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  April    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2005 Activities and Events on Nantucket Island
Thursday April 1, 2010
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM		 Music in the Morning
A theme-based music program for children 2-5. Program is limited to the first 20 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Thursday April 1, 2010
12:00 PM
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1:00 PM		 Food for Thought Series
Mark Avery will speak about Nantucket's historic hotels in the Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Bring a lunch and enjoy the free talk.
Thursday April 1, 2010
2:00 PM
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4:30 PM		 Island Explorations Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families. Explore Nantucket history through a variety of activities--try on colonial clothing, learn to tie knots, examine old Nantucket photographs, or read a book about Nantucket history. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Thursday April 1, 2010
6:00 PM Beginner and Intermediate English Literary Classes
for those seeking to improve their English skills. At the Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. No fee.
Thursday April 1, 2010
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM		 Earth Got the Blues Perform Live
Hear this Chicago-style jazz band Thursday at The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.
Thursday April 1, 2010
7:00 PM
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8:30 PM		 Teen Poetry Slam featuring Nicole Terez
Performance poetry contest for teens hosted by local poet Len Germinara. Contest open to all poets between ages 12 and 19. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. For contest rules and information, please call the Weezie Library at 508-228-1110. To sign up to share your poetry, please click the 'sign up' button below. Free admission. Audience welcome! Refreshments will be served. Great Hall of Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Thursday April 1, 2010
10:00 PM
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1:00 AM		 Karaoke at The Rose & Crown
23 South Water Street.
Friday April 2, 2010
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM		 Trivia Night
Test your knowledge at the Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.
Tuesday April 6, 2010
2:00 PM
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4:30 PM		 Nantucket Narratives Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families featuring stories and activities inspired by Nantucket. Join us and listen to an NHA educator share a story, or choose a book from our library of Nantucket tales to read on your own in the Discovery Room. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Tuesday April 6, 2010
7:30 PM Interfaith Prayer Gathering
held the first Tuesday of every month at 10 Fair Street, sponsored by the Nantucket Bahai Community. For information on the devotionals contact the Bahai's at 508-325-4325
Wednesday April 7, 2010
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM		 Free Storytime for Ages 18-36 months
Program limited to first 30 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Wednesday April 7, 2010
2:00 PM
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4:30 PM		 Activities & Artifacts Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families. Each week features a different "Artifact of the Week" when children can see and touch authentic artifacts while wearing white curator's gloves. The afternoon will also offer hands-on activities inspired by the featured artifact. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Thursday April 8, 2010
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM		 Music in the Morning
A theme-based music program for children 2-5. Program is limited to the first 20 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Thursday April 8, 2010
12:00 PM
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1:00 PM		 Food for Thought Series
Corey Sandler will speak about The Cape Cod Canal in the Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Bring a lunch and enjoy the free talk.
Thursday April 8, 2010
2:00 PM
to
4:30 PM		 Island Explorations Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families. Explore Nantucket history through a variety of activities--try on colonial clothing, learn to tie knots, examine old Nantucket photographs, or read a book about Nantucket history. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Thursday April 8, 2010
6:00 PM Beginner and Intermediate English Literary Classes
for those seeking to improve their English skills. At the Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. No fee.
Thursday April 8, 2010
7:00 PM
to
9:00 PM		 Earth Got the Blues Perform Live
Hear this Chicago-style jazz band Thursday at The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.
Thursday April 8, 2010
10:00 PM
to
1:00 AM		 Karaoke at The Rose & Crown
23 South Water Street.
Friday April 9, 2010
6:30 PM
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7:15 PM		 Family Night
Li Min will present tales from Asian folklore, including Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese traditional tales. Audience members will also learn about Chinese children's songs and nursery rhymes, and we will do some taichi & chi-kung movements. Free admission. Advance tickets available at the Weezie Library for Children, beginning April 3rd. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Friday April 9, 2010
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM		 Trivia Night
Test your knowledge at the Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.
Friday April 9, 2010
8:00 PM
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9:00 PM		 Storyteller Lin Min Mo: Night River
A rich and moving one-woman show by Li Min Mo, Night River is an immigrant's story. The backdrop is the Japanese invasion of China, the forced famine in the 1950s followed by Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution, and the struggles of a Chinese immigrant family settling in New York City in the 1960s. Within this historical tale, the artist reveals a universal theme that people from all walks of life can identify with: Human will and our spirit of survival will eventually triumph over life's tragedies. Free admission. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Saturday April 10, 2010
2:00 PM
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3:30 PM		 Teen Craft
For Ages 12-18. Come celebrate Earth Day with this recycled craft. We'll take clean aluminum cans and transform them into stylish pots for herbs or flowers. We'll have all the supplies and plants, just come and have fun. Sign up as space is limited to the first 10 people. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Saturday April 10, 2010
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM		 Concert featuring Aoife Clancy
Nantucket musicians Erik Wendelken and Chuck Colley will join Aoife. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street.
Saturday April 10, 2010
8:00 PM
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11:00 PM		 Swing into Spring
Nantucket AIDS Network benefit at Rose & Crown, So. Water Street. Tickets are $25, available in advance at NAN office, 35 Old South Rd.
Sunday April 11, 2010
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM		 Bon Voyage Concert for Accidentals and Naturals
Nantucket High School's a cappella singing group invite you to come hear them sing and wish them well before they depart for a concert tour in Italy during the Spring vacation. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. Free
Tuesday April 13, 2010
2:00 PM
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4:30 PM		 Nantucket Narratives Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families featuring stories and activities inspired by Nantucket. Join us and listen to an NHA educator share a story, or choose a book from our library of Nantucket tales to read on your own in the Discovery Room. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Wednesday April 14, 2010
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM		 Free Storytime for Ages 18-36 months
Program limited to first 30 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Wednesday April 14, 2010
11:00 AM
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11:30 AM		 Free Storytime for Ages 3 and Older
Program limited to first 40 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Wednesday April 14, 2010
2:00 PM
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4:30 PM		 Activities & Artifacts Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families. Each week features a different "Artifact of the Week" when children can see and touch authentic artifacts while wearing white curator's gloves. The afternoon will also offer hands-on activities inspired by the featured artifact. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Thursday April 15, 2010
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM		 Music in the Morning
A theme-based music program for children 2-5. Program is limited to the first 20 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Thursday April 15, 2010
12:00 PM
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1:00 PM		 Food for Thought Series
A gam will be held about "the Transition from visitor to resident" in the Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Bring a lunch and enjoy the free talk.
Thursday April 15, 2010
2:00 PM
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4:30 PM		 Island Explorations Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families. Explore Nantucket history through a variety of activities--try on colonial clothing, learn to tie knots, examine old Nantucket photographs, or read a book about Nantucket history. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Thursday April 15, 2010
6:00 PM Beginner and Intermediate English Literary Classes
for those seeking to improve their English skills. At the Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. No fee.
Thursday April 15, 2010
7:00 PM
to
9:00 PM		 Earth Got the Blues Perform Live
Hear this Chicago-style jazz band Thursday at The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.
Thursday April 15, 2010
10:00 PM
to
1:00 AM		 Karaoke at The Rose & Crown
23 South Water Street.
Friday April 16, 2010
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM		 Trivia Night
Test your knowledge at the Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.
Saturday April 17, 2010
10:00 AM Education Workshop
An exploration of vernal pools in Squam Swamp. Offered by Nantucket Land Council. All ages welcome. Free of charge, but please register by calling 508-228-2818.
Saturday April 17, 2010
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM		 Lecture: American Voices in Iraq
by violinist Marc Thayer in the Great Hall of the Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Tuesday April 20, 2010
2:00 PM
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4:30 PM		 Nantucket Narratives Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families featuring stories and activities inspired by Nantucket. Join us and listen to an NHA educator share a story, or choose a book from our library of Nantucket tales to read on your own in the Discovery Room. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Wednesday April 21, 2010
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM		 Free Storytime for Ages 18-36 months
Program limited to first 30 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Wednesday April 21, 2010
11:00 AM
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11:30 AM		 Free Storytime for Ages 3 and Older
Program limited to first 40 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Wednesday April 21, 2010
2:00 PM
to
4:30 PM		 Activities & Artifacts Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families. Each week features a different "Artifact of the Week" when children can see and touch authentic artifacts while wearing white curator's gloves. The afternoon will also offer hands-on activities inspired by the featured artifact. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Wednesday April 21, 2010
5:00 PM
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6:30 PM		 World Wide Voices Book Discussion Group
Focusing on the novel "The Gathering" by Anne Enright, in the Gallery of the Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. Free.
Wednesday April 21, 2010
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM		 Free Showing of "The People Speak"
in the Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Thursday April 22, 2010
11:00 AM Exhibit Opening: "A Passion for People"
The NHA exhibit "A Passion for People: 40 Years of Nantucket Portrait Photography by Beverly Hall" will open April 22 in the Whitney Gallery of the NHA Research Library on Fair Street. The exhibit will continue to Dec. 31, 2010.
Thursday April 22, 2010
12:00 PM
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1:00 PM		 Food for Thought Series
Bill Tramposch and Ben Simons will speak on "The Gift of the Whale: Traditional Whaling off the North Slope of Alaska" in the Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Bring a lunch and enjoy the free talk.
Thursday April 22, 2010
2:00 PM
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4:30 PM		 Island Explorations Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families. Explore Nantucket history through a variety of activities--try on colonial clothing, learn to tie knots, examine old Nantucket photographs, or read a book about Nantucket history. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Thursday April 22, 2010
6:00 PM Beginner and Intermediate English Literary Classes
for those seeking to improve their English skills. At the Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. No fee.
Thursday April 22, 2010
7:00 PM
to
9:00 PM		 Earth Got the Blues Perform Live
Hear this Chicago-style jazz band Thursday at The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.
Thursday April 22, 2010
10:00 PM
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1:00 AM		 Karaoke at The Rose & Crown
23 South Water Street.
Friday April 23, 2010
2010 Nantucket Daffodil Festival
a weekend of events that celebrate spring on Nantucket. Organized and sponsored by the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce: www.NantucketChamber.org
Friday April 23, 2010
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM		 Trivia Night
Test your knowledge at the Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.
Saturday April 24, 2010
10:00 AM
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4:00 PM		 Used Book Sale
Hundreds of lightly-used harcover and paperback books in the Nantucket Atheneum, 10 India St.
Saturday April 24, 2010
12:00 PM Daffodil Festival Antique Car Parade
Downtown Nantucket. Organized and sponsored by the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce: www.NantucketChamber.org
Tuesday April 27, 2010
2:00 PM
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4:30 PM		 Nantucket Narratives Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families featuring stories and activities inspired by Nantucket. Join us and listen to an NHA educator share a story, or choose a book from our library of Nantucket tales to read on your own in the Discovery Room. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Wednesday April 28, 2010
10:30 AM
to
11:00 AM		 Free Storytime for Ages 18-36 months
Program limited to first 30 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Wednesday April 28, 2010
2:00 PM
to
4:30 PM		 Activities & Artifacts Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families. Each week features a different "Artifact of the Week" when children can see and touch authentic artifacts while wearing white curator's gloves. The afternoon will also offer hands-on activities inspired by the featured artifact. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Thursday April 29, 2010
10:30 AM
to
11:00 AM		 Music in the Morning
A theme-based music program for children 2-5. Program is limited to the first 20 attendees. Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India St.
Thursday April 29, 2010
12:00 PM
to
1:00 PM		 Food for Thought Series
Beverly Hall will speak on "Forty Years of Portraits" in the Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Bring a lunch and enjoy the free talk.
Thursday April 29, 2010
2:00 PM
to
4:30 PM		 Island Explorations Day
Free hands-on program for school-age children and their families. Explore Nantucket history through a variety of activities--try on colonial clothing, learn to tie knots, examine old Nantucket photographs, or read a book about Nantucket history. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, enter through the Discovery Room door.
Thursday April 29, 2010
6:00 PM Beginner and Intermediate English Literary Classes
for those seeking to improve their English skills. At the Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. No fee.
Thursday April 29, 2010
7:00 PM
to
9:00 PM		 Earth Got the Blues Perform Live
Hear this Chicago-style jazz band Thursday at The Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.
Thursday April 29, 2010
10:00 PM
to
1:00 AM		 Karaoke at The Rose & Crown
23 South Water Street.
Friday April 30, 2010
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM		 Film Showing: "Handmade Nation: the Rise of DYI, Art, Craft, & Design"
Showing free of charge in the Great Hall of the Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street. Presented by Sustainable Nantucket & the Nantucket Atheneum.
Friday April 30, 2010
8:00 PM
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10:00 PM		 Trivia Night
Test your knowledge at the Rose & Crown, 23 South Water Street.
 

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