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Oscar-Winning Actress

OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Simon Shurey

ULTRA MARATHON MAN U.S. Poet Laureate

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Now coming to the heart of Ocean Reef is 121 Marina, a merge of modern luxury with the upscale traditions of Ocean Reef. Its 29 modern three- and four-bedroom luxury residences are located on the club’s marina, which offers deepwater slips and easy access to the ocean, and feature flow-through floor plans with striking terrace views and contemporary amenities.

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Over three acres of lush lawn with private pool sitting on one of the high elevations in the area. Water views from both the front and back of the property. The large lot size allows for the construction of a secondary dwelling if desired. There is deeded access to the harbor.

The home consists of three living levels.

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Amenities abound in this special property: preserved antique details, 5 fireplaces, state-of-the-art kitchen, 5 large en suite bedrooms, multiple living areas (living room, family room, sun room) tastefully finished basement with walk-out access. The detached, expansive studio offers two floors of living space which include a sauna, steam room and full bath. Spacious private deck and a hidden garden, just one half block to Main Street!

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$3,395,000

Magnificent home offering everything one could ask for. The open dining/kitchen area flows easily to the living room which leads to a screened porch overlooking the pool and patio. 4 bedrooms, each with private bath, as well as a spacious family room. The pool, cabana and landscaping create a private back yard oasis. Offered fully furnished.

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Renovated in 2009, this home is being sold fully furnished. Three en suite bedrooms, kitchen, dining, living room, powder room and sun room with modern day amenities and high-end finishes, all with the antique charm of its original year of 1843. Granite counter tops, Carrera marble, original flooring and A/C are a few of the many attributes of this charming home. Sunny back patio, off-street parking and minutes to Main Street make this a must see!

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Prestigious Lincoln Circle

$13,500,000

This quintessential 1920’s summer home currently offers ground level water views, great light through the oversized farmhouse windows, high ceilings, wood burning fireplace and fir floors. Expansive harbor views from second floor. Separate garage. The large property spans from Lincoln Street to Capaum Road. One of the last remaining oversized lots in the neighborhood, this property allows several options for the buyer.

They could consider a complete renovation or expansion of current home or the possibility of subdividing this site to create an estate setting.

This property is one of a kind!

Town - Circa 1803 Old Historic District $1,850,000 Well maintained antique home that blends the character of an older home with modern amenities. High ceilings, great light throughout, 5 fireplaces, random width pine flooring, central air conditioning.

Master bedroom with full bathroom, two additional bedrooms and full hall bathroom, 2 half baths. Buyer also has the option to finish the attic and basement for additional living space. Oversized deck and landscaped yard. Two off-street parking spots. Excellent rental history. This home is not to be missed!

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We’re all in. Are you?

Now is the time for everyone who loves Nantucket to help build the community’s new hospital.

This historic initiative is being funded solely through private donations, with no taxpayer dollars, so it will only be possible with the support of the entire Nantucket community. These are a few of the faces of the many Nantucketers who have already generously contributed to this effort.

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Kathy Gallaher, Broker

37 Main Street, Nantucket Island, MA 02554

POCOMO HARBOR WATERFRONT

This private elevated waterfront estate features over 1000 feet of private beach and over four acres of land with commanding views in every direction. This extraordinary home was built using the highest standards of quality construction and craftsmanship and features expansive rooms that are perfect for entertaining. The home offers tranquil living at its best, and was lovingly created to take advantage of the harbor views from every room. A private staircase leads to a white sandy beach with easy access to boating, sailing, kayaking, windsurfing and clamming.

List Price $12,500,000

QUAISE

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This charming summer home is located high on a knoll in Quaise, and has some of the best views on the island including Sankaty and Great Point lighthouses. Surrounded by rolling hills, conservation land, a beautiful natural pond. Among the many great attributes of this special property are the first floor water views, fantastic sunsets over the ocean and the deeded access to the harbor. List price $1,599,000

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MADAQUECHAM Discover Nantucket’s best kept secret where...

the long white sandy south shore beach meets the Atlantic Ocean just a short walk or bike ride away. The feeling of open space and serenity surrounds this very special enclave of the island. Gorgeous views from this beautifully designed home featuring four bedrooms, four and one half baths with three floors of living space that have been meticulously maintained. The added surprise is the studio with full bath and garage.

List price $2,995,000

NAUSHOP

Located on a quiet cul-de-sac, this beautifully maintained home in Naushop abuts 36 acres of Land Bank property. Featuring three floors of living space with four bedrooms, two full baths and two half baths and a full basement. The first floor master suite has access to a blue stone patio and a private back yard. The open floor plan is perfect for summer living and entertaining. The entire interior and exterior was painted in 2015. The Naushop amenities include a community pool and tennis court.

List price $1,075,000

CISCO

Located minutes from the beach, the brewery, the farm and the fish store, this three bedroom, two bath, well maintained home features cathedral ceilings , wood burning fireplace and a single car garage. The open floor plan makes this the perfect summer retreat.

List price $1,975,000

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This highly sought after location provides easy access to one of New England’s prettiest white sand beaches. The main house features a wonderful floor plan with lots of living space that includes two spacious living rooms with wood burning fireplaces and four generous size en suite bedrooms, each with easy access to a large wrap-around deck. The combined kitchen, living room and dining room have gorgeous views of the Atlantic Ocean. There is a private blue stone patio off of the back of the house that is perfect for outdoor dining.

A two bedroom cottage and single car garage makes this property very special. Abutting 300 acres of conservation land and easy access to the beach across the street.

List price $5,395,000

This beautifully crafted home is located less than one mile to Main Street, a quick walk to Cliff Road, Sanford Farm, the Westmoor Club and a bike ride to one of the prettiest beaches on Nantucket Sound where the sunsets are spectacular. The private estate-like setting is surrounded by beautifully manicured gardens, a lap pool, pool house with a private bath and a large living room with fireplace. The main house is constructed with the highest quality materials and features gracious rooms that are perfect for summer entertaining. The gourmet kitchen features high-end appliances and extraordinary cabinetry.

List price $3,995,000

The views of the Atlantic Ocean dramatically unfold in front of you as you enter the living room of this well constructed custom built beach house. This perfect summer retreat is located just a few hundred feet from the deeded beach access to one of the most pristine beaches on Nantucket. The home features five bedrooms, three and one half baths and a single car garage with a partial basement. Tastefully appointed, comfortable and relaxed, this property is the perfect summer retreat!

List price $3,195,000

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Contemporary home featuring four bedrooms, five and one half baths, family room, separate dining room, large eat-in kitchen, laundry room, finished living space with gym in the lower level. This property is conveniently located off of the Milestone Road and is situated on a large and very private parcel that abuts over ten acres of Nantucket Conservation Foundation land. Featuring three floors of finished living space with soaring ceiling height and lots of windows with wonderful natural light. The spacious rooms are great for summer entertaining.

There is plenty of room for a future in ground swimming pool and tennis court.

List Price $1,749,000

Sales and Rentals Office: 508-228-1881 ext. 109 Cell: 508-560-0078 kathy@maurypeople.com

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47 MILK STREET

West of Town

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20 & 22 BARTLETT FARM RD.

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Miacomet

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Hummock Pond

$1,850,000 Agent: Brian Sullivan

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Agent: Brian Sullivan

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Fisher Real Estate is a full-service, forward-thinking brokerage leveraging the latest technologies and unparalleled market analysis to enhance the foundation of our business – personal relationships.

2 PROSPECT STREET Town

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8 EAST DOVER STREET

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A numerical snapshot of the island in June.

NEAT STUFF 38 Drawing Inspiration

One of the fastest-growing trends to hit the island’s book business is colorful to say the least.

NTOPTEN 40

N Mag’s list of where to go, who to see, and what to do on island this month.

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What went viral this spring on #NANTUCKET?

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What’s hip, hot, and happening on Nantucket right now.

Nosh news June 2016

46 ORAN MOR OR LESS?

One of Nantucket’s longtime dining institutions has changed hands, but not its philosophy.

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The newest sport to hit the island is wicked cool.

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Local triathlete Simon Shurey achieved an impossible feat of athleticism this winter.

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OLyMpIA DUkAkIs Simon Shurey

ULTRA MARATHON MAN U.S. Poet Laureate

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Best-selling author and Nantucket Book Festival luminary Sebastian Junger was photographed by Joshua Simpson at his home on Cape Cod for this June cover of N Magazine.

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NVESTIGATE 60 SKY’S THE LIMIT

Dr. Regina Jorgenson continues the legacy of Maria Mitchell on Nantucket.

Ndepth 71 SUMMER OLYMPIA

Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis is slated to appear on Nantucket to mark the opening of the new White Heron Theatre this summer.

Book Festival Preview 78 HOMELAND INSEcUriTY

Best-selling author Sebastian Junger discusses his latest book Tribe in preparation for his appearance on Nantucket this month.

80 VOICING CONCERNS

NPR broadcasting legend Diane Rehm is sharing her voice with the island, but what she has to say might be hard for some people to hear.

NQUIRY 98 SEEING THE LIGHT

As a preview to his talk at the Whaling Museum at the end this month, author Eric Jay Dolin shares some enlightening facts about the island’s lighthouses.

82 OUT OF JAMAICA

Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James provides a glimpse into the world he fled and the process that led him to writing his best-selling book.

84 POETIC LICENSE

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins shares his thoughts on his career as well as the future of the written word.

NHA 103 WORKING OVERTIME Hard work is nothing new on Nantucket.

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Fierce summer fashion hits the island’s backcountry.

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118 Brace Yourself

A quick chat with local author and naturalist Peter Brace.

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DIONIS $4,900,000

WAUWINET $5,750,000

Stunning privacy with panoramic water views perched high on a knoll on over four acres with expansive opportunities.

Exceptional views of Polpis Harbor from this beautifully constructed compound including pool, cabana, and garage.

SCONSET $3,695,000

SCONSET $3,995,000

Just completed turn-key, fully furnished, ocean front construction with four bedrooms en-suite and finished basement.

Newly renovated house and cottage offering distant ocean views on a large lot in a quiet cul-de-sac with potential for a pool.

“Chandra and Carlin were extremely objective, highly informed real estate advisors for our Nantucket purchase.”

-Buyer, Monomoy

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The stories about Nantucket are never-ending, and that’s especially the case during the Nantucket Book Festival.

There is something about a good read on a quiet beach that is quintessential Nantucket, which is why this event is so fitting for the island. N Magazine is proud to be a founding sponsor of the festival, and we are excited to highlight some of the festival’s leading participants in our June issue.

Our cover story about New York Times best-selling author Sebastian Junger discusses his newest book Tribe, which compares the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder in returning soldiers with life in American communities. According to Junger, this will be his last book about war, as he experienced the traumas of battle firsthand, having lost his close friend Tim Hetherington to combat.

Joining Junger in this Book Festival issue is legendary NPR broadcaster Diane Rehm who will be sharing her distinctive voice at this year’s festival when she discusses her latest book, On My Own. Also featured in our Book Festival section is former Poet Laureate Billy Collins and recent Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James, both of whom are at the top of their field and add to the star power of this year’s festival.

From the printed page to the silver screen, Nantucket Magazine profiles Oscarwinning actress Olympia Dukakis, who is slated to perform her one-woman show, Rose, this summer, courtesy of the White Heron Theatre. Known for her roles in Moonstruck and Mr. Holland’s Opus, Dukakis brings to the island a lifetime of acting experience and sets the stage for the launch of the theater’s new permanent home. Now under construction, the White Heron hopes to open its doors in July, and will bring performing arts on Nantucket to new heights.

Speaking of heights, Nantucket Magazine profiles Dr. Regina Jorgenson, Maria Mitchell’s new director of astronomy whose mission is to elevate the organization by following in the footsteps of legendary astronomer Maria Mitchell herself.

As the weather transitions from cool to warm this time of year, Nantucket offers a wonderful array of indoor and outdoor options. Whether you choose to read a book (or a magazine) on the beach or take advantage of a Book Festival lecture inside, June is a month of thought-provoking opportunities.

Sincerely,

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Price the Land Bank paid for 27 Easy Street, which was demolished this past March.

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Consecutive Boston Marathons run by Dr. Timothy Lepore.

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A Very Rare Offering: One of Nantucket’s premier properties, “Long Hill,” is perched majestically at the crest of historic upper Orange Street and enjoys expansive, panoramic views of the Harbor, Coatue and town. The beautifully landscaped grounds include a formal English garden with brick walkway rimmed by manicured boxwood, lovely rose gardens, specimen trees, a two-car garage and a towering privet hedge which surrounds the entire estate.

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ne of the biggest ongoing trends in the book business isn’t a cutting-edge Kindle or some other fancy digital device. Believe it or not, adult coloring books sold nearly two million copies last year. That’s right: grownups have literally pulled a page out of the kids section and traded book clubs for magic markers.

“Adult coloring books have become a popular way to relieve stress and calm down in our digital world,” said summer residents Scott Widmeyer and Alan Yount, who recently launched their own Nantucket-themed coloring book titled A Walk Around Nantucket. “We hope that our book will help visitors and residents alike tap into their inner artist, slow down and see the island in a new way.”

Illustrated by local artists Paul McCarthy and Jean Petty, A Walk Around Nantucket packs fifty-two pages of intricate island scenes that are just begging to be brought to life with crayons and markers. The book is available for $39.99, and proceeds go to benefit the

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N TOP TEN 1 FIGAWI Saturday, May 28 - Sunday, May 29 Batten down the hatches for the 45th Annual Figawi sailboat race. Two hundred forty boats will compete in this annual race that culminates in a swashbuckling celebration on the island. Visit figawi.com for more information.

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STAND UP AND LEARN Saturday, June 4 Get ready for the Nantucket Comedy Festival happening later this July by enjoying sidesplitting and heartwarming stand-up routines performed by island youngsters. Learn more at Nantucketcomedyfestival.com.

7 PASCON DREAMCATCHER Sunday, June 12 Marking its 23rd annual dinner and auction, the PASCON Dreamcatcher event will be held at the Galley Beach Club. Among the many amazing auction items, the Dreamcatcher will also be announcing the winner of the Dream Ticket: four tickets to any concert, anywhere, anytime!

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Monday, June 6 – Sunday, June 12 Enjoy special prix fixe menus at some of your favorite island restaurants before they get booked solid for the summer. This year features twenty restaurants, so visit Nantucketrestaurantweek.com and see who’s cooking.

Tuesday, May 31 Join author John Breglio and actor John Shea in kicking off the Nantucket Dreamland’s “Page to Stage” series, which will feature a number of island writers throughout the summer. The author of “I Wanna be a Producer,” Breglio will share his experiences from over forty years in the entertainment industry. Visit Nantucketdreamland. org for more information.

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Wednesday, June 1 Get instructions in the coolest sport to hit the island at Nantucket Curling’s open house held at Nantucket Ice. With all new curling court lines painted under the ice, curling club members will show you how to slide right into this sport.

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IRON TEAMS RELAY Sunday, June 19

8 PRESERVATION MONTH Saturday, June 11 & Sunday, June 12 Nantucket celebrates Preservation Month this June. Headlining the lineup of tours, lectures and presentations is the showing of Raise the Roof, a documentary detailing the meticulous restoration project of a historic synagogue. Reserve your tickets at nantucketpreservation.org.

6 BIKE NANTUCKET Sunday, June 12 Buckle up your helmet for a benefit ride dedicated to supporting Family and Children’s Services on Nantucket. Open to all ages and abilities, the ride will cover scenic sections of the island and culminate in a rip-roaring barbecue at the VFW Post on 22 New South Road. For more information, visit bikenantucket.org.

9 BOOK FESTIVAL Friday, June 17 – Sunday, June 19 The Nantucket Book Festival celebrates its fifth year with a world-renowned lineup of authors and speakers, including Sebastian Junger, Diane Rehm, Marlon James, and Billy Collins. Check out the full schedule of events at NantucketBookFestival.org.

There’s still time to pull together a team to take on one of Nantucket’s most beloved athletic events. Swim, paddle, bike and run your way around the island to raise money for Mentoring Youth Nantucket. Sign up at MentoringYouthNantucket.org.

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THE PRINCE OF PREP

THE BARSTOOL BUMP

WHALE OF A TALE

This Daffodil Festival saw all degrees of preppy, but perhaps no one more so than Instagram sensation Kiel James Patrick, otherwise known by his 485,000+ followers as @KJP. Famous for living a life only found in the pages of a Ralph Lauren catalogue, @KJP strolled the island in search of the most Instagram-worthy shots.

Clearly, he had plenty to choose from.

When Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy tweeted out the story profiling him in the May issue of N Magazine to his 269,000 followers, the massive flood of web traffic to N-Magazine.com temporarily crashed the site. Thankfully, the problem was quickly fixed and @stoolpresidente’s story continued to reach the masses.

Nantucket’s number 1 podcast “Inside the Whale” continued its interesting lineup of guests this spring as host Doug Cote interviewed local author Nathaniel Philbrick. For those preparing for the Nantucket Book Festival this month, take a listen to this wide-ranging discussion at insidethewhale.net.

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Although you’d be hard-pressed to find an ATM on the island that spits out ten-dollar bills, Nantucket now has new ties with this piece of currency. The US Treasury recently announced that Alexander Hamilton will have some company on the ten spot when Nantucketborn abolitionist Lucretia Mott joins Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth in gracing the back of the bill.

While these new ten-dollar bills will not be more valuable, at least they’ll be more equal.

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Although normally celebrated in May, Nantucket has postponed National Preservation Month to take place this June. “As we like to say, being thirty miles out to sea, we decided to celebrate thirty days late!”

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says Missy Holden of the Nantucket Preservation Trust. The Preservation Trust has planned a fascinating array of events for summer visitors to the island to provide an all-encompassing look at how Nantucket

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addition to lectures and special tours, this

Something new has hit Nantucket’s streets this summer and it’s

year will also feature a film, Raise the Roof,

not more parking spaces. The first round of Nantucket license plates

which tells the story of two preservationists

have been distributed, raising a whopping sum for local charities and

who reconstructed an elaborate roof and

causes. The low number auction alone raised $243,914—$21,000 of

ceiling painting in a historic Polish syna-

which came in the last hour of bidding! For those who missed out on

gogue. The screening will take place on

reserving their own plate, not to worry, there’s still one more oppor-

June 11th at 6 p.m. and on June 12th at 6:30

tunity, but it might cost you. This August, the single digit and special

p.m. For more information, visit nantucket-

number Nantucket plates will go to auction. Bidding is expected to

preservation.org.

net hundreds of thousands of dollars for local causes. So if you didn’t roll away with a ribbon at this year’s Daffodil Classic Car Parade, one of these specialty plates might just make the difference for next year.

For more information, visit Nantucketlicenseplate.org.

Nantucket’s retail landscape saw a number of significant changes over the offseason. With new clothing boutique The Skinny Dip now in Town Pool’s former digs on Old South Wharf, the men of Town Pool are opening two new strategic locations to harness foot traffic downtown. The first is on Straight Wharf, and the second is on the corner of Easy Street in the old restaurant space down from the Steamship. Both locations will continue the Town Pool model of pop-up-style shops for high-end brands with the added twist that the Easy Street location will also be serving food. Adding to this year’s string of new stores is Shari’s Place and Crane & Lion on Centre Street, Beautycounter on Straight Wharf, and Faherty on Candle Street. Meanwhile, the J. Butler Collection has also moved, taking up residence in the former space of Diane Firsten on Washington Street.

Get your wallets ready, because shopping on Nantucket has never been more in style.

The Nantucket Dreamland building has evolved over generations, from being built in 1830 as a religious center to being floated over to Brant Point to become part of the Nantucket Hotel, then a skating rink, a hat factory, a vaudeville house, and finally a movie theater. This summer, another evolution is underway for this historic structure at 17 S Water Street. “We are becoming a multi-faceted cultural center for the island,” says Joe Hale, the Dreamland’s new executive director. “We are aggressively programming the Dreamland in a variety of ways.

Film and children’s theatre will always be a primary focus of the Dreamland, and we’ll continue to program dance, concerts, recitals, lectures, author talks, seminars, theatre, and live simulcasts from the Met, London’s National Theatre, and Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet.” This June, the Dreamland will launch its summer “Page to Stage” series, featuring conversations with authors such as Nathaniel Philbrick and Elin Hilderbrand. The Dreamland’s stage will also see Mike Barnicle break down the presidential race as well as a Nantucket Film Festival co-presentation of Lion King creator Julie Taymor screening

POWER OF THE Pen For the fourth straight year, the New England Scholastic Press Association (NESPA) has named Veritas the number one newspaper among high schools with enrollment of four hundred to seven hundred students. In addition to taking NESPA’s top prize of the All-New England Award, ten individual and group awards were given to present and past Veritas staff members for journalistic excellence, including three photography awards for Nantucket High School senior Nat Alden. The ceremony took place this past May at Boston University.

her production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. “This place is going to be Nantucket’s Lincoln Center,” said Hale. “A beehive of activity.”

THE RIGHT FIT

Good news for all those looking to break a sweat this summer. Joining the likes of Nantucket Health and Fitness, The Yoga Room, Go Figure, Dharma Yoga, Nantucket Paddle, and Nantucket Cycling and Fitness, this summer sees new players in the workout world such as Supta Yoga on Amelia Drive, which offers Street, which offers barre and high-intensity interval

training. Meanwhile, EZIA Athletic Club is planning on hosting a number of private events on Old South Road as it continues to drive support for its future facility.

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ÒRAN MÓR Òran Mór Bistro has changed owners but not its philosophy.

OR LESS? Written by Robert Cocuzzo

Photography by Kit Noble

Feathers tend to ruffle when news breaks that a longtime dining institution has changed hands on Nantucket.

Islanders are protective of their favorite haunts, so when Chris Freeman relinquished control of Òran Mór Bistro to Chef Edwin Claflin and Jon Tancinco this February, questions quickly simmered to the surface. Would they be changing the name? The food? The space itself? Was Òran Mór no more?

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delicately the ingredient of change must be sprinkled into this new venture, beginning with the name out front. “Òran Mór has been associated with excellence since Peter Wallace incepted it,” he says. “We are proud to carry that torch and that name into the 21st century.”

The quintessential dinner at the new Òran Mór begins with their signature Mortini. Tancinco describes this cocktail of over-proof gin with Dolin Blanc, a rich, slightly sweet vermouth as tasting of “intense floral and spiced notes that harmonize perfectly with the herbaceous botanicals of the gin, offset by an expressed lemon peel.” After cocktails, it’s on to roasted Pocomo Meadow oysters and a half-bottle of bubbly, followed by a middle course of lobster pasta and perhaps a glass of white Burgundy. The wine is sourced from around the world. The main event could be Claflin met his business partner, Jon Tancinco, while attending the Culinary

seared duck breast with house-made duck sausage, ac-

Institute of America, where the chef earned the rare distinction of graduating

companied by sweet and sour cabbage and a glass of

with a degree in both culinary arts and baking and pastry arts. The two men

pinot. Before you toss in the napkin, clink spoons over

went on to work under revered chefs at a number of Michelin-starred restau-

Chef Claflin’s interpretation of an ice cream sundae:

rants always keeping in mind that someday they wanted to join forces on a

white coffee ice cream, chocolate sprinkles, brownie,

project. “Chef really understands how important service is and how a strong

toffee bits—all covered in a rich chocolate coating

presence in the dining room can elevate a meal,” Tancinco says. “He knew he’d

that’s cracked open before your very eyes.

need the right man out front, just as I knew I’d need a creative force to produce something truly special in the kitchen.”

Despite their Michelin star aspirations, Claflin and Tancinco are not looking to propel Òran Mór into the

Teaming up on this next chapter of Òran Mór, Claflin and Tancinco are

rarified and at times stuffy world of fine dining. “The

maintaining the tenets that made the restaurant on South Beach Street so be-

restaurant will somehow be more refined and yet more

loved over the years. Diners will still enjoy refined, thoughtful à la carte cui-

casual than it was before,” they agree. “Little touches

sine—oysters, striper, duck, foie gras—in an intimate old New England setting.

here and there, all in service of the experience, but also

“The key differences lie in the execution,” Tancinco says. “We are not trying to

just plain fun.” Clearly they know that when it comes

reinvent the wheel here or be terribly avant-garde. What matters most to us is

to running a successful restaurant on Nantucket, the

that things are delicious—always.”

element of fun is nearly as important as the food.

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urling is often thought to be of Canadian origin, but the sport actually traces back to sixteenth century Scotland where games were held on frozen lochs and ponds. Despite how long it has existed, curling was only recently made an Olympic sport in 1998. Now, this June, the curious sport of curling has slipped onto Nantucket.

Curling is played on “pebbled” ice, upon which two opposing teams slide stones aimed at each other’s goals known as “houses.” Brooms are used to sweep the ice and create friction ahead of the stone and direct its course. With good sweeping, a stone can slide an additional twelve or more feet. The team captain, known as a “skip,” calls out the shots, directing strategic sweeps to “curl” the stone and clear that of an opponent—much like in croquet.

“You will hear curling referred to as chess on ice because there is a lot of strategy,” says longtime local curler Heather Sheldon, who helped bring the sport to Nantucket. After making the island her home for two years, Sheldon decided it was time to start a curling league on Nantucket. With the help of Cape Cod resident Russ Lemcke, they approached Nantucket Ice with the idea, but despite their shared enthusiasm, there simply wasn’t enough interest to get curling off the ground.

Fast-forward six years when Devin Remick was elected as the new president of the board at Nantucket Ice. Sat at his desk, he was brainstorming a way to create even more community interest in the island’s rink and fired off an email to Russ Lemcke about starting a curling league on Nantucket. Lemecke’s response came seconds later: “Hey, we tried this six years ago! Where were ya?’”

Enter the newly formed Nantucket Curling Club, which has scheduled matches Wednesday nights from 7 to 9:30 this summer season. The league is open to everyone and no skates or equipment are required. “We’ll have the stones, brooms,” Remick says. “You just need to come and have a good time.” For more information on joining the Nantucket Curling Club, visit Nantucket Ice at www.

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ULTRA

MAN Written by Marie-Claire Rochat

Photography by Kit Noble

As racers gear up for this June’s Iron Team Relay on Nantucket, there’s at least one man who thinks it’s a day at the beach.

Simon Shurey has long been a fixture in the island’s tight-knit circle of elite athletes, but last February, he competed in a grueling race that set him apart from the pack. Known as an Ultra Ironman, the three-day competition includes 6.2 miles of swimming, 264 miles of biking, and over fifty miles of running. Most consider this an unfathomable feat of athleti-

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hurey moved to Nantucket in 2008 from South Carolina to take a job as the food and beverage manager at the Wauwinet. A veteran endurance athlete, he ran several full marathons before signing up for his first triathlon. “That really ignited my spirit,” he told me over coffee on a raw, early spring morning. “I had signed up because, while I enjoyed doing marathons, I wanted to experience something different.”

Shurey joined the Nantucket Triathlon Club, relishing the camaraderie of training with like-minded athletes and made it a goal to improve his weakest leg of the three events, the swim. “My swim is still pretty bad,” he told me.

“But the message here is that just because something is not good it shouldn’t stop you.” To this day, that is his biggest challenge.

His next challenge was a half-Ironman, then a full in Mont-Tremblant in 2013, followed by competitions in Lake Tahoe, Lake Placid, Florida and Wisconsin. By that point, he had identified nutrition as a top tier component of his training regimen. During long rides and runs, he experimented with different fuel sources, some powders, some energy bars—even potatoes and turkey wraps.

Friend and ACKFresh founder Samantha Stillings custom-formulated Simon’s Beet Fatigue, beets being known to help oxidize the blood. On the technical end, Shurey’s basement became the hub for his late-night training sessions. He installed a bike trainer and hooked up to a program called Zwift, which fed a virtual course to his power meter, allowing him to simulate a race and measure his wattage and output.

In early 2015, Shurey was invited to crew for a friend at the Ultra Ironman in Orlando, Florida. His firsthand experience in the ranks was enough to convince him to apply for entry.

“Everyone was telling me I should, and it kind of grows with you inside.” He got his invitation in May. For the next eight months, Shurey’s commitment to lead a well-balanced life skewed singularly toward race preparation. He adhered to a strict training routine, put together his own crew and in mid-February, drove down to Orlando for the biggest race of his life. Registration and equipment checks kept Shurey and his crew—called Team Limey in a nod to his British heritage—preoccupied for the first day or so, but nerves started to settle in the afternoon before the race. “I was definitely starting to feel it,” he said. “We had about 12 hours to go. It was suddenly happening.”

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comfortable, but around mile four the current shifted, and he started to fatigue. “Things started to turn and suddenly I was not in a good place. But I said to myself, ‘you are in this, you have got to get through.’”

After hours in the water, Shurey finished the swim in 38th place, second to last.

He took off on his bike with a goal of six hours to ride the required 93 miles. “My big challenge at that point was that I couldn’t get into aero position [because] my triceps were so banged up from the swim.” At the end of the day, he was in 30th place. Recovery consisted of two heaping plates of pasta with chicken and broccoli and use of a compression system to work the lactic acid out of his muscles.

Day two was 172 miles on the bike on an open course, meaning that racers had to obey all traffic signals and were pedaling on highways with eighteen-wheelers roaring by. At mile one hundred, Shurey was averaging about nineteen miles an hour and feeling strong. At the finish, he had moved up to 24th place. To reach his goal of completing the Ultra in sub-thirty hours, he had 9.5 hours to run the double marathon on day three. “Suddenly, my own self-belief was coming through.”

When Shurey finished 52.4 miles the next day he wasn’t alone. “My crew joined me for the last quarter-mile and we crossed the line together.” His total race time was 29 hours and 54 minutes. “I get emotional about it even now,” Shurey told me. “You doubt and question yourself, but then it’s wow, I did it; it’s mine. The journey is complete.”

So what’s next up for Simon Shurey? He has set his sights on the Ultra Ironman Championships in Kona, Hawaii, Inspired? The Nantucket Iron Team Relay takes place on Sunday, June 19th. Sign up at mentoringyouthnantucket.org.

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Dr. Regina Jorgenson carries on the tradition of Maria Mitchell as the new director of astronomy.

For as long as she can remember, Dr. Regina Jorgenson wanted to be an astronaut. Her father was an engineer, and one of her earliest memories was of him coming into her elementary school with a solar telescope he made so that she and her fellow students could observe a solar eclipse. Fast-forward to 1997, and Jorgenson found herself on Nantucket as an intern at Maria Mitchell, working under Dr. Vladimir Strelnitski in his first year as the director of astronomy. “Vladimir was a fantastic mentor,” Dr. Jorgenson says, now literally sitting in his seat as the director of astronomy. “It was under him that I had my first serious research experience.” After that, there was no doubt in her mind that astronomy was her calling.

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“Maria Mitchell is still a huge inspiration…The most inspiring for me is her philosophy of learning by doing.”

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Dr. Regina Jorgenson

ut Jorgenson’s journey back to

to study at Maria Mitchell get thrown

ter is key for life as we know it.” Jor-

Maria Mitchell after her intern-

right into hands-on research. This year,

genson thinks that there might also be

ship was hardly a straight shot. Af-

Jorgenson and her team are embark-

liquid water on Mars, a planet people

ter graduating from the University of

ing upon a number of interesting stud-

like Elon Musk propose we visit and

Puget Sound, she was awarded a Wat-

ies, including the gas flows out of the

eventually colonize. “In fact, there’s

son Fellowship, propelling her around

Milky Way, a variable star project and

a lot of people who believe that life

the world to explore why there are so

analyzing galaxy formation and evolu-

started on Mars and came to Earth via

few women in astronomy. The conclu-

tion. “What I find motivating from day

a meteor.” As for whether she would be

sions she gleaned in India, Australia,

to day in astronomy is that I get to work

game to visit Mars, there’s no question:

Japan, Russia and throughout Europe

on these super-awesome fundamental

“I would totally go.”

over four years were wide-reaching.

questions,” she says. “The really excit-

In the meantime, there are few bet-

When she returned to the States,

ing thing for me is the process of ask-

ter places on Earth for her to address

Jorgenson continued her education,

ing those questions and the process of

these astronomical questions than on

receiving her masters and doctorate at

discovery.”

Nantucket. Maria Mitchell provides

U.C. San Diego. It’s fitting that now,

Jorgenson is open to fielding the

easy access to sophisticated tele-

as she takes her place as the director of

questions that most people often find

scopes as well as a robust plate collec-

astronomy on Nantucket, Dr. Jorgen-

themselves pondering when staring up

tion that has documented the night sky

son continues the legacy of perhaps the

at the sky. What came before the Big

for the last hundred years. All of those

most famous female astronomer.

Bang? What are the chances we’ll get

plates have now been digitized and

“Maria Mitchell is still a huge in-

hit by a city-sized asteroid? And, of

can be observed online. Most valu-

spiration,” she says. “The most inspir-

course, are there other forms of life out

able, however, is just being on Nan-

ing for me is her philosophy of learn-

there in the cosmos? “The chances of

tucket. “When it’s dark here, it’s very

ing by doing. That’s something we

there being some sort of simple life are

dark,” Dr. Jorgenson says. “The [dark]

still try to do here.” Much like when

probably quite high, even in our own

sky is actually a very precious natural

she was an intern, students who come

solar system,” she says. “There are

resource that Nantucket has—one that

several moons around Jupiter

we need to protect—because it’s not

and Saturn that we think

true in lots of places.” So it is that Jor-

have liquid water un-

genson sees not only light in the dark,

derneath a crust of

but she also plans a brighter future for

ice. Liquid wa-

Maria Mitchell.

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OLYMPIA Written by Robert Cocuzzo

Photo by Christian Oth Studio

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Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis is set to soar at the White Heron Theatre

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ven at the age of eighty-four, with an Academy Award on her mantel, actress Olympia Dukakis continues to redefine herself on the stage. “Acting is a way of knowing myself,” she says, “and discovering and finding new things.” Indeed, come this summer, Olympia will discover Nantucket for the first time by way of a one-woman show she will perform at the newly opened White Heron Theatre. This rare performance will be the first to grace the new stage on 5 North Water Street and will mark a dramatic new era for theater arts on Nantucket.

“Olympia embodies who we are and what we do,” says Lynne Bolton, the

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White Heron’s co-artistic director. “She’s

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an actor’s actor.” Dukakis can fully appre-

For over twenty years, she and her husband Louis were responsible for a similar

ciate the rigors that Bolton and her partner

company in Montclair, New Jersey, where Dukakis acted, directed, fundraised and

Michael Kopko have faced in starting and

promoted the shows. “I felt I was a part of the theater,” she says. “And you know what

running a theater company on their own.

theater does? It actually helps create the quality of life in a community.”

Olympia Dukakis was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and had the arts running in her blood.

As for Olympia herself, she

“When I was young I saw my father on stage [performing] Oedipus Rex and classical Greek

didn’t step onto the stage until

in Lowell,” she recalls. “My mother loved to dance and sing. She was in shows all during the

her first year of college when she

Second World War, raising money for the US and the Greek War Leagues.” The acting bug bit

performed at a summer theater.

the Dukakis family tree; her brother Apollo and cousin, former Massachusetts Governor and

After attending graduate school

presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, were drawn to the stage. “Michael went to Swarth-

at Boston University, she and a

more. I’m sure he did some acting there…some Shakespeare or something.”

group of friends started the Actor’s Company, which later became the Charles Playhouse.

The Playhouse helped launch the careers of Al Pacino, Jill Clayburgh, Jane Alexander, Ned Beatty, and John Cazale. Olympia went on to appear in over seventy films—such as Steel Magnolias and Mr. Holland’s Opus—but it was ultimately her supporting role playing Cher’s mother in Moonstruck in 1987 that earned her a Golden Globe and an Oscar.

She was fifty-six years old.

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espite her success on both the big and

something like that.” Although these overtones

small screen, the stage has always been

might not be evident in her performance, Dukakis’s

Olympia’s true calling. The show she will

mother serves as her muse in Rose. “It has to do

perform this July, Rose, is the culmination of all

with the things that I knew were so important to

her work. “I never did a thing alone on the stage,”

her,” she says. “I sat on the bench to reaffirm my

she says of the one-woman show that she first per-

mother’s belief in those things.”

formed in 1999. “It has very specific demands that

“Above all, Olympia is a feminist and a

I hadn’t confronted before, not to mention the fact

great teacher for all women,” says Lynne Bolton.

that it was sixty-seven manuscript pages of lines—

“She helps us under-

I’d never learned that many lines before.” Rose is

stand our place in world

the story of a Jewish Holocaust survivor who is sit-

history and culture and

ting shiva, mourning the loss of a young Palestinian

ultimately our value in

girl. For two hours, Dukakis sits on a wooden bench

society.” Bolton isn’t the

at center stage and speaks to the audience as if they

only one praising Du-

were friends joining her. “It doesn’t sound like it, but

kakis for championing

there’s an awful lot of humor in it,” Dukakis says.

women on and off the

“Then it also becomes political and very moving.”

stage. This spring, she

To fully embody the role of Rose, Dukakis channeled her own life experience into the performance.

ed Nations Women in Films Award. Now, as she

“You really need to figure out why you’re going out

prepares to perform at the White Heron this July,

on stage,” Dukakis says. “It has to be personal be-

this distinguished actress will be giving audiences

cause you’re not just going on stage to do good act-

another glimpse of her power on stage.

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INSECURITY Written by Robert Cocuzzo

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ebastian Junger is a very differ-

“Tribe is the last I’ll write about war,

was incredibly nice.” The deployment

ent writer than when he first came

journalistically,” Junger said. “I’m not

became fodder for an Oscar-nominated

to Nantucket in 1998 with his over-

going back anymore…This is probably

documentary and a New York Times

night bestseller The Perfect Storm. Af-

the end of it.” Released just before Me-

bestseller titled WAR. Then Junger’s

ter more than twenty years covering

morial Day, Tribe caps a catalogue of

world was turned upside down.

some of the most intense combat in the

work that began in 2007, when Junger

In April of 2011, Tim Hetherington

world, the author now often finds him-

and his colleague, Tim Hetherington,

was killed in Misrata, Libya, prompting

self in the safety of his summer home

spent fifteen months embedded in an

Junger to retire from combat reporting.

on Cape Cod, grappling with the les-

American platoon outpost in Afghani-

“Had Tim died earlier in my life, ear-

sons he’s taken away from war zones.

stan’s Korengal Valley, then consid-

lier in my career, I think I would have

“Once I stopped war reporting, I was

ered the most violent region in the war.

not made that decision,” he said. “But

able to think with a little more nuance

Despite enduring the rigors of combat,

by the time he died, I was married and

and some more quietness,” Junger told

having even been rocked by an IED

I had answered a lot of questions I had

me in his home library in Truro. “Out

while riding in a Humvee, Junger found

about war and about myself.” Reinte-

of that came these thoughts that I had

a fulfilling sense of community living

grating into civilian life over the last

about my society.” Indeed, Junger’s lat-

among the soldiers. “When I was out in

five years has enabled the author to ex-

est book, Tribe, traces the roots of post

the Korengal Valley with those guys, it

amine perhaps the most insidious con-

traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) be-

was very hard to come back [to civil-

sequence of modern American warfare:

yond the battlefield and into communi-

ian life],” he said. “It’s crazy, but for all

the astronomical rates of PTSD suffered

ties like ours on Nantucket.

the deprivation out there, personally it

by returning combat veterans.

Compounding the physical and emotional traumas of war, Junger points to the communities that soldiers return to in the United States as part of the problem. He believes that modern society is inherently fractured, and it’s this resulting alienation that leads to many of the psychological problems that ail most people, not only returning soldiers. “Our towns are constructed in as isolating a way as possible,” he says. “Families live in real isolation from one another. It’s hard to break that down until a tornado comes, and suddenly everyone is acting tribally, and people have this weird nostalgia for that.”

Junger’s hypothesis circles around this idea of tribal living, specifically how the emotional burdens society faces today were absent in the egalitarian communities of American Indian tribes. “Suicide, depression, PTSD—basically none of those things existed in tribal society,” he explained. Society affords rare opportunities to experience tribal living; a soldier in combat is the closest re-creation we have today. “They have this close intense situation in a hostile environment. It’s supercharged with adrenaline and intimacy and inter-reliance—that’s exactly tribal life,” Junger said. “And they don’t want to go back to the great American suburb.” When soldiers return, not only are they burdened by the traumas of war, but they’re reintegrating into a community that’s far removed from the relationships they relied on while on the battlefield.

This is what Junger hopes to discuss with audiences at the Nantucket Book Festival. “I want audiences to think about their lives in real human terms,” he said. “Do I feel close to people? Who would I give my life for? Obviously your wife and kids. But anyone else? Would you risk your life for your community? No? Then, well, you don’t really live in a community. If you are not willing to risk your life, then it’s not really a community in the very ancient sense of the word. You’re living in a modern version of the community in which people care more about themselves than the collective.”

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Voicing Concerns Written by Robert Cocuzzo

Photography by Matt McClain

Legendary NPR host Diane Rehm discusses a matter of life and death. ince the very beginning, Diane Rehm

me from her home in Washington, D.C.

has fought to have her voice heard.

“What I am hoping people will do is use my

However, as her career on National Pub-

Whether considering her childhood grow-

book as a means to open the discussion with

lic Radio began to take off in the nineties,

ing up in a strict Eastern Orthodox Christian

their parents, with their children, at whatever

Rehm’s most valuable asset—her voice—

household, or her extremely late start in ra-

time they deem appropriate.”

came under attack by a neurological condi-

by President Obama.

dio, or the neurological condition that has

Not surprisingly, the right to die is a

tion that made speaking extremely difficult.

stricken her vocal chords, Rehm’s distin-

polarizing topic. “I think the whole coun-

But instead of driving her off the air, the

guished broadcasting career has been noth-

try is death-averse,” Rehm said. “We really

condition made her voice one of the most

ing if not improbable. Now as she prepares

don’t want to talk about death, even though

recognizable on the airwaves and actually

to sign off for the final time later this year,

it’s inevitable for each and every single one

expanded her audience. Today she has more

discuss her latest book, On My Own, which

of us.” Rehm insists that she is not trying

than two million listeners around the world.

details her late husband’s painful battle with

to sway people toward the merits of assist-

“It’s not like the other very smooth NPR

Parkinson’s. When the disease took total

ed suicide, or to debate those who believe

voices,” she says. “I thought it was going to

control of John Rehm’s life two years ago,

strictly in a natural death or any other end

be the end of me, but instead it’s allowed me

he sought out his doctor’s help in bringing

of life decisions. Rather, she only wants to

to continue for a very long time.”

an end to his suffering by way of assisted

spur on the conversation and educate people

Interestingly enough, of the thousands

suicide. The doctor denied his request. Left

on their options. “That’s what’s driving me

of interviews she’s conducted, one person

with no other dignified options, Mr. Rehm

now,” she says.

in particular stands at the top for Diane

Diane Rehm will share her voice with audiences at the Nantucket Book Festival. But what she has to say might be hard for some people to hear.

On Saturday June 18th, Rehm will

proceeded to starve himself to death. It took

If anyone can push this difficult topic

Rehm: former Nantucket summer resident

ten days, every one of which his wife was

into the national discourse, it’s Diane Rehm.

Fred Rogers. “He had a sense like nobody

Over the past four decades, audiences have

I’d ever met before of the fullness of what it

Today, Diane Rehm

listened to her deftly interview presidents,

is to be a human,” Rehm said of Rogers. “I

has made it her mission

policy makers and performers, all without

got to talk to him just before he died.” Now

to bring awareness to

a college diploma or any formal education

as Rehm plans her maiden voyage to Nan-

the right to die, a right

in broadcasting. At the age of thirty-seven,

tucket for the Book Festival, she’s penciling

her husband so des-

Rehm started volunteering at a public ra-

in some time to visit Mr. Rogers’s old house

wanted.

dio station in Washington, D.C. “I just kept

in Madaket. “I will certainly make that story

“I think too many

on keeping on, never ever believing that it

known while I’m out there.”

people do not dis-

would have turned out this way,” she said.

by his side.

perately

Diane Rehm will be speaking with

Today, The Diane Rehm Show can

WCAI’s Mindy Todd about her book, On

what they want at

be heard on more than 150 radio stations

My Own, on Saturday June 18th at 4 P.M.

the end [of their

across the country, earning her a slew of

at the Unitarian Meeting House

life] until it’s too

awards, including a Peabody and the Na-

Sanctuary.

late,” Rehm told

tional Humanities Medal bestowed on her

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OUT OF JAMAICA Written by mary haft

Photography by Felix Clay

Best-selling author Marlon James provides a vivid glimpse into the world he fled. aving traveled the world with the acclaim of his

characters and fell in love with them, and let them tell

Man Booker Prize winning book A Brief History

the story,” James says. “Just trusting the novel to go

of Seven Killings, best-selling author Marlon James

where it wanted to go.” Accordingly, he did not build

makes his maiden voyage to Nantucket this June for

an overarching structure of A Brief History of Seven

the fifth annual Nantucket Book Festival. “Writing is

Killings. Instead, he got out of the way of his charac-

such a solitary thing,” James says. “The idea of com-

ters and allowed them take shape in his imagination.

munity, communities of writers, and communities of

“I got to sit back and watch these characters unfold,

readers is all so infectious [that] I jump at the chance

grow, change, mess up, do good things, do terrible

to be in that space.”

things, and just sort of be themselves, whatever that

For James, writing offered an escape from the

was.” Trying to pick his process apart leaves James

strictures of Jamaican society, the country he fled for

shrugging. “If I could decode that, I could decode cre-

his own salvation. “Whether it was a plane or a cof-

ativity,” he says. “To me, novels are mysteries that au-

fin, I knew I had to get out of Jamaica,” he wrote in

thors are trying to solve, just going deeper and deeper

the New York Times. James had reached “the end of

in figuring it out.”

himself” in his homeland. Accepting a one-year con-

As a result, A Brief History of Seven Killings pulses

tract for a teaching position at Macalester College in

with a life not felt before. A world all its own. Imagina-

Minnesota, James quickly drew global recognition

tion writ large. Cognizant that our island community is

as a literary powerhouse by tackling themes of race,

one confined by its boundaries of water and weather,

sexuality, and corruption in his work.

Marlon James understands only too well the transfor-

A Brief History of Seven Killings is a tour de force.

mative effect books have for readers. “One of the great

James’s lyrical writing hops, skips, dances, and dives

things about reading is that the more often you read,

beneath the surface of Jamaican culture and crime,

the more lives you get to have,” he says. “Which is

weaving themes of race relations and political and

why I encourage reading not just for learning. The ab-

governmental corruption. Focusing on the attempted

solutely greatest thing about reading is that every time

assassination of Bob Marley, James catapults read-

you read, you have more than one life. You gain lives.”

ers into 1970s Jamaica, rife with gang wars, culture

Marlon James will be speaking at the Atheneum Great

clashes, and drugs—all told through disparate, com-

Hall on Saturday, June 18 at 12:30pm as well as at

plex characters.

the Book Festival’s Book to Film event at the NHA’s

“Probably in the simplest terms, I found these

Whaling Museum on Sunday June 19th at 6 p.m.

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ew have transcended poetry to

second trip to the island. His first

has written a dozen collections,

over from school, when they were

st

become a contemporary, popu-

came two years ago when he pre-

commanding

publishing

often forced to read the wrong

fo

lar force like Billy Collins. A for-

sented at The Nantucket Project’s

fees and selling better than almost

kind of poetry, antiquated and too

H

mer Poet Laureate of the United

annual event. The audience was

anyone else in his field. As Poet

difficult. Poetry has become sub-

“

States, prolific author, speaker,

mesmerized as Collins recited his

Laureate, he created a national

ject matter that is left behind like

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and professor, Collins has been

work against the backdrop of the

high school program through the

trigonometry or something else

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called America’s favorite poet

harbor. “I am all for putting poetry in

Library of Congress called Po-

they don’t need.”

a

by The Wall Street Journal. This

unexpected places,” he said. “And I

etry 180 that promotes awareness

Collins’s poems are often

n

June, he will headline the fifth an-

like trying to make converts.”

of the craft. “The American pub-

about nature and speak specifical-

h

large

niversary of the Nantucket Book

A regular commentator in media

lic has so many misconceptions

ly to American sensibilities, using

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Festival. This will mark Collins’s

and pop culture, Collins, now 75,

about poetry, and those are carried

humor and lightness to convey

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his poems—will find that easy to do,” said Tharon Dunn, chairperson of the Book Festival’s liter-

POETIC LICENSE Written by Josh Gray

Former Poet Laureate Billy Collins has a few words to share with Nantucket

ary committee. “Billy wakes us up from our laziness or fear of poetry and gives us direct, easily comprehended stories in his poems that often make us smile or laugh out loud and almost always make us say to ourselves, ‘I get it but I don’t know how he manages to tell the truth and make it so funny.’”

Perhaps nothing loomed bigger both in the creation and eventual presentation of his work than when he was asked during his tenure as Poet Laureate (20012003) to write a poem marking the one-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Titled “The Names,” he read the work before a special joint session of Congress.

Humbled by the concept of his popularity, Collins surmised his success might be due to his efforts to be “plainspoken and extend a certain courtesy to his readers” that are as simple as using full sentences and a reasonably plain vocabulary. “That is to start, at least,” he continued. “I do then try and make the poem go somewhere; starting with something small and moving into something big.”

Billy Collins will be speak-

straightforward, sometimes pro-

seem, they describe all the worlds

from his most recent book, a col-

ing on three occasions during the

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found messages. The poet Richard

that are and were and some others

lection of poems called “Aimless

Book Festival: “A Conversation

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Howard said of Collins’s work,

besides.”

Love.” Sunday he will be featured

with Diane Rehm” on Friday, June

b-

“He has a remarkably American

Collins’s Friday night event

in one of the festival’s few ticket-

17th at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian

e

voice…that one recognizes im-

at the Unitarian Church will be a

ed events, a breakfast and reading

Meeting House (free); “A Host of

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mediately as being of the moment

conversation with National Public

at the Brant Point Grill.

Objects of Affection” on Saturday,

and yet has real validity…” The

Radio’s Diane Rehm, an encoun-

“Some readers dismiss po-

June 20th at 2:30 at the Unitarian

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novelist John Updike has called

ter that has festival organizers ex-

etry as inaccessible or inscrutable.

Meeting House Sanctuary (free);

l-

his writing, “lovely poems…

cited. The conversation is one of

Not many who have ever read a

“A Lyrical Breakfast” on Sunday,

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Limpid, gently and consistently

three events scheduled with the

poem by Billy Collins—particu-

June 19th at 9 a.m at Brand Point

y

startling, more serious than they

author. Saturday, Collins will read

larly who have heard him read

Grill (tickets required).

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WALKING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC I wait for the holiday crowd to clear the beach before stepping onto the first wave.

Soon I am walking across the Atlantic thinking about Spain, checking for whales, waterspouts.

I feel the water holding up my shifting weight.

Tonight I will sleep on its rocking surface.

But for now I try to imagine what this must look like to the fish below, the bottoms of my feet appearing, disappearing.

A POEM BY BILLY COLLINS

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What makes Nantucket’s lighthouses really shine?

At the end of this month, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin will be appearing at the Nantucket Whaling Museum to treat audiences to an enlightening learning experience. Adding to his award-winning historical titles, Dolin is the author of Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse, which debuted earlier this spring. “I literally had no idea how important lighthouses were to American history and how many threads of the American experience could be woven into this book,” Dolin said.

“Far from being just a story about lighthouses, it was a story about colonial commerce, nation building, war, technological innovation, engineering feats, disasters, storms, tragedy, personal sacrifice and inspiring determination, as well as poetry, art, and hope.” As a preview to his presentation, N Magazine caught up with Dolin to see what keeps our own lighthouses shining.

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get a Fresnel lens. The newly-jeweled light-

N MAGAZINE: Nantucket is such a small landmass, why do we have three lighthouses? Seems like one would do the trick, no?

Dolin: It might be a small island, but from the mid-1700s through the 1820s, Nantucket was a whaling powerhouse, with an extensive fleet of ships, which relied heavily on the lighthouses at Brant and Great Point to help them navigate the treacherous waters around the island. As for Sankaty Head Lighthouse, it was needed to warn mariners of the dangerous hazard known as Nantucket Shoals, an area which a 1843 Congressional Report referred to as a “fatal spot upon the coast of Massachusetts, where many a brave heart and many a gallant ship lie buried in one common grave.”

N MAGAZINE: How do Nantucket’s lighthouses compare to others across the country?

Dolin: There are nearly seven hundred lighthouses still standing, and each one is unique, if not by the manner of construction, then by the stories they can tell. Of the three, Brant Point is probably the most unusual. There are relatively few wooden lighthouses left, and it is the second shortest lighthouse in New England. There are other lighthouses that look like Sankaty, and are built similarly. As for Great Point Lighthouse, it is unique by virtue of being a modern replica of the tower that was built in 1818.

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they are sometimes called, are among the most beautiful and important inventions of the nineteenth century. Frenchman Augustin-Jean Fresnel is one of the great geniuses of the nineteenth century. His lens was a quantum leap in lighthouse illumination, tremendously in-

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country. Second, they, and their keepers, have

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provided an incredibly valuable public service

of what makes it such a fascinating place.

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the fabric and, in many cases, the very identity

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of the communities of which they are a part.

Dolin: First, they are beautiful, or, at least, quite

tory that draws us in.

a very positive light. But, I think the most im-

Dolin will be appearing at the Whaling Museum on Wednesday, June 29 at 6 P.M. Tickets are $10 per person available at NHA.org.

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NOT SO FAST

brace youself A quick chat with local author and Nantucket Walkabout guide Peter Brace

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If you could change

Brace: John McPhee, one of my

N MagazinE: What are your thoughts

most about Nantucket in the form

one thing about Nantucket what

favorite writers. He was a staff

about the Nantucket Book Festi-

of a Tweet.

would it be?

writer at The New Yorker for years

val?

Brace: Zero dress code. My tight,

Brace: A greater variety of Asian

and years and is still a professor

Brace: I love what the festival has

extended

restaurants/take-out offerings.

at Princeton. He’s written a lot of

become and the talented authors

books and articles about the natu-

we’ve been able to attract for read-

island

family.

Fog.

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Environmentally-conscious com-

N MagazinE: If we put you in charge

ral world and his descriptions in

ers to interact with. As exclusive

munity. #Breweryoffseason

of creating a time capsule so that

them are genius. His writing just

as Nantucket is, our book festival

people could understand Nan-

flows!

has maintained its intimacy with-

N MagazinE: What do most people

tucket when it’s underwater, what

not know about you?

would you put in it?

N MagazinE:

What was the golden

narily diverse authors. That being

Brace: I’m partially dyslexic.

Brace: The physical vitals of the

era of Nantucket in your opinion?

said, I can’t respond to this ques-

island: amount of land developed,

Brace: There were three, actually.

tion without saying the festival

N MagazinE: What’s the most inter-

undeveloped and held in open

When the newspapers the Nan-

must shine a brighter light on

esting thing you’ve discovered

space protection, the square mile-

tucket Beacon (1989-1998) and

Nantucket authors, famous or not.

during one of your nature walks?

age and acreage of the island, our

the Nantucket Independent (2003-

Instead of just having them under

Brace: The staggering number of

local rate of sea level rise, a listing

2010) were in print, and the cen-

the tent at the Atheneum hawk-

Frisbees people seem to be too

of the numbers of species of life

tury right after Nantucket became

ing their books, they should also

lazy to retrieve from the dunes

and the species themselves. The

an island because of sea level rise,

be giving the talks in the bars and

along the south shore when the

text of the tiny house article in

about 6,000 years ago. It’d be so

in other venues around the island.

southwest summer wind blows

this year’s annual Town Meeting

fascinating to witness Nantucket

Readers and would-be authors can

them into the bushes.

warrant and the successful vote

separating from the continent as

learn a lot from first-time authors.

data. And a Turkey Terrific sand-

the Late Archaic Indians did, to

N MagazinE: What book changed

wich with a bottle of Triple Eight’s

see it unplundered with all of its

For more information on Peter

your life?

award-winning 12-year-old Notch.

forests and ecosystems intact and

Brace’s guided wilderness hikes,

with no impacts from the Euro-

visit walknantucket.com.

Brace: Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style.

N MagazinE: If you could climb into the mind of any person, alive or dead, who would it be and why?

out losing its class and extraordi-

pean settlers.

June 17 - 19, 2016 Join us for a weekend of great books and fascinating authors.

Marlon James

Diane Rehm

Billy Collins

Diane Ackerman

Nat Philbrick

For more information: NantucketBookFestival.org

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For information on gala tickets or table reservations, please contact Kristin Forester kforester@eganmaritime.org or 508.228.2505 www.eganmaritime.org

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QUIDNET $14,950,000 Estate situated on over 14 acres in a pastoral setting with views of the Atlantic, Sankaty Light House, Sesachacha Pond and the Moors. Excellent floor plan for entertaining both indoors and out. Opportunity to expand or add a guesthouse.

MIACOMET $4,975,000 Three and a half miles from town, shops, restaurants and the harbor, one mile to Miacomet Golf Course, and two miles to Bartlett’s Farm and Cisco Brewery is one of the most spectacular and untouched locations on the island. This wonderful family home and guest home with a total of 6 bedrooms is just minutes to the heart of it all.

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SCONSET $ 3,495,000 A unique and beautiful acre of privacy in ‘Sconset with views of the Golf Course and Sankaty Lighthouse. Just outside the Village, this four bedroom main house with a 2-bay garage and studio has room for expansion and the possibility to add a pool and guest cottage.

SHAWKEMO $ 7,900,000 An exceptional island compound with 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath main house and 3 bedroom, 2 bath guest house, both with panoramic views of the Nantucket Harbor and Coatue. Multiple living areas, covered porches and spacious decks overlooking the harbor, a private pool and tennis court.

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WAUWINET $5,975,000 Incredible home on private, wooded and elevated five acre parcel of land overlooking Polpis Harbor and Nantucket Harbor.

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TOWN $4,495,000 Exceptionally well done restoration of a classic in-town antique. All bedrooms en suite, with exception of one shared bath for two children’s bedrooms on third floor. Corner lot, large yard, two off-street parking spaces and new landscaping.

MADEQUECHAM $1,395,000 Beautiful vacant lot with South Shore ocean views bordering hundreds of acres of forever protected conservation land. Easy access to unspoiled Madequecham Beach.

Opportunityto build a house, guest house, and pool to your own specifications.

CLIFF $4,875,000 Beautifully restored 1747 antique home on desirable Cliff Road, a five minute walk into town. Many original features including four fireplaces, wide pine flooring, moldings and raised paneling. Private yard and gardens, and covered dining patio.

Views of Sound from roof walk.

HUMMOCK POND $895,000 Largest lot on Aurora Way, abutting conservation.

Located on a cul-de-sac street in the Cisco-Hummock Pond area, on the bike path and a mile to town. Cisco Beach, Bartlett Farm, Cisco Brewery and 167 Seafood are a bike ride away.

Owner is a licensed real estate broker.

MIACOMET $735,000 This large condominium feels like a free-standing home. Cedar exterior trim, fresh interior paint, updated kitchen with granite counter top and newly re-finished floors, finished lower level with a living room, bedroom, full bathroom and hook-up for a washer dryer with both interior and exterior access and a yard.

TOWN $3,675,000 Beautifully restored in-town antique on an over-sized, corner lot. Everything has been replaced; foundation, plumbing, electrical, roof, shingles, fireplaces. All original moldings, flooring, mantels saved, stripped and refinished.

TOWN $2,395,000 Renovated five bedroom, five and 1/2 bath home on Fair Street with original historic details throughout the house. Pine floors, chair rails and original doors are still intact. There is parking for one car with entryway off of parking area.

TOWN $2,975,000 4 bedroom/3.5 bath home in the Old Historic District. Large deck and gardens compliment the interior living spaces. Top-end kitchen appliances, marble counter tops, surround sound system, A/C, central vac., two fireplaces and custom built-ins and molding throughout the home.

CISCO $ 749,000 Cisco lot with amazing sunset views and views of the Bartlett Farm flower fields. 50% ground cover is allowable.

Town water. Minutes to beautiful South Shore beaches, conservation and walking trails, Miacomet Golf Course, and the Hummock Pond Road bike path.

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.

June 2016

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