Abbot Public Library

Stop in to Abbot Public Library on Friday mornings to relax with a cup of coffee or tea. Find your next great read, chat with your neighbors, work on one of our community puzzles or just enjoy a quiet morning. Locally brewed Atomic Coffee from Marblehead’s Blue Canoe Cafe will be provided, as well as coffee fixings and a selection of tea. Bringing your own mug is encouraged! No registration, no cost - simply stop on by.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of Abbot Public Library.

Local Event: Coffee at the Library

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Marblehead

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Coffee at the Library

Stop in to Abbot Public Library on Friday mornings to relax with a cup of coffee or tea. Find your next great read, chat with...

Kids are invited to stop by the Killam Children’s Room to turn in their final reading/listening records for the summer! All Summer Reading participants will get a free book as a prize as well as an ice cream treat to enjoy on their journey home.

Funding for this program has been provided by the Abbot Public Library Foundation in partnership with the Oliver P. Killam Foundation.

Local Event: End of Summer Reading Party

End of Summer Reading Party

Kids are invited to stop by the Killam Children’s Room to turn in their final reading/listening records for the summer! All...

Nahant Town Hall

A Million Dreams performed by the Seaside Sirens and the Singing Seastars

Local Event: Taffy Knowlton Hall

Taffy Knowlton Hall

A Million Dreams performed by the Seaside Sirens and the Singing Seastars

Historical Talk

Local Event: Nancy Schultz to Speak about the Glover Farmhouse at the Goldthwait Reservation August 23

Nancy Schultz to Speak about the Glover...

The Goldthwait Reservation Glover talks continue August 23, 2026, (Sunday), at 4 p.m. The featured speaker is Nancy Schultz,...

Nancy Schultz to Speak about the Glover Farmhouse at the Goldthwait Reservation August 23

Fifteenth Season of Garden Jazz 3pm - 5pm
10 Central Street, through the driveway or Tucker parking lot gate.

Reserve seats now, under your tree or dappled light.&nbsp; Permanent seating awaits your warmth and appreciation of jazz. Bring food and beverages of choice. Donation for musicians 20 - 35 a person. kids 10 or free&nbsp;

Local Event: Jazz in the Garden

Jazz in the Garden

Fifteenth Season of Garden Jazz 3pm - 5pm
10 Central Street, through the driveway or Tucker parking lot gate.

Reserve seats...

On Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 10:30 a.m., the Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss "Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone" by Benjamin Stevenson. Copies will be available to check out at the Main Desk.
Registration is required - please register at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/Aug-2026-Mystery" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/Aug-2026-Mystery</a>.

Local Event: Mystery Book Club

Mystery Book Club

On Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 10:30 a.m., the Mystery Book Club will meet to discuss "Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone" by...

As versatile as it is colorful, sturdy duct tape is an awesome crafting material! Try out a simple craft like making a bracelet, or challenge yourself and make a pouch or wallet.

Funding for this program has been provided by the Abbot Public Library Foundation in partnership with the Oliver P. Killam Foundation.

Local Event: Teen DIY: Duct Tape Creations

Teen DIY: Duct Tape Creations

As versatile as it is colorful, sturdy duct tape is an awesome crafting material! Try out a simple craft like making a...

Children are invited to our weekly Wednesday program with stories and movement led by early childhood educator Debbie Leibowitz. Story Time A-Go-Go is a lively, interactive program for kids ages 1-4 years old held in the Event Center, or outside in the Courtyard depending on the weather.
Online registration is required - please register at <a href="https://abbotlibrary.org/events" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">abbotlibrary.org/events</a>.
Funding for this program has been provided by the Abbot Public Library Foundation in partnership with the Oliver P. Killam Foundation.

Local Event: Story Time A-Go-Go with Debbie Leibowitz

Story Time A-Go-Go with Debbie Leibowitz

Children are invited to our weekly Wednesday program with stories and movement led by early childhood educator Debbie...

Marblehead Arts Association

Join Marblehead Arts Association artist member and owner of Marblehead Sea Glass, Amy Goldfarb, for an informal, hands-on workshop for all levels, as she instructs and guides you in the creation of a beautiful piece of sea glass art.
You’ll be able to choose one of three different templates, or create a unique design of your own. Basic supplies will be provided to create an 8”x 8” piece of art, including a mat. Beach-procured sea glass will also be available for your use at the workshop, and you’re welcome to bring your own washed, sea glass. Frames and other home accessories will be available at an extra cost. 
Places are limited, so reserve your spot to come along and get creative! Cost for MAA Members $30, non-members $35.

Local Event: Make It and Take It! Sea Glass Art Workshop

Make It and Take It! Sea Glass Art Workshop

Join Marblehead Arts Association artist member and owner of Marblehead Sea Glass, Amy Goldfarb, for an informal, hands-on...

Learn about the crucial leadership of John Glover during his time as Colonel of the Marblehead Regiment in this talk on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m., presented by Larry Sands, captain of the Glover’s Marblehead Regiment reenactment unit.
Celebrated as the most famous of Marblehead’s hundreds of Revolutionary servicemen, Glover’s capable and resolute leadership of his Continental Army regiment during the war’s first year and a half saved the war effort itself. Despite many soldiers leaving to serve as captains and crews on privateer vessels, nearly 600 men and teenaged boys signed up to serve in the rebel Patriot army in June 1775. This talk will primarily discuss Colonel Glover’s time as commander of the so-called “Marblehead Regiment,” and it will also focus on the pivotal last four months of 1776 - from the crucial evacuation of Long Island that saved Commander-in-Chief George Washington’s entire army of 9,000 men and equipment, to the pivotal December Crossing of the Delaware River in dangerous conditions. Sands will also discuss the years following the war, including Glover’s promotion to General in February 1777.&nbsp;
This program will be hybrid. Sign up for Zoom at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/M250-Glover" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/M250-Glover</a> or join us in person, no registration required! If registering for Zoom, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting online.
Larry Sands is the captain of Glover’s Marblehead Regiment, a reenactment unit established in 1974. A member for over 35 years, he has filled all leadership roles and has participated in reenactments of every engagement in which the original regiment served.

This event is presented in collaboration with the Marblehead 250 Committee and Abbot Public Library.
PHOTO COURTESY: Evacuation of Long Island by Henry Alexander Ogden - Courtesy of New York Historical Society.

Local Event: Revolutionary Leader – Colonel John Glover and His Crucial Leadership in 1776

Revolutionary Leader – Colonel John Glover and...

Learn about the crucial leadership of John Glover during his time as Colonel of the Marblehead Regiment in this talk on...

Revolutionary Leader – Colonel John Glover and His Crucial Leadership in 1776

During this welcoming, hands-on workshop, you’ll be introduced to the unique qualities of soft pastels, exploring value, light and color as you create your own pastel painting. You’ll be guided in composition &amp; observation, and learn the fundamental techniques of mark-making, layering, blending, depth and form. The workshop is designed to build confidence and teach the knowledge for you to paint independently. Workshop runs 9am-2pm. Bring a bag lunch.
MAA Members: $50. Non-members: $60

Local Event: Introduction to Soft Pastel Painting with Annette Sykes

Introduction to Soft Pastel Painting with...

During this welcoming, hands-on workshop, you’ll be introduced to the unique qualities of soft pastels, exploring value, light...

Introduction to Soft Pastel Painting with Annette Sykes

Students ages 7-11 are invited to practice their chess against each other in a calm and studious environment.
Online registration is required - please register at <a href="https://abbotlibrary.org/events" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">abbotlibrary.org/events</a>.

Local Event: Afterschool Chess Club

Afterschool Chess Club

Students ages 7-11 are invited to practice their chess against each other in a calm and studious environment.
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Children of any age and their caregivers can visit the Killam Children’s Room on Thursdays between 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. to make a seasonal craft to take home. Working freely with seasonal themed crafts enhances pre-literacy in children with practice in sequencing steps, hand-eye coordination, etc. No registration is required.

Local Event: Afternoon Crafts for Kids

Afternoon Crafts for Kids

Children of any age and their caregivers can visit the Killam Children’s Room on Thursdays between 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. to...

Enjoy a great night of jazz as acclaimed jazz musicians, Yoron Israel and High Standards play at the Marblehead Arts Association as part of the “Jazz at the Arts” series.
Yoron Israel currently serves as Chair &amp; Professor of Percussion at Berklee College of Music, and with his band, High Standards, is committed to forging ahead new standards in jazz performance, composition and arrangements for the 21st century. This superb group comprises tenor/soprano saxophones, piano, bass and drums.
Savor their exceptional jazz music upstairs in the ballroom at the historic Hooper Mansion, with cabaret-style seating and cash bar. Starts at 7pm. Doors open at 6.30pm. Tickets $35 on sale now at Marblehead Arts Association and Arnould Gallery, Marblehead or <a href="https://marbleheadarts.org/jazz-at-the-arts-2026" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">online</a>.

Local Event: Jazz at Marblehead Arts: Yoron Israel and High Standards

Jazz at Marblehead Arts: Yoron Israel and High...

Enjoy a great night of jazz as acclaimed jazz musicians, Yoron Israel and High Standards play at the Marblehead Arts...

Jazz at Marblehead Arts: Yoron Israel and High Standards

Engineer a super-strong "shell" dome using shapes and simple materials, then load-test it to see how much it can hold. Investigate real snail, mussel and oyster shells at the touch tank and discover how&nbsp;shell&nbsp;shape and structure protect animals from waves and predators.

This program is limited to 10 students ages 8-12, and online registration is required. Please register at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/Aug-2026-shells" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/Aug-2026-shells</a>.
This program is funded in part by a grant from the Marblehead Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Local Event: Shell Builders Workshop with Salem Sound Coastwatch

Shell Builders Workshop with Salem Sound...

Engineer a super-strong "shell" dome using shapes and simple materials, then load-test it to see how much it can hold....

Shell Builders Workshop with Salem Sound Coastwatch

This three-week writing workshop is designed to help students ages 8-12 strengthen their writing skills and enjoy the creative writing process, all while celebrating America's 250th anniversary. Each session will combine age-appropriate instruction with entertaining and engaging activities to reinforce core writing fundamentals, using America's founding and history as inspiration for original work.
Students will practice developing narratives, work on sentence structure and word choice, and develop their creative voices as writers. They will leave the workshop with a collection of their own original work to share, an enthusiasm for storytelling, and sharper descriptive writing skills to take into the school year.
This program is limited to 15 students ages 8-12, and online registration is required. Please register at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/America-250-Writing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tinyurl.com/America-250-Writing</a>. Please Note: you only need to register for one session to be registered for all three in the series.
Instructor Jessica Lederman is a rising senior at Gann Academy, where she serves as managing editor for the student newspaper. She has taught multiple writing classes for elementary-aged students and loves to read and write in her free time.

Local Event: America 250: A Writing Workshop for Kids

America 250: A Writing Workshop for Kids

This three-week writing workshop is designed to help students ages 8-12 strengthen their writing skills and enjoy the creative...

The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar

Doors 7:00pm Show 8:00pm 18+, Positive ID Required Premium Seating with cocktail service: $29.50-$34.50 + $6.95 service fee Standard Seating with cocktail service: $24.50 + $6.95 service fee Rear Floor Seating: $19.50 + $6.95 service fee GA Standing: $14.50 + $6.95 service fee
+ $5 Day of Show
Since starting his musical career in 1967 by founding and fronting Roomful of Blues, Duke Robillard has been at the forefront of Blues, Swing and classic R&amp;B/Jump blues for over 45 years earning him his legendary status while influencing and inspiring countless legions of musicians and fans worldwide.
He has been nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for traditional blues album of the year in 2007/2010 and named Blues Music Awards Traditional male Blues Artist of the Year in 2010.
He has won the Blues Music Award for guitarist of the year 5 times, being the second most honored for that award and has garnered no less than 21 BMA nominations in various categories since 1989.
He was honored with a Blues Foundation “Keeping the Blues Alive” award for producer of the year in 2004. Besides winning numerous international awards from France and Canada, Duke received the prestigious Rhode Island Pell Award for “Excellence in the Arts” in 2007.
Leading his own group Duke has toured non-stop for the past 30 some years recording more than 20 critically acclaimed CDs under his own name. He has toured as guitarist with Tom Waits and the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Recorded with the likes of Bob Dylan, Ruth Brown, Jay McShann, Pinetop Perkins, Kim Wilson, Jimmy Witherspoon , Rosco Gordon, Maria Muldaur and many, more.
Duke and his band were nominated for band of the year in 2010.
Duke was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in May of 2014.

Local Event: Duke Robillard

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Duke Robillard

Doors 7:00pm Show 8:00pm 18+, Positive ID Required Premium Seating with cocktail service: $29.50-$34.50 + $6.95 service fee...

Deric Dyer was born in Ireland and lived in England until 1967, when his trumpet-player father moved his family to Bermuda – where Deric’s musical career began. In Spring of 1975, after meeting Cliff Goodwin and joining the American Standard Band, Deric moved to America. Just two years later, ASB would become Joe Cocker‘s band. Playing in Joe’s horn section with the legendary Bobby Keys, “Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder” Deric quickly learned the art of Rock/R&amp;B sax. This proved to be valuable experience for what was still to come in his career. After a couple of years of playing with Joe, Deric left to play and record with many of the best of Boston’s music scene, a highlight recording with Rick Ocasek of The Cars on his first solo album Beatitude.
Deric’s next life-changing opportunity came in January 1987, when he had the good fortune to audition for Rock And Roll Hall of Fame -Tina Turner. He spent an amazing two years as part of her Break Every Rule World Tour, and when Tina was paired with Joe Cocker on Summer festival shows in Germany, Deric and Joe rekindled their friendship. Deric wasn’t home long from TT tour when manager Michael Lang (Woodstock Promoter) called to ask if he would like to re-join Joe Cocker and the rest of the band for the Unchain My Heart World Tour. Deric jumped at the chance to revisit that special time in his career.
Deric continued to tour with Joe throughout the 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s, as well as playing with Roger Hodgson, Al Jarreau, Tony Hadley and Andrea Bocelli. Belgium’s Night of The Proms reunited him with his Tina band mate (and the best man at his wedding), John Miles. In 2012 and 2013, Deric was asked to take part in the John Lennon Double Fantasy Bermuda Tribute Concerts, where he worked with Maxi Priest, Biggie Irie, Roy Young, Uzimon and many amazing Bermudian artists to celebrate the music of John Lennon.
Two years after losing Joe, arguably the greatest voice in Rock &amp; Roll, Deric reached out to his old friends to ask if they could come together again to help keep Joe’s music alive. Their answer was a resounding “YES!” and “Mad Dogs Unchained” was born. MDU went on to play Worcester’s Bull Mansion (among other New England venues), release an hour-long documentary video with a live CD, and travel Europe for eighteen shows in 2018.
During the pandemic, Deric also collaborated with James Duncan and Tony Brannon to produce “Hope!” - a song for the time - with the goal of helping lift the spirits of people everywhere.
Deric Produced the Trilbee Kings album. Working with Executive Producer Rich Kneeland, Deric &amp; Rich, with some of the best musicians in the world, headed of to Los Angeles to record at the famous Sunset Sound Studios. Deric plays soaring solos that adds the final, rich sound to the T.K. Album.
On July 4th 2023 Deric performed in celebration of Tina Turner at New York City’s Macy’s/NBC fireworks display, seen live by millions all over the world. Later that year was a special guest speaker at the Tina Turner Museum - West Delta Heritage Center Brownsville TN. Deric also rereleased Renaissance Man with the additional track “Tennessee Waltz” Sept 2023.
This September brings the release of Deric’s sixth album Red String. A beautiful mix of classic songs from Dylan “Make You Feel My Love” Lennon “Imagine” to Jim Webb “Wichita Lineman” Another captivating musical journey!

Local Event: Deric Dyer - Music & Stories from a Life of Touring with Tina Turner and Joe Cocker

Deric Dyer - Music & Stories from a Life of...

Deric Dyer was born in Ireland and lived in England until 1967, when his trumpet-player father moved his family to Bermuda –...

Deric Dyer - Music & Stories from a Life of Touring with Tina Turner and Joe Cocker

Bring your devices to the library for personal, one-on-one tech help with Theresa Milewski. All tech and computer questions are welcome, from troubleshooting to operation tips to general tech advice. Join us in welcoming Milewski to the library to host drop-in tech help on Tuesdays from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Theresa Milewski, your Marblehead computer tutor, helps people of all ages navigate their devices. Owner of All Computers Great and Small, Milewski is a patient computer tutor with 30+ years of experience with tech.

Local Event: Drop-in Tech Help with All Computers Great and Small

Drop-in Tech Help with All Computers Great and...

Bring your devices to the library for personal, one-on-one tech help with Theresa Milewski. All tech and computer questions are...

Drop-in Tech Help with All Computers Great and Small

Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts 

The Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts is preparing to bring an exciting new destination for live music, comedy, dinner shows, special events, and unforgettable nights out to the North Shore.
With Labor Day Weekend as our target opening, Swampscott is about to experience a whole new world of entertainment, hospitality, dining, and live performance—all coming together in one spectacular waterfront setting. They are also booking banquets, weddings, and private functions.
From intimate performances and laugh-out-loud comedy to live bands, dinner shows, special engagements, and community events, the Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts will offer something for everyone.
This Labor Day Weekend, the curtain rises on something very special in Swampscott, with Fat's Arnold and his Midnight Hotdogs.
Great food. Great entertainment. Great times. Right here by the sea.
<h3>Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts</h3>
Where the North Shore Comes to Be Entertained.
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Boston MedFlight is a nonprofit organization providing the highest level of critical care transport by air and ground to patients in need...

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