Saturday, July 7
Family Drop-in Workshop: The Fire Hose Cart House
The Nantucket Historical Association presents a morning of children's activities celebrating the newly restored Fire Hose Cart House. Great for children of all ages.
$5 for member children, $10 for nonmember children, free for adults.
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Fire Hose Cart House, 8 Gardner Street
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Saturday, July 7
Artist Lecture and Book Signing: Matt Kish presents "Moby-Dick in Pictures: One Drawing for Every Page"
Inspired by Herman Melville's Moby-Dick: or the Whale, Ohio artist Matt Kish embarked on an epic voyage of his own, and the result is "Moby-Dick in Pictures: One Drawing for Every Page." Join us for a discussion with the author and book signing.
$15 for members, $20 for nonmembers
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., lecture begins at 7 p.m.
Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street
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Tuesday, July 10 & Wednesday, July 11
Family Workshop: Drawn to Whales with Don Sineti
Join musician and award-winning illustrator Don Sineti as he uses art and music to teach children of all ages about whales.
Free for NHA Members or with museum admission
1 - 2 p.m.
Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street
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Tuesday, July 10
Evening Family Concert: Chanteyman Don Sineti
Mystic Seaport's Don Sineti returns to Nantucket to share sailor's songs and chanteys that chronicle life on the high seas. Bring your picnic dinner to the Old Mill and sing along to familiar tunes.
$5 for members, $10 for nonmembers, free for children 6 & under.
Concert begins at 5 p.m.
The Old Mill, 50 Prospect Street
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Wednesdays, July 11, 18 & 25
Family Drop-in Workshop: Painting in the Greater Light Garden
Join us for watercolor painting activities for the whole family. Supplies provided. $5 per person 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Greater Light Garden, 8 Howard Street
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Wednesday, July 11
Late Night at the Museum, featuring a screening of Nantucket: A Film by Ric Burns Haven't had time to make it to the Whaling Museum during these busy summer days? Join your friends at the NHA for a leisurely evening visit to our galleries and a late-night screening of Nantucket. Free for NHA Members, $10 for nonmember adults, $5 for youth.
Galleries open 5 - 8 p.m., Nantucket screening 6 - 7 p.m.
Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street
__________________________________________ | Thursday, July 12 Concert: An Evening of Chamber Music of the Baroque Period
Nantucket Community Music Center guests Baroque violinists Malgorzata Ziemnick and Judson Griffin join Mollie Glazer and others in a performance of chamber music from the Baroque period. Sounds of Baroque violins, viola de gamba, cello, and harpsichord will fill the Quaker Meeting House as we celebrate one of the richest and most diverse periods of music. For information or to purchase tickets, contact NCMC at 508-228-3352, or visit http://nantucketcommunitymusiccenter.org $25 per person Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Concert begins at 7 p.m. Quaker Meeting House, 7 Fair Street.
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Friday, July 13 Post and Beam Demonstration with Ridge Shinn and Newell Pledger-Shinn Join mastercraftsmen at this historic joinery and hand-hewing demonstration outside the Whaling Museum. Free 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street ________________________________________ Friday, July 13 Exclusive to NHA Members Member Morning: Greater Light Garden and Fire Hose Cart House On the 166th anniversary of the Great Fire of 1846 join the NHA's curatorial team on for coffee and muffins in the Greater Light Garden and then stroll over to the NHA Fire Hose Cart House for an exclusive tour. Free for members 8 - 9:30 a.m. Greater Light, 8 Howard Street
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Friday, July 13
Hidden Museum: Behind-the-Scenes at the Fire Hose Cart House
Join the curatorial team for an exclusive look at the newly restored Fire Hose Cart House and exhibition. Space is limited. Advance registration required. To register contact Melissa Kershaw at 508-228-1894 x 117 or [email protected]
Free for members, $15 for nonmembers
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Fire Hose Cart House, 8 Gardner Street
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Friday, July 13 Eaton Vance Lecture: The European Debt Crisis and Its Global Impact Join guest speaker Eric Stein, CFA, Eaton Vance vice president for a discussion on Europe's debt crisis. Free admission. R.S.V.P. by Monday, July 9, to Stacey Stuart, [email protected] 6 - 8 p.m. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street
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Sunday, July 15
Family Adventure at the Old Mill Join us in a journey to the past in an interactive exploration of the Old Mill. This fun-filled morning is packed with hands-on experiential activities, crafts, games, and refreshments for the whole family. $5 NHA member child, $10 nonmember child, adults free 10 am. - 12 p.m. Old Mill, 50 Prospect Street
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Sunday, July 15
Concert: In Celebration of the Piano Join us for a night of musical revelry as the NHA unveils its newly donated and restored 1925 Steinway Baby Grand. Guests Anne and Christopher Acker, of PianoGrands, delight us with piano restoration tales and historic music for what is sure to be an enchanted evening.
$5 suggested donation
Doors open at 6:45 p.m., program begins at 7 p.m. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street
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Tuesday, July 17
Special Event Les Ottinger and Chris Lohmann present "Moby-Dick and the NHA Whaling Journals" Drawing from historic whaling logs, Nantucketers Les Ottinger and Chris Lohmann highlight connections between the real-life observations of Nantucket whalers and stirring passages from Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.
$10 per person Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Reading begins at 7 p.m. Quaker Meeting House, 7 Fair Street
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Friday July 19 - July 31
Stitching Gam
Bring your needlework project to
this informal weekly gathering in the Nantucket Corner at the Whaling Museum
Tuesdays, July 19 - July 31
2 - 4 p.m.
Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street
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Friday, July 20
1800 House Community Reception
Celebrate the legacy of historic arts and crafts on Nantucket at a festive reception hosted by your friends at the 1800 House. Free
5 - 7 p.m. 1800 House, 4 Mill Street
__________________________________________ | Monday, July 23 Special Event Presented in Partnership with WCAI 91.1 FM Theatrical Performance and Reception: Moby-Dick Rehearsed The NHA and Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN), in partnership with WCAI 91.1 FM, are pleased to present Moby-Dick Rehearsed. Written by Orson Welles in 1950, this one-act play is both a celebration of the stage and testimony of the enduring legacy of Herman Melville's masterpiece of American literature. A special meet-the-cast reception will follow this performance. $75 per person (includes reception) Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Performance begins at 7 p.m. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street Tuesday, July 24 & Wednesday, July 25 Performance of Orson Welles's Moby-Dick Rehearsed $25 per person Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Performance begins at 7 p.m. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street
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Friday, July 27
Plein-Air Classes in the Greater Light Garden
Join AAN artist instructor Julie Gifford and the NHA's Robyn & John Davis Chief Curator, Ben Simons, for this one-day artistic retreat at Greater Light. This special partnership features an insider's tour of this NHA property as well as plein air sketching instruction and a catered picnic lunch. To register, contact AAN at $200 for AAN and NHA members, $250 for nonmembers 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Greater Light, 8 Howard Street
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Saturday, July 28 A Celebration of Field Music: Yankee Volunteers Fife and Drum Corps at the Oldest House Join us for an afternoon of music from the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as the Yankee Volunteers Fife and Drum Corps takes to the meadow in front of the Oldest House. Be there as they play tunes, reels, jigs, and music that once marshaled troops to order. Hear the fire of muskets punctuate the military music. Learn about the instruments and try making one of your own. Free for members or with admission to historic site ($6) 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Oldest House, 16 Sunset Hill
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Tuesday, July 31 35th Annual August Antiques Show, Friends of the NHA lecture Peter Hatch, Director of Gardens and Grounds at Monticello, presents "Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Garden."
Reception immediately following. For ticket information, call 508-228-1824 x 130. $75 per person (includes reception) Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Lecture begins at 6 p.m. Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street |