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Little Theatre's Rock Musical, 'Next to Normal,' Opens on Friday

Our "Five Things to Know" column provides essential daily information at a glance, including word of Marblehead Little Theatre's upcoming production.

1. Weather Watch: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high near 66. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. 2. Town Meeting is Done: As befits the town's naval heritage, last night's Town Meeting was run like a tight ship, getting through all the business in about three hours. Our first report, on the decision about Abbot Hall repairs, is posted. We'll have more coverage in the coming days. 3. Town Meeting Follow-Up: Town boards have a lot to chew on in the aftermath of Town Meeting. There's a full lineup of meetings today, from the Board of Selectmen to the Planning Board. 4. Beach Run: Today, early registration closes for Saturday's Beach to Beach 5K Run/Walk. You can also register the morning of the event. 5…

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Marblehead Little Theatre Presents 'The Odd Couple'

Tickets are now on sale for Neil Simon’s Tony Award winning hit play, The Odd Couple at the Marblehead Little Theatre. The show is being produced by Bill Brauner and Susan Parker.

Five Things to Know: 'Inherit The Wind' Opens at Marblehead Little Theatre

Essential daily information at a glance, including the beginning of the Little Theatre's show about the Scopes Monkey Trial.

1. Weather Watch: Increasing clouds, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -11. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. (sunrise, 7:03 a.m.; high tide, 9:52 a.m.; low tide, 4:08 p.m.; sunset, 4:48 p.m.) 2. See "Inherit The Wind": Marblehead Little Theatre's run of the show about the Scopes Monkey Trial begins Friday night through Feb. 3. $23 in advance, $15 for student matinees. 3. Magicians in Action: The high school varsity girls basketball team takes on Lynn English at home tonight at 7 p.m. 4. Looking for Work?: The North Shore Youth Career Center does a great job of advertising work on their Facebook page. Take a look and give it a "like" to get a feed of good local jobs on your Facebook wall. 5. Know When…

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Marblehead Little Theatre to Perform Love Songs on Valentine's Day

The local theater company, under the musical direction of Joe Stroup, will perform love ballads and love songs from stage and screen on Feb. 14 and 15.

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Five Things to Know: 'Accidentally on Purpose' Brings Improv to Marblehead on Saturday

Essential daily information at a glance, including an improv show of "Accidentally on Purpose," at Marblehead Little Theatre.

Today is Friday, Jan. 4, and here are the five things you need to know: 1. Weather Watch: Warmer, but also windier. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Low Tide: 9:46 a.m.; High Tide: 3:55 p.m.; Sunrise: 7:13 a.m.; Sunset: 4:24 p.m. (nice to see those days get longer!) 2. Accidentally on Purpose - "Accidentally on Purpose," is being put on by Marblehead Little Theatre’s Improv Troupe. Shows at 7 and 9 p.m. on Saturday. $15. 3. Magicians in Action: The girl's basketball squads take on Gloucester at home today — Varsity at 7 p.m., junior varsity at 5:30 p.m. and freshman at 4 p.m. 4. Help a Swampscott Family Displaced By Fire: The Marblehead Fire Department helped contain a house fire in …

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Marblehead Little Theatre Needs Your Help

The Marblehead Little Theater is looking to local residents to help match a grant they received toward the installation of second floor bathrooms.

The Marblehead Little Theatre recently received a competitive Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund grant of $13,750 to construct two second floor bathrooms - and now they are looking for help from the local residents to match that amount. This is the second MCFF/MassDevelopment grant awarded to the Little Theatre. The first – for $60,000 - was awarded in 2009 to help fund the construction of the three-stop elevator that allowed the theatre to open up the upper floors of the building. The abandoned former Marblehead Central Firehouse building was purchased from the town in 2000, and over the past decade, the organization has raised and invested over $1.5 million in the renovation project. The investment has resulted in "the three-story, 6…

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Art Piece Adorns Little Theatre Entrance

The latest addition to the Marblehead Little Theatre is a locally-created bronze art piece mounted inside the theatre's new vestibule entrance.

Over the last six months, local residents have watched as the Marblehead Little Theatre's new front entrance has taken shape. The construction of a new glass vestibule and the recent restoration and illumination of what used to be the hose-drying tower of the former School Street Central Firehouse has turned the once-abandoned building into a source of local pride. The latest addition to the building is a 10-foot-wide art piece called "Comedy and Tragedy," created by local artist Elaine Caliri Daly, which has been mounted above the theatre's front entrance. According to the theatre's Board Chairman Charles Gessner, Daly modeled the piece in clay and then enlarged it through bronze casting. The vestibule has been left open so that Daly's …

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Movies Return to Marblehead Little Theatre

The School Street theatre will be showing movies on Friday nights next month.

The following press release was issued by Charles Gessner: Friday Films at Marblehead Little Theatre on School Street return in November with four “Swashbuckler” films celebrating swaggering, adventurous heroes and heroines. Nov. 4: “Captain Blood” with Errol Flynn, Olivia de Haviland, Basil Rathbone and Ross Alexander. In seventeenth century England, Irish Dr. Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) is convicted of treason against the King for aiding a wounded friend who had participated in the Monmouth Rebellion in accordance with his professional duties. He is sentenced to death, but by the whim of King James II, Peter Blood and the surviving rebels are sold into slavery in the English colony of Port Royal. Arabella Bishop (Olivia de Havilland), the …

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