MARBLEHEAD – The Abbot Public Library will present a Holiday Season Concert by the Marblehead Veterans School “Select Chorus” and “The Ovations,” under the direction of Bob Tirelli, on Sunday, December 10th, at 2:00 pm, in the Lower Level Meeting Room.
The Marblehead Veterans Middle School Select Chorus is an award-winning girls singing group that performs at many different venues throughout the year, including holiday festivals, community events, fundraisers, weddings, competitions and more. Under the direction of Bob Tirelli, the group performs a variety of music and repertoire, ranging from Britten to the Beatles. The group has received numerous awards over the years, including four gold medals from the MICCA music festival and numerous top awards from various music festivals and competitions across the State.
Formed in the fall of 2007, The Ovations are the Veterans School’s first all-boys singing group. The Ovations perform all styles of music, ranging from 1950’s doo-wop to the music of today. The Ovations perform at all MVMS choral concerts, including extra events and appearances throughout the school year.
The Abbot Public Library is located at 235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA 01945. For additional information, please call 781-631-1481 or visit www.abbotlibrary.org
Also at Abbot Public Library this Month
Virginia A. Carten Gallery
“Reflections: A Group Show by the Aqua Divas” Monday, December 4th, through Saturday, December 30th Public Reception: Saturday, December 9th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
“The Aqua Divas are a group of eight like-minded ladies who love to experiment with water media. We are all individuals with our own styles and palettes and like to think our paintings reflect who we are. We paint together once a week and help each other achieve our own artistic goals. Any subject is fair game as our motto is “give it a try”. We use a wide range of techniques, as we help each other become better painters. We hail from Marblehead, Manchester, Gloucester and Sudbury.”
The Aqua Divas: Pat Flaherty, Marion Hall, Jeannie McIntyre, Brenda Lee Rangel, Charlotte Roberts, Bonnie L. Sylvester, Ginny von Rueden, Jean Yeaple
New England’s General Stores: Exploring an American Classic
Author Talk with Ted Reinstein
Wednesday, December 13th, 7:00 pm
Come hear well-known TV personality talk about his latest book, New England’s General Stores: Exploring an American Classic. The general store, as old as America itself, harkens back to a simpler time and a more innocent and rural nation. The general store conjures a country-like place where kids come in to buy penny candy, and adults, to buy everything from swaths of fabric, to fresh vegetables, to four-penny nails. It was a place to pick up mail, the newspaper, and perhaps tarry a bit on a cold, winter’s morning to chat over a cup of coffee and a warm wood stove. Long before “Cheers,” the general store was the vital and inviting heart of a community, where everyone not only knew your name, but how you took that coffee, how many kids you had, and how’s your dad doing, anyway? And, in tough times, it was a place that often treated customers like family, extending credit when no one else would. The general store was real-life Norman Rockwell — deeply woven into America’s cultural identity, an integral part of the nation’s self-portrait from its earliest days. Fact is, the general store is still very much here, and very much in business. What’s more, like the diner, it has seen a resurgence. In some places, it is even being reimagined for a new era.
Ted Reinstein has been a reporter for “Chronicle,” WCVB-TV/Boston’s award-winning — and America’s longest-running, locally-produced — nightly news magazine since 1997. In addition, he is a regular contributor for the station’s political roundtable show and writes a weekly opinion column. He lives just west of Boston with his wife and two daughters. He is the author of Globe Pequot’s New England Notebook and Wicked Pissed: New England’s Most Famous Feuds.
