7:30 a.m. daily, Children’s Beach, Harborview Way. Bettina Broer leads this early-morning yoga session. Bring your own mat.
Pick Your Own Vegetables
8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road. Journey on the Bartlett’s Farm hay wagon into the heart of its produce fields, with plenty of time to fill your own bag.
Feeding Frenzy at the Aquarium
9 a.m. Monday-Saturday, Maria Mitchell Aquarium, 32 Washington St. Join MMA aquarists and staff as they feed the creatures at the aquarium and learn about their feeding behaviors. Registration required on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
Ravenous Reptiles
9 a.m. Monday-Saturday, Hinchman House Natural Science Museum, 7 Milk St. Feed the hungry animals at the museum and learn about the adaptations of turtles, frogs, snakes and more. $20. Registration recommended on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
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Marine Storytime
9:15 a.m. Monday-Saturday, Maria Mitchell Aquarium, 32 Washington St. An MMA educator will read a marine- or science-themed book, introduce one of the MMA’s animal friends and finish with an activity related to the book. $15 per child, chaperones free. Registration recommended on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
Dance Party in the Garden
9:45 a.m. Atheneum garden, 1 India St. Cory Morgan leads an energetic, joy-filled dance time with songs, silly dance moves and challenges like Freeze Dance and the Cha-Cha Slide. Weather permitting. Bring a blanket.
BioBlitz: Explore the Saltmarsh
10 a.m. 100 Washington St. Sarah Bois, director of research and conservation at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation, leads this guided exploration of the beach and saltmarsh of the Creeks along the downtown waterfront. Register on calendar page of www.llnf.org
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Nantucket’s own Brian Glowacki, who has been performing stand-up comedy across the country, returns home to the Dreamland Friday and Saturday.
Life on the 41st parallel: LoLa 41 at 20
By Francesca Giangiulio fgiangiulio@inkym.com
Many people don’t realize it, but the name of one of Nantucket’s iconic restaurants –LoLa 41 – refers to longitude and latitude. The island sits on the 41st parallel.
It’s one of those little details that’s obvious once you see it and completely changes the way you look at the restaurant. Like finally solving a puzzle, suddenly everything clicks into place.
LoLa calls itself a global fusion restaurant, but that doesn’t mean the menu is a hodgepodge of random, unrelated dishes. It’s carefully curated and inspired by the countries and cultures that share the same latitude as Nantucket.
The 41st parallel crosses 18 countries, each with wildly different culinary traditions: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Japan and beyond. Twenty years after opening its doors, that line circling the globe is still the restaurant’s compass.
And after spending an evening eating my
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way across it, I don’t think there’s a better way to understand what has made LoLa one of the island’s most beloved restaurants.
Executive chef Joe Burgess has spent the last 15 years helping shape that journey. Before becoming executive chef, he was a mechanic who simply enjoyed cooking at home before deciding to attend Johnson & Wales. A friend convinced him to spend a summer on Nantucket working at LoLa.
“He brought me here, and I never left,” he said with a laugh.
For Burgess, inspiration doesn’t begin with trendy ingredients or social media. It begins with a map.
“When we’re going to pick a country and go for it, we research what’s traditionally going on and go from there,” he said.
That philosophy is what separates LoLa from so many restaurants that throw the
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Photo by Francesca Giangiulio
The iconic LoLa Burger with signature fries and foie gras dipping sauce.
Photo by Francesca Giangiulio Lola 41’s Korean-inspired bulgogi.
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The O-toro nigiri flight lets the high-quality tuna take center stage.
Butterflies, beauty and a new friend at Tupancy Links
By Neil Foley I&M Columnist
After meeting my most recent NiSHA foster pup, I wanted to give her a proper introduction to the island.
Having traveled with the crew from Little Mountain Rescue for days on their way up here from Mississippi followed by her first ferry ride, this little mutt deserved a walk on one of the island’s best dog-friendly trails at Tupancy Links.
We set in on the less secluded parking lot on Washing Pond Road, in the shadow of the water tower. The first section of trail works to get us acquainted with each other, sussing out each other’s temperament, pace and desire to sniff.
It can often be culture shock for these land to sea rescue dogs when they finally make it here, but they have hit the jackpot by coming to an island that loves animals as much as Nantucket. We walk on the trail to the right along the southern edge of the property.
The trail unfolds over sandy hills between stands of pines and out into the open grasslands overlooking Cliff Road. I look down to see sickle-leaved golden aster blooming along the path and popping up in colorful bursts throughout the long grass.
Among them, red flags are stuck into the ground and wave with each passing breeze to mark spots where the Nantucket Conservation Foundation has removed a small Japanese black pine.
Introduced to Nantucket in 1895 as a way to stabilize the sandy soils and provide a break from the wind, the thin and scraggly Japanese black pines cluster together tightly.
It is best to yank and dig out the shoots of these fast-growing invasive trees before they form more of the dense stands seen nearby.
They shade out any low-growing vegetation from the surrounding sandplain grasslands and coastal heathlands. Removing them allows the wildflowers and herbaceous grasses to thrive.
The two of us meander lazily on sandy paths, taking plenty of sniff breaks and photo opportunities along the way.
We traverse up the hill to the main loop, passing bramble vines with clusters of ripening fruit. With the amount of dog activity on this trail, I opt for leaving the blackberries and raspberries for the birds.
We spot a patch of common milkweed and bear witness to a captivating dance by a truly remarkable creature.
Monarch butterflies can be seen flying
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A female monarch butterfly lands carefully to lay an egg on its chosen stalk of common milkweed.
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around in full effect during the height of the summer season. These amazing creatures are on their third generation of the year, taking the first two on their way north from wintering grounds in Mexico and the Gulf Coast.
The colorful orange and black-winged adults are seeking out patches of milkweed to lay one last generation for the year.
The eggs laid now will hatch into brightly striped yellow and black caterpillars, grow larger munching on milkweed, pupate and metamorphose into adults.
This last generation is the largest of the year and will live the longest, flying thousands of miles south for the winter and remaining in a suspended state of activity, called diapause, until spring.
My furry companion and I watch silently as a beautiful female monarch flies in a figure eight around a patch of older milkweed. It flaps up to each stalk, carefully selecting the right one to place an egg under. It will lay 300-500 eggs over a couple of weeks, each laid with precision and care.
She will not visit them again or protect
them once they hatch, so her choice here matters. Lingering only for a dozen seconds, she takes to the air once again to select her next stalk.
It is a charming event that we are fortunate to see in large amounts as July fades into August.
I take my time leading my foster around the sweeping loop through former fairways.
We encounter a few dogs for a polite greeting of tail wags and sniffing. Toward the end of the loop she finds a shady spot beneath another pine tree and sits down.
I offer her water and agree that it is time to head homeward and get out of the sun. She has had quite the journey already, but her sweet temperament will ensure that she will find a family soon.
Another in a long line of Mississippi mutts to find their forever home through NiSHA’s care.
Neil Foley is the interpretive education coordinator and ecologist at the Nantucket Conservation Foundation.
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A young Japanese black pine, invasive in the sandplain grasslands of Nantucket.
The Saint Cecilia chases rock’s raw, communal spirit
By Kendall Graham kgraham@inkym.com
For The Saint Cecilia, rock concerts are essential community gatherings that should be more than a performance: they should interrupt ordinary life.
The Costa Rican band wants its audience dancing, fully absorbed and, at least temporarily, freed from the distractions waiting beyond the venue walls. In an era when even supposedly shared experiences are often filtered through screens, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Stewart Heigold sees live music as a rare opportunity for genuine presence.
“I think what we want the most when we play our shows is for people to be present
and dance and feel the music,” Heigold said.
“A lot of the time, I think with technology and just how the world is today, we’re so disconnected from everything. And a concert is a moment to stop all that and connect. It’s such a community moment.”
That desire for connection sits at the center of The Saint Cecilia’s current, and most ambitious, American tour.
The run is the band’s longest in the U.S. to date, carrying its members from Colorado and Illinois to Florida, the Carolinas and the Northeast.
The scale is new. So are most of the places
outside the van windows.
“This is the first time we do such a long thing. It’s also the first time that we’re all in a van, going long distances and seeing new places, meeting new people. We have never been to most of the places where we’re going,” Heigold said.
The band will make its Nantucket debut Wednesday and Thursday for two late sets at The Gaslight.
For a relatively young band from San José, Costa Rica, the tour represents both a geographic expansion and an opportunity to test its music in unfamiliar rooms and watch it establish a connection without the benefit of hometown familiarity.
“We’re just really grateful and happy to
get to know the world and connect with people and, you know, seeing them react to our music is beautiful and it’s always very encouraging,” Heigold said. “So it has been a great experience.”
The Saint Cecilia’s music sounds engineered for that kind of immediate, physical reaction. The band reaches back toward rock and roll’s formative decades, favoring muscular riffs, restless momentum and a looseness that feels increasingly scarce in highly-polished contemporary rock.
“Pretender,” arguably their best song, settles quickly into an endlessly groovy riff, and the relentless, high-octane “Roller” wouldn’t seem out of place soundtracking a wild night out that somehow ends in a bar brawl, while
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The Saint Cecilia made its Austin City Limits Music Festival debut in 2024. Their current U.S. tour is their biggest and most ambitious to date.
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their most recent single “New Sensation” evokes the ragged looseness of “Exile on Main St.”-era Rolling Stones without sounding derivative.
The songs carry the raucous, unvarnished energy associated with rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s as an attempt to recover something elemental.
“I think that’s when (the genre) really was shaped,” Heigold said of that period.
“That’s the way you can listen to rock and roll in its more raw shape. I think rock today has changed so much. There’s something so beautiful about that rock sound of the 1960s and 1970s that was kind of lost, you know.”
The band’s affinity for classic rock is closely tied to its Costa Rican upbringing. Rock music, Heigold said, has long held an important place in the country, where major touring artists routinely stop and where there has “always been a big move for rock and roll.”
Heigold says that growing up, local radio tended only to play major or mainstream rock music, so the band members weren’t as attuned to the more independent or niche acts. Because of this, they became inspired by the big-name bands of the era like the Doors, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.
“I think the way being from Costa Rica has shaped our sound has a lot to do with us just getting most of the major music from rock and roll Billboard (charts),” Heigold said.
“We don’t get most of the underground music. In Costa Rica on the radio, you just hear the hits, and that’s kind of inspiring and limiting, but in a good way.”
The Saint Cecilia began in 2018, when Heigold shared some of his songs with guitarist Roman Garriott.
The pair started making demos together, eventually bringing in bassist Guillaume Devigne. Heigold also reconnected with drummer Daniel Solorzano, an old highschool bandmate.
The group began performing in San José in 2019, building momentum that was
abruptly halted the following year by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the shutdown also opened an unexpected path forward.
During that period, music manager Donnie Graves discovered the band and encouraged the members to use the enforced downtime to write.
“He found our music, and he encouraged us to use that pandemic time to write a lot of songs, and those songs became our catalog for The Saint Cecilia,” Heigold said.
“And, you know, getting to know him was also the main reason why we ended up coming here to the United States.”
What could have remained a stalled beginning instead became a period of preparation. The band emerged with a larger body of songs and a relationship that helped bring its music beyond Costa Rica.
Now those songs are traveling across the United States in a van, performed night after night for people who may be hearing The Saint Cecilia for the first time.
The arc from interrupted momentum to the band’s largest American tour could be framed as an arrival. Heigold, however, speaks about it more like a take-off.
“We want to keep doing this, and we want to keep growing,” he said.
“I think that’s the goal for every band, to be able to keep going to new places, meeting new people, playing for bigger audiences and for more and more people to listen to and get to know our music. That’s our goal, and it has been a great adventure. We started our band in a very small country, in a very small city in Costa Rica, and now we’re touring the U.S. And people are enjoying our music, and hopefully we’ll be able to put out our first album soon.”
Their mission has a pressing sense of altruism: arrive at another unfamiliar city, enter another room and make a group of strangers feel something together.
The Saint Cecilia performs at The Gaslight, 3 North Union St., Wednesday, Aug. 5 and Thursday, Aug. 6 at 10 p.m. 21 and over.
MONDAYS WITH MAGIC MARK
Mon | 10:00 - 10:45 AM | 6.29 - 8.31
TUESDAY TIE-DYE
Tue | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 6.30 - 9.1
WEDNESDAY WELLNESS CHILDREN’S YOGA WITH PHOEBE STROBINO
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT WITH COOL CORY Fridays | 10:00 - 10:30 AM | 7.10 - 8.21
CAPOEIRA ON THE BANDSTAND WITH WERDUM Sat | 9:00 - 10:30 AM | 6.13 - 10.03
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Sundays | 6:00 - 7:15 PM | 6.21 - 9.6
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The Saint Cecilia’s music reaches back toward rock and roll’s formative decades, favoring muscular riffs and restless momentum.
A refreshingly different epic romance fantasy
By Sierra Hurd
Contributing Writer
V.L. Bovalino’s “The Second Death of Locke” is a beautifully crafted epic fantasy that combines sweeping adventure with an emotionally resonant friends-to-lovers romance.
In a genre currently saturated with enemies-to-lovers dynamics, Bovalino delivers something refreshingly different: a story built on years of trust, unwavering loyalty and quiet devotion.
The result is a romantic fantasy that feels mature, balancing thrilling action with thoughtful character development and an exploration of love that extends far beyond grand declarations.
The story follows Grey Flynn, a Well whose immense magical power is channeled through her mage, Kier. As his protector, healer and closest companion, Grey has devoted her entire life to keeping Kier safe, never questioning the sacrifices that role demands.
When the two are tasked with protecting the child of an enemy kingdom, they become entangled in a dangerous war that forces them to confront not only the secrets surrounding Grey’s true identity, but also the feelings they have long buried beneath years of friendship and duty.
The greatest strength of “The Second Death of Locke” is undoubtedly its central relationship.
Grey and Kier exemplify everything that makes the friends-to-lovers trope so rewarding when executed well. Their romance isn’t built on instant attraction or forced tension, but on a lifetime of shared experiences, unwavering trust and an intimacy that already exists before either is willing to acknowledge it.
Every lingering glance, playful exchange and almost-confession carries emotional weight, creating a sense of yearning that is both believable and genuinely affecting.
What makes their relationship particularly compelling is how naturally it develops. Rather than relying on frustrating miscommunication or unnecessary drama, Bovalino allows both characters to wrestle with the fear of changing a relationship they already treasure.
Readers understand almost immediately how deeply these two care for one another, making it impossible not to root for them while simultaneously enjoying the delicious frustration of watching two utterly oblivious people dance around their feelings.
The emotional payoff feels entirely earned because the romance continues to evolve even after confessions are finally made, shifting its focus toward the challenges of building a future together rather than ending at the first declaration of love.
by Rebecca Bentliff V. L. Bovalino
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Beyond the romance, the novel offers an engaging fantasy world supported by an intriguing magic system.
The relationship between Wells and Mages provides a fresh foundation for the story, and Bovalino gradually expands its complexities as Grey begins to uncover the truth about her origins and the lost island of Locke.
Rather than overwhelming readers with exposition, the world-building unfolds organically through memories, historical texts, conversations and lived experience.
This approach rewards attentive readers and creates a world that feels lived-in and authentic.
The pacing strikes an effective balance between intimate character moments and exciting action sequences. Battle scenes are cinematic without becoming overwhelming, and the quest narrative keeps the story moving while allowing ample room for quieter emotional beats.
Grey’s personal journey is especially rewarding as she gradually questions the lifelong belief that love must always require sacrifice. Rather than glorifying self-destruction in the name of devotion – a common theme within fantasy romance – the novel instead explores the importance of choosing to live for the people we love instead of simply dying for them.
This thematic depth gives the story an emotional maturity that elevates it beyond some conventional romantic fantasies.
The supporting cast further enriches the narrative through strong found-family dynamics and meaningful relationships that extend beyond the central romance.
The world itself also feels naturally inclusive, with queer identities seamlessly woven into the setting without becoming the focus of the narrative, adding another layer of authenticity to an already thoughtfully realized world.
The novel’s only notable weakness lies in its final act.
While the emotional and romantic arcs conclude in a satisfying way, many of the major conflicts resolve earlier than expected, causing the final portion of the book to lose some of its momentum.
Readers expecting a climactic finish may find the closing chapters slightly slower, though this appears to reflect the novel’s place as the first in a series of interconnected stand-alones rather than a flaw in the story itself.
Ultimately, “The Second Death of Locke” is an exceptional fantasy romance that succeeds because it never loses sight of its characters.
Bovalino delivers a compelling magic system, immersive world-building, memorable action, and, above all, one of the strongest friends-to-lovers romances in recent fantasy.
Thoughtful, emotionally rich and refreshingly free from many of the genre’s more overused conventions, it is a standout debut in adult fantasy and an easy recommendation for readers seeking a romantic fantasy that values emotional depth as much as epic adventure.
Sierra Hurd is head of the Nantucket Atheneum’s Weezie Library for Children.
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Tree Tour
10 a.m. Nantucket Land & Water Council, 6 Ash Lane. Nantucket waterkeeper RJ Turcotte leads a tour of downtown trees and discusses how the island’s trees have been preserved over the decades. Tickets at www. nantucketlandwater.org
Hands-on History
10:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Nantucket Whaling Museum Discovery Room, 13 Broad St. Hands-on family programming connecting the Nantucket Historical Association’s 2026 exhibition “The Wider World and Scrimshaw” with a craft for participants to make and take home. Register on calendar page of www.nha.org
Family Connections Tour
10:30 a.m. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. Museum guides bring the NHA’s 2026 exhibit, “The Wider World and Scrimshaw,” to life with visual and tactile elements. Concludes with a take-home craft activity. Free with museum admission. Register on calendar page of www.nha.org
Walking Tour
10:45 a.m. Monday-Saturday, Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. The Nantucket Historical Association’s downtown walking tour transports visitors on a journey through Nantucket’s past and tells the story of the rise and the fall of the whaling industry, the rise of tourism and the impacts the island’s economy had on social and racial development on Nantucket. Reserve tickets at www.nha.org
Breathwork and Meditation
11 a.m. Location provided upon registration. Experienced instructor Andrew Viselli leads this 60-minute session that incorporates guided meditation, reiki and subtle movement. Register on events page of www. nantucketconservation.org
Hands-on History at the Old Jail
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Old Gaol (Jail), 15R Vestal St. Learn about the Nantucket Historical Association’s Old Jail and some of its inhabitants, and make a beaded keychain. Free.
Mini Movers
11 a.m. Hinchman House Natural Science Museum, 7 Milk St. Young children and their caregivers are invited to wiggle, dance and explore the animal kingdom through movement, music and hands-on discovery. $15. Additional session Saturday. Registration recommended on calendar page of www. mariamitchell.org. Additional session Tuesday.
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Courtesy of Maggie Rose
Nashville singer-songwriter Maggie Rose returns to The Gaslight Tuesday for a benefit concert in support of Housing Nantucket.
Noonday Concert: Isaiah Williams
Noon, Unitarian Meeting House, 11 Orange St. Island musician Isaiah Williams will perform a 30-minute concert on the church’s Goodrich organ. Free.
Old Salts Sailing
1 p.m. Jetties Sailing Center, Jetties Beach, end of Bathing Beach Road. Nantucket Community Sailing offers free access to sailing for seniors 55 and over. Register at www.nantucketcommunitysailing.org
Kids Metal Detecting
2 p.m. Maria Mitchell Aquarium, 32 Washington St. Metal detectorist Nikoline Bohr invites young explorers to learn the basics of metal detecting in a fun and engaging way in this one-hour program. $30. Register on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
Read to a Buddy
2 p.m. Atheneum gallery, 1 India St. Children 6-12 are invited to bring a book from home or choose one from the library and read to a READ (Reading Education Assistance Dog) therapy dog. Registration required by calling (508) 228-1110, ext. 103.
Sconset Preservation Tour
3 p.m. 1 New St., Sconset. Explore scenic Sconset with the Nantucket Preservation Trust and learn about the history of this
Meet and Greet: TWN’s Justin Cerne
5 p.m. Hostetler Gallery, 42 Centre St. Meet Justin Cerne, artistic director of Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, and discover the stories behind the productions he’s brought to the island stage, while tasting wines from innovative wine-makers exploring new approaches to cultivating exceptional wines.
Evening Art
5 p.m. Maria Mitchell Association Natural Science Museum, 7 Milk St. Artist Nikoline Bohr instructs participants on how to create a personal work of art inspired by Nantucket’s iconic lighthouses and resident animal ambassadors in the museum’s collection. Intended for adults. $45. Registration required on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
“Finding Nemo Jr.”
5 p.m. Dreamland Theater, 17 South Water St. The Dreamland’s youth theater company presents Disney Pixar’s “Finding Nemo Jr.” Tickets at www.nantucketdreamland.org
“Sailing Into Oblivion”
5:30 p.m. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. Jerome Rand will discuss his solo around-the-world non-stop journey on the Mighty Sparrow, spending 271 days alone at sea. Free, but registration requested on calendar page of www.nha.org
unique fishing settlement at the eastern edge of the island. Register on events page of www.nantucketpreservation.org
Villanova Summer Social
3:30 p.m. Millie’s Restaurant, 326 Madaket Road. Villanova University alumni, parents, students, families and friends are invited to a summer social with president Peter M. Donohue. RSVP by visiting vuevents.villanova.edu/nantucket2026
“The Academy” Party
4 p.m. Nantucket Hotel, 77 Easton St. Elin Hilderbrand and the Nantucket Book Foundation will host “The Academy” Party, inspired by Hilderbrand’s most recent novel, which she wrote with her daughter Shelby Cunningham. Tickets at www.nantucketbookfoundation.org
Live Music: Wim Tapley and the Cannons
4 p.m. Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road. Athens, Ga.-based Americana, folkpop and neo-soul band Wim Tapley and the Cannons will perform.
Art Reception: AAN
5 p.m. Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 8 Federal St. The Artists Association of Nantucket will host a public reception for its Never Out of Beach exhibition, on display through Aug. 4.
Mike Birbiglia and Friends
6 and 8:30 p.m. Nantucket Performing Arts Center, 5 North Water St. Comedian, writer, actor and director Mike Birbiglia brings his award-winning solo show – with some special guests – to the island. Tickets at www.nantucketperformingarts.org
Restoring Nantucket’s Coastal Landscape
6 p.m. Online via Zoom. Nantucket Conservation Foundation director of science and stewardship Karen Beattie will discuss the transformation of the Windswept Cranberry Bog into a thriving coastal wetland. Register on events page of www.nantucketconservation.org
Sip and Stitch
6 p.m. Erica Wilson, 25 Main St. An evening of creativity, conversation and community. All are welcome, whether you’re a seasoned embroiderer or threading your first needle. Free.
Thursday Night Fete
6-8 p.m. Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts, 23 Wauwinet Road. NISDA hosts an evening of food trucks, island tunes, open mic and a chance to make a ceramic bowl to contribute to the Nantucket Food, Fuel and Rental Assistance No More Empty Bowls fall fundraiser. All are welcome.
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Dreamland Storytelling: Uncharted Waters
7 p.m. Dreamland Theater, 17 South Water St. Storytelling is back at the Dreamland for the first time during the summer. Celebrity and community storytellers expand on the theme “uncharted waters.” Tickets at www.nantucketdreamland.org
“Escape to Margaritaville”
7 p.m. Bennett Hall, 62 Centre St. Theatre Workshop of Nantucket presents the musical review “Escape to Margaritaville,” an homage to the original Parrothead himself, Jimmy Buffett. Through Aug. 22. Visit www. theatrenantucket.org for additional dates, times and tickets.
Owl Prowl
8 p.m. Maria Mitchell Association, 4 Vestal St. MMA field ornithologist and I&M columnist Ginger Andrews leads this search for owls and other nocturnal animals and birds. Intended for adults and children 8 and up. $30. Registration required on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
Nighttime Marine Ecology Field Trip
8:30 p.m. Maria Mitchell Aquarium, 32 Washington St. The aquarium staff discusses the fish, squid, crabs and other creatures that come out to feed at night in the shallow waters of Nantucket Harbor. Register on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
Live Music: Dope Lemon
9 p.m. The Muse, 44 Surfside Road. Dope Lemon – Australian indie singer-songwriter Angus Stone – will perform. Tickets at www. musenantucket.com/shows
Live Music: Local Notes
10 p.m. Rose & Crown, 23 South Water St. Nantucket’s homegrown rock band Local Notes will perform. 21 and over.
Live Music: Buckle & Shake
10 p.m. Gaslight Nantucket, 3 North Union St. Nantucket’s own alt-country band Buckle & Shake will perform. 21 and over.
Live Music: Pop Disaster
10 p.m. The Chicken Box, 6 Dave St. Boston-based party band Pop Disaster will perform. Additional shows Friday and Saturday.
Friday, July 31
Marine Ecology Field Trip
8:30 a.m. Hither Creek, Madaket, near 25 Massachusetts Ave. Adults and children 8 and older are invited to help Maria Mitchell
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National Book Award-winning island author Nat Philbrick will sign copies of his books Saturday at Mitchell’s Book Corner.
Association staff collect, identify and release fish, crabs, shrimp and other marine creatures with a seine net. Additional sessions Monday and Wednesday. Tickets, $35, on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
Nature Walk: Masquetuck
8:30 a.m. Exact location provided upon registration. Travel through a small, fascinating hardwood forest that extends to West Polpis Harbor with chances to see herons, egrets, shellfish and other inhabitants of this ecologically rich area. Register on events page of www.nantucketconservation. org
Pick Your Own Flowers
8:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road. Spend a picturesque morning in the farm’s organic flower fields. The Bartlett’s team provides the clippers and guidance to help you create the perfect bouquet. Rain or shine.
Kids Bird Watching
9 a.m. Maria Mitchell Aquarium, 32 Washington St. Children 7 and up are invited to learn how to observe, listen for and identify the birds of Nantucket’s coastal ecosystem. $25. Register on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
Dreamland Kids Weekly Showcase
11 a.m. Dreamland Theater, 17 South Water St. Young performers in the Dreamland’s Stage Explorers showcase what they’ve learned through theater, language and etiquette, followed by an interactive tea service and singalong. Tickets at www.nantucketdreamland.org
Hands-on History at the Oldest House
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oldest House, 16 Sunset Hill Lane. Learn about the Nantucket Historical Association’s Jethro Coffin House and the generations of Nantucketers who lived there, and create your own cup-andball game. Free.
Maria Mitchell’s Birthday
3 p.m. Maria Mitchell Association, 2 Vestal St. Celebrate the anniversary of Nantucket astronomer Maria Mitchell’s 208th birthday with hands-on family activities, astronomy, research demonstrations, an ice cream truck and period-inspired music by Susan Berman and Ray Saunders. Plus free admission to all MMA properties.
Wines & Rinds
3:30-5 p.m. Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road. A relaxed, guided pairing of the farm’s favorite wines and cheeses.
Live Music: Pet Sounds
BioBlitz: Guided Nature Walk
10 a.m. Linda Loring Nature Foundation, 110 Eel Point Road. LLNF director of research and conservation Sarah Bois leads a guided tour of the property, highlighting its biodiversity. Free, but registration required on calendar page of www.llnf.org
Community Sailing Community Day
10 a.m. Jetties Beach, Bathing Beach Road. Nantucket Community Sailing offers free access to sailing, kayaking and paddle-boarding for kids and adults.
Dharma Yoga
10:15 a.m., Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road. Joanne Burnham of Dharma Yoga leads this session to strengthen and lengthen, enliven and invigorate, soothe and calm. Visit www.dharmayoganantucket.com to register or for additional dates and times.
Bug Bonanza
11 a.m. Mill Hill Park, off Prospect Street. Maria Mitchell Association staff lead this exploration of the insects and small creatures that live in the grasses, flowers and trees of Nantucket. Intended for children 4 and up and adults. $20. Register on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org. Additional sessions Monday and Wednesday.
4 p.m. Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road. Pet Sounds Live brings its immersive concert experience celebrating the Beach Boys’ iconic album “Pet Sounds” to the brewery.
“Finding Nemo Jr.”
5 p.m. Dreamland Theater, 17 South Water St. The Dreamland’s youth theater company presents Disney Pixar’s “Finding Nemo Jr.” Tickets at www.nantucketdreamland.org
Trustees Summer Soiree
5:30 p.m. Meet at Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge Gatehouse, end of Wauwinet Road. The Trustees, which manages the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge, hosts an evening of music, raw bar and beach games. Tickets, $300, at www.thetrustees.org
NiSHA’s Unleash the Disco
6 p.m. Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road. Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals hosts its annual summer fundraiser for animals in need. Tickets, $375, at www.nishanimals.org
Teen Game Night
6 p.m. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. Teens and tweens are invited to play a selection of Nintendo Switch games like Just Dance, Mario Party and more. The games will rotate and are first-come, first-served.
Island Calendar
Live Music: Francesca LaRosa
7 p.m. St. Mary Our Lady of the Isle, 3 Federal St. Catholic composer and musician Francesca LaRosa will perform a special parish concert.
“Putting It Together”
7 p.m. Bennett Hall, 62 Centre St. Theatre Workshop of Nantucket presents “Putting It Together,” an adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical revue. Through Aug. 14. Visit www.theatrenantucket.org for additional dates, times and tickets.
Comedy: Brian Glowacki
8 p.m. Dreamland Theater, 17 South Water St. Nantucket’s own stand-up comic, Brian Glowacki, who’s taken his act from Hollywood to Vegas to south Florida and just about everywhere else in between, returns home to the Dreamland. Tickets at www. nantucketdreamland.org. Second show 8 p.m. Saturday.
Live Music: The Band Camino
9 p.m. The Muse, 44 Surfside Road. Nashville-based rock band The Band Camino will perform. 21 and over. Tickets at www. musenantucket/shows
Stargazing at the Observatory
9:30 p.m. Loines Observatory, 59 Milk St. Join Maria Mitchell Association astronomers for a tour of the night sky, including the moon, planets, star clusters, nebulae and other galaxies. $27 for adults, $17 for children. Register on calendar page of www. mariamitchell.org. Additional sessions Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Karaoke
10 p.m. The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water St. Channel your inner rock star on The Rose & Crown stage.
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Bike Tour
7:30 a.m. Starting location provided upon registration. Avid cyclist and Nantucket Conservation Foundation trustee Jim Meehan leads this nine-mile ride over the trails and dirt roads of Ram Pasture or the Middle Moors. Register on events page of www.nantucketconservation.org
Nantucket Clean Team
8 a.m. Handlebar Café, 15 Washington St., and intersection of Old South and Fairgrounds roads. The Nantucket Clean Team meets Saturdays from spring through fall to pick up trash around the island. Pickers and bags provided.
Farmers & Artisans Market
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cambridge Street, between North Union and South Water streets. Sustainable Nantucket hosts a market of fresh local produce, island cottage-industry artisans and food. Weather permitting.
Capoeira at the Beach
9 a.m. Children’s Beach, Harborview Way. Kick off your Saturday mornings with an exciting Brazilian martial arts experience that’s fun for all ages. Free.
Artist Patio Pop-Up
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Artists Association of Nantucket Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 8 Federal St. AAN member artist Robert Miklos will be in the gallery courtyard to discuss his work and creative process.
NanPuppets
9:30 a.m. Something Natural, 50 Cliff Road. Lizza Obremski brings her puppet friends for a half hour of education and fun. $10, kids under 1 free. Bring a blanket.
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Activities:
Absolute Sport Fishing
19 Straight Wharf (508) 325-4000
ACK Surf School 64 Nobadeer Ave (508) 246-7872
Albacore Charters
Slip 1010 Straight Wharf (508) 228-5074
Altar Rock & The Moors 50 Altar Rock Rd
Althea K Sport Fishing
50 Easton St (508) 325-2167
Ara’s Tours
6 Fair St (508) 228-1951
Bamboo Forest 52 Madaket Rd
Barrett’s Tours 25 Federal St (508) 228-0174
Bill Fisher Outfitters 20 N Cambridge St (203) 962-8867
Captain Tom’s Charters F St, Madaket (508) 228-4225
Peachtree Kids & Monogram Shop 19 Main St (508) 228-8555
Peter England Nantucket 3 Old South Wharf (508) 241-8301
Polo Ralph Lauren 16 Main St (508) 228-9451
REMY
2 Old South Wharf (617) 840-5898
Res Ipsa 3 India St (508) 955-2288
Respoke
41 Straight Wharf (508) 413-3221
Sal Amore 8 Washington St
Sara Campbell 5 S Beach St (508) 680-1626
Seconds Shop 32 Sparks Ave (508) 228-6677
Serenella 9 S Beach St (508) 228-3400
Southern Tide Nantucket 34 Main St (774) 325-5171
STAUD
38 Center St (774) 485-2094
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Rafael Osona Auction
9:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday online at www.rafaelosonaauctions.com. A two-day auction of Americana, fine art, maritime artifacts and more, including paintings by Robert Stark and Ralph Cahoon Jr. Jose Reyes lightship baskets, a 1962 Volkswagen Beetle convertible and the Herbert Sackett scrimshaw cane collection. Live preview July 29-31, Legion Hall, 21 Washington St.
Read to a Buddy
10 a.m. Atheneum gallery, 1 India St. Children 6-12 are invited to bring a book from home or choose one from the library and read to a READ (Reading Education Assistance Dog) therapy dog. Registration required by calling (508) 228-1110, ext. 103.
Storytime with a Princess 10 and 11 a.m. Dreamland Theater, 17 South Water St. Children 4-10 are invited to go backstage, dress up in authentic theatrical costumes and work directly with the princess and her royal cast to learn their role on stage. Tickets at www.nantucketdreamland.org
Book Signing: Nathaniel Philbrick
10:30 a.m. Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main St. National Book Award-winning island author Nathaniel Philbrick will sign copies of his books in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
Music and Movement
11:45 a.m. Children’s Beach bandstand, Harborview Way. Cory Morgan leads a half hour of song and dance intended for children.
The Myth of the Black Whaleman
1 p.m. African Meeting House, 27 York St. Kayci Merritte examines the experiences of African Americans aboard whaling ships, placing them within the broader context of slavery to better understand how ideas of freedom and opportunity were shaped, and often constrained, by the realities of the time. Tickets at Eventbrite.
Bartlett Farm Walking Tour
2 p.m. Saturday and Wednesday, Meet in front of farm market, 33 Bartlett Farm Road. A free, 30-minute behind-the-scenes journey into 200 years of agricultural history on this farm owned by the same family since the early 1800s.
“Finding Nemo Jr.”
5 p.m. Dreamland Theater, 17 South Water St. The Dreamland’s youth theater company presents Disney Pixar’s “Finding Nemo Jr.” Tickets at www.nantucketdreamland.org
Island Calendar
Dragonfly Fundraiser
5:30 p.m. Great Harbor Yacht Club, 96 Washington St. A night for the community to come together to inspire change around mental health and raise vital funds for Fairwinds – Nantucket’s Behavioral Health Center. Tickets at www.fairwindscenter.org
A Nantucket Night
6-10 p.m. Nantucket’s Oldest House, 16 Sunset Hill Lane. Cocktails, seated dinner, live entertainment and dancing set against the backdrop of the Nantucket Historical Association’s “Wider World and Scrimshaw” exhibition. Tickets on calendar page of www.nha.org
Jazz Night at the Fairgrounds
8 p.m. Fairgrounds Restaurant, 27 Fairgrounds Road. A rotating cast of island musicians and special guests perform an evening of live jazz.
Karaoke
10 p.m. The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water St. Channel your inner rock star on The Rose & Crown stage.
Live Music: Dispatch (Stripped)
10 p.m. The Muse, 44 Surfside Road. Indie rock band Dispatch will perform a stripped down set in this intimate venue. Tickets at www.musenantucket.com/shows. Second show Sunday.
Live Music: Miss Fairchild
10:30 p.m. Gaslight Nantucket, 3 North Water St. New England funk band Miss Fairchild, fronted by Nantucket’s own Travis Richard, will perform. 21 and over.
Sunday, Aug. 2
Nantucket Bird Walk
7:45 a.m. 4 Vestal St. Island bird guide and Inquirer and Mirror birding columnist Ginger Andrews leads this exploration of birding landscapes and hidden nooks. Loaner binoculars available. Dress for the weather. $35. Register on calendar page of www. mariamitchell.org
Artist Patio Pop-up
10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Artists Association of Nantucket Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 8 Federal St. AAN member artist Julija Mostykanova will be in the gallery courtyard to discuss his work and creative process.
Book Signing: Nancy Thayer
10:30 a.m. Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main St. Best-selling island author Nancy Thayer will sign copies of her latest book, “Summer Light on Nantucket.”
Live Music: Cranberry Alarm Clock
3-6 p.m. Sandbar, end of Bathing Beach Road. Nantucket’s favorite Beatles tribute band, Cranberry Alarm Clock, will perform.
Beginner’s Ukulele
5:30 p.m. Nantucket Community Music Center, 56 Centre St. No instrument? No problem. Ukuleles available. All ages welcome. Free.
Big Screen Bucket List: “The Revanant”
6 p.m. Dreamland Theater, 17 South Water St. The Dreamland screens 2015’s “The Revanant,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy, as part of its summer Big Screen Bucket List series.
Live Music
6 p.m. Children’s Beach bandstand, Harborview Way. Nantucket’s Department of Culture and Tourism hosts a free evening concert.
Live Music: Foggy Roots
10:30 p.m. Gaslight Nantucket, 3 North Union St. Nantucket’s own roots reggae band Foggy Roots will perform. 21 and over.
Monday, Aug. 3
En Plein Air
10 a.m. Maria Mitchell Association outdoor classroom, 33 Washington St. Artist Nikoline Bohr leads this class that guides participants through the techniques of creating art directly in nature. Intended for adults. $45. Register on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
Monday Magic
10 a.m. Children’s Beach bandstand, Harborview Way. Magician, musician and artist Mark Carapezza provides free, family-friendly entertainment and hands-on activities.
Drop-in Craft Gam
1 p.m. 1800 House, 4 Mill St. Have an unfinished chair, basket, beading or stitching project? Bring any project and work in the company of other creative people. Free.
Outdoor Art
2 p.m. Maria Mitchell Association Classroom, 33 Washington St. Outdoor art invites participants to slow down, observe and connect with the natural world through closeup drawing and artistic exploration. $45. Register on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
Green Crab Workshop
3:45 p.m. Maria Mitchell Aquarium, 32 Washington St. Join aquarium staff to learn how to identify the European green crab (Carcinus maenus), an invasive species that threatens Nantucket’s native species and habitats. Free.
Live Music: Maddi Ryan
4 p.m. Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road. Boston-based country singer Maddi Ryan will perform. Second show Tuesday.
Art Talk: Joseph McGurl
5:30 p.m. Artists Association of Nantucket Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 8 Federal St. AAN artist-in-residence Joseph McGurl will discuss hie creative process and inspiration. Weather permitting.
Botany
Talk
5:30 p.m. Nantucket Conservation Foundation, 118 Cliff Road. Botanist, forester and writer Peter Grima will discuss “Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium and the Wildflowers of Amherst.” All are welcome.
Geschke Lecture: Paul Starr
5:30 p.m. Great Harbor Yacht Club, 96 Washington St. Paul Starr, professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University and co-founder of The American Prospect magazine, will discuss “How Shared Trust in Science and Medicine Broke Down, and Distrust Took Over.” Tickets available on calendar page of www.nantucketatheneum.org
Meet the Artist: Paul Galbraith
5:30 p.m. Atheneum Great Hall, 1 India St. A free and informal meet and greet with classical guitarist Paul Galbraith before his Nantucket Musical Arts Society concert Tuesday. Free.
10,000 Brains
6 p.m. Dreamland Theater, 17 South Water St. Patrick Brannelly, CEO of the 10,000 Brains Project, and neuroscientist Bess Frost, will discuss how AI, digital pathology and global scientific collaboration are reshaping the future of research into Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, frontotemporal dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders. Free, but tickets required at www.nantucketdreamland.org
Live Music: Merrick & Cole
7:30 p.m. Gaslight Nantucket, 3 North Union St. Nantucket singer-songwriters Merrick Brannigan and Cole Corper will perform.
Karaoke
10:30 p.m. Gaslight Nantucket, 3 North Union St. The Gaslight continues its summer of karaoke with Yolo Joe. 21 and over.
Tuesday, Aug. 4
Nature Walk: Ruddick Commons
Island Calendar
8:30 a.m. Starting point provided upon registration. Join the Linda Loring Nature Foundation and the Sconset Trust for a guided walk along the trails of Sconset’s Ruddick Commons. Register on calendar page of www.llnf.org
Tiny Salts
9 and 10:30 a.m. Jetties Sailing Center, Jetties Beach, end of Bathing Beach Road. Nantucket Community Sailing invites sailors 2 to 4 years old for an hour of songs, education, hands-on maritime activities and s ailing. Visit www.nantucketcommunitysailing.org to register or for more information.
Swamp Romp
9:45 a.m. Atheneum garden, 1 India St. Johnette Downing, “the Pied Piper of Louisiana musical traditions,” and Grammy-winning blues musician and producer Scott Billington will serve up a gumbo of Louisiana roots music and a toe-tapping, two-stepping good time. Free. Weather permitting.
Little Riders and Lasting Connections
10 a.m. Tuesdays through June 9. The Creeks Reserve, 2 Milestone Road. A stroller walking group for parents and children eight weeks to five years. Call (508) 9577423 to register.
Tie-Dye at the Beach
10 a.m. Children’s Beach bandstand, Harborview Way. A fun-filled tie-dye session. T-shirts and all materials are included. Free.
Book Signing: Deborah Goodrich Royce
10:30 a.m. Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main St. Author Deborah Goodrich Royce will sign copies of her book, “Best Boy.”
Family Connections Tour
10:30 a.m. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. Museum guides bring the NHA’s 2026 exhibit, “The Wider World and Scrimshaw,” to life with visual and tactile elements. Concludes with a take-home craft activity in the Discovery Room. Free with museum admission. Register on calendar page of www.nha.org
Music in the Morning
10:30 a.m. Atheneum garden, 1 India St. Nantucket favorite Hugh Hanley returns for a morning of songs, finger-plays and singing games. Bring a blanket.
NanPuppets
11:30 a.m. Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road. Lizza Obremski brings her island puppet friends to the brewery. Fun for all ages. Free, but donations welcome.
Somatic Yoga
12:30 p.m. Atheneum gallery, 1 India St. Forty-five minutes of slow, focused movement concluding with full-body relaxation that will leave you feeling relaxed and recharged. Registration required on calendar page of www.nantucketatheneum.org
Golden Age Films: “The Hustler”
1:30 p.m. The Dreamland will screen 1961’s “The Hustler,” starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason. Free for seniors. Tickets at www.nantucketdreamland.org
Adult Metal Detecting
2 p.m. Maria Mitchell Association Aquarium, 32 Washington St. Metal detectorist Nicoline Bohr leads this hands-on introductory course intended for adults interested in exploring the world of metal detecting. $40. Additional session Wednesday. Register on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
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The Legacy of Julia Child’s Kitchen
2 p.m. online at www.nantucketatheneum.org. Smithsonian Institute curator and historian Paula J. Johnson will delve into the legacy of cooking icon Julia Child. Register online at www.nantucketatheneum.org
Main Street Preservation Tour
3 p.m. 11 Centre St. The Nantucket Preservation Trust leads this tour that offers an overview of Nantucket in its heyday and focuses on the portion of Main Street between the Pacific National Bank and the Civil War monument. Learn about the street’s development and the area’s early residents and architectural styles. Register on events page of www.nantucketpreservation.org
Green Crab Survey
3:15 p.m. Hither Creek, Madaket, near 22 Massachusetts Ave. Join Maria Mitchell Aquarium staff on a survey for invasive European green crabs using a seine net. Free. Register on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org
Teen Tuesday Crafternoon
4 p.m. Atheneum courtyard, 1 India St. Teens 12-18 are invited to make beaded potted plants to take home. Weather permitting. Registration required by e-mailing shurd@nantucketatheneum.org
Land & Water Council Annual Meeting
5 p.m. Nantucket Hotel, 77 Easton St. The Nantucket Land & Water Council will hold its annual meeting, highlighted by a conversation between executive director Emily Molden, Samantha Look of the Vineyard Conservation Society and Scott Horsley of Horsley Consulting, on “How Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard Can Collaborate on the Islands’ Environmental Challenges and Protect Our Waters.”
Brant Point Runners
5:30 p.m. corner of Easton and North Beach streets. Brant Point Runners meets weekly near the corner of Easton and North Beach streets, for a friendly but competitive 5K run. All are welcome.
University of Virginia Reception
5:30 p.m. Great Harbor Yacht Club, 96 Washington St. Alumni, parents, families and friends of the University of Virginia are invited to an evening on Nantucket. For more information, e-mail uvaevents@virginia.edu
Island Calendar
“Food is Medicine”
6 p.m. Dreamland Theater 17 South Water St. Joe Betancourt, president of The Commonwealth Fund, will moderate a discussion with cardiologist Dr. Dariush Mazaffarian about ways to improve health, reduce healthcare spending, support farmers, preserve natural resources and turbocharge the economy through food. Tickets at www.nantucketdreamland.org. A separately-ticketed reception will be held at 7 p.m.
Meditation
6 p.m. Atheneum gallery, 1 India St. A short talk, guided meditation and time for reflection and questions. Registration recommended on calendar page of www.nantucketatheneum.org
Housing Nantucket Benefit
6:30 p.m. Gaslight Nantucket, 3 North Union St. Soulful Nashville singer-songwriter Maggie Rose returns to the island for Housing Nantucket’s annual benefit concert. Tickets, $500, at www.housingnantucket.org
Open Arts Night
6:30 p.m. Atheneum Great Hall, 1 India St. The stage and mic are still open for any and all, but the library has added an arts and crafts component so people may feel free to come and work on any kind of art project while listening to the entertainment.
Night Line Dancing
6:45 p.m. Children’s Beach, Harborview Way. An evening of line dancing hosted by Nantucket Culture and Tourism. Bring comfortable dancing shoes. Drop-in.
Classical Music Concert
7 p.m. St. Paul’s Church, 20 Fair St. The Nantucket Musical Arts Society presents classical guitarist Paul Galbraith in the fourth installment of its summer concert series. Tickets $34 at the door.
“First”
7:30 p.m. Nantucket Performing Arts Center, 5 North Water St. Tony Award Winner Judith Ivey stars as Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, in a riveting solo play inspired by her life. Through Aug. 14. Tickets at www.nantucketperformingarts.org
Night at the Aquarium
8:30 p.m. Maria Mitchell Aquarium, 32 Washington St. Discover what Nantucket’s fishy friends do when the sun falls below the horizon and the moon fills the sky. $20. Registration required on calendar page of www. mariamitchell.org
Live Music: Oteil & Friends
8 p.m. The Muse, 44 Surfside Road. Multi-instrumentalist Oteil Burbridge, famous for his virtuosity on the bass guitar, and a rotating lineup of elite improvisational musicians will perform. 21 and over. Tickets at musenantucket.com/shows. Second show Wednesday.
Live Music: Couch
10 p.m. The Chicken Box, 6 Dave St. Boston-based soul, funk and jazz-pop band Couch will perform. Tickets at www. thechickenbox.com. Second show Wednesday.
Wednesday, Aug. 5
Birding Field Trip
7:45 a.m. Linda Loring Nature Foundation, 110 Eel Point Road. Explore Nantucket’s birding hot spots and observe birds in their natural habitat. Binoculars, a spotting scope and field guides available to borrow. Free, but registration required on calendar page of www.llnf.org
“13 Moons: A History of Wampanoag Culture”
9 a.m. African Meeting House, 27 York St. Wampanoag member Darius Coombs will trace the changes and adaptations of the Wampanoag culture across centuries while highlighting the resilience, continuity and strength of a people who remain rooted in their ancestral homeland. Register at Eventbrite.
Ecology Excursion
9 a.m. Location provided upon registration. Nantucket Conservation Foundation director of research Danielle O’Dell leads this walk while discussing the forestry management practices of the island’s conservation organizations. Register on events page of www.nantucketconservation.org
NHA Community Day
9 a.m.-noon, Children’s Beach, Harbor View Way. The community is invited to join the Nantucket Historical Association for demonstrations and hands-on activities exploring themes of maritime culture and handcraft, as well as a participatory song and dance performance with members of the local Mashpee Wampanoag community. Free. Rain date Aug. 6.
Wellness Wednesday
9:30 a.m. Children’s Beach bandstand, Harborview Way. Free children’s yoga with Phoebe Strobino that encourages movement and mindfulness in a relaxed outdoor setting.
Intro to Ukulele
9:45 a.m. Atheneum learning lab, 1 India St. Louisiana roots musician Johnette Downing leads this introductory ukulele class for children and adults. Bring your own ukulele if you have one. Registration required on calendar page of www.nantucketatheneum.org
Crafts in the Courtyard
10 a.m. Atheneum courtyard, 1 India St. Children are invited to make a colorful summer butterfly out of tissue paper. Younger children might need adult assistance.
Book-signing: Elin Hilderbrand
11 a.m. Mitchell’s Book Corner, 54 Main St. Best-selling island author Elin Hilderbrand will sign copies of her books. The first 100 people in line will get a ticket. Line starts at 10 a.m. Only books purchased at Mitchell’s and Bookworks can be autographed.
Garden Club House and Garden Tour
11 a.m. Brant Point neighborhood. The Nantucket Garden Club hosts this curated selection of historic and contemporary homes and gardens, with self-guided tours through five to six private estates and gardens, interior floral arrangements, a boutique and complimentary tea and cookies in one of the gardens. Tickets, $100, at www. nantucketgardenclub.org
Hands-on History at Greater Light
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Greater Light, 8 Howard St. Learn about the Monaghan sisters and their artists’ retreat, and color in a painting by Gertrude Monaghan with watercolor. Free.
Harmonica Workshop
11 a.m. Atheneum learning lab, 1 India St. Grammy-winning musician and producer Scott Billington demonstrates the basics of blues and folk harmonica. Class size limited. For ages 12 and up. Register on calendar page of www.nantucketatheneum.org
Reader Advice
11 a.m. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St. Annye Camara of the Atheneum’s Readers’ Advisory Group will help you find books tailored to your interests.
Children’s Chess Club
3 p.m. Atheneum courtyard, 1 India St. Young chess players of all abilities are encouraged to check out the Nantucket Atheneum’s new Chess Club. Learn the basics or challenge your friends to a game. Bring your own board or play with one of the library’s. Intended for grades two-six.
of the oldest living Shiraz vines on the planet, gnarled survivors on their original roots, a few of them planted before the American Civil War, still yielding a handful of intense black grapes each year.
If the Northern Rhône is Syrah grown on rock and wind, the Barossa is Shiraz grown in sunshine and memory.
The wines are everything the name change implies. Where Hermitage is iron and pepper, Barossa Shiraz is blackberry and plum, licorice and dark chocolate, sweet earth and – from the American oak the region favors – a top note of mocha and vanilla.
They are bigger, warmer and more immediately pleasurable. They are also, at their best, every bit as age-worthy as their French cousins, which is what skeptics never expect.
Torbreck, I will confess, I love without apology. David Powell founded it in 1994 and named it after a forest in the Scottish Highlands where he once worked as a lumberjack, which is why the entry wine is called Woodcutter’s Shiraz and makes it the perfect place to start: plush, peppery, joyous, ready the afternoon you take it home.
Climb the range through The Struie and The Factor, and you reach RunRig: old-vine Shiraz co-fermented with a few percent of Viognier, the exact Côte-Rôtie trick borrowed from the far side of the Earth.
Which means the grape we crowned back in Week Five never really left us. The seductress is right there in the blend, lifting the
aromatics of Australia’s answer to Hermitage.
Above even RunRig sits The Laird, a single-vineyard Shiraz from Marananga that stands among the monuments of the New World.
Then Grange itself, the wine that opened this whole piece. Schubert built it as a blend drawn from across South Australia rather than from a single slope, aged it in American oak and engineered it to outlast its maker. When his own company ordered him to stop in the late 1950s, he simply kept making it in secret until the wines came of age and proved him right.
It is Australia’s first growth, and for decades it wore the name Grange Hermitage, always pointing back to that hill above Tain.
Then there is Henschke Hill of Grace up in the cooler, higher Eden Valley, a single vineyard of pre-phylloxera vines the family calls the Grandfathers, planted in the 1860s by the original Lutheran settlers.
If Grange is a composition, Hill of Grace is a place, one of the most revered single sites in the Southern Hemisphere and, to many palates, the equal of Grange.
There is even a cool-climate exception worth knowing: travel south into Victoria, to the Grampians, and a wine like Mount Langi Ghiran arrives so peppery and restrained that a blind taster might swear he had crossed back to the Rhône.
Proof that even in Australia, the grape
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can whisper. And on our own West Coast –the table I set in Honolulu always had California in the room – the Central Coast has quietly become Syrah’s third great home, with bottlings like Donelan’s Judge’s Vineyard splitting the difference between French restraint and Barossa flesh.
How long to wait
The rule is simple. The drink-now wines – Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Torbreck’s Woodcutter’s – are at their most charming in their first five years, when the fruit is bright and the pepper is loud.
The monuments – Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, Grange and Hill of Grace – are barely awake at 10 and frequently glorious at 25 or 30. Syrah and Shiraz both carry the holy trinity of longevity: tannin, acidity and sheer concentration. Buy two bottles. Drink one now to learn the grape’s youth. Bury the other and meet it again in a decade.
Drink it with
This is a grape born for the grill. The savory, smoky, black-pepper character of Northern Rhône Syrah reads like a recipe for a charred ribeye or a rack of lamb, and the chemistry follows the poetry. The tannins soften against the protein and fat until both are better for the pairing.
Game suits it beautifully, too: venison,
squab, duck.
Reach for the bigger Barossa Shiraz when the cooking turns to barbecue, to short rib braised until it surrenders, or to a wedge of hard-aged cheese. The pepper in the glass and the pepper on the plate are not a coincidence to be resisted.
A final word
The French will tell you this grape is about restraint, about place, about the long, patient wait. The Australian will tell you it is about sunshine, about generosity, about joy.
They are describing the same grape, and –this is the part that matters – they are both completely right.
That was the lesson of that night in Honolulu, marooned happily in the middle of the ocean between them: you do not have to choose. Pour the Hermitage and the Grange side by side, let them argue across the table, and discover that the argument has no loser. Only you, in the very fortunate middle.
Next Thursday, Aug. 6: Zinfandel, America’s own grape, wild and woolly, from Croatian roots to California hillside glory. Don’t miss it.
Peter McEachern is the general manager of the Nantucket Yacht Club. He has been buying wine, creating wine lists and running wine tastings since 1983. He can be reached at peter@nantucketyachtclub.org
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word “fusion” around.
Rather than mashing cuisines together for novelty’s sake, every dish starts with understanding where it came from before adding LoLa’s own perspective.
You can taste that approach throughout the menu.
Our first stop was Japan, beginning with the O-toro nigiri flight, a summer special that became so popular the chefs decided to keep it around. It’s currently the restaurant’s third best-selling menu item (behind the Maruko roll and the LoLa burger) and after one bite, it makes perfect sense.
The flight serves prized fatty tuna three different ways, each somehow more indulgent than the last.
The first piece is almost minimalist: just olive oil, sea salt and lime zest. The rich fish melts into the silky olive oil, letting the quality of the tuna speak for itself.
Then comes black truffle purée. You can smell it as the waiter sets the plate on the table, deep and earthy, wrapping around the tuna without overwhelming it.
Finally comes the show-stopper: lightly charred o-toro topped with foie gras and LoLa’s sweet soy sauce.
After one bite, the whole table went silent.
The warm, lightly roasted exterior transformed the buttery tuna into something almost steak-like while still preserving its delicate texture. My sister, who isn’t much of a fish person, looked up after her first bite and announced she could have eaten an entire plate herself.
It was one of the best bites of food I’ve had all summer.
Executive sushi chef Dilip Maharjan couldn’t help but smile when talking about the success of his food at LoLa.
“It’s happy after happy,” he said. “Everyone who’s had it so far is happy.”
That joy seems to define Maharjan himself.
Originally from Nepal, he attended culinary school before moving to Nantucket. When he first arrived, working at the Bamboo Supper Club, he spoke almost no English.
Over nearly two decades with the LoLa family, he’s worked nearly every position in the kitchen, eventually becoming executive sushi chef.
Today, watching him behind the sushi counter is almost as entertaining as eating the food itself. He’s constantly smiling, greeting regulars by name, chatting with guests between rolls and laughing with coworkers.
It doesn’t feel like someone simply making dinner. It feels like someone genuinely thrilled to be exactly where he is.
His approach to sushi mirrors LoLa’s philosophy.
From left: The always popular pot stickers, which have been off the menu for a while but back briefly to celebrate LoLa 41’s 20th anniversary; LoLa’s decadent tres leches cake; The panko crusted tuna roll, which LoLa brought back to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
“I see his food, I have my food, and I pick parts to bring them together,” he said, describing the collaborative relationship he shares with Burgess.
That collaboration extends far beyond the sushi counter.
One of my favorite dishes of the evening perfectly captured the spirit of the restaurant without ever announcing it.
LoLa’s bulgogi arrives with chewy noodles, tender slices of beef, plenty of heat and just enough sweetness to keep everything balanced.
But tucked alongside it is broccoli rabe, its pleasantly bitter bite instantly transporting the dish somewhere between Seoul and southern Italy.
It’s a combination that’s unexpected but whose flavors work so naturally. Two culinary traditions that have just been waiting to meet.
Then, of course, there’s the LoLa Burger.
For many islanders, it’s already legendary. Juicy, deeply beefy and topped with caramelized onions and an addictive foie gras sauce, it’s served on a perfectly toasted English muffin that somehow manages to support the towering burger without distracting from it.
Beside it sit the restaurant’s famously addictive truffle fries: thin, crispy, and just the right balance of rich truffle oil with nutty Parmesan.
Even the burger reflects LoLa’s worldview. A familiar American comfort food elevated with European influence, served in a
restaurant inspired by destinations around the globe.
Of course, exceptional food alone doesn’t explain why LoLa is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
The answer, according to nearly everyone I spoke with, is the people.
Burgess describes the kitchen as deeply collaborative, where everyone contributes ideas and employees tend to stay for years rather than seasons.
“Everyone comes here, they enjoy it here and you become family at that point,” he said.
Maharjan sees that same family extending into the dining room.
“We talk to people not as customers,” he said. “Some people don’t even go straight to their table. They’re walking around saying hi to other tables and all the people who work here.”
Assistant general manager Betina Mitkova sees it every night from the front door. Regulars return year after year, often visiting LoLa’s sister restaurants in Boston, Palm Beach and Naples, Fla. and most recently Aspen, Colo. before finding themselves back on Nantucket for another summer.
“For me, it’s the personal approach we take with every guest, remembering names, favorite drinks and personal preferences makes people feel at home,” Mitkova said. “Hospitality at LoLa goes far beyond serving food. it’s about building genuine relationships and creating memorable experiences, whether someone is celebrating a milestone
or simply enjoying dinner with friends.”
For the restaurant’s 20th anniversary, LoLa has been celebrating with special dinners featuring retired menu favorites from the past two decades.
I was lucky enough to attend July’s dinner, where crispy panko-crusted tuna rolls, pot stickers, beautifully-cooked market fish and an outrageously good brownie sundae made me wonder why any of them ever left the menu in the first place.
Consider this my official petition to bring the brownie sundae back.
Maybe that’s the secret to LoLa after all. Yes, it can transport you around the world without leaving South Beach Street. Yes, the food remains every bit as inventive and exciting as it was two decades ago. But somewhere along the way, the restaurant itself became the destination.
On any given summer night, the music pulses through the dining room. Sushi chefs lean over the counter to catch up with familiar faces. Friends stop at neighboring tables before they even sit down. Dinner turns into another drink, another conversation, another memory.
Twenty years later, LoLa is still inspired by the countries along the 41st parallel. But for many Nantucketers, it’s become one of the island’s defining landmarks along it. LoLa 41, 15 South Beach St. (508) 3254001, www.lola41.com
Photos by Francesca Giangiulio
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Noonday Concert: Mitch Blake
Noon, Unitarian Meeting House, 11 Orange St. Island musician Mitch Blake will perform a half-hour concert.
Old Salts Sailing
1 p.m. Jetties Sailing Center, Jetties Beach, end of Bathing Beach Road. Nantucket Community Sailing offers free access to sailing for seniors 55 and over. Register at www.nantucketcommunitysailing.org
Kids Metal
Detecting
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2 p.m. Maria Mitchell Aquarium, 2 p.m. Metal detectorist Nikoline Bohr leads this hands-on adventure just for kids. Learn the basics of metal detecting while searching for treasure on the beach. $30. Registration required on calendar page of www.mariamitchell.org. Additional session Tuesday.
Read to a Buddy
2 p.m. Atheneum gallery, 1 India St. Children 6-12 are invited to bring a book from home or choose one from the library and read to a READ (Reading Education Assistance Dog) therapy dog. Registration required by calling (508) 228-1110, ext. 103.
Island Calendar
Art Reception: AAN
5 p.m. Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery, 8 Federal St. The Artists Association of Nantucket will host a reception for its Eye of the Beholder exhibition, up through Aug. 18.
The Artistic Career of David Hostetler
5 p.m. Hostetler Gallery, 33 Centre St. Explore the artistic career of the late sculptor David Hostetler, in this summer of what would have been his 100th birthday.
Preservation Trust August Fete
5 p.m. Location provided upon registration. Nantucket Preservation Trust will host its annual August Fete and Sense of Place auction. Tickets at www.nantucketpreservation.org
Ice Out Alz
7:30 p.m. Cisco Brewers, 5 Bartlett Farm Road. An evening of food, drinks and a cornhole tournament in support of Ice Out Alz, which raises awareness about those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia on Nantucket. Tickets, $250, at givesmart.com
Live Music: Maddi Ryan
8 p.m. Brotherhood of Thieves, 23 Broad St. Boston-based country singer Maddi Ryan will perform.
Live Music: 7 Day Weekend
10 p.m. The Chicken Box, 6 Dave St. New England’s high-energy party band 7 Day Weekend will perform. Tickets at the door. 21 and over. Additional shows Friday and Saturday.
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Island author Nancy Thayer will sign copies of her new novel “Summer Light on Nantucket” Sunday at Mitchell’s Book Corner.
