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Marblehead Historical Commission issues call out for old shop signs

31Jul

By William J. DowdNo Comments

Marblehead Historical Commission issues call out for old shop signs

The Marblehead Historical Commission is looking for old Marblehead shop signs to use in an updated Sign Museum in the basement of Abbot Hall. Museum design concept work will be starting shortly. Folks who may have a sign from a former Marblehead shop and would be willing to donate it to the Historical Commission for this project should e-mail the commission at historic@marblehead.org with one's contact information and information about the sign. Donors of sign will be acknowledged in the exhibit. Scenes from the Marblehead Sign Museum in Abbot Hall. [COURTESY PHOTO / JENNIFER SMITH] Scenes from the Marblehead Sign Museum in Abbot Hall. [COURTESY PHOTO / JENNIFER SMITH] Scenes from the Marblehead Sign Museum in Abbot Hall. [COURTESY PHOTO / JENNIFER SMITH] Scenes fr...

A milestone year for two famous Marblehead restaurants

22Jul

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

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A milestone year for two famous Marblehead restaurants

A summer afternoon on the deck at The Landing (Courtesy photo) It’s mid-afternoon on a sultry summer Tuesday and The Landing is packed with locals and tourists enjoying cocktails, seafood and the view of Marblehead Harbor. “This place is a landmark,” said Pat Zuchero of Swampscott, as she enjoyed a fish sandwich with a friend. “It’s great to be on a working pier and watch the fishermen. The food here is delicious and the staff is wonderful.” The Landing is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer. Just a few hundred yards down Front Street, The Barnacle Restaurant is marking its 75th year. That makes it the oldest family-ownwed restaurant in town. “We’re also the only restaurant with its own lobster boat,” said The Barnacle’s owner Jay Sahagian. His aunt, Lynn ...

Old Town House exhibit maps the history of Marblehead in the 20th century

18Jul

By Marblehead News staffNo Comments

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Old Town House exhibit maps the history of Marblehead in the 20th century

Marblehead residents and visitors until late October can step back into a not-so-distant past and explore life in this town in the 20th century. The Marblehead Historical Commission recently opened “Mapping Marblehead: The 20th Century and Beyond” in the Old Town House. It is the historical commission’s third and final exploration into the town’s history one century at a time over the last four years. “We are just so pleased to pull this off,” said the Marblehead Historical Commission’s chairman, Chris Johnston, before an opening-reception crowd. “It was a learning process to try and figure what’s the best way to tell the story of Marblehead history - but I think we’ve done it rather well.” A first-rate exhibition “Mapping Marblehead” intertwines digital layers and...

15Jul

By William J. DowdNo Comments

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The Marblehead Farmers’ Market July 23

Middle Earth Farm will have 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 from Canterbury, NH will have vegetables, meat, cheese, fermented products and cured meats. Anything Grows (Formerly The Herb Farmacy) will have herbs, vegetables, and flower arrangements. Clark Farm will have vegetables and local fruit. Valicenti Organico will be offering their farm made pasta and red gravy. Cloutman Farm will be at the market with mushrooms. Al’s Hives and Honey will be at the market with honey and other products. O’Brien’s Gardem Center will have potted plants and hanging baskets. Attendees can expect to find tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, summer squash, fresh on...

‘Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered’ concert set for July 16 at St. Andrew’s

8Jul

By William J. DowdNo Comments

Culture, Entertainment, Religion

‘Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered’ concert set for July 16 at St. Andrew’s

Vocalists Cameron Dobson and Mary-Alexandra Onstad will perform jazz standards and sing-along music July 16 at 5:30 p.m., in an outdoor “Pops on the Plaza” concert at the Church of St. Andrew, Marblehead. Dobson and Onstad, both sopranos, will perform “Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered” by Rodgers and Hart, as well as “I Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin, “Stardust” by Hoagy Carmichael, “I Could Have Danced All Night” by Lerner and Loewe, and other favorites. They will be accompanied by Mary Jodice, music director at St. Andrew’s. The concert will be on the church’s new plaza, part of a refurbishment of the grounds undertaken in preparation for the 100th anniversary of the parish in 2024. Concertgoers are invited to bring their own chairs and a picnic supper. “We are so excited abo...

The return of the Marblehead Horribles Parade

5Jul

By William J. DowdNo Comments

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The return of the Marblehead Horribles Parade

; Local families and children embraced the full return of the Marblehead Horribles Parade on the Fourth of July. Hundreds turned out for the holiday tradition, annually organized by the Gerry 5 Firemen’s Association, Inc. Both the horrible costumes and patriotic garb were eclectic: Mermaids. A new nine-member Supreme Court. Dorothy and her posse: the Cowardly Lion, the Wicked Witch of the West, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow. Top Gun Girls. Cardboard vegetables grown in the Glover School organic garden. Athletes aplenty, from Celtics basketball players to a variety of Olympians. Kids pedaled bikes with red, white and blue streamers. Some parents pulled their children in Radio Flyers. The marching contingent departed from the National Grand B...

Mapping Marblehead: The 20th century and beyond

4Jul

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Mapping Marblehead: The 20th century and beyond

The Marblehead Historical Commission will present a new exhibit at the Old Town House, 1 Market Square, beginning on July 8. "Mapping Marblehead: The Twentieth Century and Beyond" continues the Historical Commission’s project of presenting the highlights of Marblehead’s history. This is the third and final in a series of three planned exhibits. The goal is to tell the story of Marbleheadin a way that can be appreciated by all ages, encouraging residents and visitors to walk through the exhibit, and then out into the town with a greater understanding of its past. The interactive maps and video displays present the history of Marblehead in a way that organizers said can be enjoyed by all. Funded by a grant from the Harold B. and Elizabeth L. Shattuck Memorial Trust, the exhibit will r...

Marblehead concert offers ‘great purpose in a dark time’

27Jun

By Ed BellNo Comments

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Marblehead concert offers ‘great purpose in a dark time’

There was something for everyone at the Shelter My Soul concert Saturday night. New songs from the Chad Hollister Band and some old favorites from the Deb Larkin and Jeff Stout Jazz Quintet. A sparse but enthusiastic audience was on hand in the Performing Arts Center at Veterans Middle School. The concert benefited the Lynn Shelter Association which is raising money to rehabilitate a new space for the region’s homeless in neighboring Lynn. “This concert provides great purpose in a dark time,” declared The Rev. Clyde Elledge, rector of St. Andrew’s (Episcopal) Church and cochair of the event. As each act was introduced the audience was given new statistics about the homeless crisis in our region.Elledge reminded the audience Marblehead has no homeless shelter, so it is imperative ...

Abbot Public Library to display ‘Ocean of Possibilities’ art exhibit

24Jun

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Abbot Public Library to display ‘Ocean of Possibilities’ art exhibit

On Wednesday, July 13, Michael Leykin will present his first directed art show. He has gathered the work of Michael Marrinan of Wellfleet, Chris Volpe of New Hampshire, Pete Hocking of Provincetown, and Todd Bonita of New Hampshire, as well as some local artists in a carefully curated collection of ocean-themed art. A public opening reception is slated for Wednesday, July 13 from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Abbot Public Library’s Virginia A. Carten Gallery. The show runs through Friday, Aug. 5. A piece by artist Christoper Volpe to be displayed in Abbot Public Library. Michael Leykin comes from the North Shore and attended high school at St. John’s Prep. He graduated with a degree in Entrepreneurship at Babson College and went on to start his own business. He has always had a passio...