Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming week. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email the Current at info@marbleheadnews.org.
Sick and Tired Tour
Thursday, July 9, 4 p.m.
The Marblehead Museum will hold a walking tour on the controversial history of health and medicine in town from colonial times to World War I.
Stories from the tour include the smallpox epidemic of 1730, when a local mob nearly tore down a judge’s house to protest inoculations; Dr. Elisha Story’s battle with anti-vaxxers in 1800; a colorful Marblehead pharmacist who sold medicines mixed with cocaine; and a heroic nurse who ran an emergency hospital during the Spanish flu pandemic.
Museum Associate Director Jarrett Zeman will illustrate the connections between the COVID-19 pandemic and health threats of the past and explore how Marbleheaders have fought each other for centuries to ensure healthcare for all.
Tickets are $15 each and can be ordered at marbleheadmuseum.org or by calling 781-631-1768.
Painting class for adults at MAA
Thursday, July 9 – Aug. 13, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Let your creativity flow by learning watercolor painting techniques and how to set up a studio in a 6-week class. Join award-winning artist Todd Zalewski who will guide you through realistic painting in watercolor. Beginners and pros welcome. MAA Members: $225 | .on-members: $250. Register at marbleheadarts.org.
Paddle board yoga with The Yoga Loft
Saturday, July 11, 2-4 p.m.
Enjoy a 60-minute yoga session on the water with instructor Jennifer Craig. Your paddle board becomes your floating mat and all levels are welcome. Equipment is provided by SUP East Coast Style and they will make sure to introduce the basics of paddle boarding. $50. Register at https://loom.ly/Q9rqORQ.
Intuitive Connection
Sunday, July 12, 10:30 a.m.
Feeling scattered, heavy, or unsure of your next step? This is your invitation to reconnect with your inner wisdom. Join Lighthouse Fitness Studio and Jody Lemieux for an inspiring experience designed with practical insights and discussion. Explore how to access your intuitive abilities and strengthen your connection to your authentic self. Discover practical ways to access your natural intuitive abilities, deepen self-trust, and live in greater alignment with who you truly are. Register at lighthousefitness.net.
‘Wreck of the Mentor’
Wednesday, July 15, 7 p.m.
Bestselling author and Marbleheader Eric Jay Dolin will return to the Marblehead Museum to speak about his new book, “Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair and Deliverance in the Age of Sail.” Dolin vividly reconstructs the doomed voyage of a whaleship in 1832 on a remote reef in the western Pacific, and the adventure the survivors faced, including contact with the Indigenous people of Palau, and the fraught naval rescue mission that followed. Register at marbleheadmuseum.org. Museum members $10.60, non-members $15.90.
Singer Donna Byrne at the MAA
Thursday, July 16, (doors open 6:30 p.m.) 7-9 p.m.
Listen to live music by Donna Byrne at the Marblehead Arts Association as part of its Jazz and the Arts concert series. The cost is $35. Register at marbleheadarts.org.
