ISLAND HAPPENINGS AUGUST Friday, Aug. 1-Monday, Aug. 4 ANTIQUES AND DESIGN SHOW OF NANTUCKET A week of antiques and design-related events to benefit the Nantucket Historical Association. www.nha.org. for complete schedule and more information. Bartlett's Ocean View Farm, 33 Bartlett Farm Road Friday, Aug. 1 "BLACK TIE" Theatre Workshop of Nantucket presents A.R. Gurney's "Black Tie." Through Aug. 2. www.theatreworkshop.com. 7:30p.m. Centre Stage, 2 Centre St., lower level. "OKLAHOMA!" Theatre Workshop of Nantucket presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning love story, www.theatreworkshop.com for additional performance dates and times. 6 p.m. Bennett Hall, 62 Centre St. JAZZ CONCERT George Young and Matt Hutchinson will perform a concert of jazz selections. 8 p.m. Atheneum Great Hall, 1 India St. "MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET" White Heron Theatre presents Tom Dudzick's tale of divine visions and family. www.whiteherontheatre.org for additional performance dates and times. 7:30 p.m. White Heron Theatre, 5 North Water St. SATURDAY, AUG. 2 "FAMILY FURNITURE" White Heron Theatre presents A.R. Gurney's warm and touching play about family life. www.white-herontheatre.org for additional performance dates and times. Saturday, Aug. 2-Sunday, Aug. 3 NANTUCKET MUSIC FESTIVAL The inaugural Nantucket Music Festival will feature numerous national and local artists. www.nantucketmusicfestival.com 10 a.m.-4p.m. Tom Nevers Field, end of Tom Nevers Road 7:30 p.m. White Heron Theatre, 5 North Water Street Sunday, Aug. 3 NANTUCKET BEACH VOLLEYBALL DAY A volleyball tournament for Nantucket raising money for the Nantucket Food Pantry. (508) 228-0432. 9:30 a.m. Jetties Beach, Bathing Beach Road ACK-ATTACK COMEDY! Nantucket's comedy improv troupe performs sketch comedy suitable for all audiences. www.theatreworkshop.com 7:30 p.m. Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's Centre Stage, 2 Centre St. Monday, Aug. 4 GESCHKE LECTURE: PETER BAKER The author of "Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House" will discuss his book and the Bush Administration. www.nantucketatheneum.com 8 p.m. Unitarian Meeting House, 11 Orange St. TUESDAY, AUG. 5 "DRAMA AT THE POINT" Karan Sklaire presents a one-woman show that chronicles her journey as a teacher through the New York City public-school system. www.theatreworkshop.com 7:30 p.m. Bennett Hall, 62 Centre St. NANTUCKET RACE WEEK Saturday, August 9-Sunday, August 17 This annual benefit for Nantucket Community Sailing features nine days of races, parties, recreational sails and more, culminating in the Opera House Cup wooden-sailboat regatta. Sunday, August 17 RAINBOW FLEET PARADE Spectators are invited to view the famous Beetle Cat parade around Brant Point Lighthouse prior to the start of the Opera House Cup. 9:30 a.m. off Brant Point Lighthouse OPERA HOUSE CUP More than 75 boats from all over the world participate in this classic wooden boat regatta that wraps up Nantucket Race Week. www.operahousecup.org. 11 a.m. start, Nantucket Harbor CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT The Nantucket Musical Arts Society presents WindSync, performing a dramatic and adventurous program of classical music. 8 p.m. First Congregational Church, 62 Centre St. Wednesday, Aug. 6 GARDEN CLUB HOUSE & GARDEN TOUR The 60th annual Nantucket Garden Club house and garden tour features homes and gardens in Monomoy. www.nantucketgardenclub.org for tickets and locations. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CONSTANCE LAIBE HAYS LECTURE Husband and wife team Stephen Shepard and Lynn Povich discuss their careers in journalism in the Nantucket Atheneum's annual Constance Laibe Hays memorial lecture. www.nantucketatheneum.org 8 p.m. Unitarian Meeting House, 11 Orange St. Thursday, Aug. 7 A CAREER IN BASKET-MAKING Master lightship-basket maker G.L. Brown will discuss his craft. 11 a.m. Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum, 49 Union St. "THE VANDAL" White Heron Theatre presents Hamish Linklater's story of a woman's quest for friendship and humor. www.whiteherontheatre.org for additional performance dates and times. 7:30 p.m. 5 North Water St. FRIDAY, AUG. 8 CHILDREN'S GARDEN CONCERT Johnette Downing captures the warmth of Louisiana with her jazz-inspired children's music. 11 a.m. Atheneum Garden, 1 India St. SUNDAY, AUG. 10 TOUR OF NANTUCKET A 28-mile trans-Nantucket bike race consisting of two loops to Sconset and back via Polpis and Milestone roads. info@nantucketriathalonclub.com 7 a.m. start. AUTHOR TALK: ALAN TAYLOR Taylor, author of "The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832," a finalist for the National Book Award, will discuss his work. 3 p.m. Atheneum Great Hall, 1 India St. Monday, Aug. 11-Thursday, Aug. 14 "MOBY DICK REHEARSED" Back by popular demand, Theatre Workshop of Nantucket presents a staged reading of Orson Welles' "Moby Dick Rehearsed." 7 p.m. Nantucket Whaling Museum, 13 Broad St. Monday, Aug. 11 AUTHOR TALK: LINDA & RACHEL PASTEN Poet Linda Pasten and novelist Rachel Pasten discuss their latest works. 8 p.m. Atheneum Great Hall, 1 India St. TUESDAY, AUG. 12 CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT The Nantucket Musical Arts Society presents Carolyn Enger, whose concert repertoire ranges from European masterpieces to new works by American and Israeli composers. 8 p.m. First Congregational Church, 62 Centre St. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13 AUTHOR TALK: ROBERT STEELE Steele, a former congressman, will discuss his novel "The Curse: Big-Time Gambling's Seduction of a Small New England Town." 8 p.m. Atheneum Great Hall, 1 India St. "THE LAST FIVE YEARS" Theatre Workshop of Nantucket presents Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown's musical chronicling five years of marriage. www.theatreworkshop.com for additional performance dates and times. 7:30 p.m. Theatre Workshop of Nantucket's Centre Stage, 2 Centre St. lower level Thursday, Aug. 14 21ST CENTURY TRENDS IN BASKETRY Master lightship-basket maker Nap Plank will discuss contemporary trends in basket-making. 11 a.m. Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum, 49 Union St. FRIDAY, AUG. 15 HIGH FASHION ON LOW BEACH This fundraiser for Theatre Workshop of Nantucket features the designs of Michael Kors, a cocktail party, merchandise sale and live auction, www.theatreworkshop.com. 7 p.m. Low Beach, Sconset SATURDAY, AUG. 16 WALK NOW FOR AUTISM SPEAKS A benefit for Autism Speaks taking the form of a short walk in the Brant Point neighborhood. Registration required. www.walknowforautismspeaks.org Jetties Beach, end of Bathing Beach Road SANDCASTLE AND SCULPTURE DAY The Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts hosts a day dedicated to building sandcastles and sand sculptures. Prizes for families and children. Registration required. www.nisda.org. 1 p.m. Jetties Beach, end of Bathing Beach Road. BOYS & GIRLS CLUB SUMMER GROOVE An annual benefit for the Nantucket Boys and Girls Club, the Tim Russert Summer Groove is an evening of dancing and cocktails. Call 508-2280158 for more information or to purchase tickets. Call for time and location. TUESDAY, AUG. 19 CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT The Nantucket Musical Arts Society presents violinist Yevgeny Kutik, cellist Adrian Daurov and pianist Spencer Myer. 8 p.m. First Congregational Church, 62 Centre St. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20 AUTHOR TALK: TERRY LENZNER Lenzner will discuss his novel "The Investigator." 8 p.m. Atheneum Great Hall, 1 India St. FRIDAY, AUG. 22 LECTURE: JAY CALDERIN Boston Fashion Week founder and author Jay Calderin will discuss the future of fashion. 8 p.m. Atheneum Great Hall, 1 India St. SATURDAY, AUG. 23 SWIM ACROSS AMERICA NANTUCKET Half-mile and one-mile swims benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital's new oncology department and Palliative & Supportive Care of Nantucket. Splash-and-dash for younger participants. 8 am. Jetties Beach, end of Bathing Beach Road. MONDAY, AUG. 25 AUTHOR TALK: BOB HYLDBURG Bob Hyldburg will discuss his book "The Total Patriots." 8 p.m. Atheneum Great Hall, 1 India St. TUESDAY, AUG. 26 NANTUCKET SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL Theatre Workshop of Nantucket presents a selection of entries in the 2014 Nantucket Short Play Competition. www.theatreworkshop.com 7:30 p.m. Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Centre Stage, 2 Centre St., lower level. THURSDAY, AUG. 28 THE LIFE OF CHARLES B. RAY Master lightship-basket maker Terri Sackett will discuss the life, both aquatic and basket-oriented, of Charles B. Ray. 11 a.m. Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum, 49 Union St. Saturday, Aug. 30 ROCK RUN An intense 44-mile race over beaches that encircle Nantucket. www.therockrun.com 6 am. start, Second Point of Coatue SUNDAY, AUG. 31 COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA An end-of-the-summer Nantucket tradition featuring comedian Susan Burns and special guests. www.theatreworkshop.com. 7:30 p.m. Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Centre Stage, 2 Centre St., lower level.