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There are several local ways to celebrate Earth Day

16Apr

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

Community resources, Community Service, Environment, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories, Volunteerism

There are several local ways to celebrate Earth Day

Earth Day is Monday, April 22, and several local organizations are celebrating this year. Here’s a quick preview of some events. Join SPUR on Saturday, April 20, 10-11 a.m. and 3-4 p.m., to clean up beaches and parks in Marblehead, Swampscott, Salem, Lynn and Beverly. Learn more and sign up HERE. * Marblehead High School’s National Green School Society is hosting an Earth Day 5K walk/run this Saturday, April 20, at 10 a.m. The event begins and ends at Devereux Beach. Proceeds will support the NGSS and other environmental organizations. Click HERE to register. * Sustainable Marblehead is tying into this year’s official Earth Day theme of "Planet vs. Plastics" and screening the new PBS documentary, “We’re All Plastic People Now” on April 24, 6:30- 8 p.m. at St. Mi...

16Apr

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

Art, Community resources, Culture, Entertainment, Environment, Local News, Recreation

CURRENT EVENTS: Best bets in Marblehead

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. Jazz at the ArtsThursday, April 18, 7 p.m. The Marblehead Arts Association and Gene Arnould present Jazz at the Arts, a concert series at the Marblehead Arts Association, featuring Henley Douglas Jr. and The Jorgon Trio. 8 Hooper St. marbleheadarts.org. More jazz … at Me&TheeFriday, April 19, 8 p.m. For over 50 years, from Symphony Hall to Singapore, the New Black Eagle Jazz Band has delighted audiences worldwide with its soulful and uplifting style of traditional New Orleans jazz. Widely recognized as one of the premier traditional jazz bands in the world, the Black Eagles are coming ...

Y HAPPENINGS: More weeks of summer camp added

15Apr

By Will DowdNo Comments

Community resources

Y HAPPENINGS: More weeks of summer camp added

The Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA is opening two more weeks of camp this summer. The first week will run as a pre-camp week, the week of June 17. This week will run for four days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. In observance of Juneteenth, no camp on June 19. A post-camp week, the week of Aug. 26, will run as a full five-day offering. These weeks will run as a hybrid of the sports and gymnastic camps and will be a great transition out of and into the school year. Campers will enjoy a fun and well-rounded camp day around the Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA and on the outdoor fields. Activities include games, recreational sports, introductory gymnastics, swimming, arts and crafts and much more. Register at northshoreymca.org/camps/marblehead/ April vacation week April 15-19 i...

Summer favorite Champagne Reception is scheduled

15Apr

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

Art, Community resources, Culture, Local News, Nonprofit corner

Summer favorite Champagne Reception is scheduled

The Marblehead Festival of Arts has announced its annual Champagne Reception at Fort Sewall will be held Sunday, June 30, 5-7 p.m. The Champagne Reception is the unofficial start to the Festival, which runs July 3-7. Julie Colella and Janet Spurr at last year’s Champagne Reception. CURRENT PHOTOS / LEIGH BLANDER Under a large tent, people sample a selection of fine champagnes and tastings from local restaurants and caterers. “The Champagne Reception is not just a celebration, it’s a cornerstone of our community’s artistic vitality,” said Gayle Dublin, chair of the reception and member of the Festival’s board. Local band True North will perform. For more information and tickets ($60 in advance and $70 at the event), visit marbleheadfestival.org. ...

10Apr

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

Community resources, Viewpoints, Views & Reviews

ASK LIZZIE: Helping kids cope with frustration

Dear Lizzie, My first grader melts down when things get too hard for him and I’m finding myself doing a lot of things for him, just to avoid fallout. I know that’s not the best approach, but I don’t know how else to support him. Can you help? Hi reader, “Don’t cry, honey. I don’t want you to be disappointed. ⁣Here, I’ll get you a new one.”⁣Have you ever heard these words come out of your mouth? Probably! You are a parent who loves your kids so much. Their hurt is your hurt. Of course, you want to make their life easier. ⁣But I want to tell you something. You don’t need to protect your child from feeling disappointed. Instead, teach them how to cope with their feelings. When we fix things for them, our children miss out on learning important coping skills. Ha...

With spring youth sports starting, 100s of parents make it all happen

10Apr

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

Community resources, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories

With spring youth sports starting, 100s of parents make it all happen

As spring youth sports get underway, hundreds of parents are dusting off their clipboards and hitting fields across Marblehead to support the town’s youngest athletes. From soccer to baseball to lacrosse, kids are playing and learning skills and teamwork. And none of it would happen without the army of volunteer parents who dedicate hours upon hours to plan, organize and coach. “It’s such a wonderful thing to be part of a town where so many parents volunteer so much time to help not only their kids but so many of their neighbors’ kids as well,” Rob Day, president of Marblehead Youth Soccer, told the Current. MYS team Thunder celebrate a team win in the final game of their season, spring 2023. COURTESY PHOTOS Alexandra Merle started coaching MYS five years ago when her son was ...

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

9Apr

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

Abbot Public Library, Art, Community resources, Culture, Education, Environment, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Recreation

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. Taste of the North ShoreWednesday, April 10, 6:30 p.m. After nearly a decade, Taste of the North Shore is back at Temple Emanu-El, 393 Atlantic Ave. Come sample tastings from 18 North Shore caterers and restaurants. Marblehead establishments include: Sea Salt, Maria’s Gourmet, Amores Mexican Kitchen, Soall Viet Kitchen, Elia Taverna and Three Hundred Fifty Bakery. $80 per ticket. For more info, visit emanu-el.org/taste-of-the-north-shore.html. Drains, Pains and Our Coastal Water QualityWednesday, April 10, 6:45 p.m.-8 p.m. A healthy environment for the Salem Sound watershed towns of Marbl...

Congressman Moulton meets with Racial Justice Team about GI Restoration Bill

8Apr

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

Community resources, Education, Local News, Nonprofit corner

Congressman Moulton meets with Racial Justice Team about GI Restoration Bill

Congressman Seth Moulton, who grew up in Marblehead and served four tours in Iraq as a Marine after 9-11, says he wouldn’t be on Capitol Hill today if it weren’t for the GI Bill, which helped pay for his graduate studies at Harvard. Congressman Seth Moulton speaks by Zoom to the Marblehead Racial Justice Team about his GI Restoration Bill recently. Moulton has written the GI Restoration Bill to make sure the descendents of Black World War II veterans denied their GI Bill benefits due to systemic racism get the same support. “If you’re the granddaughter of a Black World War II veteran who did not get the GI benefits that he earned, you can now go to school with the government’s help,” Moulton said recently during a Zoom program with the Marblehead Racial Justice Team. Th...

4Apr

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. ‘At the Shore’ photography exhibitNow through April 29 The Stetson Gallery at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford St., is displaying the work of local photographer Leah Bokenkamp. The exhibit “At the Shore” features color and black-and-white photographs taken at the edge of the sea. This exhibit spans an array of images: expansive views of the water using a technique called panning (which creates a painted look), arrangements of found rocks and shells, and images of the rocky coast with swirling water. The public is invited to an opening reception Sunday, April 7, noon.-1:30 p.m. ...

‘The Mother of the Maid’ opens at MLT Friday night

1Apr

By Benji BoydNo Comments

Art, Community resources, Culture, Entertainment, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Religion, Theater

‘The Mother of the Maid’ opens at MLT Friday night

Marblehead Little Theatre will open its production of “The Mother of the Maid” this Friday night at 7 p.m. The play, written by Jane Anderson, tells the story of Joan of Arc through the perspective of her mother, Isabelle, and explores familial relationships through realistic humor and remarkable moments in the lives of ordinary women. “The Mother of the Maid” will run for two weekends, April 5-14, and tickets are available at mltlive.org. Director Hannah Schuurman is especially excited to share this story, and incredibly proud of what the production has become. “The Mother of the Maid” is the first MLT show that Schuurman has directed, though she has been involved with the theater before. Schuurman talked to the Current just before tech week, describing how the atmosphere of ant...