol. 44 No. 1 • Our 44th Season!

April 24 - May 7, 2014

Serve with Spring Pea & Ricotta Spread, a cheese platter & wine.

Moveable Feast from page 11

lost with the introduction of the 9 to 5, the “tv” dinner, & the iPhone.

Daffodil is that one special chance each year when we Nantucketers and visitors can pay homage to the absolute decadence of The Picnic. We pay tribute to the fabulous machines of days gone by where things weren’t to be thrown away after a few years of service, and when a little arrogance in design was welcomed in a larger-than-life attitude that all was pleasure and leisure.

Although I am younger in years than most of the Cars that hum down the cobblestone streets in the Parade, I am more than grateful and appreciative to cheer them on, and anticipate with great excitement the one day pass of unapologetic leisurely picnicing to follow.

SPRING PEA & RICOTTA SPREAD Because of the simplicity of this spread, be sure to use the best ingredients you can procure or afford.

4 C. Frozen Peas,thawed If using fresh, Blanch 5 Minutes in salty boiling water and shock in an ice bath, drain.

2 C Maplebrook Ricotta, or any full fat Ricotta 2 Cloves garlic, minced 1 Shallot, minced 2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/2 C grated Parmigiano Reggiano Salt & Pepper, to taste Fresh Chopped Herbs like Tarragon, Chives, or Thyme Saute garlic and shallots in olive over medium heat until fragrant and translucent. Let cool in the oil in the pan.

Put peas, ricotta, and garlic shallot oil mixture into a food processor and pulse until peas are mostly pureed but the spread is still a bit chunky.

Add salt, fresh cracked pepper, parmigiano and fresh herbs and pulse until just incorporated.

Serve with herbed crostini, Cape Cod Potato Chips or mix into blanched pasta for a very easy pasta salad.

HERBED CROSTINI 1 Baguette, preferably day old, but no older—sliced on the bias into oval slices, the longer the better.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil. A lot of it.

Salt & Pepper Fresh Thyme Sprigs Preheat oven to 375. Place sliced baguette rounds into a large bowl.

Generously coat rounds with olive oil, salt and pepper, tossing to coat.

Place in a single layer on sheet pans or cookie sheets. Lay thyme sprigs liberally over the rounds.

Bake 8 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.

Allow to cool. Discard thyme sprigs, letting the thyme leaves fall onto the crostini. Seal tightly in bags or containers.

Quiche is an instant crowd pleaser, wine soaker-upper, hunger stomper.

It also doesn’t need to be hot, which is of the utmost importance while picnicing.

POTATO, BACON & LEEK QUICHE CABOT CLOTHBOUND CHEDDAR

WITH

1 9 inch pie shell, pre-baked 2 Yukon Gold potatoes 6 slices cooked & crumbled bacon.

Buy the good stuff. Or make your own. Boar’s head will do in a pinch.

2 Leeks, white & light green part only 5 cage free (organic) eggs 1 1/4 C Heavy Cream 1 Garlic Clove microplaned Kosher Salt & Fresh Cracked Pepper, to Taste 1/2 C Cabot Clothbound, or any great aged cheddar, grated.

Do these steps ahead of time so assembling the quiche will be a snap: Boil the potatoes in salty water, cool them, then slice them into 1/4-inch rounds. Slice the leeks lengthwise then into halfmoons. Soak in water to shake the dirt loose. Dry well. Season them with salt and saute in oil until fragrant and translucent, about 10 minutes on medium heat.

Layer cooked potato rounds, crumbled bacon, wilted leeks and Cabot cheddar in the prebaked pie shell until fairly full to the top.

Whisk eggs, cream, microplaned garlic, salt and pepper until well incorporated. Pour the mixture into pie shell all the way to the top, until almost overflowing.

Carefully place in a preheated 375 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until the quiche is puffed way up in the middle and is semi firm when shaken.

Let cool completely. Cut and wrap in waxed paper for the perfect handheld joy-ride snack!

April is always fooling us into thinking summer is around the corner. Us seasoned daffy dayers know better. Soup is a must on most years, even on the sunniest of Parade days.

CREAMY WILD MUSHROOM SOUP

WITH

PECORINO CHEESE

2 Big yellow onions, Julienned 2 T Butter 2 T EVOO 1/2 lb. Cremini Mushrooms, sliced 1/2 lb. Wild Mushrooms, torn.

1 Big Russet potato, peeled and coarsley chopped 1 T chopped flat leaf parsley 2 t salt 4 C Vegetable or Chicken Stock 2 t worcestershire 1/2 C. light cream 1/2 C grated Pecorino Cheese Saute onions in butter and oil in a large pot, seasoning with salt, over medium high heat. Cook until onions are soft and translucent, about 15 minutes. Add mushrooms, seasoning with a bit of salt and saute for another 15 minutes, stirring often.

Add potato, parsley, salt & pepper, & saute uncovered 5 minutes. If you are drinking a glass of wine, red or white (or beer for that matter), this is a great moment to throw some in, letting the pan deglaze and the alcohol to cook off, leaving you with another wonderful layer of flavor for your soup.

Add stock and bring to a boil. Lower heat and partially cover with a lid until potatoes are tender, 20 minutes.

Let soup cool slightly. Then, puree in a blender in batches until smooth, making double sure the lid is on tight! I like to put a kitchen towel over the lid and hold down firmly.

Strain back into the pot and whisk in cream, worcestershire & pecorino.

Pack into thermoses, and off you go. No spoon needed, just sip, shmooze, & take in the sights!

Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket

Vol. 44 No. 1 • Our 44th Season!

! n u F l i d o f f a D

Scenes from last year’s Nantucket Daffodil Festival for more Daffodil Festival photos & videos: www.Nantucket.net and www.DaffodilFestival.com

April 24 - May 7, 2014

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Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket

Vol. 44 No. 1 • Our 44th Season!

April 24 - May 7, 2014

Classic & updated clothing for a new season!

Murray’s…

THE SHOP FOR MEN THE SHOP FOR WOMEN

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EXCLUSIVE!

Peter Millar Crown Shop

DESIGNER SPORTSWEAR

• Peter Millar • Polo by Ralph Lauren

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• Calvin Klein Jeans • Cashmeres • Leggings • Castaway Nantucket Island • Christopher Blue • Embroidered Pants & Skirts • Cotton Sweaters • Fridaze • Foxcroft • Leon Levin • Linens • Nantucket Reds™ • Just Madras • Avalin • Not Your Daughter’s Jeans • Pendleton • Three Dots • Tunics

DESIGNER SPORTSWEAR & DRESSES

• Barbour • Calvin Klein • Comfy USA • Desigual • Lacoste • Nantucket Designer Sweaters • St. James • Southern Tide • Peter Millar • Tail • Tracy Negosian • Vecca • Vineyard Vines • Nic + Zoey • Donna Morgan • Tyler Boe • Dizzy Lizzie

SWIMWEAR

• Anne Cole • Calvin Klein • Castaway Embroidered • DKNY • Beach House • Magic Suit • LaBlanca • Lauren • Michael Kors • Miraclesuit • Lacoste • Nanette Lepore • Speedo • Ralph Lauren • Seawaves • Tommy Hilfiger • Trina Turk • Vineyard Vines

LINGERIE AND NIGHTWEAR

• Anne Klein • Calvin Klein • Coobie • Eileen West • Jockey • Carole Hochman • Martha M • Jog‐Bra • Hanky Panky • Spanx • Tees by Tina • Ralph Lauren

ACCESSORIES

• Cole Haan • Dooney • Eric Javits Hats & Bags • Estee Lauder • Inzi Bags • Brahmin • Straw Hats • Socks • Headbands • Congress Cards • Maui Jim • Fashion Belts • Spartina • Nantucket Throw • Polo • Key Rings • Nantucket Canvas Bags • Sunglasses • Category 5 • Sterling & 14k Jewelry • Vera Bradley Bags • Nantucket Gifts • Nantucket discs • evening bags • Kedron Nantucket Rugs • Two Cranes • Beach Towels • Kiel James Patrick

Voted ‘Best of Nantucket’ for Men’s Clothing, Women’s Clothing, WORLD FAMOUS NANTUCKET REDS™ Accessories, & Shoes TRADITIONAL, ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC

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62 Main Street, Nantucket 508-228-0437 • (800) 368-2134 www.nantucketreds.com info@nantucketreds.com Open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 to 5:00 Sunday from 10:00 to 4:00 All Credit Cards Welcome • Open year-round