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Experience Nantucket, Every Season
Today on Nantucket
Saturday, June 13
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Plein Air Nantucket -
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Clean Team -
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Vanessa Riley with Dawn Tripp -
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Ravenous Reptiles -
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Feeding Frenzy at MMA Aquarium -
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM Marine Storytime -
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM Grab & Go Bag: Paper Spinner Craft -
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM A Conversation with Mitchell Jackson, Marlon James, and Lisa Genova -
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Local Authors from the Cape and Islands -
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10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Family Connections Tour -
10:45 AM - 6:00 PM Historic Downtown Walking -
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Public Historical Tour of Nantucket -
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Ann Patchett with Tim Ehrenberg -
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11:15 AM - 4:00 PM Nantucket by Water Harbor Tour & Ice Cream Cruise -
11:15 AM - 2:45 PM The Signature Tour: a traditional historic tour of Nantucket -
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Live Music at Cisco Brewers: Jimmy Denny -
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Norah O’Donnell with Linda Henry -
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Ruta Sepetys with Mary Haft -
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Adriana Trigiani with Sara DiVello -
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Endeavor Sailing Excursions with Captain Jim -
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Live Music at Cisco Brewers: Jimkata
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4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Patrick Ryan with Ann Patchett -
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Tayari Jones with Tim Ehrenberg -
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Nantucket by Water Cocktail Cruise -
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Sunset Sail Aboard the Endeavor -
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Live Music at the Brotherhood of Thieves: Haptic Sense
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Yachtley Crew to Perform this August at Boston Pops on Nantucket to Benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital
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