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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up
04 Aug

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Recreation, Theater, 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.  Slavery to Freedom walking tourThursday, Aug. 6, 4 p.m. Join Jarrett Zeman from Marblehead Museum for a walking tour on the history of slavery and the abolition movement in Marblehead. You’ll see local sites where enslaved people worked and lived, and where white abolitionists fought for freedom from the pulpit, ballot box and Underground Railroad. Tickets are $15.90 for the general public. Go…
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Local couple launches children’s magazine to help kids explore community
03 Aug

Local couple launches children’s magazine to help kids explore community

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Food, Top Stories
When Marblehead author and journalist Garrett Callahan published “M is for Marblehead in 2022,” he saw firsthand how excited children were to recognize their hometown in a book. Now, Callahan and his wife, Meredith, are expanding that idea with a new quarterly children's magazine designed to help kids across the North Shore learn about — and explore — the places around them.  Garrett and Meredith Callahan are partners in the magazine project. Their two young daughters help with the publication. COURTESY PHOTOS Tidelines is a…
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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up
28 Jul

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerAbbot Public Library, Art, 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. Women’s History with Marblehead MuseumThursday, July 30, 4 p.m.Join Jarrett Zeman, museum associate director, for a tour of downtown Marblehead focused on Women’s History from the 1860s to the 1920s. You will dig into stories of courageous women who helped end slavery and fought for women’s rights. $15.90. Tickets available at marbleheadmuseum.org. Live Music at The LandingThursday, July 30, 7-10 p.m.End your Thursday…
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CURRENT EVENTS: Best bets in Marblehead, July 25-Aug. 1
23 Jul

CURRENT EVENTS: Best bets in Marblehead, July 25-Aug. 1

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Environment, Local News
Glovers at Goldthwait Saturday, July 25, 4 p.m. Come learn at this first in a series of free public talks held at Goldthwait Beach, presented by the Goldthwait Reservation.Robert Booth will speak about “The Four Glover Brothers Before and During the Revolutionary War.” The event is the first in a series of free public talks at Goldthwait Beach. Booth’s presentation focuses on the adventures of a family of rebel Patriot entrepreneurs — brothers Jonathan, Samuel, John and Daniel Glover — in colonial Marblehead in the…
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Film created by Marblehead students premiers at Warwick
12 Jul

Film created by Marblehead students premiers at Warwick

Grey CollinsArt, Entertainment, Marblehead Public Schools, Top Stories
On the evening of July 6, a crowd gathered on the sidewalk outside of the Warwick Theater, buzzing with excitement and anticipation before the premier of the student-made feature film “Gilded Lily.” Then, more than two dozen teens who helped make the movie walked down a red carpet to cheers, camera flashes and clapping from the crowd.  The premier of the 90-minute film attracted dozens of families and friends of the cast and crew who came to see the students’ work on the big screen.…
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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up
07 Jul

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerArt, Community Resources, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Local History, 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. Sick and Tired Tour Thursday, July 9, 4 p.m. The Marblehead Museum will hold a walking tour on the controversial history of health and medicine in town from colonial times to World War I.Stories from the tour include the smallpox epidemic of 1730, when a local mob nearly tore down a judge’s house to protest inoculations; Dr. Elisha Story’s battle with anti-vaxxers in 1800; a…
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60th Marblehead Festival of Arts guide & schedule
03 Jul

60th Marblehead Festival of Arts guide & schedule

Leigh BlanderArt, Business, Community Resources, Entertainment, Nonprofit corner, Recreation, Top Stories
The Current is proud to be a lead sponsor of the 60th Marblehead Festival of Arts running through July 5. Look for a printed festival special section and schedule in your July 1 paper. Stay with the Current as you plan your activities. Also, due to the heat, Saturday's Street Festival has been canceled. Festival trolley People are encouraged to use the satellite parking available at the Brown School on Baldwin Road.     Shubie's Marketplace, 16 Atlantic Avenue     Abbot Hall, 188 Washington Street     Masonic Temple, 62…
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Last-minute preps underway as Arts Festival heats up Wednesday
30 Jun

Last-minute preps underway as Arts Festival heats up Wednesday

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Culture, Entertainment, Top Stories
With the 60th Marblehead Festival of the Arts set to kick off in earnest Wednesday, crews and volunteers are in overdrive installing stages, testing sound systems and preparing venues across town — all while organizers keep a close eye on an incoming heat wave. At the heart of the live music setup, Concerts at Crocker coordinator Brian Wheeler said 25 to 30 volunteers are working to get the performance space ready in time for opening night. The series kicks off Wednesday, 6 p.m., with duo…
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From Bop It to books: Marblehead inventor publishes debut eco-thriller
30 Jun

From Bop It to books: Marblehead inventor publishes debut eco-thriller

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Top Stories
For decades, Marblehead resident Bob Welch made a career out of creating games people couldn't put down. Now he's hoping readers feel the same way about his first novel. Welch, whose career spanned toy invention and video game production, will release his first published novel, “Into The Dax,” on June 30. The eco-dystopian thriller has already earned praise from reviewers, including a rare "GET IT" verdict from Kirkus Reviews and a four-star rating from Foreword Clarion Reviews. After spending years designing and inventing toys —…
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PHOTOS: Champagne Reception sparkles at 60th Festival of Arts
28 Jun

PHOTOS: Champagne Reception sparkles at 60th Festival of Arts

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Food, Recreation, Top Stories
More than 500 people came out to toast the 60th Marblehead Festival of Arts at its popular Champagne Reception at Fort Sewall Sunday evening. Wearing hand-created hats and decked out for the annual summer event, folks sipped on bubbly, sampled food from local restaurants and danced to live music. Here's a quick photo gallery by Current Editor Leigh Blander. Story below.... Wearing hand-decorated hats and dressed for the signature summer event, guests sipped bubbly, sampled food from local restaurants and danced to live music by…
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