Press releases

“Discovering Marblehead,” a book known and loved by many, is once again available through a limited printing by the Marblehead Conservancy. 'Discovering Marblehead' has helped hundreds find their favorite open spaces in town, according to the Marblehead Conservancy. This unique and comprehensive guide is for people of all ages who wish to explore Marblehead’s out-of-doors. It will take you to places you might not otherwise have known, and show you things you might not otherwise have seen, from deep woods and hidden ponds to seashore, saltmarsh, and tidepools, according to the Conservancy. Created in 2001 by a small group of volunteers, this book has helped hundreds find their favorite Marblehead open spaces and historic places for over two decades, the Conservancy says. True to i...

On Thursday, Dec.15, the Poetry Salon at the Abbot Public Library in Marblehead will focus on Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996. Born and educated in Poland, Szymborska authored more than 15 books of poetry. While Polish history from World War II through Stalinism clearly informs her poetry, Szymborska was also a deeply personal poet who explored the large truths that exist in ordinary, everyday things. "Of course, life crosses politics," Szymborska once said. "But my poems are strictly not political. They are more about people and life.” 'Life While You Wait' and other works of the Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996, will be the focus of the Dec. 15 Poetry Salon at Abbot Library. C...

The Sweet Spot will be hosting a “Very Merry” Craft Fair at the Marblehead VFW, 321 West Shore Drive, from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The fair will feature crafts and other vendors, raffles and refreshments, along with photos with Santa and a visit from the Grinch between 1 and 4 p.m.

The Marblehead Farmers’ Market will be open for one final market on Saturday, Nov. 19. Shoppers can expect to find dried beans, carrots, apples, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, winter squash, potatoes, leeks, onions, sweet potatoes, turnips, beets, cranberries and a selection of both salad and cooking greens. Farms will also have eggs, cheese, pork, beef, chicken, honey, maple products and herbs. Regular attending farms are: Grant Family Farm with farm fresh eggs, cut flowers and vegetables. Middle Earth will have vegetables. Iron Ox farm will have vegetables. Clark Farm will have vegetables and local fruit. Anything Grows (formerly the Herb Farmacy) will return for the final market. Folsom’s Sugarhouse will have maple syrup and other maple products. Cloutman Farm will...

In an appearance originally scheduled for April 2020 but postponed because of the pandemic, Marblehead’s Me&Thee Music will present multiple Boston Music Award winner Ellis Paul with Radoslav Lorković in concert on Friday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Paul will be traveling from Texas to Massachusetts as part of a nine-concert national tour that will include appearances in Austin, Houston,  Dallas, Oklahoma City and Charlotte, North Carolina. As a special treat, Alice Howe & Freebo will open the show.  Paul will present an evening of intimate, provocative and romantic tales, including new music from his upcoming album “55,” which reference the events of the last two years. A troubadour, a folkie and a storyteller, Paul has been a force on the scene since 1993.  Ellis Paul is the qu...