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Abbot Public Library programs: Nov. 17-21

Abbot Public Library programs: Nov. 17-21

Abbot Public Library will host a range of programs Nov. 17-21, including a whale documentary, a beauty workshop, a unicorn-themed children’s class and a mini book sale. All events are free, with most requiring advance registration at abbotlibrary.org/events. Virtual holiday romance talk Booklist reviewer John Charles will

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Marblehead lands $20K grant to reclaim untold Revolution stories

Marblehead lands $20K grant to reclaim untold Revolution stories

Marblehead has been awarded a $20,000 “Promises of the Revolution” grant from Mass Humanities to support a new project exploring the lives of Black and Indigenous residents who contributed to the American Revolution. The grant is part of a statewide initiative distributing $600,000 to 34 cultural organizations as

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Symposium to explore Marblehead’s forgotten trade ties with Spain

Symposium to explore Marblehead’s forgotten trade ties with Spain

A symposium at Salem State University will explore the historic trade ties between New England and the Iberian Peninsula that once made the Spanish Basque city of Bilbao “practically Marblehead’s sister city.” The event, titled “To Drive a Great Trade for Bilbao: Rediscovering New England’s Iberian Ties, 1640s–

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Music and mission: Marblehead VFW launches November benefit events

Music and mission: Marblehead VFW launches November benefit events

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2005 is launching a month of community events and donation drives to support local veterans and families in need. On Saturday, Nov. 8, Jay Apt and The Malicaminos will perform at the Marblehead VFW as part of their “New Clothing Drive Donation Tour 2025.” The

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Marblehead Animal Shelter seeks ‘Home 4 Thanksgiving’ adoptions

Marblehead Animal Shelter seeks ‘Home 4 Thanksgiving’ adoptions

The Marblehead Animal Shelter is hoping to find forever homes for four cats this Thanksgiving season. In its “A Home 4 Thanksgiving” campaign, the shelter spotlights Ophelia, Dewey, Travis and Flower — all waiting for adoption at its Village Street facility. Shelter volunteers said they are grateful for community support but

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Marblehead Halloween brings pirates, pizza and one massive hermit crab

Marblehead Halloween brings pirates, pizza and one massive hermit crab

From Washington Street to Pleasant Street, Halloween in Marblehead drew hundreds of costumed families Thursday evening for downtown trick-or-treating, the St. Michael’s Episcopal Church “Spooktacular” and one jaw-dropping creation that seemed to crawl straight from the sea. The Marblehead Chamber of Commerce’s annual business district trick-or-treat filled the

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Award-winning duo Duvekot and Glier unite for Me&Thee concert

Award-winning duo Duvekot and Glier unite for Me&Thee concert

Me&Thee Music will feature award-winning singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot and Grammy-nominated artist Seth Glier in concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 7. The performance, a collaboration more than a year in the making, brings together two acclaimed folk performers. Duvekot has won the John Lennon Songwriting Competition’s grand

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