Award-winning singer/songwriter/comedian Don White will celebrate his North Shore birthday show at Me&Thee Music on Friday, March 3, at 8 p.m., with his son Lawren, Christina Thompson Lively and other special guests. White is returning for the first time since the pandemic.
White has been bringing audiences to laughter and tears for more than 30 years. He has released 10 CDs, three live DVDs and two books, including “Memoirs of a C Student.” His latest album is “Live at the Guthrie Center.” White has opened for Arlo Guthrie, Ritchie Havens, Louden Wainwright III and Taj Mahal, and shared bills with David Bromberg, Janis Ian and Lyle Lovett.
White has been featured in storytelling festivals around the country, including the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee, and the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival in Utah. Since 2015, he has joined master storytellers Bil Lepp and Bill Harley in “Father’s Daze,” a hilarious three-man storytelling show about the triumphs and tribulations of fatherhood. He toured North America for nine years with folk songwriting legend Christine Lavin.
White’s approach to music is a unique blend of humor and powerful songwriting, leading one reviewer to say, “Don will split your sides with laughter while prompting you to go home and hug your kids.” He has received the Jerry Christen Memorial Award from the Boston Area Coffeehouse Association and been given a key to the city in his hometown of Lynn.
The Me&Thee is supported in part by a grant from the Marblehead Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Tickets are $25, students and children $10. Tickets are available at Arnould’s Gallery, Washington Street, Marblehead. Online information and tickets are available at meandthee.org. No phone orders are accepted and no other ticket websites are authorized.
Doors open at 7:15 p.m. and the music begins shortly after 8 p.m. Me&Thee Music is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization now in its 53rd season at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford Street in Marblehead. Refreshments are served.
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