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.
Me&Thee new season
Friday, Sept. 6, 8 p.m.
Me&Thee Music begins its 55th season with renowned singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford St. Wheeler, who is kicking off her fall tour in Marblehead, is praised for her voice and story-telling.
“Cheryl’s concerts are more like what you would expect to find at a comedy club rather than at a folk music concert,” according to a Me&Thee press release. “She will tell a story that has you rolling in the aisles and then sing a song that leaves you wiping tears from your eyes. She will talk about some serious current event and then sing a song that will have you howling with laughter.”
For more info and tickets, visit me&thee.org.
Secret Revolution Tour
Friday, Sept. 6, 5:30 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Judy Anderson will lead a new walking tour in partnership with the Marblehead Museum. The program, Jeremiah Lee’s Secret Revolution, will explore Lee’s risky, covert and ultimately fatal activities during a tumultuous year from June 1774 until his death in May 1775.
Rebel American colonists, including Lee, began taking daring and dangerous actions
toward their Revolutionary separation from England. Any of Lee’s actions could have sent him to prison — or worse. Tickets are $15 per person. Call 781-631-1768 or contact marbleheadmuseum.org.
Dance party
Sept. 7, 8:30-11 p.m.
Get your dancing shoes on and head over to The Beacon, 123 Pleasant St., for a Guy Ford dance party. The local band plays eclectic, acoustic rock.
Bring-Your-Own Book Club
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2 p.m.
So what have you been reading lately? Join the Bring-Your-Own Book Club at Abbot Library to share your latest literary obsessions with fellow readers. Gush, gripe and get inspired for your next great read. Staff member Megan Donoghue facilitates. Registration is required and limited to 10 attendants. Register at tinyurl.com/BYO-Book-Club.
‘Keep the Art-Beat Strong’
Friday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m.
The Marblehead Arts Association is hosting a fundraiser, “Help Keep the MAA’s Art-Beat Strong.” The evening — at the MAA, 8 Hooper St. — will include a performance by the improv comedy troupe Accidentally on Purpose along with a silent auction featuring items donated by the Peabody Essex Museum, BLICK Art Materials, Mai Tai Lounge and more. For more info, go to marbleheadarts.org.
