‘Simply Looking: Looking Simple’
Marblehead resident Claudia Kaufman, who is a contemporary realist painter, has an exhibit on view through July 19 at the Rocky Neck Gallery. A public reception for Kaufman will be held tomorrow from 5...
View ArticleLocal etiquette expert will sign books Tuesday
Jodi R. R. Smith‘s newest book, “The Etiquette Book: A Complete Guide to Modern Manners,” addresses everything from wedding advice and faux pas to graduation etiquette. Smith, who owns Mannersmith...
View ArticleCuts for a cause
Head to Alfonso’s Hair Salon in Beverly tomorrow to get your hair cut for a cause. Hair cuts are $5 and proceeds will benefit awareness of Alzheimer’s disease. The event, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday,...
View ArticleWhere’s Leni?
The Hamilton-Wenham Public Library is calling on kids to spot its mascot, “Leni,” around local businesses and town offices. People who spot Leni can enter their names in the library’s weekly raffle....
View ArticleRemembering radio
For her part, Donna Halper has been on a campaign to retain our radio memories with a series of books. She will give a free talk at the Peabody Institute Library in Danvers on her latest, “Boston Radio...
View ArticleCar Talk at Phillips House
SALEM — Replacing horses with the internal combustion engine was one of the most significant technological changes of the last 100 years. Anyone who is interested in understanding this transition, or...
View ArticleMoments of Play
The Salem Theatre Company brings its Moments of Play (MoP) festival of original 10-minute plays back to the stage, today through Sunday. This year’s 10-play program features work from playwrights...
View ArticleMarblehead’s Pygmalion
Marblehead author Fred Marshall Bauer spent 25 years unearthing a story of money, lust and vindication about Marblehead’s own Agnes Surriage. In the 18th century, Surriage, a “girl of all works” at the...
View ArticleHop on your bike for a good cause
Start your engines for the Motorcycle Poker Run Mystery Ride this Sunday at 9 a.m. at the Franco American Club, 44 Park St., Beverly. Organized by cancer survivor Dorrie Kimkaran of Hamilton, the...
View ArticleEnter the world of monarch butterflies
Charlie Hoffman will present a lecture on identification, collection, and care of monarch butterfly eggs and caterpillars on Saturday at 1 p.m. The free lecture will be held at the Hamilton-Wenham...
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