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.
Cardboard creations
Thursday, July 3, 2-4 p.m.
Join Willie Shaker Gallery and MacRae’s for this cardboard workshop. Design and make creatures to wear and parade (just in time for the Horribles Parade, see below). All ages are welcome. Workshop location is MacRae’s, 108 Washington St. $30.
Red Sky Night
Thursday, July 3, 6-10 p.m.
Pleon Yacht Club is hosting its annual Red Sky Night event. The fundraiser aims to bring the community together to celebrate the rich history of Pleon, a youth-run yacht club and summer sailing program on the Neck. All are welcome to join and enjoy live music, local food and libations. All parents, alumni and friends of Pleon are encouraged to attend. Tickets at the door are $100.
Horribles Parade
Friday, July 4, 10 a.m.
Dress up your little ones and pups for Marblehead’s beloved Horribles Parade, which begins and ends at the National Grand parking lot. Register that morning on site beginning at 8:30 a.m. or July 3, 6-8 p.m. at the Gerry 5, 210 Beacon St.
Reading and salute
Friday, July 4, noon
On Independence Day, join Glover’s Regiment at Fort Sewall at noon for a reading of the Declaration of Independence and gun salute.
Traditional lobster lunch
July 4-6 11 a.m.-3 p.m
Enjoy a lobster lunch at St. Michael’s Church on its Summer Street lawn. Also, July 5 is the church’s open house from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Fogle’s Backyard Theatre Fest
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, July 4-27
Fogle’s Backyard Theatre Fest, in association with the Mugford Street Players, will present A.R. Gurney’s one-act comedy “The Love Course” every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in July.
Nestled in the verdant backyard of the Fogle home at 25 Vine St., organizers say the intimate outdoor setting is an ideal venue for this play about two college professors who team-teach a course on the literature of love and get a little carried away in the process.
To reserve free seats, send a text message to 781-962-0409 with the date and number of seats you require. Your reservation will be confirmed by a return text. All shows are weather permitting.
Live music
Saturday, July 5, 7-9 p.m.
Come to the VFW’s Bunker Bar to hear Brendan Kane and Nick Sears playing Irish music. 321 West Shore Drive
Marblehead Open Golf Tournament
Monday, July 7, 11 a.m.
Join the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce for a day of great fun, golf and camaraderie at Tedesco Country Club. Registration is at 11 a.m., lunch buffet 11-12:45 p.m. and shotgun start at 1 p.m. $225 per golfer or $900 per foursome. marbleheadchamber.org.
Editor Leigh Blander is an experienced TV, radio and print journalist.
