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15 Apr

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderArt, 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. Sound healing Wed., April 16, 7 p.m. Come to MacRae's Sustainable Goods, 108 Washington St., for an evening of sound healing for a good cause. Let the soothing vibrations of music wash over you and rejuvenate your soul. This event is all about giving back and connecting with others in a meaningful way. Fifty percent of the proceeds will go to Stoneham…

07 Apr

Observer Corps Report: Task Force Against Discrimination

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Community Service, Nonprofit corner

In-person Meeting — Glover School Meeting Room, March 27LWVM Observer: Shari PressmanMembers in Attendance: Helaine Hazlett, Diane Gora (co-chairs), Marblehead Chief of Police Dennis King (ex-officio), Deacon John Whipple, Chris Bruell, Reece DahlbergUpdate on Marblehead Police Department News — Chief King made it clear that the MPD always responds to incidents and must believe that schools are handling “impactful” incidents internally and appropriately. He noted that incidents used to be kept quiet but are more likely to be addressed now. It’s rare to have an…

24 Mar

Students, seniors compete and connect in Olympics

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories

On Friday, while the Marblehead High School was filled with students cramming for tests and listening to lectures, the Community Center next door was alive with the sound of bouncing volleyballs, the sliding of curling stones and the laughter of students and senior citizens alike at the first MHS Students and Seniors Club and Council on Aging Olympics. Teams of students and seniors competed fiercely in chair volleyball, cornhole and curling throughout the day. The event was the result of a three-month planning process that…

24 Feb

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderArt, Entertainment, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. Old North Festival Chorus kicks off rehearsals for annual Lenten Choral concertWed., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. All singers (high school age and older) are invited to attend the first rehearsal (and registration) for Old North Church’s annual Lenten Choral concert. Subsequent rehearsals will take place every Wednesday evening until the performance on Sunday, April 13.The concert’s centerpiece will feature Dan Forrest’s…

20 Jan

Celebrating MLK Day with community breakfast, service

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Community Service, Nonprofit corner, Top Stories

Dozens of people shoveled out early Monday to attend the town's first MLK Community Breakfast, hosted by the Marblehead Racial Justice Team at Old North Church. Others came out to SPUR to make soup jars for local families facing food insecurity. https://videopress.com/v/jyFmiSn1?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Donna Pearl Cotterell, right, and Cheryl Boots lead the MLK Community Breakfast in song. CURRENT VIDEO / LEIGH BLANDER At Old North, it was standing room only as Marblehead resident and the town's new grant writer Donna Pearl Cotterell led a community sing…

07 Jan

Me&Thee winter-spring lineup features 55th anniversary concert

Leigh BlanderLocal News, Nonprofit corner

Me&Thee Music will reopen on Friday, Feb. 7 to kick off its 2025 winter-spring season with the upbeat music of Puerto Rico and the Emmy-nominated Fabiola Méndez Trop. Méndez was recently named Lartin Artist of the Year, performed at Carnegie Hall and headlined a Christmas special on WGBH-TV. She is an alumna of Berkley College of Music. Fabiola Méndez will perform at Me&Thee Feb. 7. COURTESY PHOTOS On Feb. 28, last year’s New England Music Awards Performer of the Year Sarah Blacker and the Light…

01 Jan

Starting 2025 with a splash; dozens join polar plunge at Devereux

Leigh BlanderNonprofit corner, Top Stories

About 50 brave souls joined the Freeze for a Future Polar Plunge at Devereux Beach on New Year's Day, to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis resesarch. Check back for the full story, but for now, here's a photo gallery by the Current's Grey Collins.

30 Dec

COA launches Coffee with a Veteran program

Leigh BlanderLocal News, Nonprofit corner

The Marblehead Council on Aging is launching a new program, Coffee with a Veteran,” starting Friday, Jan. 10. All veterans are invited to this monthly, informal gathering with new Veterans Services Agent Ro Trionfi-Mazzuchelli. COA Program Director Janice Salisbury-Beal. left, and new Veterans Agent Ro Trionfi-Mazzuchelli will lead a new Coffee with a Veteran program beginning this month. COURTESY PHOTO / COA Director Lisa Hooper “This is our time — to speak freely without judgement and in confidence,” said Trionfi-Mazzuchelli. Vets can share stories and ask…

30 Dec

Join a New Year’s Day polar plunge — for a good cause

Leigh BlanderNonprofit corner, Top Stories

Looking for a refreshing way to start 2025? Why not kick off the New Year with a splash? Join the Changing Futures team at Devereux Beach for the Freeze For a Future Polar Plunge on Wednesday, Jan .1, at noon, and raise awareness and funds for cystic fibrosis research. Changing Futures' mission is to empower individuals facing cystic fibrosis with gastrointestinal side effects by pioneering research, providing essential resources and fostering a community of support. Learn more HERE.

14 Nov

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderArt, 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. Jazz at the ArtsThursday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m. The Marblehead Arts Association and Gene Arnould present a performance by Cassandre McKinley as a part of their Jazz at the Arts concert series.McKinley is a singer, recording artist and composer who performs a variety of genres, including soul, jazz, blues r&b, pop and country. Tickets are $35. marbleheadarts.org Music With Dara, 30th…