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Nantucket Race Week

Check out highlights from Race Week 2009 & previous years!

2009 Nantucket Comedy Festival

Adam Knee

Highlights from the 2009 Nantucket Comedy Festival, including Jim Gaffigan & much more.

2009 Nantucket Film Festival

Photo Credit: Stephanie Snowden

2009 Nantucket Wine Festival

Nantucket Weddings

Zofia Photography

Nantucket History: Fires, Cobblestones, Architecture, & More

Dreamland Theater Restoration Project

Features

Plum Daily Nantucket: Full Episode

Hosts Kevin Flynn and Kate Brosnan come to you from The Chanticleer Restaurant on Nantucket. Kate and Kevin check in with Pam Diem for some perfect take home items from Nantucket, go back in history with Malcolm MacNab and the medicines aboard old Nantucket whalers, take a look at the history of the infamous "Nantucket Red", and are finally joined LIVE by local band, Opus 3.

July 25, 2010 in Video

Plum Picks: Fashion

Plum correspondent Pam Diem is on a quest for the perfect outfit for a summer in Nantucket. We stop in at the best boutiques on the island.

July 28, 2010 in Video

Ozone Surf Classic

Plum Nantucket takes a look at this years Ozone Surf Classic.

July 28, 2010 in Video

Whaling Medicines with Malcolm W. MacNab

Malcolm W. MacNab, MD, PHD, tells Plum all about the way old Nantucket whalers would receive medical treatment at the turn of the century.

July 25, 2010 in Video

Plum Daily Nantucket: July 24, 2010

Hosts Kevin Flynn and Kate Brosnan come to you from The Chanticleer Restaurant on Nantucket. On this episode's Plum Picks, correspondent Pam Diem visits the island's best art galleries. Then we follow local store owner Mark Donato as he walks along the beautiful Bluff Walk. We chat with singer/songwriter/surfer Donovan Frankenreiter about his east coast tour and his love for the island. Bob Elch, President of Sconset Trust, walks us through the process of moving the Sankaty Lighthouse. And Jake Eberts, producer of the new movie Oceans, talks about the importance of our oceans and his involvement with the new film.

July 25, 2010 in Video

Bluff Walk with Mark Donato

Take a walk with longtime 'Sconset resident Mark Donato on the beautiful Bluff Walk. On the eastern most edge of Nantucket exist beautiful & historic homes as well as amazing gardens. The walk also affords the opportunity to witness the slow erosion Nantucket's coastline.

July 25, 2010 in Video

Donavon Frankenreiter

Plum sits down with singer/songwriter/surfer Donovan Frankenreiter to talk about his tour and the inspiration he finds on Nantucket.

July 25, 2010 in Video

Jake Eberts, Director

Kate Brosnan interviews movie producer, Jake Eberts, about his latest film, Oceans showing this week at the Nantucket High School, brought to you by the Dreamland Theatre.

July 25, 2010 in Video

Plum Picks: Best Galleries

Pam Diem brings us to the best of Nantucket's fabulous art scene in this edition of Plum Picks: Best Galleries

July 21, 2010 in Video

Plum Daily Nantucket: July 18, 2010

Plum Daily hosts Kevin Flynn and Kate Brosnan come to you from the Nantucket Atheneum. Today we check in with poet and author Gregory Orr, Lightship Basket Museum director Maryann Wasik, and we do some kayak fishing with Steve Pignato.

July 18, 2010 in Video

Opus 3 Jazz Trio

Plum sits down with the Opus 3 Jazz trio to talk about their summer gig at the Chanticleer.

July 20, 2010 in Video

Plum Daily Nantucket: July 17, 2010

Plum Daily hosts, Kevin Flynn and Kate Brosnan come to you from the busy Nantucket Atheneum garden. Kate and Kevin talk with Connor Gifford and Katherine Perry about the Kids Helping Kids Walk-A-Thon. Plum Daily visits the Aspen Ideas Festival and meets Dan Parker, professional Lego artist. Olympic hockey player, AJ Mleczko, talks about the celebrity hockey game and 8th Annual Charity on Ice event at Nantucket Ice. Plum checks in with the Event under the Tent, fundraiser for Small Friends. Andre De Shields discusses his one man show Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: From Douglass to Deliverance. And finally, Plum correspondent Ramona Bruland gets on board to meet with Alex Thomson, world ocean racer.

July 17, 2010 in Video

8th Annual Charity on Ice

PlumTV visits the AJ Mleczko Charity on Ice celebrity hockey game and performance by Dorothy Hamill at Nantucket Ice.

July 17, 2010 in Video

19th Annual Folk Art and Artisans Show

Plum visits the 2010 Event Under the Tent Folk Art and Artisans show to benefit Small Friends of Nantucket daycare.

July 17, 2010 in Video

Andre De Shields: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

Plum Nantucket meets with Andre De Shields to talk about his one-man performance in "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory".

July 17, 2010 in Video

Plum Daily Special Edition: 65 Years of the Artist Association of Nantucket

Host Kate Brosnan bring us this special Artist Association of Nantucket edition of Plum Daily. She is joined by AAN Executive Director Cecil Barron Jensen at the Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery to celebrate the NAA's 65th year. Cecil gives us insight into the mission of the AAN and and together with Kate she discusses upcoming summer events and classes. Artist Sherre Wilson-Rae and local youth talk about the growing youth mentoring program. We preview the upcoming sidewalk sale and look at some of the best local artists, including George Thomas, Dan Driscoll, Billy Sherry, MJ Dickson, David Lazarus and Terry Pommett. Bruce Beni and Alison Cooley tells us about the croquet tournament. Westmoor Club's croquet pro Wayne Davies is featured. Also don't miss the Fishing Report with Captain Bob.

July 11, 2010 in Video

Profile of the Artist Association of Nantucket

For 65 years the Artist Association of Nantucket has supported local art. The AAN offers classes, workshops and a youth mentoring program. Their support of local professional and aspiring artists is invaluable.

July 11, 2010 in Video

Plum Daily Nantucket: July 9, 2010

In this episode of Plum Daily hosts Kevin Flynn and Kate Brosnan sit down with Jamie Ranney the founder of the Nantucket Triathlon, whose participants this year include Senator Scott Brown and Olympic medalist Jenny Thompson. Kate interviews local author Nancy Thayer on her 20th book, Beachcombers. Kevin and Kate speak to Ema Hudson and Michael May of the Nantucket Preservation Trust about the upcoming kitchen tour and other events. In this episode, Plum Daily features music with Jamie Howarth at the Summer House. We head to Nantucket High School for the "Latest on Lyme Disease" with Dr. John Aucott from Johns Hopkins University and Dr. Sam Telford from Tufts University. Last but not least, Plum correspondent Bob gives us the Fishing Report.

July 10, 2010 in Video

Don Freedman Interview

Kate Brosnan sits down with Don Freedman in his store, Freedman's of Nantucket.

July 14, 2010 in Video

Latest on Lyme Forum

Plum TV talks with experts Dr. John Aucott (Johns Hopkins University) and Dr. Sam Telford (Tufts University) at Nantucket High School during the "Latest on Lyme" forum. They disseminate relevant information for the Nantucket community, including discussing ways to prevent, detect and treat Lyme disease.

July 10, 2010 in Video

Nancy Thayer, Author

Plum Daily host Kate Brosnan interviews local author Nancy Thayer about her new book Beachcombers on Orange Street.

July 10, 2010 in Video

Jamie Howarth, Pianist

Plum Daily features pianist, Jamie Howarth, at the Summer House in Nantucket.

July 10, 2010 in Video

2010 Nantucket Film Festival: All-Star Comedy Roundtable

Plum presents highlights from the hilarious 2010 Nantucket Film Festival's All-Star Comedy Roundtable, moderated by NBC's Brian Williams and featuring the brilliant Ben Stiller, Sarah Silverman, Andy Samberg, and Zach Galifianakis.

June 29, 2010 in Video

Plum Daily Special Edition: Best of the 2010 Nantucket Film Festival

Didn't make it to the Nantucket Film Festival this year? Check out this special edition of Plum Daily for the all the highlights of this years festival. Kate Brosnan is joined by the Executive Director of the festival, Colin Stanfield. We check out a clip of the hysterical performance of Sarah Siilverman, Andy Samberg, Ben Stiller and Zach Galifianakis at the Comedy Roundtable. We look at the film Waiting for "Superman" and talk with Director Davis Guggenheim (who was honored with Special Achievement for Documentary Film Making at the Screenwritters Tribute). We take a look at this year's Morning Coffee Series and the laugh out loud Late Night Story Telling; Dirty Laundry edition. We take a peek into the Screenwriters Tribute where Barry Levinson, Michael Arndt and many more were honored for their work. We also get an exclusive look into the "In their Shoes" series with Barry Lenvinson.

June 29, 2010 in Video

Nantucket Wedding Madaket

Pixel Perfect Photography

Nantucket Weddings: Guide to Planning a Wedding on Nantucket

What's more fun than planning your wedding? Planning your wedding on Nantucket, of course.

January 10, 2009 in Visitors Guide