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Christmas Walk 2007.
Sunday, December 2

Parking & Transportation
Free parking is available at the new Marblehead High School, 2 Humphrey Street, which is where Humphrey, Lafayette, and Pleasant Streets intersect. (See this location at MapQuest.)

Free Trolley service, sponsored by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage NE Moves Mortgage, will shuttle between the High School and downtown Marblehead.

Trolley Service/Schedule:
Saturday, December 1: 10am – 5pm
Sunday, December 2: Noon – 5pm

The Trolley will leave Marblehead High School and run every half hour, making stops on Lafayette Street (Saturday only), Atlantic Avenue, Washington Street, Front Street and Pleasant Street.

Parking throughout town is free. Kindly respect the “No Parking” areas.
Restroom Facilities
Grace Community Church, 17 Pleasant Street
Masonic Hall, 62 Pleasant Street
Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford Street
Abbot Hall, 188 Washington Street
Marblehead Community Center, 10 Humphrey Street Marblehead/Swampscott YMCA, 94 Pleasant Street
Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper Street
Information
For more information & a free map of Marblehead, stop by our Information Booth (corner of Pleasant & Essex Streets), open Friday, November 30, from 3pm to 6pm; Saturday, December 1, from 9am to 4pm; and Sunday, December 2, from 11am to 4pm. Call 781-639-8469.
10:00am – 4:00pm
Artisans' Holiday Marketplace
Abbot Hall, 188 Washington Street
Mingle with artists and purchase a wide variety of handcrafted items: Jewelry, Apparel, Home & Garden, Unique Treasures. Presented by the Marblehead Festival of Arts. See the list of participating artisans.
10:00am – 4:00pm
Logo Store and Logo Contest
Abbot Hall, 188 Washington Street
At Artisans' Holiday Marketplace, the Festival will operate a booth featuring 2007 Logo Products and the Logo 2008 Contest. Cast your ballot and help select the logo for Festival 2008!
10:00am – 5:00pm
Street Entertainment on Washington Street
10am – 5pm: Peanut Roaster
12pm – 5pm: Costumed Characters
12pm – 3pm: Village Voices: The Barbershop Quartet
1.30pm – 3.30pm: Charlie Fogerty The Balloon Man
12pm – 5pm: Mrs. Claus all over Town!; Glover’s Regiment; Dondo As The Tall Toy Soldier
11:00am – 1:00pm
Pet Photos with Santa!
Pawsitively Marblehead, 63 Atlantic Avenue
Donations Please. Proceeds benefit the “Friends of the Marblehead Animal Shelter.”
11:00am – 3:30pm
Bagpiper Julie Hahnke
At all locations, local author Julie Hahnke offers book signings of Through the Eyes of a Raptor.
11:00 – Noon: Abbot Hall
12:15 – 12:45pm: Marblehead Little Theatre, 12 School Street
1:00 – 1:45pm: Mud Puddle Toys, 1 Pleasant Street
2:00 – 2:45pm: Spirit of ’76 Bookstore, 107 Pleasant Street
3:00 – 3:30pm: Moran Studios, 50 Atlantic Avenue
Noon- 12:45pm
Stories with Mrs. Claus
Mud Puddle Toys, 1 Pleasant Street
Come listen to stories with Mrs. Claus.
Noon – 4pm
Open House at the Lee Mansion, 170 Washington Street
Marblehead Museum & Historical Society. Holiday Decorations and Marblehead Family Fund Gingerbread Display & Bidding. Raffle at 3pm.
Noon – 5pm
Street Entertainment on Atlantic Avenue
12pm – 5pm: Costumed Characters
12pm – 5pm: Mrs. Claus all over Town!
1pm – 3pm: Fancy Faces Face Painting at Sovereign Bank Parking lot; Dondo As The Tall Toy Soldier
Noon – 5pm
Marblehead Arts Association
King Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper St.
Festively decorated for the holidays by five area garden clubs.
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Pictures with Santa!
Suitable, 41 Atlantic Avenue
Bring a camera to have your picture taken with Santa!
1:00pm – 7:00pm
Ulrike Welsch Annual Open House
4 Dunns Lane
India Picture Show at 3pm and 5pm. Come and mingle, look at books, pictures, and cards. Warm your heart with mulled cider.
Photo by Ulrike Welsch.
Clay sculpture of Ganesha, the elephant god for Hindus and Buddhists, shown at the Durga Puja festival in Calcutta, West Bengal, during October, 2007. At the end of the festival, the statue was placed in the Hooglie Rever (which connects to the Ganges), where it quickly dissolved. Photo by Ulrike Welsch
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Story Time with Santa!
Santa will be reading a short holiday story at the steps of the Old Town House for children and their families.
7:30pm
Old North Festival Chorus & Orchestra Christmas Concert Old North Church, 35 Washington Street
Featuring J.S. Bach’s Magnificat in D; In Terra Pax by Finzi; Susa’s Carols & Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest, for Guitar & Marimba. Performances by Youth Festival Choir, Old North Bell Choir. Tickets: $25: DS Designs, Comina, Arnould Gallery.
Chamber Member Businesses
Please visit the following sponsoring Chamber Member businesses for promotions, giveaways, contests, and more all weekend long! All listings are sorted by street name. Street number precedes business name.
Atlantic Avenue
18 - Sweeney’s Retreat
22 - John Fagone Hair Salon
33 - Piariluna Lifestyle & Design
34 - Fruit of the Four Seasons, Inc.
38 - Jambu Jewelry
40 - Slate
41 - Suitable
43 - La Belle Femme A Chic Salon & Day Spa
44- 48 - Marblehead Toy Shop
50 - Irresistibles
50 - Moran Studios
51 - Yankee Doodler
60 – United Martial Arts Center
63 - Creature Comforts/ Pawsitively Marblehead
70 - Marblehead Ace Hardware
70 - Hand in Hand (Above Ace Hardware)
Dunns Lane
4 - Ulrike Welsch’s Photography
Front Street
68 - Brass 'n Bounty
81 - The Landing Restaurant
141 - The Barnacle Restaurant
Hawkes Street
13 - Hestia Creations
Hooper Street
8 – Marblehead Arts Association
Pleasant Street
1 - Mud Puddle Toys
7 - Babe, Inc.
89 – Salem Five
Pond Street
43 - EOS Designs
Spring Street
1 - Talbots
State Street
38 - Sack’s Antiques
Washington Street
76 - F.L. Woods
79 - Scuppers
80 - Hip Baby Gear
84 - Scribe Paper & Gift
85 - Bus Stop
96 - Erlich Gallery
106 - Tory’s Jewelry
111 - Arnould Gallery and Framery
112 - Marblehead Outfitters
114 - Haley’s Package Store
114 - Foodie's Feast
128 - Shipshape
129 - French & Italian
134 - Heeltapper Antiques
146 - The Sea Gull
148 - O’Ramas
152 - Liberty, Henry, and Me
155 - The Garden Collection
156 – Mahri
1 58 - DS Designs
164 - Flores Mantilla
261 - Dayle's European Skin Care & Day Spa
Village Plaza / Bessom Street
Unit 10 - Accessories by Blass
Town Events & Craft Fairs
Click on a link to see the detailed schedule.




Festival 2007 History