Community Resources - Marblehead Current

03 Nov

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh BlanderAbbot Public Library, Art, Community Resources, Entertainment, Marblehead Public Schools, Recreation

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org. Live music at Me&TheeFriday, Nov. 6, 8 p.m. Join Me&Thee for live music with singer-songwriters Rebecca Loebe and Sarah Blacker. Loebe wowed audiences on NBC’s “The Voice,” while Blacker is known for her “soaring folk gospel.” 28 Mugford St. Tickets and more information at meandthee.org. FallFest at the librarySaturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Abbot Public Library is hosting its annual FallFest with…

19 Oct

NEWS IN BRIEF: Town administrator search, Vets Town Hall, new playground

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Culture, Entertainment, Local News, News in brief

The Current accepts News in Brief submissions of 150-200 words at info@marbleheadnews.org. Town administrator search About 15 people applied for Marblehead’s town administrator position, according to Select Board member and Screening Committee Chair Erin Noonan. In addition to Noonan, Police Chief Dennis King, Finance Committee Chair Molly Teets, Select Board member Jim Zisson and former Select Board member Jim Nye sit on the Screening Committee. Noonan told the Current that after several interviews late last week and early this week, “we will make the decision…

13 Oct

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Culture, Entertainment, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org. Harmonies at Me&TheeFriday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m. Get ready for some serious harmonizing. Windborne brings its distinctive blend of traditional folk music and vocal harmony to Me&Thee Music. The acclaimed ensemble digs deep into musical traditions while giving old songs a fresh, contemporary sound. For information and tickets, visit meandthee.org. Fall fun by the beachSaturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m.-noon Pumpkins, paint and a…

07 Oct

Pathways to Friendship opens doors — and hearts — for adults with disabilities

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories

Once a month, a room at the Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish Center fills with games, crafts, cooking, music, dancing and — most importantly — friends. For about a year, Pathways to Friendship has been creating a place where adults with disabilities can meet, socialize and simply have fun. The free program draws about 15 to 20 participants from Marblehead and communities across the North Shore. Now, the volunteers behind the program are hoping the community will help keep it going. Pathways to…

21 Sep

Five thousand pumpkins, one big community effort

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Environment, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories

At Clifton Lutheran Church, the pumpkins are multiplying. What began 10 years ago as a modest experiment — with about 600 pumpkins and a congregation wondering whether anyone would actually buy them — has grown into one of the church’s biggest annual traditions. This year, roughly 2,500 jack-o-lantern-sized pumpkins are already on the church's front lawn, with another full truckload arriving in two weeks. By then, Pastor James Bixby expects the total to reach about 5,000, not counting the countless tiny pumpkins and decorative varieties…

14 Sep

This Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, help is available

Marblehead Counseling CenterCommunity Resources, Education, Health, Local News

September is national Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Marblehead Counseling Center wants to remind residents of the many resources available for individuals and families who are struggling. “Suicide prevention actually starts before a mental health crisis,” according to Gregg Mulford, LMHC clinical director at the center. “This is a great time to learn about warning signs, and connect people to vital mental health resources.” Mulford says many factors may increase the risk for suicide, including underlying mental health issues such as depression. But suicide risk…

14 Sep

Marblehead Counseling Center ready to rock with first concert fundraiser

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Entertainment, Health, Local News

Marblehead Counseling Center is turning up the volume on its fundraising efforts with its first rock ’n’ roll benefit, set for Oct. 1 at the new Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts. “Swamp-Stock: Rock the Night!” will run 6 to 11 p.m. and feature several North Shore bands, including B-Side Hustle, Lois Lane and the Daily Planets, The Merj, Glass Harbor and Funbucket. There will also be light appetizers and a cash bar. The Performing Arts Center, located in the former Hawthorne by the Sea…

14 Sep

Marblehead Food Pantry in need

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Local News

The Marblehead Food Pantry says its shelves are nearly bare. Pantry Director Marcy Schwam put out a request for the following: Cold unsweetened cereal, pasta sauce, 2 lb. bags of rice, tuna fish, canned chicken, 24 oz. cooking oil, shelf-stable milk, 2 lb. bags of flour, ketchup, mustard, mayo, peanut butter and jelly, and bar soap. For more information, visit marbleheadfoodpantry.org. Food donations can be dropped at the Masonic Lodge, 62 Pleasant St., every Tuesday, 9-11 a.m.

10 Sep

Free parenting classes to help local families build their ‘village’

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Education, Parenting, Top Stories

Having a baby may not come with an instruction manual, but a new — and free — program hopes to send expectant parents home with something close: a plan. The Board of Health is sponsoring a series of parenting classes, including a new prenatal program that will be free for Marblehead residents. Expectant parents will leave the course with a personalized Postpartum Preparedness Plan identifying the people, community organizations and medical resources they can turn to once their baby arrives. The goal is to help…

08 Sep

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Culture, Nonprofit corner, Recreation, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org. Sit for PeaceThursday, Sept. 10, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Following the community’s well-attended Walk for Peace this past May, Volunteers for Peace are inviting residents to gather once again — this time in stillness — for a Sit for Peace at Devereux Beach. Spirit of '76 Patriot 5K RunSaturday, Sept. 12, 9 a.m. Come one come all and walk/run/ruck to raise money and awareness for…