Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org.
Classic car show
Thursday, July 25, 4 p.m. to dusk
The VFW Post 2005 is hosting a classic car show at 321 West Shore Drive. Check out vintage cars and enjoy food, music and raffles. Free and open to all.
100 Years of Comedy
Monday, July 29, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Veteran arts journalist Nick Zaino explores Boston’s long history of comedy, from vaudeville to YouTube, highlighting some of the personalities that have defined laughter in America for 100 years. Eva Tanguay found her calling as the Queen of Vaudeville in Holyoke. Bob and Ray started their radio run in Gloucester at WHDH Radio. Rusty Warren and Tom Lehrer shocked crowds in song. Norm Crosby and Bill Dana played the swinging supper clubs. Jay Leno, Denis Leary, Paula Poundstone, Steven Wright, Janeane Garofalo, Conan O’Brien, Eugene Mirman, Mike Birbiglia, Bo Burnham, Chris Fleming, Sam Jay, Ziwe — all are part of the fabric of Boston comedy lore. Their history is a mirror of the history of American entertainment. The event happens at the Abbot Library. Register at tinyurl.com/Boston-Comedy.
Jack Rabbit Slims
Saturday, July 27, 9 p.m.
Head out to The Beacon to hear Jack Rabbit Slims play live rock and pop. Be ready to dance!
Jazz in the Garden: Lee Fish & Friends
Sunday, July 28, 2-4 p.m.
Enjoy a summer afternoon of outdoor jazz with Lee Fish & Friends. The quartet includes drums, sax, guitar and bass. Seats in the garden at $20-$35 per person, kids $10 or free. earthsongherbals.com/jazz-in-the-garden/.
Cultivating History
Saturday, Aug. 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The Marblehead Museum invites you to its newest summer program, Cultivating History.
Explore the gardens of the Lee Mansion, maintained by the Marblehead Garden Club since 1936. Learn about the period-appropriate plants and discover what uses — culinary, medicinal and even cosmetic — they had.
Test your scavenger hunt skills for a chance to win a prize. Make your very own Victorian thaumatrope (an instrument that creates optical illusions). Kids will love coloring botanical prints, planting seeds to take home and taking part in other hands-on activities. Make the most of your visit by packing a picnic lunch to enjoy on the grounds!
$5 per person, $10 per family up to four people. Kids 2 and under are free. More info at marbleheadmuseum.org.
Hearts & Humor
Saturday, Aug. 10, 6 p.m.
Actor and best-selling author Rob Delaney, who grew up in Marblehead and graduated from MHS in 1995, is coming back to town for a special program called Hearts & Humor with the Marblehead Counseling Center. He’ll be joined by WBZ-TV News anchor Lisa Hughes.
Together, they will discuss Delaney’s memoir, “A Heart That Works,” which explores the devastating journey of losing his 2-year-old son, Henry, to a brain tumor.
The book reveals Delaney’s hard-learned truths and has proven to be a piece of solace for anyone who has experienced profound loss.
Hearts & Humor will be at the Veterans School Performing Arts Center. For more information and tickets (which are $30), visit https://loom.ly/YBORXH4.
Editor Leigh Blander is an experienced TV, radio and print journalist.
