The ultimate activities guide for September 7 – 13, 2018.
1. “Midnight Snack Series” by Seward Johnson
Friday, September 7
6:00 – 8:00 pm @ Old Spouter Gallery
Hungry for a little art in your life? Head to Old Spouter Gallery Friday night for the opening of Seward Johnson’s “Midnight Snack Series,” featuring Johnson’s paintings on trays. Can’t decide which one you like the most? Art books of the whole series will also be available for purchase! For more information, click here.
2. FEAST: Every Year I Grow Again – an Interactive Dinner Series
Friday, September 7 + Saturday, September 8
8:00 pm @ Nantucket Culinary Center
“Feast” your eyes on a new kind of dining experience. This interactive dinner series, brought to you by Listen+Breathe, uses multi-sensory and site-specific experiences to bring you closer to where your food comes from. A combination of lights, sounds, and video will leave you hungry for more! For tickets and more information, click here.
3. Nantucket Golf Weekend
Saturday, September 8 – Monday, September 10
All Day @ Miacomet Golf Club and Sankaty Head Golf Club
Start your golf carts! Nantucket Golf Weekend is about to commence. Look forward to The LGPA Legends Charity Pro Am, featuring 17 of the greatest names in women’s golf, The Legends Tour Shootout, and clinics with the pros. It’s going to be legendary! For more information about the weekend, click here, and check out our story about the LGPA Legends here.
4. Holidays for Heroes American Dream Tribute & Gala
Saturday, September 8
5:00 – 11:00 pm @ Nantucket Girls & Boys Club
Support our troops and their transition back into home life by attending the Holidays for Heroes American Dream Tribute & Gala. Enjoy live music from The Resilient, a band of veterans, and wave your paddles for the live auction benefitting American Dream grants, awards, and scholarships. For tickets and more information, click here.
5. Nantucket Inshore Classic
Saturday, September 8 – Saturday, October 13
Opening Kick-off at 5:00 pm @ Nantucket Anglers Club
Whether you’re new to fishing or an experienced pro, the Nantucket Inshore Classic is sure to be quite the catch! The 13th Annual Classic is open to all local and visiting anglers, and will kick off on September 8th with a party at the Nantucket Anglers’ Club. Get reeled in with hors d’oeuvres, a raw bar, raffle, and Chinese auction before the fishing begins! For more information, click here.
6. Anzie Jewelry Trunk Show
Sunday, September 9 – Tuesday, September 11
All Day @ Olivela
Frost yourself with a piece from Anzie Jewelry during their trunk show at Olivela this weekend. The Canada-based company has a wide variety of styles, including minimalist gold hoops, multi-colored diamond posts, and Aztec-inspired necklaces. Bonus? Olivela donates a portion of every sale to local charities. For more information about Anzie, click here.
7. Lifesavers Recognition Day
Tuesday, September 11
5:30 – 7:30pm @ Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum
Pay homage to those Nantucketers who have risked their lives to save another’s during this evening ceremony. Hosted by Egan Maritime and The Nantucket Cottage Hospital, there will surely be tales of heroism both out at sea and here on land. For more information, click here.
8. Film for Thought: NICO, 1988
Wednesday, September 12
6:30 pm @ The Dreamland
Grab some popcorn and a microphone for this groovy Film for Thought. A colorful and musical tale of a singer-songwriter on a quest to reclaim her glory days, NICO 1988 is a brave story of one woman’s journey to remake herself. With a 95% rating on cult movie ratings website Rotten Tomatoes, this is a can’t-miss movie! For tickets and more information, click here.
9. Opening Night of The Cocktail Hour
Thursday, September 13
6:00 pm @ Theatre Workshop of Nantucket
Raise a glass to the opening of TWN’s latest show, The Cocktail Hour! A show that intertwines theater, family, and martinis, this humorous play proves that every family has something going on beneath the surface. For tickets and more information, click here.
10. The Nantucket Project
Thursday, September 13 – Sunday, September 16
All Day @ The White Elephant
“Neighborhood” is this year’s theme for the uber-popular Nantucket Project, and it will feature some incredibly famous (temporary) Nantucket neighbors: President George W. Bush, Lance Armstrong, Valerie Plame, Amanda Knox, André Leon Talley, just to name a few. Although the festival is sold-out, you can find more information here about how to participate in a Neighborhood discussion near you.
