The boys from Nectar’s are back, scheduled to go before the airport commission this morning with a request to sublease for a second season the airport property that once housed Outerland and the Hot Tin Roof.

Their request comes with a recommendation for approval from the airport’s land use subcommittee, which discussed the sublease at its May 13 meeting.

“We’re going to try to be open around the 14th [of June],” said Nectar’s partner Christopher Walsh yesterday, pending final approval from the commission. And while the Nectar’s owners said they haven’t officially booked any acts for the summer season, the Vineyard can expect more of the same music they enjoyed last year, and perhaps a few surprises.

“[We’d like to] test the waters, to see if a music festival can work out there,” said Mr. Walsh. “Maybe a two-day event with either a specific genre of music, or maybe several bands from the same label.” If it works out, he said Islanders could look forward to more festivals in the future. “If that’s the case, then we would nurture that music festival concept into something very big,” he said.

Another new addition at the nightclub could be a comedy show. “We’re excited about that,” said partner Noel Donnellan, adding that they tried to put something together last season, but it never panned out. But given a little more time, he thinks comedy could be a success in the Edgartown club. “We’re looking at some really good, nationally recognized acts to bring in for it.”

Mr. Walsh and Mr. Donnellan are co-owners of Nectar’s along with Jason Gelrud and Peter Picard. The partners also own a successful nightclub by the same name in Burlington, Vt.

In January, they announced their desire to become a more permanent presence on the Island by purchasing the Outerland property from owner Arthur Rosenthal. By forging a partnership with Flatbread Pizza Company, which would run a family-style gourmet pizza restaurant out of the property during the day, they felt they’d cracked the code on how to run a profitable Island business.

But their future has been uncertain here, and negotiations ongoing since rumors surfaced early in the year about a competing offer to convert the property to a high-end liquor store.

Then last month, the Nectar’s owners announced that they’d reached an agreement to lease, and eventually buy the property from Mr. Rosenthal. As for the plan for a liquor store, Mr. Walsh said that they would support Brion McGroarty, owner of Town Provision Liquor in Edgartown, in his application to build a store adjacent to the nightclub, but that their own plan wasn’t dependent on it.

But there is no mention of a package store in the request that will come before the airport commission this morning. Instead, the application includes a request for Nectar’s and Flatbread to sublease the Outerland property, and to modify the restaurant to build a pizza oven.

Airport manager Sean Flynn, who is also executive officer for the board of commissioners, said yesterday that the Nectar’s partners will most likely be successful in getting permission to operate for a second season. “The airport commission doesn’t generally go against the recommendation of the subcommittee,” said Mr. Flynn. The fact that their proposal hasn’t changed drastically from last season also should work in their favor. “I would say, based on the past, that they’ll have some success,” he said.

Mr. Flynn added that the commission does expect to hear from Nectar’s again later in the season, namely with a request to purchase the property. And Mr. Donnellan confirmed yesterday that he and his partners were also still negotiating the purchase with Mr. Rosenthal.

He also said that the construction of a pizza oven requires additional permits from the building and fire inspector, which might delay the opening of Flatbread slightly beyond that of Nectar’s. And though they hoped to open up for a show as early as Memorial Day weekend this year, they’re now shooting for mid-June. “We just want to open the doors and be ready, and hit the ground running,” he said.

The plan this year is to keep the restaurant and club open through Oct. 31, but Mr. Donnellan said that they will consider staying open year-round in the future.

Beyond a possible music festival and comedy show, Mr. Donnellan said that the summer lineup will be much the same as last year. “We’re still going to maintain a local presence,” he said of the club’s efforts to nurture local musical talent. There will also be a lot of reggae music, jazz, and hip hop. And the music is programmed to appeal to people of all ages. “We’re trying to balance it so there’s stuff on a monthly basis for everybody,” said Mr. Walsh.

With the approval of the airport commission, Nectar’s and Flatbread will spend the next few weeks quietly getting ready for what they expect to be a successful summer season. “For us to get up and running, it’s basically just us booking the bands, getting in and cleaning up the club, and making sure [it] is ready for operation,” said Mr. Donnellan.