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.
Trick-or-treat in the business districts
Thursday, Oct. 29, 4-6 p.m.
Grab your costumes and treat bags — the Chamber of Commerce and local businesses invite families to trick-or-treat through Marblehead’s business districts. Stop by participating shops for Halloween treats and festive fun.
Pumpkin Illumination
Thursday, Oct. 29, 4-6:30 p.m.
The Marblehead Family Fund presents its 18th annual Pumpkin Illumination at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion garden. Register your decorated pumpkin at mhdfamilyfund.org for a chance to win prizes in categories ranging from Scariest Pumpkin to Most Marblehead, then stroll through the garden to admire the illuminated creations.
Admission is $5 per person or $20 per family.
Live music with The NorthSure Men
Thursday, Oct. 29, 7-10 p.m.
Stop by The Landing, 81 Front St., for live music with The NorthSure Men.The band features Dan King (vocals/acoustic guitar), Wolf Ginandes (bass guitar/vocals), Charlie O’Neal (electric guitar) and Dave Mattacks (drums and cymbals).
Halloween party at Abbot Library
Friday, Oct. 30, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Check out Abbot Public Library’s Halloween party. Enjoy storytime, crafts and apple juice. Feel free to come in costume. Space is limited, and online registration is required at abbotlibrary.org.
Holiday Pops artist reception
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 5:30-7 p.m.
Marblehead Harbor Rotary will celebrate artist Todd Zalewski at a reception in his honor as he unveils his painting, “Light Tower at Chandler Hovey Park,” this year’s Holiday Pops signature artwork. The reception, free and open to all, will be held at the Masons’ Philanthropic Building, 62 Pleasant St.
The painting will be awarded to a winning raffle ticket holder during the Dec. 12 Holiday Pops concert in Abbot Hall.
VFW hosts Owen Coyne scholarship fundraiser
Saturday, Nov. 7, 7-10 p.m.
The community is invited to attend this benefit for the Owen P. Coyne Scholarship at the VFW, 321 West Shore Drive. The Guy Ford Band will be performing. The Topside room upstairs will be open for families with children.
‘We Are Monsters’
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 14-16
Tickets are on sale for “We Are Monsters!” at Marblehead Little Theatre, 12 School St. The musical follows human kids into a Monster Cabaret filled with quirky characters. The cast of 21 young actors sing and dance at the Monster Cabaret, the one time a year monsters can show who they really are. Tickets are $15 each at mltlive.com.
There are four performances: Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m., Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., and Nov. 16 at 1 p.m.
Nature photography exhibit reception
Sunday, Nov. 14, noon-2 p.m.
Local photographer Julie Anderson will present a collection of her work this November at the UU Church, 28 Mugford St. The exhibition, “Quiet Encounters,” features photographs that emphasize capturing fleeting and unexpected moments in the natural world. Anderson, who grew up in Marblehead, has been taking photographs for many years, focusing on wildlife and nature.
