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Me&Thee presents Antje Duvekot & Chris O’Brien

15Sep

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Me&Thee presents Antje Duvekot & Chris O’Brien

On Sept. 23, one of Boston's top singer-songwriters Antje Duvekot returns to Me&Thee Music with her only local show before leaving on her west coast tour. Antje has won some of the top songwriting awards including the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, the prestigious Kerrville, Texas "Best New Folk Award" and a Boston Music Award for "Outstanding Folk Act." She has toured internationally including in Scotland, Germany & Denmark. Her song "Merry Go Round" was featured on a Bank of America Super Bowl ad. Antje's music prompted a Boston Globe reviewer to write, her "songs turn fear into resilience and isolation into community." Opening the evening will be Chris O'Brien who has appeared on NPR's "A Prairie Home Companion." His first album, Lighthouse hit ...

The Marblehead Farmers’ Market: Saturday, Sept. 3

31Aug

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The Marblehead Farmers’ Market: Saturday, Sept. 3

Shoppers can expect to find a variety of winter squash, corn, peaches, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash, fresh onions, cabbage, beets, radishes, potatoes, beans, carrots, mushrooms, as well as a wide variety of salad and cooking greens, cut flowers, potted plants and much more. Farms this season are Middle Earth Farm with vegetables. Grant Family Farm will be offering fresh eggs, cut flowers, and vegetables. Bear Hill Farm will have pork, vegetables, and local fruit. Brookford Farm will have vegetables, meat, cheese, fermented products, and cured meats. Iron Ox farm will have vegetables. Anything Grows (Formerly The Herb Farmacy) will have herbs, vegetables, and flower arrangements. Clark Farm will have vegetables and local fruit. Fols...

Abbot Public Library schedules Sept. 10 move, details plans for renovation

26Aug

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Abbot Public Library schedules Sept. 10 move, details plans for renovation

Abbot Public Library Executive Director Kimberly Grad submitted the following details behind the library's move to the Eveleth School to make way for its multi-million dollar renovation. In preparation for the move to the Eveleth School, 3 Brook Road, Abbot Public Library will close at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. The former elementary will be the library's temporary space during the renovation of its Pleasant Street location. "It was important to us to find a suitable space to house the interim library so we could continue to provide the town of Marblehead with essential library services while we undertake the critical infrastructure updates and improvements at Abbot Public Library," Gary Amberik, chair of the Abbot Public Library Board of Trustees. "We are grateful to the Marb...

On Sept. 9, Me&Thee Music launches 53rd season with local favorites

24Aug

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On Sept. 9, Me&Thee Music launches 53rd season with local favorites

Me&Thee Music announces plans to kick off its 53rd season with Marblehead’s best known musical duo, Mason Daring and Jeanie Stahl, on Friday, Sept. 9. Former Marblehead resident Ina May Wool of NewYork will open the evening, which begins at 8 p.m. Mason and Jeanie have been performing together since the 1970s with a collaboration that spans a broad range of styles, from classic 1930s jazz to contemporary folk to originals. Mason’s “Marblehead Morning,” which was a regional hit, has become a trademark anthem for many. Me&Thee Music kicks off its 53rd season with Marblehead musical duo, Mason Daring and Jeanie Stahl, on Friday, Sept. 9. Mason is a critically acclaimed film and TV composer whose work is heard in more than 75 motion pictures and mini-series. Jeanie, who ...

Marblehead municipal meetings, week of Aug. 22 – 26

22Aug

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Marblehead municipal meetings, week of Aug. 22 – 26

Tuesday, Aug. 23 2 p.m., Policy Subcommittee Meeting of Marblehead School Committee, front conference room of the Marblehead administration Building, 9 Widger Road. On the agenda: Review of nondiscrimination, nondiscrimination and harassment, reconsideration of instructional resources, student dress code, bullying prevention and physical restraint of students. marblehead_school_committee_-_policy_subcommittee_agenda_8-23-2022Download 2 p.m., The Abbot Public Library Renovation Committee Meeting via Zoom. Attend virtually HERE. On the agenda: Schedule, new business and updates from the owners project manager, director and designer abbot_public_library_building_renovation_committee_agenda_8-23-22Download Wednesday, Jan. 24 1 p.m., Joint meeting of the Transfer Station Fa...

Marblehead lands $140K grant to finance rail trail segment

22Aug

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Marblehead lands $140K grant to finance rail trail segment

Late last week, Congressman Seth Moulton and the Essex National Heritage Area announced Marblehead will receive a piece of a recently awarded $1.2 million in federal funding to finance work related to the the town's rail trail. The 70-mile shared-use trail runs from New Hampshire to Boston, connecting 20 communities to "employment centers, neighborhoods, schools, parks, recreational facilities and natural areas" in Essex County. marblehead_trail_plan_finalDownload "Marblehead is pleased to have received $140,000 for the design and intersection improvements and and the planned surface upgrade for the last segment of the Marblehead trail into Swampscott," Marblehead Town Administrator Thatcher Kezer said. "The funds will be used for design and survey work on the critical segm...

‘Tag & Treasure Sale’ at Lee Mansion set for Saturday, Aug. 20

18Aug

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‘Tag & Treasure Sale’ at Lee Mansion set for Saturday, Aug. 20

The 3rd annual Marblehead Museum Tag & Treasure will be held on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. - with a rain date for Sunday, Aug. 21. on the Lee Mansion Garden, 161 Washington St. Free admission. Over 3,000 items, including furniture, lighting, jewelry, artwork, LPs, ceramics, household items, books, vintage, collectible, antiques and more. Cash, check, or charge will be accepted. All funds raised go to support the educational and preservation mission of the Marblehead Museum (https://marbleheadmuseum.org/).

Abbot Public Library website gets biggest redesign in years

15Aug

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Abbot Public Library website gets biggest redesign in years

For the first time in about two decades, the Abbot Public Library debuted a new website in late July. "The previous website was created about 20 years ago," the library's executive director, Kimberly Grad, told Marblehead News. "The former website was created in the early 2000s and included a lot of outdated material." Its state until recently featured redundancies, multiple layers and duplicated links. Over the last several years, Grad said patrons found navigating library services via the Internet an arduous task. Over the past three months, the town department contracted with Hyphenate -"a creative design agency known for top-notch design, responsive and mobile-ready websites and strategic marketing services" - to build out and redesign the public library's website. “...

Directory of Marblehead houses of worship

4Aug

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Directory of Marblehead houses of worship

CATHOLIC Our Lady Star of the Sea 85 Atlantic Ave. 781-631-0086 Regular Mass schedule Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m.Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.Every weekday (Monday-Saturday): 9 a.m. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church of Christ, Scientist 134 Elm St. 781-631-3868 Sunday Church Service: 10-11 a.m.Sunday School (open to children and young people under the age of 20): 10-11 a.m.Wednesday Testimony Meeting: 7:30-8:30 p.m.Reading Room (in church building): Temporarily closed COMMUNITY CHURCH Grace Community Church 17 Pleasant St. 781-631-9343 Worship Gatherings: 10 a.m. SundayPrayer Gatherings: 1 p.m. ThursdayMen's Bible Study: 6 a.m. Friday CONGREGATIONAL Old North Church, The First Church of Christ in Marblehead 35 Washington S...