Entertainment - Marblehead Current

22 Oct

Marblehead native moves from music to comedy in L.A.

Saoirse StallingsArt, Entertainment, Top Stories

Michael Regilio got his start in music at Marblehead High School (Class of 1990) playing in the band, Jane Road. At 27, he moved to Los Angeles where he found success as an indie-rock musician, recording several albums. “I spent those years as a struggling musician, always with a day job to keep things afloat,” Regilio tells the Current. But at age 44, ready for a change, Regilio says he did something “a little crazy.” Marblehead native Michael Reglilio is out with his first comedy…

20 Oct

CURRENT EVENTS: Spooky edition

Saoirse StallingsCommunity Resources, Entertainment, Local News, Nonprofit corner

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. Halloween Mahjong MadnessWednesday, Oct. 22, 6-9 p.m. All levels are welcome to Halloween Mahjong at Hunt and Gather, 9 Pleasant St., in Marblehead. Come in costume (optional but encouraged!) and play for a good cause, The Ellie Fund. $60 entry includes tournament play, light bites and refreshments. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to The Ellie Fund, in honor of October's Breast Cancer…

17 Oct

Just weeks after retiring, local folk musician struck by motorcycle, dies in Guatemala

Leigh BlanderEntertainment, Top Stories

Local folk musician Bob Franke, 78, died Oct. 16 after being struck by a motorcycle in Antigua, Guatemala, where he and his wife had retired within the last few weeks. Franke survived surgery after the accident but then died of a heart attack. Franke, who lived on the North Shore for decades, performed at Me&Thee Music in Marblehead many times and even started his own music coffee house, called Saturday Night in Marblehead, at St. Andrew’s Church in the late 1980s or early ’90s. Folk…

29 Sep

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderAbbot Public Library, Art, Community Resources, Culture, Entertainment, Local News

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. Author talk: Laurie Fullerton at BYCWednesday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m. The Boston Yacht Club hosts Current sailing reporter Laurie Fullerton who will do a short presentation about her new novel, “Side Launch.” Carol Arnold of the BYC says the public is welcome, and she encourages anyone interested in learning more about BYC membership to come. BYC is located at 1 Front…

29 Sep

This Friday: ‘The Crucible’ opens at Marblehead Little Theatre

Saoirse StallingsArt, Entertainment, Top Stories

This Friday, Marblehead Little Theatre will present “The Crucible,” Arthur Miller’s play based on the Salem witch trials in 1692. In the story, a group of girls accuse local citizens of witchcraft, and soon others join the accusers. The hysteria is fueled by personal grudges and social inequities. Marblehead resident (and town grant coordinator) Donna Cotterell has a lead role as Tituba. MLT performers rehearse a scene from Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" which opens Friday night. COURTESY PHOTO "What I like most about the play…

26 Sep

Marbleheaders join musical adventure to help cure cancer

Saoirse StallingsArt, Entertainment, Health, Local News

An annual musical tradition, with deep Marblehead connections, is set for Saturday, Oct. 4, at North Shore Music Theater in Beverly. The show, “Myth Magic & Mystery,” is presented by Voices of Hope, a nonprofit that raises funds for cancer research through theatrical performances. Its mission is to achieve a cancer-free world. Over the last 16 years, VOH has donated more than $1 million to the Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies at Massachusetts General Hospital. Belinda Termeer is a longtime Marblehead resident whose husband, Henri,…

17 Sep

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Sailing, Top Stories

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, Sept. 18, 7 p.m. The Marblehead Arts Association and Gene Arnould present Debby Larkin and the Jeff Stout Quintet as a part of a Jazz at the Arts concert series. Doors at 8 Hooper St. open at 6:30 p.m. There will be a cash bar. Tickets, $35, can be purchased at marbleheadarts.org or the Arnould Gallery, 111…

16 Sep

Holiday music tradition returns for 45th year; rehearsals start this week

Leigh BlanderEntertainment, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Religion

It’s that time of year again! The Old North Festival Chorus and Orchestra will hold their first rehearsal on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Registration begins at 7 p.m. and rehearsal starts at 7:30 p.m. The 45th annual Festival Chorus Holiday Concerts will be held Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. at Old North Church, 35 Washington St. Rehearsals will happen every Wednesday, 7:30-9 p.m. until the concerts. (Rehearsals may run longer closer to the concert dates.) Musical selections for the Holiday…

14 Sep

Marblehead native Delaney up for Emmy tonight

Leigh BlanderEntertainment, Top Stories

***Update: The Emmy went to Owen Cooper of the streaming series "Adolescence." Marblehead native Rob Delaney is up for an Emmy tonight, nominated for his role in "Dying for Sex" with Michelle Williams. Delaney grew up in Marblehead and graduated from MHS in 1995. He has starred in several popular movies and series. Rob Delaney is up for an Emmy Sunday night! CURRENT PHOTO Delaney's mom, Nancy Gwin, is rooting for her son tonight. "I'm watching!" she texted to the Current. "Just saw him on…

08 Sep

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderArt, Culture, Entertainment, Local News, Top Stories

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. Company 2 Heroes 5KSaturday, Sept. 13, 9 a.m. The VFW, 321 West Shore Drive, is hosting its second Company 2 Heroes 5K walk/race/ruck to raise money for the nonprofit that provides free service dog training to veterans. Learn more at https://loom.ly/3xCqMW4. The VFW’s Bunker Bar will be rocking with the Guy Ford Band that night at 7 p.m. Scogs Street FestSaturday,…