A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Low-born Monty Navarro finds out that he’s eighth in line for an earldom and figures his chances of outliving his predecessors are slight. Can he knock off his unsuspecting relatives without being caught and become the ninth Earl of Highhurst? And then there’s love, because murder isn’t the only thing on Monty’s mind. At Marblehead Little Theatre, 12 School St. from Jan. 26 – Feb. 4, 2024.
JCCNS Family Shabbat
Please join the JCCNS to celebrate Shabbat as a community of young North Shore families on Jan. 26 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. We’ll enjoy fun stories, activities, and songs together, as well as dinner. This event will also feature Tu B’Shvat activities to celebrate the trees! Families with children 8 and younger are welcome! Event is FREE and open to the public. Please RSVP.
Public Unveiling: George Washington to Gen. John Glover Letter
Marblehead Museum is thrilled to announce the acquisition of a 1779 letter from Gen. George Washington to Marblehead’s heroic Revolutionary War general, John Glover. The museum and the Glover’s Marblehead Regiment invite the public to an official unveiling of the letter at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27 in the second-floor JOJ Frost Gallery and Carolyn Lynch Education Center at the Marblehead Museum, 170 Washington St. (sorry, no elevator – street parking). This special letter, featuring George Washington’s signature, is a reply to Glover’s request to resign from the Continental Army due to the recent death of his wife, Hannah. This significant piece of Marblehead’s history was purchased at auction from Swann Auction Galleries thanks to a generous donation by Glover’s Marblehead Regiment.
Intro to Marblehead Town Government: Marblehead Town Planner
The Intro to Marblehead Town Government series at Abbot Public Library continues with a presentation by Becky Curran Cutting, Marblehead’s town planner, on Monday, Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the public meeting room at the library at 3 Brook Road. Curran Cutting has worked for the Town of Marblehead since June 1988 as town planner and also the town’s chief procurement officer. With her understanding of planning policy, state zoning regulations and local zoning bylaws, Curran Cutting has been involved in a wide range of planning issues including historic preservation, affordable housing, transportation, zoning, project management and grant writing for the town.