The Nantucket Shorts Festival, a mini festival of locally made films and videos, took place over the weekend at Dreamland Theater, where experienced and amateur filmmakers presented their 2-to-10-minute shorts on the big screen.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, actress Jennifer Lawrence, and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang were a few of the guests at this past weekend's Nantucket Project.

This year's Scalloper’s Ball was held Friday at Nantucket Yacht Club, kicking off the scalloping season with music, dancing, and seafood.

The Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce's new Fall Fashion Show took place over the weekend at The Nantucket Hotel.

Recreational scallopers took to the waters off Nantucket on Sunday, pushing their 10-foot-long rakes with floating baskets in tow, trying to harvest Nantucket’s delectable seafood item.

Nantucket Disc Golf held a tournament over the weekend at its course in the state forest, where competitors gathered for a chance to win cash prizes. 

Friends, neighbors, and community members gathered Sunday night at the Nantucket Yacht Club for a fundraising event to benefit Nantucket Food Fuel & Rental Assistance.

Nantucketers dusted off their hiking books and got out their heavy socks over the weekend for the fourth annual Cross-Island Hike with Nantucket Land Bank.

On Saturday, the Nantucket High School Whalers football team ended their run of three consecutive losses so far this season with a 19-6 win over Tech Boston Academy, in a non-league game.

The annual Island Health Fair occurred over the weekend at Nantucket Cottage Hospital.

Fairwinds – Nantucket's Counseling Center remembered those lost to suicide, and the families and friends they left behind, during a ceremony last week.

Enjoy more photos by Bill Hoenk of September on Nantucket. 

Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce members gathered Tuesday night at the Dreamland for an annual membership celebration.

Neither chilly temperatures nor overcast skies dampened turnout for Sunday's Race for Recovery to benefit Addiction Solutions of Nantucket.

Before fall, there is September to savor, a fleeting month when summer takes a final bow.

Theatre Workshop of Nantucket continues its run through early October of James Gallagher.

Nantucket was largely spared as Hurricane Lee moved north, but nevertheless the storm brought strong winds and bands of rain.

A Night Under the Stars and the Karli M. Stahl Memorial Fund welcomed guests over the weekend to the White Elephant.

Nantucket Cottage Hospital recently held its annual Sankaty Swing golf tournament to raise money for island health care.

Annual Lifesavers Recognition Day, where the Egan Maritime Institute recognizes our everyday citizens and public safety officials for their lifesaving efforts.