Dark Sky Week: Please show your support for preserving Nantucket's starry nights!

The Select Board has declared April 13-20 to be International Dark Sky Week on Nantucket. Atheneum, Bookworks, and Mitchell’s Book Store are having special dark-sky theme book displays. Cisco Brewers pays tribute to our starry nights with its Stargazer Stout. And the Maria Mitchell Association and Nantucket Conservation Foundation are partnering with us on a special community stargazing event at Altar Rock.

Won’t you, too, show your support for preserving Nantucket’s starry nights during International Dark Sky Week, April 13-20? 

Here are a few ideas:

• Display a Save the Night sign in your shop or office (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD). If you don’t have a color printer, copies are available at the Chamber of Commerce.
• If you serve food, offer a dark-sky theme dessert or drink.
• If you play music, play some dark-sky theme songs. We can suggest some!
• If you send e-newsletters to your supporters or customers, include a message about Dark Sky Week. We’d be happy to help you draft one.