Entertainment - Marblehead Current

02 Dec

Update: Christmas Walk Parade canceled, Santa moving to MHS

Leigh Blander0 CommentsCulture, Entertainment, Life Style, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Top Stories

The 51st Marblehead Christmas Walk Parade has been canceled for Saturday, Dec. 3, due to a stormy forecast and will not be rescheduled. Santa and Mrs. Claus will move to Marblehead High School from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., instead of arriving by lobster boat at The Landing. Children will be able to take photos with Santa at the high school. "Unfortunately, we have made the decision to cancel the parade this year due to severe weather conditions forecast for Satrday afternoon," Marblehead Chamber of…

02 Dec

Authors hope you can help crack case of murdered Marblehead teacher

Kris Olson0 CommentsEntertainment, Local News, Top Stories

The exchange between former Marblehead Select Board member Harry Christensen and the lawyer-turned-author began cordially enough. The author had already written one book about a Massachusetts murder and told Christensen that he was toying with the idea with making the killing of Marblehead elementary school teacher Beryl Atherton his next subject. “Don’t bother,” Christensen told him. “My book is already well underway.” Christensen Technically, that was not untrue. After giving countless lectures on the topic over years, Christensen had essentially written the book about the…

29 Nov

Santa’s helper: For Whear, Marblehead Christmas Walk a gig like no other

Kris Olson0 CommentsCulture, Entertainment, Local News, Top Stories

***Editor's note: This story was written before weather forced the cancellation of the Christmas Walk Parade and the relocation of Santa's landing to Marblehead High School on Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. For the updated schedule, click HERE. His counterpart—retired National Grand Bank employee Laura Best—knew what to expect. But she kept quiet, not wanting to spoil the surprise for Bruce Whear. “When we came around the corner and could hear the roar of the crowd, it was like a kid coming up the…

29 Nov

A comprehensive Christmas Walk schedule: Dec. 1 – 4, 2022

Kris Olson0 CommentsBusiness, Culture, Entertainment, Local News, Top Stories

The following is a comprehensive list of things to do over the Christmas Walk weekend from Dec. 1 - 4, 2022. Thursday, Dec. 1 4:45 p.m. Marblehead High School a cappella group at TQM Wealth Partners (122 Washington St., Suite R)5 p.m.-8 p.m. Annual Wish List Party at Jambu Jewelry (38 Atlantic Ave.)5 p.m.-8 p.m. Holiday Mini Market & Refreshments at MacRae's (108 Washington St.)5 p.m.-8 p.m. Holiday Sip & Shop at Scribe Paper & Gift (84 Washington St.)5 p.m.-8 p.m. Holiday Sips, Snacks &…

29 Nov

A primer on Marblehead’s 2022 Christmas Walk

Kris Olson0 CommentsEntertainment, Local News, Top Stories

***Editor’s note: This story was written before weather forced the cancellation of the Christmas Walk Parade and the relocation of Santa’s landing to Marblehead High School on Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. For the updated schedule, click HERE. All your favorites will be back, plus there will be a few new twists when the Marblehead Christmas Walk returns this weekend.The “marquee” events will again include a pair of Friday night tree lightings, first in the National Grand Bank parking lot on Pleasant Street and then…

29 Nov

Me&Thee presents The Mugfords

Will Dowd0 CommentsCulture, Entertainment, Local News, Nonprofit corner, Press releases

For the first time, Me&Thee Music brings the local retro band The Mugfords to its stage for a Saturday Holiday Concert & Dance Party on Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. The Mugfords will present a night of pop and rock holiday hits and standards of the ’60s, ’70s and beyond. The adjoining Stetson Hall will be cleared for a roomy, party-lit dance floor. The band has collected a drum kit full of holiday favorites and some surprises. The Mugfords launched three decades ago on Mugford…

25 Nov

Festival Chorus to feature Hadyn, ‘musicological’ Christmas journey

Kris Olson0 CommentsEntertainment, Press releases

The 42nd annual Old North Festival Chorus Christmas Concerts — presented each year as part of Marblehead’s Christmas Walk — will take place on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of the historic Old North Church Meeting House, 35 Washington St., Marblehead. For the 34th season, the 70-voice Old North Festival Chorus will be led by Maria van Kalken, minister of music at Old North Church. COURTESY PHOTO Highlights of the December 2022 Festival Chorus…

25 Nov

Songs of Sinatra at center of Follen Angels’ return

Kris Olson0 CommentsEntertainment, Press releases

International cabaret and jazz recording artists The Follen Angels will joyfully return to Marblehead Little Theater with what they say are hip, new arrangements to celebrate music with lyrics that tell stories of Frank Sinatra and friends at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The Follen Angels will bring their unique styling to such tunes as, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”, “How High The Moon”, “New York, New York,” “My Way” and many more. The…

13 Nov

Holiday Pops returns to Abbot Hall on Dec. 10

Will Dowd0 CommentsCommunity Resources, Entertainment, Press releases

The Rotary Club of Marblehead Harbor’s Holiday Pops concert will take place on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Abbot Hall. Maestro Dirk Hillyer and the Hillyer Festival Orchestra will present a evening of seasonal music. The evening begins at 7 p.m. with a champagne reception for all ticket holders, and the concert will start promptly at p.m. Maestro Hillyer will conduct the Festival Orchestra, presenting holiday music from many cultures. Soloist Jacyn Tremblay, a singer, songwriter and recording artist who is inspired by the vocal styling…

27 Oct

Marblehead architect creates latest Halloween installation: Egyptian cobra goddess

Leigh Blander1 CommentCulture, Entertainment, Local History, Local News, Top Stories

Tom Saltsman hard at work on his latest Halloween installation PHOTO: Leigh Blander Marblehead architect Tom Saltsman is at it again, creating a 20-foot-tall, mystical Halloween installation in his driveway at 32 Pleasant St. that is already drawing crowds from around Marblehead and beyond. Saltsman's subject this year is the ancient Egyptian goddess Meretseger, who has the head of a cobra and the body of a woman. Meretseger guarded and protected the Valley of the Kings, a burial ground for pharaohs on the west bank…