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Marblehead/Swampscott calendarTuesday, Aug. 17 Senior Book Discussion Group, 10 a.m. Featured book "Language of the Threads" by Gail Tsukiyama. Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St., Marblehead. (781) 631-1481. Wednesday, Aug. 18 Rosh Chodesh Elul celebration, 7:30 p.m., home of Georgianna Sawyer. Sponsored by Lynn-Swampscott-Marblehead chapter of Hadassah. Song, prayer and discussion. Free; open to all women. For directions, information or to RSVP, call (781) 639-0210 or e-mail hadassahlsm@comcast.net. Thursday, Aug. 19 End of Summer party, 1:30 p.m. at Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St., Marblehead. Features entertainment by Willmore the Magic Explorer. Saturday, Aug. 21 Public Safety Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Phillips Park, Humphrey Street, Swampscott. Demonstrations, raffles and refreshments. Sponsored by Swampscott Police and Fire Departments. Saturday, Aug. 28 Summer Jazz Series, 8 p.m. featuring Rebecca Parris. Tickets $23.50 in advance, $25.50 at door. Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford St., Marblehead. (781) 631-1528. Saturday, Sept. 18 Wine and food sampling 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lee Mansion in Marblehead. "The Way We Cook: Recipes from the New American Kitchen," with cookbook authors Sheryl Julian and Julie Riven. Tickets $18 general or $15 seniors. Beneftis the Friends of Abbot Library and the Marblehead Museum. (781) 631-1768. Music at Eden's Edge, 8 p.m. at King Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper St., Marblehead. Music of Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Ralph Vaughan Williams. Tickets $20. (978) 768-6229 or www.edensedge.org. Sunday, Sept. 19 Nature program, 1 to 3 p.m. hosted by Marblehead Trails Committee, "Mushroom Identification" with Dan Small at Camp Shore Lea, Marblehead. Opportunity to purchase a bat house. Free for all ages. (781) 631-4103. Friday, Oct. 1 "Wine Tasting Under the Tent," 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Lee Mansion Garden in Marblehead. Tickets $35 per person. Benefits Friends of the Marblehead Public Schools and Marblehead Museum. (781) 631-1768. Thursday, Oct. 7 Slide presentation, "Marblehead Pottery: An Ideal Place to Work," 7:30 p.m. with Marilee Meyer and Susan Montgomery. $10 general or $5 Marblehead Museum and Historical Society memers. 170 Washington St., Marblehead. (781) 631-1768. Sunday, Oct. 17 Nature program, 1 to 3 p.m. hosted by Marblehead Trails Committee, "Marblehead Trees, Bark and Leaves" with Tom Hammond and Joan McDuff at Camp Shore Lea, Marblehead. Opportunity to purchase a bat house. Free for all ages. (781) 631-4103. Thursday, Oct. 21 "Murders in Marblehead," a lecture by local historian Don Doliber, 7:30 p.m. $7 general or $5 Marlehead Museum and Historical Society members. 170 Washington St., Marblehead. (781) 631-1768. |
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