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Music magic: Life coach helps kids build confidence through singing

4May

By Chris StevensNo Comments

Music magic: Life coach helps kids build confidence through singing

Molly Williams never thought she could be a musician. The gremlins in her head kept her doubting herself but when the life coach managed to conquer those gremlins and beat back her anxiety, she knew she had a bigger mission than just music. Miss Molly’s Music Magic is a program aimed at helping young girls, ages 9 and up, find their voice, literally, and their confidence through music and live performances. It’s also about learning how to deal with anxiety, facing your gremlins head on and learning to listen to your wise old owl. Miss Molly Williams with her Shooting Stars. CURRENT PHOTOS / CHRIS STEVENS “This program might be one of the greatest things I’ve done,” said Williams, who is a professional life coach with an adult version of her tween program but prefers to think of ...

Blues guitarists return to Me&Thee on May 5

28Apr

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

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Blues guitarists return to Me&Thee on May 5

A night of blues and roots, with a tribute to Bob Dylan, will be featured at Me&Thee Music on Friday, May 5, at 8 p.m., as two of the finest New England blues artists take the stage: Peter Parcek and Danielle Miraglia. New England Music Award winners Danielle Miraglia and Peter Parcek will be featured in a night of blues and roots with a tribute to Bob Dylan at Me&Thee Music on Friday, May 5. Parcek’s unique “soul guitar” style has been compared to Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and Peter Green for his daring, incendiary style and daredevil solos. In the words of Buddy Guy, “You’re as bad as Eric Clapton and I know Eric Clapton.” “Premier Guitar” named his latest album, “Mississippi Suitcase” one of the best blues albums of the year. Danielle Miraglia straddles the folk/root...

Bocce is back: May happenings at the Council on Aging

25Apr

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

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Bocce is back: May happenings at the Council on Aging

All programs are held at the Judy and Gene Jacobi Community Center, 10 Humphrey St., unless otherwise stated. For more information or to RSVP for programs, call 781-631-6225 or email councilonaging@marblehead.org. Lunch at the COA Lunch is offered on Tuesdays at noon for $3. The meals are prepared in the Council on Aging’s commercial kitchen. These lunches are supported by The Friends of the Council on Aging. Grab-n-go lunches Grab-n-go lunches are offered on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the Council on Aging. Pick-up time is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Reservations must be made the Thursday before. Traveling Chef On Friday, May 5, at noon, there will be no grab-n-go lunch. Instead come inside to enjoy a carving station menu. RSVP by Monday, M...

Y celebrates Healthy Kids Day, invites community

25Apr

By Brian Flynn, LVO YMCA Exec. Dir.No Comments

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Y celebrates Healthy Kids Day, invites community

The Y is excited once again to do its part to set kids up for success this summer as it celebrates Healthy Kids Day, a nationwide Y initiative promoting fun-filled activities to celebrate kids being kids. Summer is the perfect time for kids to explore new things, make new friends, unplug from technology while staying active and engaged and the Y is committed to providing the pportunity for kids to kick off their summer with healthy and fun events and activities. Join us Saturday, April 29, for free events and activities open to the community to celebrate this YMCA nationwide initiative. For over 30 years, YMCAs and their communities have hosted free community events aimed to inspire kids and families to keep their minds and bodies active throughout the summer months and beyond. This...

Food 101: Roasting peppers is the right choice all year

19Apr

By Linda BassettNo Comments

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Food 101: Roasting peppers is the right choice all year

At the supermarket, spring doesn’t burst as suddenly as crocuses and forsythia. It dawns up slowly. Thick winter vegetables, like parsnips, sweet potatoes, leeks and beets give way to artichokes, snap peas and tiny new potatoes as the days incrementally lengthen. As a cook, my head spins at this time of year deciding whether to squeeze the last flavors out of the old or perk up plates with the new. Fortunately, I count on one vegetable from autumn through winter, spring and summer — bell peppers. Those big beautiful greenhouse goddesses. Pick a color. Yellow, red, orange, sometimes purple. Rarely boring, and bitter, green. Roasted peppers are always in seasonCOURTESY PHOTO Roasting brings out their best flavor, the smoky char on the skin an added enhancement. Th...

15Mar

By Linda BassettNo Comments

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FOOD 101: Beware of the Ides of March

The “Ides of March” falls on a Wednesday this year. That’s Shakespearean slang for the 15th. If you remember your high school Latin and literature classes, Julius Caesar ignored a warning to beware of the date. He was stabbed to death by his buddy Brutus and a bunch of Senate cohorts. Caesar’s fate has nothing to do with salad. It’s just a fun excuse to tuck into a great bowl of crunchy greens laced with garlic and anchovies. To be sure you have a handle on all the exciting supplemental information, try this quiz: 1. Caesar Salad is named for: 1. Julius Caesar 2. Caesar Chavez 3. Caesar Cardini 2. Caesar salad originated in: 1. Imperial Rome 2. California’s Salinas valle...

From 10,000 Maniacs to Marblehead: Neilds return to Me&Thee

14Mar

By William J. DowdNo Comments

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From 10,000 Maniacs to Marblehead: Neilds return to Me&Thee

Me&Thee Music continues its 53rd season with a concert by The Nields in their only Greater Boston appearance Friday, March 24. Nerissa and Katryna Nields will be featured at Me&Thee Music on Friday, March 24 in their only Greater Boston appearance. The Nields have appeared in concert with James Taylor, The Band, 10,000 Maniacs and many others. COURTESY PHOTO Sisters Nerissa and Katryna have been making music professionally since 1991. With 20 CDs, major and independent record and publishing deals, performances with The Band, James Taylor, Dar Williams, 10,000 Maniacs, Ani DiFranco and the Indigo Girls, they have lived the rock ’n’ roll life. Their Marblehead concert marks their first time back in years. The Nields have been lauded for their gorgeous, lilting sibling harmo...

Group art exhibit at the Cloister Gallery

1Mar

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Group art exhibit at the Cloister Gallery

The Cloister Gallery will feature a new show entitled “Welcome Spring! Works” by members of the Swampscott Art Association. The exhibit will run from Sunday, March 12 through Sunday April 30. There will be an opening reception for the show on Sunday, March 12 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. The Cloister Gallery at St. Andrew’s Church, 135 Lafayette St.Spring is just around the corner and who isn’t looking forward to longer days, shorter nights and a whiff of fragrance in the air? Come and lose yourself for a while in interpretive images of emerging life and new energy by artists and photographers of the Swampscott Art Association. All you stand to lose are the winter doldrums.The gallery’s hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon. Ring the door...

1Mar

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

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Don White, friends return to Me&Thee

Award-winning singer/songwriter/comedian Don White will celebrate his North Shore birthday show at Me&Thee Music on Friday, March 3, at 8 p.m., with his son Lawren, Christina Thompson Lively and other special guests. White is returning for the first time since the pandemic. Don White is returning to the Met&Thee COURTESY PHOTO White has been bringing audiences to laughter and tears for more than 30 years. He has released 10 CDs, three live DVDs and two books, including “Memoirs of a C Student.” His latest album is “Live at the Guthrie Center.” White has opened for Arlo Guthrie, Ritchie Havens, Louden Wainwright III and Taj Mahal, and shared bills with David Bromberg, Janis Ian and Lyle Lovett. White has been featured in storytelling festivals around the country, inc...

Marblehead Arts Association unveils several new exhibits in March

1Mar

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Marblehead Arts Association unveils several new exhibits in March

The Marblehead Arts Association (MAA), a 100-year-old community arts association, is proud to present several new exhibits at King Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper St. The exhibits will run March 4 to April 16, with an opening reception on Sunday, March, 5, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.The exhibits include: Through the Student’s Lens Photographs, Ballroom Gallery This exhibit looks at how seven student photographers from five North Shore high schools use photography to present their view of the world around them. Connectedness – Amisha Kashyap Photographs, Larrabee Gallery Amisha Kashyap’s photographs explore the idea of connectedness. She shoots landscapes in New England and in this exhibit all the pictures are from Northbridge, Concord and Minuteman National Park i...