Monthly Weekly Daily List Grid Tile
Events for September
30th
7:00 am
Sports Fishing on the Herbert TExpired
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Feeding FrenzyExpired
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
10:00 am
Endeavor Sailing Excursions with Captain JimExpired
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
11:15 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket by Water Harbor Tour & Ice Cream CruiseExpired
Nantucket by Water
11:45 am - 3:15 pm
The Westender TourExpired
Greenhound Building
$75.00
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Walkabout – Polpis HarborExpired
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Nantucket by Water Cocktail CruiseExpired
Nantucket by Water
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
2024 Manhattan Short Film FestivalExpired
Nantucket Atheneum
6:30 pm - 12:00 am
Open Mic Night!Ongoing
Nantucket Atheneum
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Online ELL: Group Conversation – IntermediateExpired
Online
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket by Water Sunset CruiseExpired
Nantucket by Water
Events for October
1st
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
Events for October
2nd
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
“No More Empty Bowls” Community Open ThrowExpired
Artists Association Visual Arts Center
Events for October
3rd
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
Events for October
4th
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Celebrating 20 Years of the Nantucket Biodiversity InitiativeExpired
Nantucket Atheneum
Events for October
5th
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
Events for October
6th
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Chills & Thrills Night: “Nosferatu – A Symphony of Horror” (1922) & “Night of The Living Dead” (1968)Expired
Nantucket Atheneum
Events for October
7th
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
Events for October
8th
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Birding at the Shipwreck and Lifesaving MuseumExpired
Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
Events for October
9th
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Lecture: Left for Dead: A Tale of Intrigue and Survival and the War of 1812 with Author Eric Jay DolinExpired
Nantucket Whaling Museum
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
“No More Empty Bowls” Community Open ThrowExpired
Artists Association Visual Arts Center
Events for October
10th
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
Events for October
11th
11:15 am - 2:45 pm
The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of NantucketExpired
Greenhound Building
Events for October
12th
Events for October
13th
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Chills & Thrills Night: “Dementia”(1955) & “Carnival of Souls” (1962)Expired
Nantucket Atheneum
Events for October
14th
Events for October
15th
Events for October
16th
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Life Skills Series: Balls, Foam Rollers and Percussion- Using Tools to Self-massageExpired
Nantucket Atheneum
Events for October
17th
Events for October
18th
Events for October
19th
Events for October
20th
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Chills & Thrills Night: “Old Dark House” (1932) & “Little Shop of Horrors” (1960)Expired
Nantucket Atheneum
Events for October
21st
Events for October
22nd
Events for October
23rd
5:30 pm
Lecture: Saving Tony Sarg: A Collection, an Exhibition, and an Artist’s Enduring Legacy with Stephanie PlunkettExpired
Nantucket Whaling Museum
Events for October
24th
Events for October
25th
Events for October
26th
Events for October
27th
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Chills & Thrills Night: “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” (1956) & “Invasion of The Body Snatchers” (1956)
Nantucket Atheneum
Events for October
28th
Events for October
29th
Events for October
30th
Events for October
31st
Events for November
1st
All Day
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Nantucket Atheneum
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Music & Movement
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Walkabout – Gardner Farm
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sarg Celebration: Unwind under the Whale
Events for November
2nd
8:00 am
Clean Team
The Handlebar Café
All Day
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Nantucket Atheneum
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
STEM Grab & Go Bag: Pumpkin Patch Marble Maze
Nantucket Atheneum
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Read to a Buddy
Early Childhood Playroom
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Spooky Science: Growing New Pumpkins From Old Pumpkins
Events for November
3rd
All Day
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Nantucket Atheneum
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Beginner Ukulele Drop In
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor
Monthly Weekly Daily List Grid Tile
October 2024
Story Walk: The Little Ghost Who Was a QuiltOngoing
Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air, and able to whirl, twirl, float, and soar. But the little ghost who is a quilt can’t whirl or twirl at all, and when he flies, he gets very hot. He doesn’t know why he’s a quilt. His parents are both sheets and so are all […]
27 Oct, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Walkabout – Sankaty BluffExpired
Sand, gravel and boulders laid down by the last glacier during the Wisconsinan Glacial Stage was not the first layer of foundation for Nantucket; an ocean bottom created during the Sangamonian Interglacial Stage and another pavement of glacial material during the Illinoian Glacial Stage are also underneath us. The only place to see all three […]
27 Oct, 2024
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Batacular Bike RaceExpired
Race through Nantucket Conservation Foundation’s beautiful trails for a single loop (8.3 miles) or double loop (16.6 miles) to raise both funds and awareness for open spaces across the island. We recommend using a mountain bike or a fat tire bike, but gravel or cyclocross bikes would work for experienced riders. We do not recommend […]
27 Oct, 2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Spooky Science: Potion MakingExpired
Join the MMA’s naturalists on a “spooktacular” exploration into the world of science! For Halloween weekend, we will create bubbly and colorful chemical potions though a series of hands-on science experiments. Pre-registration is required.
27 Oct, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Beginner Ukulele Drop In
No Instrument? No Problem! Ukuleles available.
27 Oct, 2024
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor56 Centre Street
Chills & Thrills Night: “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” (1956) & “Invasion of The Body Snatchers” (1956)
Welcome mortals! In honor of Spooky Season, the Atheneum invites you to come to the Great hall to enjoy some classic horror films from the early and mid 20th century! Light refreshments will be provided. This Sunday’s double feature will be two Scifi films, “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” (1953) & “Invasion of the Body […]
27 Oct, 2024
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Open Mic Night!
Come join us for an evening of fun with the Atheneum’s Open Mic Night! First come/First serve! Cut loose and express yourself up in the acoustically stellar Great Hall!
27 Oct, 2024
6:30 pm - 12:00 am
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Story Walk: The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt
Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air, and able to whirl, twirl, float, and soar. But the little ghost who is a quilt can’t whirl or twirl at all, and when he flies, he gets very hot. He doesn’t know why he’s a quilt. His parents are both sheets and so are all […]
28 Oct, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Mommy (or Daddy) and Me Yoga
Join certified yoga instructor Jill Lauren for some fun yoga with your little one. Start the day playfully connecting to our bodies and our little ones. Move, stretch, and breathe together. Begin to explore the connection between our bodies and the present moment. Space is limited to one caregiver per child.
28 Oct, 2024
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Nautical Nightmare
U.S. Coast Guard Station Brant Point hosts its annual Halloween haunted house, “Nautical Nightmare.” Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Free, but the donation of a non-perishable food item for the Nantucket Food Pantry is suggested.
28 Oct, 2024
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Station Brant Point10 Easton St.
Open Mic Night!
Come join us for an evening of fun with the Atheneum’s Open Mic Night! First come/First serve! Cut loose and express yourself up in the acoustically stellar Great Hall!
28 Oct, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Story Walk: The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt
Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air, and able to whirl, twirl, float, and soar. But the little ghost who is a quilt can’t whirl or twirl at all, and when he flies, he gets very hot. He doesn’t know why he’s a quilt. His parents are both sheets and so are all […]
29 Oct, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Music in the Morning
Join Lizza in the garden for fun songs and singing games. Don’t forget to bring a blanket. In the event of inclement weather, we will move the program indoors. Space is limited and available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Tickets will be available at the Weezie Desk when the library opens at 9:30.
29 Oct, 2024
9:45 am - 10:30 am
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Basket Clinic – Fall Session with NHA Weaving Team
This basket clinic is designed to accommodate new and experienced weavers in a format that gives you the flexibility needed for our busy schedules. Sessions will run weekly on Tuesdays for 10 weeks, with plenty of time to create a completed weaving project. A basket project takes 3-6 sessions depending on the project. The […]
29 Oct, 2024
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1800 House4 Mill Street
Nantucket Walkabout – Polpis Harbor
Although Polpis Harbor is part of Nantucket Harbor, with its own narrow channel leading into it and two distinct coves or, lobes, this former kettle hole definitely feels like its own small harbor with a mooring field in its east lobe and a few boats in its west cove. Native Americans living around it spelled […]
29 Oct, 2024
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Youth Chorus Ages 8+
A fun beginner music program to get kids used to singing in groups.
29 Oct, 2024
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor56 Centre Street
Open Mic Night!
Come join us for an evening of fun with the Atheneum’s Open Mic Night! First come/First serve! Cut loose and express yourself up in the acoustically stellar Great Hall!
29 Oct, 2024
12:00 am - 8:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
ELL Basic Beginner English
Learn essential phrases and vocabulary for everyday conversation. Practice speaking and boost your confidence in a friendly classroom setting. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Tuesday evening at the library. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at […]
29 Oct, 2024
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Story Walk: The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt
Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air, and able to whirl, twirl, float, and soar. But the little ghost who is a quilt can’t whirl or twirl at all, and when he flies, he gets very hot. He doesn’t know why he’s a quilt. His parents are both sheets and so are all […]
30 Oct, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Drop-In Craft Gam with No Instruction
Have an unfinished chair, basket, beading, or stitching project? Bring any project you are working on to this open session and work in the company of other creative people. This is the perfect place to move your project along and share knowledge and learn from others. This weekly session is open to all levels. No […]
30 Oct, 2024
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
1800 House4 Mill Street
Nantucket Walkabout – Shawkemo Hills
Shawkemo Hills offers a hiking experience through a portion of the island dramatically shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. From a high spot on this hike, see and learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, the Haulover, Nantucket Harbor and inner harbor shores. And from a low spot along […]
30 Oct, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Youth Basket Weaving with NHA Weaving Team
Learn to weave a lightship basket or continue your weaving skills. Become part of the next generation of Nantucket Basket weavers. Students will weave a 7″ basket in the tradition of the Nantucket basket. This workshop will run for 7 sessions, October 9 – November 20. This session is open to beginner and intermediate/advanced students. […]
30 Oct, 2024
2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
1800 House4 Mill Street
Library Legos
Come join us for some creative construction! The library will supply the LEGO bricks and you can have some fun. We’ll take a picture of you and your masterpiece for you to keep! With permission, we’ll post pictures of your masterpiece on our Weezie Library Facebook page! Program is FREE but space is limited.
30 Oct, 2024
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Game Night (with Mag-ACK the Gathering and D&D)
Join us for our Weekly Table Top Game Night at the Nantucket Atheneum. We have a variety of fun board games and card games. We host Mag-ACK The Gathering groups as well as the return of our Dungeon’s & Dragons drop-in sessions! *** (Space for Dungeons and Dragons is very limited and is first-come, first-serve!) […]
30 Oct, 2024
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Atheneum Knitting Group
Calling all knitters! Gather your projects and supplies and come knit with us. Are you curious about learning how to knit? Our group of veterans can get you started. Are you stymied by a challenge in your project? Our group can help with that. The Atheneum Knitters Group is a fun, relaxed place to share […]
30 Oct, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Celtic Sessions
Drop in and enjoy playing classic Celtic tunes in a group setting.
30 Oct, 2024
7:00 pm
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor56 Centre Street
Story Walk: The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt
Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air, and able to whirl, twirl, float, and soar. But the little ghost who is a quilt can’t whirl or twirl at all, and when he flies, he gets very hot. He doesn’t know why he’s a quilt. His parents are both sheets and so are all […]
31 Oct, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Walkabout – Linda Loring Nature Foundation
This is about a two-hour hike experience from pick up to drop off. Check the hike calendar to see when we are heading out to the Linda Loring Nature Foundation, but realize that this is a seasonal hike, which is on our hike calendar from spring through early fall. However, the Linda Loring Nature Foundation […]
31 Oct, 2024
12:45 pm
Halloween Parade
Costumed adults and children should gather on Main Street (which will be closed to traffic) around 3 pm on Halloween. To join in the parade, meet at 3:30 pm at the bottom of Main Street in front of the Ralph Lauren store for the costume contest and the parade, which will start at 4 pm […]
31 Oct, 2024
Halloween in the Courtyard
We’re decorating the courtyard again this year and can’t wait for you visit the Weezie steps for treats! Make sure to stop by after the parade and check out the fun!
31 Oct, 2024
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
ELL Beginner English
ELL Beginner’s English class for those seeking to learn basic conversation used in daily activities. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Thursday evening at the library. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at ccreighton@nantucketatheneum.org, or 508-228-1110 x113.
31 Oct, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
ELL Intermediate English
Intermediate English class for those seeking to improve their English language skills. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in intermediate English class every Thursday evening at the library. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at ccreighton@nantucketatheneum.org.
31 Oct, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
H’owl Prowl: Halloween Owl Prowl
Join the MMA’s Field Ornithologist, Ginger Andrews, as we listen for calls of a variety of nocturnal animals and birds during our special spooky edition program highlighting Alfred Wallace and his dabbles in the spirit world. Alfred Wallace was a British Naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and illustrator who extensively researched the paranormal realm and was […]
31 Oct, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
4th Annual Halloween Party & Costume Contest
Music by DJ Lay-Z-Boy. Tickets at NantucketDreamland.org
31 Oct, 2024
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Nantucket Dreamland Theater17 South Water Street
November 2024
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
01 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Music & Movement
A beginner music class including songs, rhymes and stories in English and Spanish for kids ages infant through 5 years and their caretakers.
01 Nov, 2024
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor56 Centre Street
Nantucket Walkabout – Gardner Farm
Formerly a vegetable farm along the east of side of Hummock Pond, the Land Bank’s Gardner Farm property runs along Hummock Pond, a glacial meltwater river bed that once ran roughly 75 miles south out to the edge of the continental shelf. Now closed off to the ocean and filled with slightly brackish water — […]
01 Nov, 2024
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sarg Celebration: Unwind under the Whale
The Sarg Celebration will feature pop-up gallery talks in the featured exhibition, Tony Sarg: Genius at Play, live painting by contemporary Nantucket artists inspired by Tony Sarg’s work, tunes by DJ Billy Voss, face painting and a photo booth, bites by Lemon Press, and a beer and wine bar. Costumes and attire inspired by […]
01 Nov, 2024
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Clean Team
Help Clean up various parts of Nantucket. The Clean Team is a group of over four hundred Nantucketers that is dedicated to keeping our Island’s beaches, dunes, roadsides, and bike paths free of litter.
02 Nov, 2024
8:00 am
The Handlebar Café15 Washington St
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
02 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
STEM Grab & Go Bag: Pumpkin Patch Marble Maze
Stop by the Weezie Library today and pick up this week’s STEM project – a pumpkin patch marble maze! All supplies and instructions are included. While supplies last.
02 Nov, 2024
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Read to a Buddy
NiSHA and our certified animal therapy teams, in collaboration with NCS, offer Read to a Buddy, a literacy program encouraging pre-reading and reading skills. This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgemental way to become more confident and simply enjoy reading. Bring a book from home or choose a book from the collection. Registration will […]
02 Nov, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Early Childhood Playroom56 Centre Street, 106
Spooky Science: Growing New Pumpkins From Old Pumpkins
Join the MMA’s naturalists on a “spooktacular” exploration into the world of science! After the Halloween festivus, we will ponder the circle of life: as your small pumpkins become overripe and reach the end of their life, you can scoop out the insides and use them as containers to cradle the start of life for […]
02 Nov, 2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
03 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Beginner Ukulele Drop In
No Instrument? No Problem! Ukuleles available.
03 Nov, 2024
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor56 Centre Street
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
04 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Walkabout – Shawkemo Hills
Shawkemo Hills offers a hiking experience through a portion of the island dramatically shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. From a high spot on this hike, see and learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, the Haulover, Nantucket Harbor and inner harbor shores. And from a low spot along […]
04 Nov, 2024
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Mommy (or Daddy) and Me Yoga
Join certified yoga instructor Jill Lauren for some fun yoga with your little one. Start the day playfully connecting to our bodies and our little ones. Move, stretch, and breathe together. Begin to explore the connection between our bodies and the present moment. Space is limited to one caregiver per child.
04 Nov, 2024
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
05 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Walkabout – Polpis Harbor
Although Polpis Harbor is part of Nantucket Harbor, with its own narrow channel leading into it and two distinct coves or, lobes, this former kettle hole definitely feels like its own small harbor with a mooring field in its east lobe and a few boats in its west cove. Native Americans living around it spelled […]
05 Nov, 2024
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Nantucket Basket Clinic – Fall Session with NHA Weaving Team
This basket clinic is designed to accommodate new and experienced weavers in a format that gives you the flexibility needed for our busy schedules. Sessions will run weekly on Tuesdays for 10 weeks, with plenty of time to create a completed weaving project. A basket project takes 3-6 sessions depending on the project. The […]
05 Nov, 2024
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1800 House4 Mill Street
Youth Chorus Ages 8+
A fun beginner music program to get kids used to singing in groups.
05 Nov, 2024
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor56 Centre Street
ELL Basic Beginner English
Learn essential phrases and vocabulary for everyday conversation. Practice speaking and boost your confidence in a friendly classroom setting. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Tuesday evening at the library. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at […]
05 Nov, 2024
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
06 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Drop-In Craft Gam with No Instruction
Have an unfinished chair, basket, beading, or stitching project? Bring any project you are working on to this open session and work in the company of other creative people. This is the perfect place to move your project along and share knowledge and learn from others. This weekly session is open to all levels. No […]
06 Nov, 2024
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
1800 House4 Mill Street
Youth Basket Weaving with NHA Weaving Team
Learn to weave a lightship basket or continue your weaving skills. Become part of the next generation of Nantucket Basket weavers. Students will weave a 7″ basket in the tradition of the Nantucket basket. This workshop will run for 7 sessions, October 9 – November 20. This session is open to beginner and intermediate/advanced students. […]
06 Nov, 2024
2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
1800 House4 Mill Street
Library Legos
Come join us for some creative construction! The library will supply the LEGO bricks and you can have some fun. We’ll take a picture of you and your masterpiece for you to keep! With permission, we’ll post pictures of your masterpiece on our Weezie Library Facebook page! Program is FREE but space is limited.
06 Nov, 2024
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Life Skills Series- Bullet Journaling, Part II
This is a follow-up session to the Bullet Journaling class on October 9th! 28 Days later, participants will evaluate their progress, and share changes, challenges and triumphs.
06 Nov, 2024
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Celtic Sessions
Drop in and enjoy playing classic Celtic tunes in a group setting.
06 Nov, 2024
7:00 pm
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor56 Centre Street
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
07 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Walkabout – Sankaty Bluff
Sand, gravel and boulders laid down by the last glacier during the Wisconsinan Glacial Stage was not the first layer of foundation for Nantucket; an ocean bottom created during the Sangamonian Interglacial Stage and another pavement of glacial material during the Illinoian Glacial Stage are also underneath us. The only place to see all three […]
07 Nov, 2024
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Nantucket Walkabout – Gardner Farm
Formerly a vegetable farm along the east of side of Hummock Pond, the Land Bank’s Gardner Farm property runs along Hummock Pond, a glacial meltwater river bed that once ran roughly 75 miles south out to the edge of the continental shelf. Now closed off to the ocean and filled with slightly brackish water — […]
07 Nov, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
ELL Beginner English
ELL Beginner’s English class for those seeking to learn basic conversation used in daily activities. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Thursday evening at the library. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at ccreighton@nantucketatheneum.org, or 508-228-1110 x113.
07 Nov, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
ELL Intermediate English
Intermediate English class for those seeking to improve their English language skills. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in intermediate English class every Thursday evening at the library. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at ccreighton@nantucketatheneum.org.
07 Nov, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
08 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Music & Movement
A beginner music class including songs, rhymes and stories in English and Spanish for kids ages infant through 5 years and their caretakers.
08 Nov, 2024
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor56 Centre Street
Teen Self Defense Class
Join Jules Embry-Pelrine of Nantucket Martial Arts Alliance for a free self defense class, designed for teens and young adults! Jules holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and is a certified Krav Maga instructor. Please register ahead of time, but walk ins are welcome. Wear comfortable clothes […]
08 Nov, 2024
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Clean Team
Help Clean up various parts of Nantucket. The Clean Team is a group of over four hundred Nantucketers that is dedicated to keeping our Island’s beaches, dunes, roadsides, and bike paths free of litter.
09 Nov, 2024
8:00 am
The Handlebar Café15 Washington St
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
09 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Read to a Buddy
NiSHA and our certified animal therapy teams, in collaboration with NCS, offer Read to a Buddy, a literacy program encouraging pre-reading and reading skills. This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgemental way to become more confident and simply enjoy reading. Bring a book from home or choose a book from the collection. Registration will […]
09 Nov, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Early Childhood Playroom56 Centre Street, 106
Nantucket Walkabout – Shawkemo Hills
Shawkemo Hills offers a hiking experience through a portion of the island dramatically shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. From a high spot on this hike, see and learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, the Haulover, Nantucket Harbor and inner harbor shores. And from a low spot along […]
09 Nov, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Glen’s Garage
Calling all young inventors and curious minds! Join us at the Weezie Library for “Glen’s Garage,” a hands-on STEM workshop where kids ages 8-12 can tinker, create, and explore. Whether it’s building simple machines, experimenting with circuits, or designing something entirely new, this class is all about discovering the fun of tinkering. Come along and […]
09 Nov, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
10 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Walkabout – Polpis Harbor
Although Polpis Harbor is part of Nantucket Harbor, with its own narrow channel leading into it and two distinct coves or, lobes, this former kettle hole definitely feels like its own small harbor with a mooring field in its east lobe and a few boats in its west cove. Native Americans living around it spelled […]
10 Nov, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Beginner Ukulele Drop In
No Instrument? No Problem! Ukuleles available.
10 Nov, 2024
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor56 Centre Street
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
11 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Walkabout – Gardner Farm
Formerly a vegetable farm along the east of side of Hummock Pond, the Land Bank’s Gardner Farm property runs along Hummock Pond, a glacial meltwater river bed that once ran roughly 75 miles south out to the edge of the continental shelf. Now closed off to the ocean and filled with slightly brackish water — […]
11 Nov, 2024
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Nantucket Walkabout – Sankaty Bluff
Sand, gravel and boulders laid down by the last glacier during the Wisconsinan Glacial Stage was not the first layer of foundation for Nantucket; an ocean bottom created during the Sangamonian Interglacial Stage and another pavement of glacial material during the Illinoian Glacial Stage are also underneath us. The only place to see all three […]
11 Nov, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
12 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Walkabout – Sankaty Bluff
Sand, gravel and boulders laid down by the last glacier during the Wisconsinan Glacial Stage was not the first layer of foundation for Nantucket; an ocean bottom created during the Sangamonian Interglacial Stage and another pavement of glacial material during the Illinoian Glacial Stage are also underneath us. The only place to see all three […]
12 Nov, 2024
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Nantucket Basket Clinic – Fall Session with NHA Weaving Team
This basket clinic is designed to accommodate new and experienced weavers in a format that gives you the flexibility needed for our busy schedules. Sessions will run weekly on Tuesdays for 10 weeks, with plenty of time to create a completed weaving project. A basket project takes 3-6 sessions depending on the project. The […]
12 Nov, 2024
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1800 House4 Mill Street
Youth Chorus Ages 8+
A fun beginner music program to get kids used to singing in groups.
12 Nov, 2024
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor56 Centre Street
ELL Basic Beginner English
Learn essential phrases and vocabulary for everyday conversation. Practice speaking and boost your confidence in a friendly classroom setting. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Tuesday evening at the library. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at […]
12 Nov, 2024
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
13 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Drop-In Craft Gam with No Instruction
Have an unfinished chair, basket, beading, or stitching project? Bring any project you are working on to this open session and work in the company of other creative people. This is the perfect place to move your project along and share knowledge and learn from others. This weekly session is open to all levels. No […]
13 Nov, 2024
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
1800 House4 Mill Street
Youth Basket Weaving with NHA Weaving Team
Learn to weave a lightship basket or continue your weaving skills. Become part of the next generation of Nantucket Basket weavers. Students will weave a 7″ basket in the tradition of the Nantucket basket. This workshop will run for 7 sessions, October 9 – November 20. This session is open to beginner and intermediate/advanced students. […]
13 Nov, 2024
2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
1800 House4 Mill Street
Library Legos
Come join us for some creative construction! The library will supply the LEGO bricks and you can have some fun. We’ll take a picture of you and your masterpiece for you to keep! With permission, we’ll post pictures of your masterpiece on our Weezie Library Facebook page! Program is FREE but space is limited.
13 Nov, 2024
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Lecture: Wampanoag Cooking with Angela Marcellino
Angela Marcellino presents stories of her ancestors of the Portuguese Diaspora and Seychelle Islands, driven by the whaling industry to the shores of New Bedford and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She focuses on foodways to map historical events, culture, and cultural and ethnic identity.
13 Nov, 2024
5:00 pm
Nantucket Whaling Museum13 Broad St
Celtic Sessions
Drop in and enjoy playing classic Celtic tunes in a group setting.
13 Nov, 2024
7:00 pm
Kitty Murtagh's4 W Creek Rd
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
14 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Walkabout – Shawkemo Hills
Shawkemo Hills offers a hiking experience through a portion of the island dramatically shaped by the last glacier to cover most of North America. From a high spot on this hike, see and learn about the formation of Coatue, Great Point, the Haulover, Nantucket Harbor and inner harbor shores. And from a low spot along […]
14 Nov, 2024
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Nantucket Walkabout – Gardner Farm
Formerly a vegetable farm along the east of side of Hummock Pond, the Land Bank’s Gardner Farm property runs along Hummock Pond, a glacial meltwater river bed that once ran roughly 75 miles south out to the edge of the continental shelf. Now closed off to the ocean and filled with slightly brackish water — […]
14 Nov, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
ELL Beginner English
ELL Beginner’s English class for those seeking to learn basic conversation used in daily activities. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Thursday evening at the library. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at ccreighton@nantucketatheneum.org, or 508-228-1110 x113.
14 Nov, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
ELL Intermediate English
Intermediate English class for those seeking to improve their English language skills. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in intermediate English class every Thursday evening at the library. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required. For more information contact Cheryl at ccreighton@nantucketatheneum.org.
14 Nov, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
15 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
Music & Movement
A beginner music class including songs, rhymes and stories in English and Spanish for kids ages infant through 5 years and their caretakers.
15 Nov, 2024
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nantucket Community Music Center Parlor56 Centre Street
Nantucket Walkabout – Polpis Harbor
Although Polpis Harbor is part of Nantucket Harbor, with its own narrow channel leading into it and two distinct coves or, lobes, this former kettle hole definitely feels like its own small harbor with a mooring field in its east lobe and a few boats in its west cove. Native Americans living around it spelled […]
15 Nov, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Clean Team
Help Clean up various parts of Nantucket. The Clean Team is a group of over four hundred Nantucketers that is dedicated to keeping our Island’s beaches, dunes, roadsides, and bike paths free of litter.
16 Nov, 2024
8:00 am
The Handlebar Café15 Washington St
Story Walk: Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children’s author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family.
16 Nov, 2024
All Day
Nantucket Atheneum1 India St, Nantucket, MA
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2024 Annual Events
April 25 -28, Daffodil Festival
May 15 – 19, Wine & Food Festival
June, Nantucket Preservation Month
June 13 -16, Book Festival
June 19 – 24, Film Festival
July 4, – Independence Day Festivities
July 9 – 14, Nantucket Dance Festival
July 11 – 13, Comedy Festival
July , Nantucket Art and Artisan Show
July 15 -18, NHA’s Nantucket by Design
July 18 – 20, Weekend at the Atheneum
July 23 – 25, Nantucket Garden Festival
August, Nantucket Beach Fitness Camp
August 10, Boston Pops
August 14 – 18, Nantucket Race Week
August 18, Opera House Cup
August, Marine Life Release Day
September: Nantucket Harvest Fair
November, NHA’s Festival of Wreaths
December 6 – 8, Christmas Stroll
December, NHA’s Festival of Trees