They range from humble to haute and include shopping, drinking, sunning, and playing at various treasured spots and shops.

This week we're looking forward to...

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EXPERIENCE

1) The Nantucket Boys & Girls Club Tim Russert Summer Groove will take place on Saturday, August 15, at 6 p.m. in the fields of the Boys & Girls Club. Featuring New England's most popular dance band, Soul Sound Revue. Buy tickets here. Be sure to catch Plum TV's Boys & Girls Club's Summer Groove Show on Thursday, August 13, from 8-9:30 a.m., hosted by NBC's Meet The Press host, David Gregory. Only on Plum TV!

- Summer Groove 2007 (Watch Video)

- Boys & Girls Club Clambake 2009 (Watch Video)

- A Tribute To Tim Russert (Watch Video)

- Map & Directions to Nantucket Boys & Girls Club

2) Nantucket Race Week runs from August 8-16...check out the website for a list of the events and races taking place here (hint: Family BBQs, 12 Metre Regatta, and the Shipwreck Ball all sound pretty good to us!). Don't forget to catch Race Week coverage all week long on Plum TV.

- Nantucket Race Week (Watch Video)

3) Get a little artistic at the beach and enjoy Sandcastle & Sculpture Day at Jetties Beach on Saturday, August 15, beginning at 12 p.m. Sponsored by the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce and the Nantucket Island School Of Design and the Arts (NISDA).

- 35th Annual Sandcastle & Sculpture Contest (Watch Video)

4) Catch Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor play performed by the Theatre Workshop of Nantucket at the Methodist Church on Centre Street. Starts Thursday, August 13, and will run Wednesdays-Saturdays until September 5.

- Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's John Shea (Watch Video)

- Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's Grease (Watch Video)

- Map & Directions to United Methodist Church

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SPLURGE

5) Stop by the Vicomte Arthur boutique on Federal Street this weekend to enjoy their 20% Style Specific Summer Sale...designs from their current collection will be chose at random every week and marked down 20% for 48 hours! And don't forget Vicomte Arthur's Apres-Mide or Apres-Beach Apertif every Saturday from 4-6 p.m.

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If you attend any of these things, please report back to us with your thoughts on our suggestions and photos of your adventures! We want the good & the bad!

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Ideas for next week? email Mike @ editors@plumtv.com