Enjoy a chance to relax and have fun this summer at the Peabody Essex Museum. On Thursday, July 16 from 6-9pm they will have a game of quidditch. You can borrow a book from the mobile library they have there, make tie-dye inspired art and seven sample alcoholic milkshakes.
The event is free for members and Salem residents. Everyone else needs to pay $10. This is obviously not a kid-friendly event. Just for those adults who want to get out and have some summer fun.
The Summer Members Exhibit will open from June 27 until August 9th. This is a tradition at the Marblehead Arts Association. It invites over 250 artist members to submit pieces for showcase that will then be judged in two categories. They are judged based on fine art (which includes painting, sculpture, drawing and mixed media) and photography.
There will also be on display an exhibit of the best of show winners from the last 50 years of MFoA. They will have an open reception for the exhibit on Sunday, June 28th from 2-4pm.
As a way to mark their 50th Festival this summer, the Marblehead Festival of Arts is having a Fifty Cods for Fifty Festivals auction. They have invited local artists to decorate large codfish with any medium they desire. Then, these artistic pieces will be sold through an online auction running through July 5th. All of the proceeds from the auction will support future programs done through the Marlehead Festival of Arts.
Now that all of the codfish have been decorated, people can look at them in two ways. They are being displayed by local merchants along Atlantic Avenue, Pleasant Street and Washington Street. Each cod has a QR code as part of its display that can be scanned and then linked to the online auction. This means that you can bid on the cod right there from your phone or tablet.
The artwork is also all on view at the online auction website. Have fun!
In April of 2015, David Morse passed away. He was raised in Marblehead and graduated from Holderness School in New Hampshire and Hamline University. He was voted a lifelong member of the Gerry No. 5 V.F.A. in Marblehead and was the chairman of the blood drive. He organized three drives a year for 21 years.
In his memory, the next Gerry 5 blood drive will be June 11 from 1-7pm. Steak tips and french fries will be offered to everyone who donates.