NANTUCKET The White Heron Theatre Company will develop a musical about pioneering 19th-century Nantucket astronomer/scientist Maria Mitchell, a show that will be the cornerstone of its 10th anniversary season in 2022 prior to a New York City production. The workshop to create the world premiere of “Miss Mitchell” will be funded in part by a $10,000 grant announced Wednesday by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Nantucket project was one of three grants awarded locally out of 1,100 grants nationwide, with money also funding projects for The Yard dance collective in Chilmark and Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole. In an announcement about the grant, Lynne Bolton, artistic director at the island-based White Heron company, expressed thanks for the federal support and said that with the planned later New York show, it is gratifying to be able to bring a piece of Nantucket to the national scene.”
Concerts on Windmill Green The lineup has been announced for the Eastham summer Concerts on Windmill Green series. Changes to COVID-19 restrictions will allow gatherings of 250 socially distanced music fans as of May 29, and the series of outdoor shows produced by the Eastham Visitors Services Board is due to begin a month later. With a record number of summer visitors expected this year, according to board chair Jim Russo, the concerts will be scheduled at 7 p.m. Mondays in June and July; 6 p.m. in August; and 5 p.m. in September. Who’s playing? June 28: Sarah Burrill Circus; July 5: Brass Connection Quintet; July 12: Natalia Bonfini; July 19: Toast & Jam; July 26: Sarah Swain & the Oh Boys; Aug. 2: Bert Jackson Quartet; Aug. 9: Dawn Derow, featuring guitarist Peter Calo; Aug. 16: Peking & the Mystics; Aug. 23: Rip It Ups; Aug. 30: Grab Brothers; and Sept. 6: Chandler Travis Philharmonic and Jam Session.
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Posted: Dec 10, 2020 10:30 AM ET | Last Updated: December 10, 2020 No theatre for you this holiday season? Humbug! Keep the tradition alive by catching your favourite festive shows online. Theatre Calgary, for instance, is launching a video version of A Christmas Carol. (That s Stephen Hair in the role of Scrooge.)(Theatre Calgary) The Nutcracker, A Christmas Carol tis the season for taking in a show, and COVID can t squash your favourite tradition. Sure, the actual theatres are closed, but all those big annual Christmas-y spectaculars? They re going online. And if Nana s spent the last nine months perfecting her Zoom game, the whole fam can (virtually) watch together. Before you plan a big night in, consider these streaming options.