Recreation - Marblehead Current

31 Oct

Saltsman, crew take Marblehead down ‘Memory Lane’ this Halloween

Luca TedescoEntertainment, Recreation, Top Stories

Marblehead architect Tom Saltsman’s annual Halloween art installation is complete and drawing big crowds this Halloween. This year’s opus, titled “Memory Lane,” represents the houses Saltsman and his family have lived in over the years, using single point perspective techniques to draw the eye to a Pepper’s ghost projection nearly 45 feet from the street. Saltsman invited the Current behind the scenes. Watch these two videos for more: https://videopress.com/v/5EtNvleE?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Marblehead architect Tom Saltsman talks about his latest Halloween creation with the Current's Luca Tedesco. “The…

06 Oct

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh BlanderAbbot Public Library, Animals, Art, Recreation, Religion, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org. Old Burial Hill walking tourFridays, Oct. 9 and 16, 4 p.m. The Marblehead Museum will debut a new walking tour of Old Burial Hill led by director Dan Marshall. Established around Marblehead’s first meetinghouse in 1638, Old Burial Hill is one of the oldest European graveyards in Massachusetts. Visitors will learn about the people laid to rest over the past 350 years, the…

30 Sep

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh BlanderArt, Culture, Discover Marblehead, Discover Marblehead, Entertainment, Recreation, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org. Me&Thee welcomes Rj Cowdery, Hope DunbarFriday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. The Me&Thee Music season continues with a double bill featuring singer-songwriters Rj Cowdery and Hope Dunbar. Cowdery has won the Kerrville New Folk and Mountain Stage NewSong contests. Dunbar blends Americana, country and folk with a prairie-inspired style. More info and tickets at meandtheemusic.org. 28 Mugford St. Greek tragedy takes the MLT…

30 Sep

Tile by tile, Marblehead teacher builds a mahjong community

Luca TedescoGaming, Recreation, Top Stories

Marblehead’s Jodi Kerble first learned the game of mahjong with her friends on the pool deck of the Jewish Community Center over 20 years ago. Now, as the game has exploded in popularity over the past year, Kerble, a middle school math teacher at the Windsor School, has become something of a mahjong guru, teaching students of all ages the game in group sessions including a three week course at the Three Hundred Fifty bakery in Swampscott. “[Mahjong] is kind of like cards,” Kerble said,…

16 Sep

Reynolds plans put on ice as town untangles Lime Street issues

Leigh BlanderRecreation, Sports, Top Stories

The Recreation and Parks Commission is putting the Reynolds Playground redevelopment on pause while town officials investigate complicated ownership, drainage and easement issues involving nearby Lime Street. Commissioners agreed Sept. 15 that it would be premature to advance the project further into design until they better understand infrastructure surrounding the site, particularly a drainage pipe and Lime Street, which is a private way. “It doesn't mean it's not going to happen. It means it's a pause, right? Pause and wait and see,” Recreation and Parks…

08 Sep

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets coming up

Leigh BlanderArt, Community Resources, Culture, Nonprofit corner, Recreation, Top Stories

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org. Sit for PeaceThursday, Sept. 10, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Following the community’s well-attended Walk for Peace this past May, Volunteers for Peace are inviting residents to gather once again — this time in stillness — for a Sit for Peace at Devereux Beach. Spirit of '76 Patriot 5K RunSaturday, Sept. 12, 9 a.m. Come one come all and walk/run/ruck to raise money and awareness for…

08 Sep

Me&Thee to launch 57th season with activist songwriter Teng

Leigh BlanderLocal News, Recreation

A lineup of world-class performers will be part of Me&Thee Music’s 57th season, which kicks off Sept. 18. Tickets for all five fall concerts are available now. “We are expanding the types of new music we present this fall, from world-class a cappella and live over-dubbing to Americana-Rock-Roots to attract a wider audience,” said Me&Thee founder Anthony Silva. Songwriter, singer and social activist Vienna Teng, who sold out her last show at Me&Thee in 2024, will lead things off Sept. 18. This will be Teng’s…

01 Sep

Calling all junior detectives: Police camp puts kids on the case

Leigh BlanderRecreation, Top Stories

The Marblehead Police Department had some new investigators on the case this summer — and these junior crime scene investigators came ready to hunt for clues. Twenty kids spent three days learning how police solve crimes, from fingerprints and DNA to drones and K-9s, before putting their new skills to work processing a mock crime scene. “This is our third class. They did a great job. Twenty students signed up,” Police Chief Dennis King said. The department’s youth police camp gives kids a behind-the-scenes look…

31 Aug

Conservancy celebrates 25 years

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Environment, Local News, Recreation

The all-volunteer Marblehead Conservancy nonprofit is celebrating 25 years of restoration and enhancements to 5 miles of trails and approximately 175 acres of open spaces in Marblehead. The Conservancy invites residents to celebrate the anniversary by visiting all eight open spaces this year. Scan the QR code to download trail maps. Visitors will find woodlands, wildflower meadows, wetlands, beautiful vistas and animals such as migratory birds, horseshoe crabs in Steer Swamp, snapping turtles in Hawthorn Pond or an occasional fox. Kids love the boardwalks, ducks…

24 Aug

PHOTO GALLERY: Making memories at Marblehead summer camps

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Recreation, Top Stories

Summer in Marblehead means sunshine, new adventures and plenty of reasons to smile. From sports fields and sailing docks to art projects, nature walks and games with new friends, local summer camps have been buzzing with activity this season. Campers have spent their days learning new skills, trying new things and — most importantly — having fun. Here’s a look at some of the moments, big and small, that made summer camp in Marblehead especially sweet this year. (The JCC summer camps wrapped up Friday,…