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Nantucket, MA
19Events this week
3Free things to do
87New spots
96New stories

● Checked Sunday, September 6, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Nantucket

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 19 events, day by day →

5 Point Acupuncture Community Clinic

Monday 11:45am · Vineyard Complementary Medicine

Jelly Jazz Quintet

Monday 6pm · Brooks Park · Free

Mah Jongg Wednesdays

Wednesday 8:30am · Cape Cod Coffee

Cranberry Cluster Dog Shows

Thursday 8am · Cape Cod Fairgrounds

VPT Walking Tour: Independence on Foot

Friday 2pm · Vincent House Museum

New in Nantucket

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Fish Stix Nantucket

Sporting Goods

Build your dream rod: Fish Stix Nantucket crafts one-of-a-kind surf, inshore, fly, kayak, and blue-water rods using lightweight, durable components, plus they skillfully rehab tired sticks.

fishstixnantucket.com ↗

Hadwen House

Entertainment

History fix, no fluff: Hadwen House is the island’s showpiece Greek Revival mansion, the only publicly accessible one of its age, with exhibitions on Nantucket lightship baskets, decorative arts, and historic maps.

nha.org ↗

Yummy

Cafes

Beach-day fuel, sorted: When a sandwich craving hits, Yummy keeps it easy with handcrafted stacks, vegetarian and vegan options, juicy burgers, breakfast sandwiches, and house-baked pastries, plus smoothies, organic coffee, ice cream and frappes.

yummynantucket.com ↗

Nantucket’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Nantucket’s best →

Most read in Nantucket

The five stories Nantucket readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. A Nantucket Store Faced Backlash Over Its 'No Influencers' Sign. Now It's Selling 600 Copies

    A Nantucket store, Four Winds Craft Guild, has faced backlash for hanging a "No Influencers" sign above its storefront, which was seen as an anti-feminist message.

    Full story at inc.com ↗

  2. Swimmer rushed to hospital after suspected shark attack at Martha’s Vineyard

    Swimmer in her late 20s was rushed to hospital after sustaining a suspected shark bite at South Beach in Edgartown, Massachusetts, along one of the island's most popular shorelines.

    Full story at foxnews.com ↗

  3. Downtown Shop Closing Its Doors After 31 Years In Business

    The Nantucket Clothing Company, a downtown t-shirt shop in downtown Nantemark, is closing its doors after 31 years.

    Full story at nantucketcurrent.com ↗

  4. After years of complaints, Mashpee instituted a ‘quiet ball’ rule on pickleball courts. The backlash has been noisy.

    After years of complaints about pickleball's pinging noise, Mashpee, Massachusetts, implemented a 'quiet ball' rule on its public picklebal courts.

    Full story at boston.com ↗

  5. Nantucket Music Foundation Expands The Muse Summer Series To 44 Shows

    The Nantucket Music Foundation has expanded its summer concert series at The Muse to 44 shows, bringing in a wide range of nationally touring artists.

    Full story at thatericalper.com ↗

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