Nahant Cultural Council APRIL 2025 News!
The Smack Dabs- Free Concert!
Sunday, April 13, 2025, 2 pm, Town Hall
The Smack Dabs come to town for a good-time Swing Blues concert of music from the 1930s. This delightful and timeless genre features a rich variety of musical styles, ranging from mournful blues to joyful celebrations, setting the stage for incredible solo and group improvisations and delighting audiences and dancers alike.
The band gets its instrumental configuration from Tampa Red and his Chicago Five, improvisational vitality from the small Black Swing combo, and swagger from risqué Blues. The Smack Dabs celebrate the bawdy, joyous, inclusive character of this music and is dedicated to honoring those who made it great. Learn more about the Smack Dabs at https://thesmackdabs.com/.
Please join us for this FREE concert at the Town Hall. Light refreshments will be served.
The following upcoming programs have received funding from the Nahant Cultural Council for FY25:
March/April 2025:
Dyeing and Weaving with Natural Fibers
Johnson School
An after-school program for students
Sunday, April 13, 2025: The Smack Dabs in Concert
A 6 piece band specializing in the Chicago-style Swing and Blues of the 1930's
Nahant Town Hall | 2-4 PM
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Free Concert
Saturday, April 22, 2025: Owls Up Close, A Live Owl Program
Nahant Public
Library Lawn | 2 PM
A Free Program
Saturday, June 14, 2025 : Johnny Cash - Songs & Stories
Nahant Public Library
A Free Concert and Program
PAST NEWS:
Thank you to everyone who participated and coming to view this first ever Nahant photography exhibition! We are especially grateful for your support and donations that helped the Cultural Council make the exhibit possible. Special thanks to the Nahant Preservation Trust and the Nahant Historical Society for their support and assistance with this Town-wide photography exhibition event! An Online Gallery posted of ‘Celebrate Nahant: Images of Our Town, Past, and Present: A Community Photography Exhibition.”
FY2026 Grant Process Schedule Coming Soon!
August 2025:
The Mass Cultural Council allocates funds to the Nahant Cultural Council for FY2026 grant funding.
September 2025:
Grant acceptance opens along with a Virtual Info Session on local cultural council (Nahant) grant applications process.
September 2025
Applications for Nahant Cultural Council (NCC) grants will be accepted from September (TBD) through October (TBD) 2025. More information is available on our FY2026 Grant Application page.
October (TBD) 2025
Application deadline for submmitting FY2026 applications
Current Grant Awards Happening in 2025
FY2025:
Nora Kory, Nahant-inspired and classical chamber music: $930
Johnson School, Dying and Weaving with Natural Fibers: $825
Nahant Public Library, Owls Up Close Live Owl Program: $750
David Sparr. The Smack Dabs In Concert: $2,150
The Delvena Theater Company, Mangia, Meatballs and Murder: $795
Matt York, Johnny Cash Songs and Stories: $500
Previous Grant Awards
FY2024:
Susan Cadigan, Organ Harmony Qi Gong: $566
Johnson Elementary School, Origami, Math, and Marine Science: $1,100
Open Space/Recreation Committee, Winter Waterfowl of Nahant: $500
Nahant Public Library, Bird Buddy: $300
Katharina Radlberger,
String quartet 'Fin de Siècle': "1893: Looking East / Looking West": $2,950
Nahant Cultural Council, Celebrate Nahant: Images of Our Town, Past, and Present: A Community Photography Exhibition, $1,100
FY2023:
The Delvena Theater Company, The Incredible Mae West!: $625
Nahant Historical Society,
Flights of Fancy: The Live Passions of the artist Norman Laliberte, $5,564
Katharina Radlberger, New Beginnings, Learning from Each Other - Merging the Old World and the New World: $2,313
