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.
Capturing the Moment: The Art of Photojournalism
Thursday, Oct. 9, 7-9 p.m.
Come hear Pulitzer Prize winner Ulrike Welsch and several other celebrated photojournalists talk about their craft and the changing media landscape. The event is hosted by the Current and the Marblehead Arts Association, 8 Hooper St. Tickets and info at https://bit.ly/4mLyKm8.
Historic burial ground talk
Thursday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.
Marblehead historian Pam Peterson will talk about her new book, “A Guide to Historic Burial Grounds of Marblehead,” at the Marblehead Museum, 170 Washington St. Peterson profiles Marblehead’s 13 cemeteries and the famous ’Headers buried within them, from John Glover at Old Burial Hill, the Boston Tea Party’s Elisha Story in Green Street Cemetery and Mary Alley in Harborview Cemetery. Tickets are $10 for museum members, $15 for non-members. Available on Zoom also. marbleheadmuseum.org
Guy Ford Band
Saturday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m.
Come rock out with the Guy Ford Band dance party at The Beacon, 123 Pleasant St.
Plein air art show moves to Cloister Gallery
Through Nov. 30
Plein air painter Linda Lea Bertrand’s exhibit “Along the Coast” is sailing up the coast from the Abbot Library to the Cloister Gallery at St. Andrew’s Church. The ocean captivated Bertrand’s heart since childhood sailing excursions, summer days at the beach and later spending many days on her own sailboat. 135 Lafayette St. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information, call 781-631-4951 or visit standrewsmhd.org/cloistergallery.html.
Native American storytelling
Monday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m.
Come hear Native American storyteller Anne Jennison at the Lee Brick Kitchen, 157 Washington St. Jennison will begin with an explanation of who the Wabanaki tribes are and share a few Abenaki/Wabanaki storytelling traditions. After that, listeners will be taken on a journey through a series of traditional stories, followed by an informal Q&A opportunity. Free and open to all.
Last MHD Cruise-In of 2025
Tuesday. Oct. 14, 6-8 p.m.
Head over to Devereux Beach Parking lot to check out the final MHD Cruise-In of the season! More info at mhdcruisein.com.
