Entertainment - Marblehead Current

18 Mar

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets, March 19-27

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Local News

Current Events spotlights notable happenings around town in the coming week. To submit a listing, email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org Jazz at the Arts: Eden Rewa with Joey BarbatoThursday, March 19, 7 p.m. The Marblehead Arts Association and Gene Arnould present Eden Rewa with Joey Barbato as a part of their Jazz at the Arts concert series. Doors at 8 Hooper St. open at 6:30 p.m. Cash bar. Tickets: $35. For more information and tickets, go to marbleheadarts.org or stop by the Arnould…

17 Mar

New children’s book puts Marblehead, arts festival in spotlight

Leigh BlanderEntertainment, Top Stories

Anyone who knows Jodi-Tatiana Charles knows she is a force of nature. The international marketing strategist ran the Marblehead Festival of Arts in 2023 and 2024, bringing new events and fresh energy to the popular annual tradition. Now, she has written a children’s book that highlights how festivals build stronger, more connected communities. It’s called “Going to the Festival.” Award-winning marketing strategist Jodi-Tatiana Charles ran the Marblehead Festival of Arts in 2023 and 2024. COURTESY PHOTO/NOCERA PHOTOGRAPHIC The 58-page story “celebrates community, friendship and the…

13 Mar

CURRENT EVENTS

Leigh BlanderArt, Culture, Entertainment, Top Stories

Don’t miss Marblehead’s best bets coming up Current Events spotlights notable happenings around town in the coming week. To submit a listing, email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org Shipwrecks of Salem SoundWednesday, March 11, 7-8 p.m. Discover the North Shore’s maritime mysteries with author Ray Bates at Marblehead Yacht Club, 4 Cliff St. Bates will talk about why the North Shore is such a common spot for shipwrecks. Free and open to all. Spirit Night Bourbon TastingFriday, March 13, 6 p.m. Join Marblehead Museum…

09 Mar

Me&Thee welcomes back duo for ‘mesmerizing’ performance

Jordan HorowitzArt, Entertainment, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories

When a couple celebrates their 50th anniversary, they inevitably get asked that all-important question: “What’s your secret? How have you two managed to stay together after all these years?” And while the couple’s answer might involve a whole host of things—finding compromise when disagreements arise, always maintaining a sense of humor, etc.—Guy Van Duser and Billy Novick, a guitar-and-clarinet duo celebrating their own golden anniversary this year, have a simpler solution. “We just don’t see each other,” Van Duser explains. “And that’s why we haven’t…

04 Mar

CURRENT EVENTS

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Health, Life Style, Recreation, Top Stories

Don’t miss Marblehead’s best bets coming up Current Events spotlights notable happenings around town in the coming week. To submit a listing, email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org Celebrate the life of newsman Ed Bell Thursday, March 5, 6 p.m. Come to the Boston Yacht Club to honor renowned journalist and Marblehead volunteer Ed Bell, who died last year. Co-hosted by TV journalist Susan Wornick and Bell’s daughter Andrea Bell Bergeron, the night will include local awards, a tribute video, and live and silent…

26 Feb

And the answer is… Marblehead: Town appears in ‘Jeopardy!’ clue for first time in 17 years

Kris OlsonEntertainment, Top Stories

Marblehead "Jeopardy!" enthusiasts may have done a double take during the Feb. 26 Double Jeopardy round when host Ken Jennings read a clue that referenced the town. The $1,200 clue in the "Geography" category was: "A tombolo is a sandy or pebbly one of these connecting an island to the mainland, like in Marblehead, Massachusetts." (We'll give you a minute to come up with the answer.) Marblehead appears in a clue in the Double Jeopardy round of the Feb. 26 episode of "Jeopardy!" COURTESY PHOTO/LISA…

19 Feb

From setback to spotlight: Students turn loss into powerful festival performance

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Marblehead Public Schools, Theater, Top Stories

After losing the rights to their Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild DramaFest play just weeks before competition, Marblehead High School’s theater students regrouped, rewrote and refocused — transforming an unexpected setback into a deeply personal production. Niko King-Mahan, playing Holly, delivers a powerful soliloquy at the end of “The Mender.” CURRENT PHOTOS / LEIGH BLANDER Director and MHS English teacher Ashley Skeffington had written a 10-minute play, “The Mender,” five years ago for a festival but never developed it further. “Back then, it was just two…

15 Feb

Love, swing & song fill Abbot Hall Valentine’s night

Grey CollinsArt, Entertainment, Top Stories

Love was in the air Saturday night at the Valentine's Day Dance featuring Holly Cameron and Matthew Arnold and their 19-piece big band, the New England Yankees. People filled Abbot Hall — many dressed festively in red — for the show. Professional dancers Charisse and Mark Nocera even offered dance lessons. Special guest vocalists included Johnny Ray and Marblehead High School senior Eldar Yahorau. Check out this photo gallery by the Current's Grey Collins.

04 Feb

Literary Tradition: Marblehead tradition reborn as ‘Side Launch’ sails worldwide

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Sailing, Top Stories

Laurie Fullerton, the Current’s sailing reporter, published her first novel, “Side Launch,” last summer — little knowing it would become an international sensation of sorts. The book follows a journalist who moves to the fictional Maine town of Clydebank to write for a local newspaper. There, she stumbles upon a ramshackle shipyard and meets a local man determined to build a 70-foot wooden schooner using traditional shipbuilding techniques long forgotten by most. Since the novel’s release, Fullerton’s friends, neighbors and even her Marblehead High School…

03 Feb

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderAbbot Public Library, Art, Entertainment, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights notable happenings around town in the coming week. To submit a listing, email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. Teresa Ines and Her Quartet at Me&TheeFriday, Feb. 6, 8 p. Me&Thee Music’s Friday night live music tradition continues with the hot jazz sounds of Brazil as Teresa Ines and Her Quartet take the stage. Ines’ music draws from a wide range of Brazilian styles, bridging cultures and genres including acoustic fusion, MPB, bossa nova, samba and baião.Tickets and information are available at…