The ultimate activities guide for the week of September 6 – 12, 2019.
1. Book Signing with Cambria Brockman
Friday, September 6
10:30 am – 12:00 pm @ Mitchell’s Book Corner
Cambria Brockman, owner of an award-winning wedding and portrait photography company in Boston, released her first novel this July. Tell Me Everything is a page-turner, detailing the life of a popular college student with a devious side and complicated past. Come out and meet this talented businesswoman and author and get your copy of Tell Me Everything signed! For more information, click here.
2. Nantucket Inshore Classic
Saturday, September 7 – Saturday, October 12
Join Nantucket Anglers’ Club for a month-long fishing tournament open to all local and visiting anglers. The competition commences with an opening kick-off evening featuring a raw bar, hors d’oeuvres, raffle, and an auction. Talented fishermen might even hook a prize at the tournament’s closing awards ceremony! This event raises money for the Nantucket Anglers’ Club Scholarship Fund. For tickets and more information, click here.
3. Saturdays in September: Baking Class for Adults
Saturday, September 7
10:00 am – 12:00 pm @ Nantucket Culinary Center
The Nantucket Culinary Center is kicking off its new “Saturdays in September” Cooking Class Series with a sweet treat! Join Pastry Chef Amanda Baker to learn baking techniques and tricks of the trade to making the best desserts. For tickets and more information, click here.
4. Nantucket Slam
Sunday, September 8 – Tuesday, September 10
8:00 am – 5:00 pm @ Nantucket Boat Basin
Come out and participate in this all-inclusive catch and release fishing tournament to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Achieving “The Slam” (one person catching three designated fish in one day) is the goal, so get ready for some fun competition! For tickets and more information on how you can help “Catch the Cure for Cystic Fibrosis,” click here.
5. The Kindness Project
Monday, September 9
2:00 – 3:15 pm @ Nantucket Atheneum
The Kindness Project is an organization that works to strengthen communities by exploring kindness and how it positively impacts our lives. They’re working to create a Nantucket chapter, so come out to this free event to learn more about this incredible project! For more information, click here.
6. LLNF Bountiful Botanicals, Invasive Appetites
Monday, September 9
4:30 – 6:00 pm @ Linda Loring Nature Foundation
Enjoy the company of the LLNF staff in this hands-on, botanically-focused workshop! Learn about the invasive species of Nantucket while enjoying tastings, demonstrations, and crafts using locally sourced ingredients from the island. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
7. “Cooking from the Book” with Chef Greg: “Jerusalem”
Wednesday, September 11
6:30 – 9:00 pm @ Nantucket Culinary Center
Chef Greg’s popular series is back for the fall! Enjoy a multi-course meal inspired by one of his favorite chefs, Yotam Ottolenghi, author of the cookbook “Jerusalem.” Bring your friends! Ticket includes dinner, drinks, and gratuity. For tickets and more information, click here.
8. Film for Thought: Honeyland
Wednesday, September 11 + Thursday, September 12
6:30 pm + 2:00 pm @ The Dreamland
As the last female beekeeper in Europe fights to save the bees and restore the natural balance in Honeyland, a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood. Come see this tale of courage Wednesday or Thursday night! For tickets and more information, click here.
9. Iberian Peninsula Wine Tasting
Thursday, September 12
5:00 – 7:00 pm @ Epernay Wine & Spirits
Experience the wonders and not-so-well known winemaking regions of the Iberian Peninsula with this event featuring well-curated, artisanal fine wines from Spain and Portugal. Mike Smith, Regional Sales Manager of Olé & Obrigado, will be on hand to highlight wines of originality, quality, and value from small estates in this region. For more information, click here.
10. Terms of Endearment
Thursday, September 12 – Saturday, October 5
Various times @ Bennett Hall
Join the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket for their upcoming fall production of Terms of Endearment, a funny and touching story about the delicate and sometimes fractured bonds between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, and lovers, both old and new. For tickets and more information click here.
