Marielle Sabbag - Marblehead Current

30 May

Cod and Whale auction kicks off with first-look party

Marblehead residents Amy and Alf Wilson decided to do something new for their date night on Friday, May 29. For the first time, they went to the annual Cod and Whale first-look party held at Abbot Hall. With dozens of other locals attending, the couple marveled at the 55 cod and 12 whale art pieces on the tables. Amy Wilson said her favorite cod design was a deck of cards. This whale adorned with flowers was created by Bethany Ross. CURRENT PHOTOS / MARIELLE SABBAG…

12 May

PHOTO GALLERY: Marblehead Cruise-in brings out classics — and crowds

Marielle SabbagRecreation, Top Stories

Marblehead's popular Cruise-in is back for the summer. Crowds came out to the Devereux Beach parking lot Tuesday night to check out classics, sports cars, vintage trucks and more. The Current's Marielle Sabbag was there, too, and shot this photo gallery. She'll have a full story later Wednesday.

08 May

Curtain up on chaos: Marblehead actress Falk brings farce and mystery to life

Marielle SabbagArt, Entertainment, Theater, Top Stories

Marblehead actress Nora Falk is preparing for her latest performance — as Rita in the North Shore debut of the play “The Chesapeake Chicks,” a farcical murder mystery. Originally from Vienna, Austria, Falk has always enjoyed performing, especially singing. She sang in her high school choir, a punk/blues band and as a general music and ESL teacher for middle schoolers. She didn’t start acting until moving to the United States in 2001. Falk has been in several productions, including Marblehead Little Theatre’s “The Sound of…

28 Apr

Read what’s new at Marblehead’s Literary Festival

Marielle SabbagArt, Entertainment, Top Stories

The Marblehead Literary Festival returns for another year to celebrate reading, writing and creating new connections. “The Literary Festival has been going on since the inception of the Marblehead Arts Festival,” said Margo Steiner, chair of the Literary Festival. “It draws enormous crowds, and I hope this year draws an even bigger crowd.” Readers came from as far away as Worcester for the Literary Festival's Literary Speed Dating event. COURTESY PHOTO Held over Independence Day weekend, the festival gathers authors, poets and readers for a…