In Vino
Veritas
Hop over to Nantucket before
the summer rush, for a long
weekend of food and wine
For more than 15 years, wine professionals,
vintage collectors, oenophiles and food lovers
from around the country and the globe have
gathered at venues throughout the island for
the annual Nantucket Wine Festival. This year,
the 16th festival, May 16–20, includes a jam-packed schedule of tastings, seminars, private
meals and a gala auction event.
ave
Date
FENWAY
the
Family Art
Cart
Saturdays
and Sundays
Bring the kids for interactive art activities
(painting, sketching
and sculpture), puzzles,
storytelling and gallery
visits. mfa.org
THEATER DISTRICT
Mark Morris
Dance Company
May 17–20
Avant-garde choreographer and American icon
Mark Morris brings his
modern dance troupe
to town to debut three
new performances.
artsemerson.org
CITY GUIDE
Boston
For additional event, attraction,
restaurant and hotel information,
go to arrivecityguides.com
Among the more than 200 local and international wine luminaries taking the ferry this
year to celebrate fermented grape juice are
Robert and Maria Sinskey of Robert Sinskey
Vineyards, Alex Gambal of Alex Gambal
winery, Laurent Drouhin of Maison Joseph
Drouhin and Ernst Loosen of Weingut Dr.
Loosen. And what is great wine without food?
The festival also features a stellar roster of
chefs, including Damon Baehrel of Basement
Bistro in Earlton, N. Y.; Nantucket restaurateurs Seth and Angela Raynor; and back by
popular demand, the oyster farmers from
Island Creek Oysters in Duxbury, Mass. All
proceeds benefit the Nantucket Historical
Association, Nantucket Combined Charities
and the Nantucket New School. 508-228-1128,
nantucketwinefestival.com.
Talk with Your
Mouth Full
The second annual
Let’s Talk About
Food Festival,
a Museum of
Science initia-
tive, takes over
the Cambridge
celebrate and
learn more about
our food. This free,
family-friendly
event includes
cooking seminars
with chefs Jody
Adams (Rialto and
Trade), Rich Vel-
lante (Legal Sea
Foods) and Dante
de Magistris (dante
and il Casale); the
Ask-a-Chef booth,
with 20 local chefs
to answer your
questions; the
Ask-a-Nutritionist
booth, for a
one-on-one with
nutritionists; farm
displays; and
food tastings.
letstalk
about
food.
com.
FOXBORO
2012 NCAA
Men’s Lacrosse
Championship
May 26–28
The best of the best col-
legiate male lacrosse
players take the field
to clamp, crease, pick,
pocket and rake their
way to the champion-
ship title. ncaa.org
FENWAY
Steve Martin
and the Steep
Canyon Rangers
May 29–30
Comedian, actor, author
and banjo player Steve
Martin teams up with
one of the country’s best
bluegrass ensembles at
Symphony Hall. bso.org
CHARLESTOWN
Dog Paddle
Boat Tour
June 4
All aboard: Dogs with
life jackets and their
masters for a 1½–hour
tour around Boston
Harbor. 617-828-9005,
comesailawaynow.com
