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First Music Fest Hailed a Success, Despite Bad Weather
By Josh Gray

For the souls who braved last weekend's bad weather, the first Nantucket Music Festival was a fun and rewarding experience.

The weather forecast did not look good up to a week in advance of the first ever event, but that did not stop many islanders and visitors from attending, or discourage founders and organizers Cynthia Dareshori and Cheryl Emery. 

"The rain did not dampen my spirits," said Emery, just hours after the two-day festival wrapped. "Living here on Nantucket for 30 years, you just learn to roll with it!"

Nantucket Music Festival


With the main program running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, the festival saw a light attendance on Saturday due to heavy, sustained rain for much of the afternoon. Diehards still made the effort to be there, however, many decked out in full rain gear and finding shelter under the many tents around the property in-between musical sets. The VIP tent, which was located a few hundred yards from the main stage, was packed throughout the day with revelers less willing to get wet.

Though a fraction of ticket holders showed up on Saturday, those who did were observed having fun and enjoying the day's many acts. Under the shelter of the "Stage 2" tent, Ben Taylor, son of music legends James Taylor and Carly Simon, played a highlight set to a packed audience, performing his 2006 hit "You belong to Me" as well as covering his uncle, Livingston Taylor's classic "Isn't She Lovely", among many others. 


Nantucket Music Festival
Ben Taylor (All photos in this article by Josh Gray)

Perhaps the set hardest hit by the weather on Saturday was the one performed by Steel Pulse, a well-known reggae band hailing from the U.K. But despite intense rain and wind, fans still made the best of it. 


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"One of the highlights of the weekend was dancing in the rain during Steel Pulse and looking around to see everyone with a smile on their face," added Emery, who could be found in the midst of the general admission crowd throughout most of the musical sets.

Saturday's headliner Dispatch, while probably playing to one of the smaller audiences they'd seen in some time, seemed energized and delighted to be there. They repeatedly thanked Dareshori and Emery, who themselves seemed to be all smiles throughout the festival. 


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Dispatch


Sunday's performances were highlighted by solid, energized set from Lucas Nelson (son of Willie Nelson) and the Promise of the Real, whose alt-country, Americana, rock 'n roll, drew a large crowd early in the day. With long guitar solos and even some on-stage acrobatics, it was easy to see why Nelson and his band are on the rise, having recently performed on "The Late Show with David Letterman".


Nantucket Music Festival
Lucas Nelson and P.O.T.R.


As expected, Edward Sharpe and company delivered a robust, well-practiced set of songs to a more than enthusiastic crowd (the largest of the weekend), some of whom had traveled long distances just to see the one band play. At one point, Sharpe ventured into the crowd singing and asking fans to share some words with the rest of the audience. Many there had found great meaning and solace in the band's Billboard hit "Home," one fan saying it stood as a symbol of love in a long-term relationship, and another group saying they had traveled to hear the band in memory of a recently-passed friend. Sharpe remained in the crowd as light rain fell for the final song of the set, a track appropriately titled "All Wash Out", from the band's 2010 album, "Here".


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Edward Sharpe


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A festival highlight for many was when 10-year-old Brandon Niederauer joined Sharpe and the band on stage to play electric guitar on a few of the songs. This young, guitar phenom, who had recently appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show, wowed the Nantucket audience with blues-laden riffs and improvisational skills generally associated with much older, experienced musicians. 


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Brandon Niederaurer


There were also many local musicians on the Tom Nevers property over the weekend, some of which opened the festival each day and preceded the billed acts during the evening.

"The Chuck Colley Band played Saturday night and the folks there were quite receptive to the show," said Chuck Colley, a former Nantucket High School teacher and well-known musician around the island. "The organizers had it together and the sound and stage crews were fantastic."

The festival was also an opportunity for local musicians to connect with musical peers from across the country, as well as a large group of music fans outside their usual base.


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Guster


When asked if he would like to the play the festival again, Colley responded, "Absolutely."

Nantucket's own Coq Au Vin also played over the weekend.

"I think, all considered, it went very well," said lead singer Ingrid Feeney. "Annual festivals generally start slow and gain momentum as the years pass and I think this one is no different. Overall I think the festival added a significant degree of fun and excitement to the summer here for locals and tourists alike."

The talent brought in for the festival varied from national headliners like Dispatch and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, to lesser known acts brought to the festival thanks the extraordinary talent the organizers recognized they had.


Nantucket Music Festival
View from the Ferris Wheel

A resident of the San Francisco, Calif. area, guitarist and vocalist Freddy Clarke wowed a packed out Stage 2 with his skills on the acoustic guitar. Brought to the festival by Dareshori, who met him at a party he played in San Francisco, Clarke said he had a great time at the festival and was excited about the connections he was making as a result. 

"Yes!" said Clarke. "We are having a great time on Nantucket. This is my first time here and we are getting to do a lot and the audience today was just so great."

The ticketed, evening dinners featured Dispatch on Saturday and Bruce Hornsby on Sunday, and both appeared to be sold out events. 

"The evening events were spectacular," said Emery. "The ambience and especially the music. . .we look forward to 2015."

In that vein, Emery is enthusiastic and encouraged by the response from attendees and musicians this year.

"I have heard nothing but positive feedback from everyone," she said. "People told me it was a couple of the most epic days on Nantucket they had ever had. What's next for us is a lot of debriefing internally, and we have already been approached by sponsors for next year. We just want to thank everyone for coming out and celebrating the music with us."

  
Josh Gray has spent more than half his life on the island, and after a couple of years of traveling abroad and pursuing career opportunities in America, he has once again made Nantucket his year round home. An adventure traveler and amateur photographer at heart, Josh spent part of his youth in Mumbai, India, going on to visit nearly 20 foreign counties including Cuba and Turkey, where he resided in the city of Istanbul for a season. A former staff writer and editorial assistant for The Inquirer & Mirror, Josh has covered arts and music on Nantucket for many years and looks forward to reporting for Mahon About Town.




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The Media Corner



Mitchell's Book Corner


I stopped by Mitchell's Book Corner to say hi to Charlie Graeber yesterday, (Friday, August 7), there signing his New York Times Bestseller and Entertainment Weekly Top 10 of 2013, "The Good Nurse".

While we were talking, Pat O'Brien (former CBS and NBC sportscaster and host of Access Hollywood and The Insider) dropped in to talk about his new book, "I'll Be Back Right After This: My Memoir", coming out on August 19. Pat will be signing his book at Mitchell's on Thursday, August 21. 

Pat bought a copy of "The Good Nurse", Charlie vowed to buy a copy of Pat's book, and Mark Halperin, senior political analyst for Time magazine who co-wrote "Game Change" and Morning Joe regular, walked by engrossed in a phone call and buried under his baseball cap, only his voice recognizable.

- Gene Mahon




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Coast Guard Rescues 4 from Sinking Sail Boat


A Coast Guard Station Brant Point crew rescued four sailors from the water after their 40-foot sailing vessel sank in Nantucket Harbor on Friday, Aug. 8, 2014.

The sailors notified the Nantucket harbormaster via VHF radio that they had come into contact with another vessel and were taking on water in Nantucket Harbor at about 10:50 a.m.

A Station Brant Point 25-foot Response Boat-Small crew already underway, immediately diverted, rescued the four sailors from the water, and safely returned them to Station Brant Point.


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(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Station Brant Point)


"This was an outstanding job by all of the crew, ours and theirs," said Senior Chief Petty Officer Matthew Welsh, officer in charge of Station Brant Point. "The sailors were all wearing their lifejackets, and we were ready to respond. This was definitely a team effort."

There were no injuries reported. The incident is under investigation.

The disabled sailing vessel is reportedly outside the navigable channel and is clearly marked.




Ticks - What You Need to Know

Did you know there are now 4 different diseases carried by deer ticks?

This newly released 8 minute video lays out the risks and facts, ideas for prevention - everyone who lives and visits here should watch it. The video, "Ticks on Nantucket", was made by Dan Driscoll's September Productions for the Nantucket Board of Health, and is excellently written (Peter Brace), directed (Dan Driscoll), and shot (Dan Driscoll). It features Dr. Tim Lepore, Laurie Richards, MaCaybreh Daily, and Harold the dog.


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Headlines from local publications, and links to the full story. Sources: Inquirer and Mirror, Yesterday's Island, Cape Cod Times, Boston Globe, New York Times, and other pertinent sources.

 
ISLAND LIFE
  • Sailboat sinks after collision near mouth of the harbor | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Obama's Vineyard vacation triggers flight restrictions | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Scenic harbor-view walk still 20 years in the future | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Public support for new hospital is growing | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Funeral-home exemption bill passes | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Island an entrance for immigrants' American dream | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Mid-island traffic fixes planned | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Governor signs bill lowering flood-insurance requirements | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Advocates for hospital at Wyers Valley | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Life & Style: Wonderful Window Boxes By Leslie Linsley | Inquirer and Mirror
  • New hospital physical-therapy facility opening soon | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Hip Boutique Hotel Opens on Nantucket | Modern Traveler
  • Yawd Abrawd celebrates Jamaican culture | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Boys & Girls Club builds for future, raises rates | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Cyclists arrive on-island to build housing | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Life & Style: Wonderful Window Boxes | Inquirer and Mirror
  • PEOPLE
  • NIR promotes Martin to director of marine operations at Basin | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Oktay named head of global group | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Alan Cuhna: Restaurateur has equal passion for antiques | Inquirer and Mirror
    ARTS
  • Young director gets feet wet at White Heron | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Political commentary: Joe Klein gives Geschke lecture | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Ralph Cahoon Painting Revisits Nantucket | Art Fix Daily
  • Dujardin's new book highlights "eco-elegant" style | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Handman, theater legend, brings literature to life | Inquirer and Mirror
  • "Hats Off to Hooligans" spotlights young artists | Inquirer and Mirror
  • "Oklahoma!" refreshing and fun | Inquirer and Mirror
    NON-PROFITS
  • Leadership changes at Maria Mitchell Association | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Nonprofits tap next generation | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Land Council celebrates 40 years | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Nonprofit to acquire Sherburne Commons | Inquirer and Mirror
    BUSINESS, REAL ESTATE & THE ECONOMY
  • Governor signs bill lowering flood-insurance requirements | Inquirer and Mirror
  • I&M parent company reaches deal to buy Providence Journal | Inquirer and Mirror
    OCEAN AND ENVIRONMENT
  • Shark wrangler working with NOAA | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Millie's on the carpet for dispute over seating | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Town struggling to compile list of fertilizer applicators | Inquirer and Mirror
    POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
  • Report: Workload keeping town administration from long-term planning | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Town applying for $2.4M grant for mid-island traffic fixes | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Islands pose unique dispensary challenges | Inquirer and Mirror
  • Building inspections moving along | Inquirer and Mirror
    HISTORY & ANTIQUES
  • Trust promotes protection of historic interiors | Inquirer and Mirror
    OPINION
  • Goodman's Gam | Inquirer and Mirror




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    MONDAY 


     

    THEATER & COMEDY
    Brian Glowacki Comedy Hour
      Mondays 4, 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Starlight Theatre & Cafe

    NHA & TWN present Orson Welles's Moby-Dick Rehearsed
      Monday, August 11, 7:00pm: Whaling Museum
      Written by Orson Welles, Moby-Dick Rehearsed celebrates the enduring legacy of Herman Melville's masterpiece of American literature. TWN's adaptation, directed by and starring TWN Artistic Director John Shea, comes alive under the 46-foot sperm whale skeleton in the Whaling Museum's Gosnell Hall. Featuring an illustrious cast of community actors, the play evokes the essence of the ocean and turbulent life aboard a whaleship, as Ahab follows his obsession to find the great white whale.

    $30/ticket July 14-16 & August 11-13 $75/ticket July 17 & August 14 performances (includes reception) Tickets available at www.nha.org or (508) 228-1894

    Comedy Festival Mondays
      Monday, August 11, 7:30pm: White Heron Theatre Company
      A collaboration between White Heron & Nantucket Comedy Festival This unique programming embodies both comedy and theater.

    Tickets

    MOVIES
    Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13)
      Monday, August 11, 7:00pm: Dreamland Theater
      After stealing a mysterious orb, American pilot/outlaw hero Peter Quill is hunted down and thrown into an inter-galactic prison. In order to secure his freedom, Quill reluctantly joins forces with alien bandits Drax, Gamora, Rocket and Groot to form an alliance of misfits known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, and with the all-powerful villain Ronan hunting the orb, the fate of the universe is in their hands.

    Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker Director: James Gunn

    Lucy
      Monday, August 11, 7:30pm: Dreamland Theater

    The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG)
      Monday, August 11, 9:45pm: Dreamland Theater
      Hassan Kadam is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. When Hassan and his family, led by Papa, move to a quaint village in the South of France with the grand plan of opening an Indian restaurant in the picturesque countryside, they are undeterred by the fact that only 100 feet opposite stands a Michelin starred classical French eatery.

    Cast: Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal, Rohan Chand, Charlotte Le Bon, Om Puri Director: Lasse Hallstrom

    A Most Wanted Man
      Monday, August 11, 10:00pm: Dreamland Theater
      Present day Hamburg: a tortured and near-dead half-Chechen, half-Russian man on the run arrives in the city's Islamic community desperate for help and looking to recover his late Russian father's ill-gotten fortune. Nothing about him seems to add up; is he a victim, thief or, worse still, an extremist intent on destruction? Drawn into this web of intrigue is a British banker and a young female lawyer, determined to defend the defenseless. All the while, they are being watched by the brilliant, roguish chief of a covert German spy unit, who fights to put the pieces together as the clock ticks.

    Cast: Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Willem Dafoe Director: Anton Corbijn

    OTHER
    Stargazing Night
      Mondays, 9:00pm - 10:30pm: Loines Observatory
      With professional astronomers for a tour of the sky and for telescopic viewing of the Moon, planets, nebulae, galaxies, and more. Weather permitting. No pre-registration necessary. Members: Free. Non-members: $10

      For the latest complete list of open restaurants and take-out food, as compiled by David Sharpe at Nantucket Visitor Services, with hours, addresses, and phone numbers, click here.
    		TALK
    Meet the Artist Lecture and Concert: Carolyn Enger
      Monday, August 11, 5:30pm - 6:30pm: Nantucket Atheneum Great Hall
      Based in the New York area, Enger has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts and the Tenri Cultural Center. Enger will play excerpts and discuss the music planned for her Nantucket Musical Arts Society (NMAS) concert on Tuesday, July 8. The lecture/demonstration is free admission. Cosponsored with the Nantucket Musical Arts Society.

    Nantucket Musical Arts Society: Meet the Artist
      Monday, August 11, 8:00pm: Unitarian Church
      Carolyn Enger, Pianist

    Book Signing: Sara Hoagland Humter "Every Turtle Counts"
      Monday, August 11, 10:30am - 11:30am: Mitchell's Book Corner

    Author Talk: Linda & Rachel Pastan
      Monday, August 11, 8:00pm: Nantucket Atheneum Great Hall
      Poet Linda Pastan grew up in New York City and attended Radcliff College. She served as the Poet Laureate of Maryland from 1991 to 1995 and lives in Potomac and summers on Nantucket. Pastan has written 12 books of poetry and essays and has received many awards. Her most recent collection of poetry is entitled 'Traveling Light'. Free admission.

    CONCERTS
    "Beethoven and the Beatles", with David Cohan with Bob Lehman
      Monday, August 11, 7:00pm: Unitarian Church
      Free Admission with donations accepted for The Tulgey Wood.

    NIGHTLIVE AND LIVE MUSIC
    Timbukblues
      Mondays, 4:30pm - 7:00pm: Cisco Brewers

    Andy Carini & Angela Sheare
      Mondays, 6:00pm - 9:00pm: Jetties Beach

    Island Underground Music Showcase
      Monday, August 11, 7:00pm: Methodist Church
      A showcase for local talent trodding the path less-oft trod. Punk, ambient, progressive, folk, anti-folk. Featuring WWT, Raised By Wolves, Brothers Kardell, Buddhist Widow, Dirty Harrison, Blake Sylvia, Richie Foulkes, & more. Free of charge & spirit. Open to all ages

    Anthony Healy, Piano and Sing-a-long
      Mondays, 8:30pm: Club Car

    Peter Watrous Jazz Trio
      Monday, August 4, 8:30pm: Chanticleer
      Peter Watrous on guitar, Nigel Goss on bass, and Nick Hayden on drums. If you like Keith Jarrett's Trio, you'll like his music.

    Jack in the Box (DJs)
      Mondays, 10:00pm - 1:00am: Chicken Box
      Every Monday night with DJ Layzee Boy and DJ Braun Dapper. No cover.

      Bold type indicates a current Mahon About Town advertiser. Additional details on these events and the full calendar of arts and social events from 2008 through 2014 are here.




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    TUESDAY


    THEATER & COMEDY
    NHA & TWN present Orson Welles's Moby-Dick Rehearsed
      Turesday, August 12, 7:00pm: Whaling Museum
      Written by Orson Welles, Moby-Dick Rehearsed celebrates the enduring legacy of Herman Melville's masterpiece of American literature. TWN's adaptation, directed by and starring TWN Artistic Director John Shea, comes alive under the 46-foot sperm whale skeleton in the Whaling Museum's Gosnell Hall. Featuring an illustrious cast of community actors, the play evokes the essence of the ocean and turbulent life aboard a whaleship, as Ahab follows his obsession to find the great white whale.

    $30/ticket July 14-16 & August 11-13 $75/ticket July 17 & August 14 performances (includes reception) Tickets available at www.nha.org or (508) 228-1894

    Family Furniture
      Tuesday, August 12, 7:30pm: White Heron Theatre Company
      By A.R. Gurney. Directed by Lynne Bolton. Runs July and August Check the calendar for dates. The first prduction of A.R. Gurney's newest play after its New York premiere last fall. The action takes place at the family's summer home and as with so many of this masterful playwright's work, Family Furniture is about what is quietly underlying in our lives - the "underpinning" of all that holds us together. Funny, fun and reminiscent of summers long ago, Gurney paints a warm and sometimes touching picture of family life and the choices we make for love. Purchase tickets here

    MOVIES
      Nostalgia for the Light
      Tuesday, August 12, 7:00pm - 9:00pm: 33 Washington St Facility
      This award-winning documentary juxtaposes two stories: how astronomers in the Atacama Desert of Chile (the driest on earth) use some of the world's leading telescopes there to learn about our cosmic origins, and how the mothers of people killed during the Pinochet dictatorship look to a different past in the same area in search of the bones of their loved ones who 'disappeared' in the desert. Free Trailer

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG-13)
      Tuesday, August 12, 7:00pm: Dreamland Theater
      The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

    Cast: Megan Fox, William Fichtner, Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher, Will Arnett Director: Jonathan Liebsman

    Lucy
      Tuesday, August 12, 7:30pm: Dreamland Theater

    Into The Storm (PG-13)
      Tuesday, August 12, 9:30pm: Dreamland Theater
      In the span of a single day, the town of Silverton is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes. The entire town is at the mercy of the erratic and deadly cyclones, even as storm trackers predict the worst is yet to come. Most people seek shelter, while others run towards the vortex, testing how far a storm chaser will go for that once-in-a-lifetime shot.

    Cast: Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sumpter, Nathan Kress, Matt Walsh Director: Steven Qual

    The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG)
      Tuesday, August 12, 9:45pm: Dreamland Theater
      Hassan Kadam is a culinary ing◊ônue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. When Hassan and his family, led by Papa, move to a quaint village in the South of France with the grand plan of opening an Indian restaurant in the picturesque countryside, they are undeterred by the fact that only 100 feet opposite stands a Michelin starred classical French eatery.

    Cast: Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal, Rohan Chand, Charlotte Le Bon, Om Puri Director: Lasse Hallstrom

    Movies at the Starlight
      Tuesday, August 12, 2014
      A Most Wanted Man - 7:00
    Guardians of the Galaxy - 9:30

      For the latest complete list of open restaurants and take-out food, as compiled by David Sharpe at Nantucket Visitor Services, with hours, addresses, and phone numbers, click here.
    		OTHER EVENTS
    Farmers & Artisans Market
      Tuesdays, 3:30pm - 6:30pm: Muse Parking Lot
      Presented by Sustainable Nantucket Celebrate local food, artisans, music and more. Raffle.

    Stargazing Night
      Wednesdays, 9:00pm - 10:30pm: Loines Observatory
      With professional astronomers for a tour of the sky and for telescopic viewing of the Moon, planets, nebulae, galaxies, and more. Weather permitting. No pre-registration necessary. Members: Free. Non-members: $10

    CONCERT
    Nantucket Musical Arts Society Concert: Carolyn Enger, Pianist
      Tuesday, August 12, 2014 | 8:00pm: First Congregational Church
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    NIGHTLIFE AND LIVE MUSIC
    YellowRed
      Tuesday, August 12, 1:30pm - 4:00pm: Cisco Brewers

    Shea Rose
      Tuesday, August 12, 4:30pm - 7:00pm: Cisco Brewers

    Chuck Colley Band
      Tuesdays, 5:00pm - 7:00pm: Lobster Trap

    Woodford Line
      Tuesdays 5:30pm - 8:30pm: Jetties Beach

    Aedin Donnelly, Piano
      Tuesday, August 12, 6:00pm - 9:00pm: Breeze Bar and Cafe at the Nantucket Hotel

    PJ Moody
      Tuesdays, 6:00pm - 7:30pm: Children's Beach

    Anthony Healy, Piano
      Tuesdays, 8:30pm: Club Car

    Peter Watrous Jazz Trio
      Tuesdays, 8:30pm: Chanticleer
      Peter Watrous on guitar, Nigel Goss on bass, and Nick Hayden on drums. If you like Keith Jarrett's Trio, you'll like his music.

    Soul Rebels Brass Band
      Tuesday, August 12, 10:00pm - 1:00am: Chicken Box

    Summer Reggae Bash featuring Morgan Heritage, Jereme Morgan
      Tuesday, August 12, 10:00pm: Muse
      Tickets $35 at the Muse, At the Door $40

    The Bro'mmadores
      Tuesdays, 10:00pm: Corazon del Mar
      Jovial, light-hearted evening with Aaron and Sean. Requests encouraged.

      Bold type indicates a current Mahon About Town advertiser. Additional details on these events and the full calendar of arts and social events from 2008 through 2014 are here.






    WEDNESDAY


     

    THEATER & COMEDY
    Seussical Jr.
      Wednesday, August 13, 5:30pm: Dreamland Theater
      Over 50 students between the ages of 5 and 14 take to the stage in this colorful musical. The show follows the adventures of Horton, an elephant, who one day hears voices coming from a speck of dust. He soon discovers that within this tiny speck exists the smallest planet in the universe. And on this tiny planet live a tiny race of creatures known as Whos. Although ridiculed by the other animals in the Jungle of Nool for believing in something he cannot see, Horton stubbornly persists in his belief that the Whos exist. Follow Horton and a host of other beloved Dr. Seuss characters, including the Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz and Lazy Mayzie on their crazy adventures.

    Tickets: $20 adult, $15 children avail at box office or www.nantucketdreamland.org

    Rodgers & Hammerstein's: Oklahoma!
      Wednesday, Aug 13, 6:00pm: Bennett Hall
      This exuberant, groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize winning musical tells the love story of Laurey, a spirited farm girl, and Curly, the cowboy who loves her. Oklahoma tackles class issues between farmers and cowmen in the old west as the characters struggle to find hope, love and the fulfillment of the "American Dream." The show contains many popular songs such as O, What a Beautiful Morning, Kansas City and I Can't Say No. Oklahoma is the first collaboration written by composer Richard Rogers and lyricist, Oscar Hammerstein II. It is one of their most popular musicals and is guaranteed to raise the spirits of those who see it.

    Directed and Choreographed by TWN's Resident Artistic Director Justin Cerne With orchestrations and musical direction by Chris Meredith and Diane Lehman And a cast of actors from Nantucket, NY, LA, Providence, Boston etc.

    Wednesday, August 13, families with children on the Autism Spectrum, or with needs that may make attending live theater difficult, will be admitted free as guests of TWN.

    Tickets

    NHA & TWN present Orson Welles's Moby-Dick Rehearsed
      Wednesday, August 13, 7:00pm: Whaling Museum
      Written by Orson Welles, Moby-Dick Rehearsed celebrates the enduring legacy of Herman Melville's masterpiece of American literature. TWN's adaptation, directed by and starring TWN Artistic Director John Shea, comes alive under the 46-foot sperm whale skeleton in the Whaling Museum's Gosnell Hall. Featuring an illustrious cast of community actors, the play evokes the essence of the ocean and turbulent life aboard a whaleship, as Ahab follows his obsession to find the great white whale.

    $30/ticket July 14-16 & August 11-13 $75/ticket July 17 & August 14 performances (includes reception) Tickets available at www.nha.org or (508) 228-1894

    Miracle on South Division Street
      Wednesday, Aug 13, 7:30pm: White Heron Theatre Company
      By Tom Dudzick. Directed by Lynne Bolton. Meet the Nowaks of Buffalo, N.Y. Clara and her three grown kids have always known they were special, ever since the miraculous night in 1942 when the Virgin Mary appeared to Grandpa in his barbershop. Since then, the neighborhood has looked on the 20-foot commemorative shrine as a centerpiece of the old neighborhood. As the family legend begins to unravel, we see the hilarious consequences of believing everything you're told is true when you're a kid. "Utterly delightful. . .while delivering a solid message on why we believe what we believe and how we can, or must, adjust to life's surprises." David Gold, New York Times.

    Runs 7.8.14 - 8.30.14 Check calendar for weekly show nights

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    The Last 5 Years
      Wednesday, August 13, 7:30pm: Centre Stage - Methodist Church
      A musical by Jason Robert Brown that chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up . . . or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. The Last Five Years is a personal look at the relationship between a writer and an actress told from both points of view. Music and alternately humorous and heartfelt lyrics, The Last Five Years looks at the young couple's hope that love will endure the test of time. The New York Times' Ben Brantley praised Tony Award-winning Mr. Brown for his 'sparkling facility as a composer' and his fluid mix of 'diverse styles.'

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      MOVIES
    Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13)
      Wednesday, August 13, 7:30pm: Dreamland Theater
      After stealing a mysterious orb, American pilot/outlaw hero Peter Quill is hunted down and thrown into an inter-galactic prison. In order to secure his freedom, Quill reluctantly joins forces with alien bandits Drax, Gamora, Rocket and Groot to form an alliance of misfits known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, and with the all-powerful villain Ronan hunting the orb, the fate of the universe is in their hands.

    Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker Director: James Gunn

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    		 Movies at the Starlight
      Wednesday, August 6
      Guardians of the Galaxy - 7:00 & 9:30

    A Most Wanted Man
      Wednesday, August 13, 10:30pm: Dreamland Theater
      Present day Hamburg: a tortured and near-dead half-Chechen, half-Russian man on the run arrives in the city's Islamic community desperate for help and looking to recover his late Russian father's ill-gotten fortune. Nothing about him seems to add up; is he a victim, thief or, worse still, an extremist intent on destruction? Drawn into this web of intrigue is a British banker and a young female lawyer, determined to defend the defenseless. All the while, they are being watched by the brilliant, roguish chief of a covert German spy unit, who fights to put the pieces together as the clock ticks.

    Advisory: for language Cast: Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Willem Dafoe Director: Anton Corbijn

    TALK & BOOKS
    What's Happening on the Bluff
      Wednesday, August 13, 4:30pm: 'Sconset Casino
      A community update by Josh Posner, President of 'Sconset Beach Preservation Fund. Find out what has been happening this winter to protect the Bluff and access to Baxter Road and the Lighthouse. Bring your questions and ideas for protecting Nantucket with the challenge of rising sea levels. Refreshments. Questions 508-685-5355.

    Reception & Conversation: Anne Conway Jennings "On Photography"
      Wednesday, August 13, 6:00pm: Nantucket Island School of Design & Arts
      Also Ceramics by Erica Passage and Libby Armstrong. 7:00 - Artist Lecture

    Author Talk: Robert Steele "The Curse: Big Time Gambling's Seduction of a Small New England Town"
      Wednesday, August 13, 8:00pm: Nantucket Atheneum Great Hall
      Steele's book is a novel set against the backdrop of the 1990s gambling expansion in Connecticut. Touching on issues of greed, politics and tribal conflicts Steele uses his own experience living on the edge of the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation. Free.

    OTHER EVENTS
    Family Day Activities
      Wednesday, August 13: Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum

    Stargazing Night
      Wednesdays, 9:00pm - 10:30pm: Loines Observatory
      With professional astronomers for a tour of the sky and for telescopic viewing of the Moon, planets, nebulae, galaxies, and more. Weather permitting. No pre-registration necessary. Members: Free. Non-members: $10

    NIGHTLIFE & LIVE MUSIC
    Perfect Day
      Wednesday, August 13, 1:30pm - 4:00pm: Cisco Brewers

    Timbukblues
      Wednesday, Aug 13, 5:30pm - 8:30pm: Jetties Beach

    Jeff Ross
      Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 9:00pm: Millie's in Madaket

    Jamie Howarth
      Wednesdays, 7:30pm: Summer House Restaurant

    YellowRed
      Wednesdays, 8:00pm - 10:00pm: Kitty Murtagh's
      With half price apps from 8-9.

    Audio Architechs: Peter Ahern & Billy Desmond
      Wednesdays, 10:00pm: Corazon del Mar

    Soul Rebels Brass Band
      Wednesday, August 13, 10:00pm - 1:00am: Chicken Box

    Reggae Music Night
      Wednesdays, 10:00pm - 1:00am: Muse
      Music by DJ I-Am and DJ Belly Bud

    Tony Lee Thomas Band
      Wednesdays, 10:00pm: B-ACK Yard BBQ

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    The Nantucket Music Festival Part 1

     

    The Nantucket Music Festival took place on Saturday and Sunday, August 2 - 3. Here are part one of the photos from Saturday, covering ECliff and the Swing Dogs, Donavon Frankenreiter, and Freddy Clarke. Photos by Gene Mahon. More at MahonAboutTown.com.

     

     





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