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.
Marblehead Food Pantry Night
Thursday, April 24, 6:30-10:40 p.m.
Host, guest bartender and owner of All Chic at 152, Siobhan Phelan, will be behind the bar at The Landing Restaurant slinging drinks and helping raise money for The Marblehead Food Pantry. Tickets are $25 and include small bites. The band CODE 51 will play and there will be raffles and giveaways. 81 Front St.
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’76 Days Adrift’ makes waves at Warwick
April 24-27
The North Shore premier of “76 Days Adrift” will be at the Warwick Cinema, featuring Massachusetts native Steve Callahan’s harrowing surviving story.
In the documentary, Callahan recounts his fight to stay alive after his sailboat was wrecked in the Atlantic, struck by a whale in the night and leaving him to drift over 1,800 miles in a tiny, 5½-foot raft. As he struggled to survive, Callahan battled relentless challenges: fending off sharks, securing fresh food and water, repairing raft punctures, and maintaining both his physical and mental strength despite overwhelming isolation. The documentary, directed by Joe Wein, captures these moments. Executive Producer Robert Sennott will attend a Q & A session at the conclusion of the film. For more info, visit warwickcinemas.com.
Folk rock at Me & Thee
Friday, April 25, 8 p.m.
Jon Pousette-Dart, best known as an American classic and folk rock songwriter, musician and performing artist, returns to the Me & Thee, 28 Mugford St. Growing up in Suffern, New York, in a household of artists (including his father, grandfather, and sister), Pousette-Dart separated himself by picking up a guitar at the age of 10 and mapping out a life in music before he ever attended a little league game. Since then, it’s been a long and well-traveled road in the world of music. Tickets are $35 ($10 for students) and available at meandthee.org.
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Town tree planting
Saturday, April 26, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Marblehead Tree Warden Jon fobert has ordered 22 shade trees and Sustainable Marblehead is excited to get them in the ground. The morning starts at Gatchell Green with a brief training session led by Fobert, who will guide volunteers on proper preparation and planting techniques. This is a great activity for families. For more info and to RSVP, visit sustainablemarblehead.org.
Celebrate Community Champions
Thursday, May 1, doors open at 6 p.m., music starts at 7 p.m.
Join the Marblehead Counseling Center at The Beacon Restaurant to celebrate community spirit, as the MCC recognizes the hard work and generous contributions of local business leaders, coaches, volunteers, friends and neighbors. The MCC will announce its first Amy Saltz Community Champion, Anne Tassel-Todisco of Marblehead. There will be gourmet snacks, live music and dancing, as well as raffle prizes.
Tickets are $75 with proceeds supporting the MCC and its mission to provide affordable, quality mental health care and social services to Marblehead and surrounding towns. https://loom.ly/ZpQd4rw
Meet the artists
Sunday, April 27, 2-4 p.m.
Come to the Willie Shaker Gallery, 70 Washington St., and meet the artists of the “Twisting Road Artists: Recent Works” exhibition. Twisting Road Artist is a group of four New England artists (Monica Rankin, Karin Stole, Jane Cohen, Betsy Kidder), diverse in style, but linked through their love of mixed media. The group’s current work will be on view at the Willie Shaker Gallery from April 17-May 4.
