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Veterans Day activities, including appearance by Tuskegee airman
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, a 10 a.m. ceremony at Abbot Hall will feature the dedication of a 200-year-old chair and Missing Man Table honoring service members who are missing or have not returned home, Veterans Agent Roseann Trionfi‑Mazzuchelli said.
That evening, join Congressman Seth Moulton for his 12th annual Vets Town Hall, a public forum for local veterans to share their personal stories and experiences. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. at Abbot Hall.
One of this year’s speakers is Brigadier Gen. Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse, a retired lieutenant colonel and one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen. A Roxbury native, Woodhouse enlisted in the Army Air Corps on his 17th birthday and served with the 332nd Fighter Group. He received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. He turned 99 this year and is still speaking to audiences around Massachusetts about his service and about the discrimination he faced while serving.
Rail Trail community meeting
The town will host a community meeting about next steps for the Rail Trail project on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7-8:30 p.m. on Zoom. The town recently was awarded a $718,000 state grant to improve the popular 4.5-mile path.
Chief to speak about historic fires in town
The Old Marblehead Improvement Association invites the public to its annual meeting on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2-4 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 62 Pleasant St.
This year’s featured speaker will be Fire Chief Jason Gilliland, presenting “Marblehead on Fire: Historic Fires, Firefighters and Treasures from the Firehouse.”
The meeting will also include OMIA’s annual awards, recognizing individuals and businesses whose contributions help make Marblehead a better place to live. Refreshments will be served.
Over the past year, OMIA has continued its work to preserve and enhance Marblehead’s historic character. Recent projects include updating the visitor map at State Street Wharf and maintaining the grounds of the Old Town House including providing the wreaths at the holidays.
OMIA welcomes new members and encourages anyone interested in supporting Marblehead’s historic preservation and community improvement efforts to get involved. Annual membership dues are $20.
Artist unveils signature Holiday Pops painting
Marblehead Harbor Rotary celebrated artist Todd Zalewski at a reception in his honor on Nov. 4, as he unveiled his Holiday Pops painting, “Light Tower at Chandler Hovey Park.”
The painting will be awarded to a winning raffle ticket holder during the intermission at the Holiday Pops concert in Abbot Hall on Saturday, Dec. 12.
Tickets to the are available online at rotaryclubofmheadharbor.org.
Floor seats are $85 each and balcony seats are $45 each. Balcony tickets are also available at Arnould Gallery and Framery, 111 Washington St.
Lynnway project meeting
Select Board Chair Dan Fox and member Erin Noonan are set to meet Nov. 19 with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Lynn Mayor Jared Nicholson and MBTA General Manager Phil Eng to share concerns about the impacts of the upcoming Lynnway project narrowing the road to two lanes each way.
“The goals are largely to understand the traffic mitigation plans during the construction phase, ensure there is coordinated regional planning as it aligns on the same timeline with replacing the General Edwards Bridge, opening of new Revere High School across from Wonderland and the construction of the Lynn commuter garage,” Noonan told the Current. “We want to share our concerns on behalf of our resident commuters around the impact to travel time with the planned lane reduction on the Lynnway and ask for accountability and changes if the actual impact on travel times exceeds their estimates.”
‘Pippin’ auditions
Marblehead Little Theatre is holding non-equity auditions for its musical, “Pippin,” on Sunday, Dec. 6, 1-2:30 p.m. or 3:30-5 p.m. All actors should sign up for a singing time slot at mltlive.com and be prepared to attend a dance call from 2:45-3:30 p.m. Performances will be in March. “Pippin” tells the story of a young prince on an extraordinary journey to find meaning, purpose and glory.
Wreaths Across America fundraiser
Come to the Hunker in the Bunker event at the VFW, 321 West Shore Drive, to raise money for Marblehead’s Wreaths Across America event. Every year, volunteers order and place holiday wreaths on veterans graves in Marblehead.Come Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. for live music, raffle prizes and a cash bar … all for a good cause.
