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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up
12 May

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerAbbot Public Library, Art, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Top Stories
Current Events spotlights notable happenings around town in the coming week. To submit a listing, email info@marbleheadnews.org.     Student Spring Art ExhibitThursday, May 14, 4:30–7:00 p.m. Explore an impressive range of student artwork at the annual Spring Art Exhibit by Veterans School and Marblehead High students at Abbot Hall. The opening reception is May 14. The exhibit will remain on view through May 27. Celebrate the 250th with live music, dinnerSaturday, May 16, 6 p.m. Celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary with live music by the Harmony…
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Curtain up on chaos: Marblehead actress Falk brings farce and mystery to life
08 May

Curtain up on chaos: Marblehead actress Falk brings farce and mystery to life

Marielle SabbagArt, Entertainment, Theater, Top Stories
Marblehead actress Nora Falk is preparing for her latest performance — as Rita in the North Shore debut of the play “The Chesapeake Chicks,” a farcical murder mystery.  Originally from Vienna, Austria, Falk has always enjoyed performing, especially singing. She sang in her high school choir, a punk/blues band and as a general music and ESL teacher for middle schoolers. She didn’t start acting until moving to the United States in 2001. Falk has been in several productions, including Marblehead Little Theatre’s “The Sound of…
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Marblehead High grads-to-be escape the classroom for Senior Project
06 May

Marblehead High grads-to-be escape the classroom for Senior Project

Grey CollinsArt, Education, Entertainment, Top Stories
Although there is no known cure (until graduation day), Marblehead High School has found an effective treatment for “senioritis,” a term coined for the end of the year burn-out of the high school’s graduating class. Nearly 170 of the 189 MHS seniors have opted this year to leave their classes early and spend their last quarter on a senior project of their choosing before graduation on June 5. From painting murals to writing music to defending clients at a law firm, the majority of 12th…
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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up
05 May

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerArt, Community Resources, Culture, Entertainment, Environment, Local News, Top Stories
Current Events spotlights notable happenings around town in the coming week. To submit a listing, email info@marbleheadnews.org.    Devereux Beach CarnivalThursday, May 7-Sunday, May 10The annual Devereux Beach Carnival is coming, sponsored by the Marblehead High junior class. Admission is $2 (kids under 36” are free).Carnival hours are:Thursday: 6-10 p.m.Friday: 6-10 p.m.Saturday, 1-10 p.m.Sunday, 1-6 p.m.To buy tickets online visit cushingamusements.com/events. Kids have fun at a recent Devereux Beach Carnival. CURRENT PHOTO / GREY COLLINS Plant Sale - Cottage Gardeners Saturday, May 9, 8 a.m.-noon After a…
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Read what’s new at Marblehead’s Literary Festival
28 Apr

Read what’s new at Marblehead’s Literary Festival

Marielle SabbagArt, Entertainment, Top Stories
The Marblehead Literary Festival returns for another year to celebrate reading, writing and creating new connections. “The Literary Festival has been going on since the inception of the Marblehead Arts Festival,” said Margo Steiner, chair of the Literary Festival. “It draws enormous crowds, and I hope this year draws an even bigger crowd.” Readers came from as far away as Worcester for the Literary Festival's Literary Speed Dating event. COURTESY PHOTO Held over Independence Day weekend, the festival gathers authors, poets and readers for a…
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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up
28 Apr

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerAbbot Public Library, Art, Entertainment, Recreation, Top Stories
Current Events spotlights notable happenings around town in the coming week. To submit a listing, email info@marbleheadnews.org.   ‘Mamma Mia!’ at MHSFriday, May 1-Sunday, May 3Marblehead High presents the hit musical “Mamma Mia!” The show, featuring hits by ABBAm tells the story of a young woman’s search for her father. The sunny and funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. All shows performed at the Marblehead High School auditorium. Shows run through the weekend. More info and tickets at https://loom.ly/Py7aFXQ. Spring Sound BathThursday, April…
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No need for an SOS: MHS takes a chance on ‘Mamma Mia!’
24 Apr

No need for an SOS: MHS takes a chance on ‘Mamma Mia!’

Luca TedescoArt, Culture, Entertainment, Marblehead Public Schools, Theater, Top Stories
The Marblehead High School auditorium has been transformed into the Greek island of Kalokairi ahead of the MHS Drama Club production of “Mamma Mia!” which is set for a four- show run May 1-3. “I’m very, very excited for people to see all of these elements come together,” said director Ashley Skeffington, who also teaches 11th-grade English at Marblehead High School. “Our tech crew really stepped up their game this year and our sets are really, really beautiful… I think the choreography is really next…
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CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up
22 Apr

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Julia RocklerArt, Community Resources, Culture, Entertainment, Environment, Local History, Top Stories
Current Events spotlights notable happenings around town in the coming week. To submit a listing, email info@marbleheadnews.org.  Live music with 5 X Fast Thursday, April 23, 7 p.m.  Come rock out with local band 5X Fast, which performs a mix of indie, alternative and new wave covers. They’re playing at The Landing Restaurant. Dan Dixey at Marblehead MuseumThursday, April 23, 7 p.m. Dan Dixey returns to the Marblehead Museum for the latest in his series of popular “Marblehead Images” lectures. The event will feature historic photographs…
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JCC’s 13th annual international Jewish film festival set to screen
15 Apr

JCC’s 13th annual international Jewish film festival set to screen

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Local News
The Jewish Community Center of North Shore will host its 13th annual International Jewish Film Festival from April 23 to May 14. The festival features 10 films and five shorts inspired by Jewish history, culture and values. Marblehead’s very own Warwick Cinema will host three of the festival’s matinees and will open their café at 10 a.m. with a discounted menu to accommodate attendees. The remaining films and shorts will be shown at Cinema Salem. “I hope audiences leave the Film Festival feeling a sense…
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