Maria Mitchell was America's first female astronomer, the second person to discover a comet and called Nantucket her home. As part of our celebration of women's history month, Listen to Janet
Schulte, Jascin Finger, and Vladimir Strelnitski as they talk about the life and times of this important figure.
Nantucket is truly a community for the arts. While some islanders paint or make music, others use the English language as their creative medium. Listen as
local poets read their own writings and talk about why they love
poetry.
Maria Mitchell was America's first female astronomer, the second person to discover a comet and called Nantucket her home. Listen to Janet
Schulte, Jascin Finger, and Vladimir Strelnitski as they talk about the life and times of Maria Mitchell.
The name of the band is Miss Fairchild. When the 3-member band
becomes five for live performances, it's the "The Miss Fairchild Show."
This pop/funk group put on a hand-clapping, everybody get up and dance
type of show at the Chicken Box.
State Senator Robert O'Leary and Representative Eric Turkington stopped by
Plum to talk about Nantucket's home owner's insurance and state windfarm regulations.
Vampire Weekend recently rocked the stages of SNL and the SXSW Music Festival, but they made their first TV appearance with us at Plum. Watch their interview and performance in Juan's Basement.
Watch excerpts from "Rounding Third", a comedy about two little league coaches. Chuck Gifford and Chris Witte are best friends in real life, but they clash in this Theatre Workshop of Nantucket production.
Joy and happiness are just a couple of words describing what dancing
brings to a group of Nantucket kids. All of the dancers started dancing
before they can remember and continue to dance for themselves, memories
and each other.
Ask Nantucket High School teacher Beth Morris what makes her class different from the rest and she'll probably just smile. Morris' photography class has been handing kids cameras and letting them loose on the island for many years now, teaching them how to work the manual settings on mostly older version Pentax cameras, developing photos the "old school" way in a dark room, and even rolling their own film on metal reels straight out of the cameras.
See how the students capture the moment in our video coverage and slideshow below.
Nantucket Public School's Superintendent Dr. Robert Pellicone reviews
the initiatives around the Post Traumatic Stress Management Team during
the Nantucket School Committee's meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
The Nantucket Community Music Center opened its doors in 1975
and has been providing an outlet for musicians on the island ever
since. Watch as local musicians share their passion for creating and
teaching music.
It's a digital world, but Nantucket High School Photography students
continue to learn the art of photography by loading film into their
cameras and heading into the darkroom. NHS photography teacher Beth Morris stresses the importance of learning how to
manually use a camera and having students express themselves through their work.
