February 09, 2008 06:00 am Benefits Saturday, Feb. 9 Salem So Sweet Blood Drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Salem Old Town Hall, First Floor Hall. Call 800-448-3543 for appointment. Walk-ins welcome. Sponsored by Salem Parks and Recreation Department. Enter "Warm Your Heart — Warm Your Home" raffle for $200 for home heating. Dane Vannatter and Jazz Quartet: Benefit for Salem Public Schools, 8 p.m., Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem. Tickets $22/$18. For reservations, 978-745-9500, ext. 3011. Arts Sunday, Feb. 10 Artist's Reception with Elizabeth Heide, noon to 3 p.m., Cloister Gallery, St. Andrew Church, 135 Lafayette St. (Route 114), Marblehead. For exhibition of etchings and lithographs titled "Capturing a Moment." Handicapped-accessible, free parking. Lecture Saturday, Feb. 9 North Shore Health & Wellness Expo, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Northshore Mall. Includes information and demonstrations. Free admission. info@beverlychamber.com or 978-232-9559. Explore the Divine Duality with Will Keepin and Cynthia Brix, 3 p.m., Cornerstone Books, 45 Lafayette St. Authors' presentation on gender. Free. 978-744-1831. Sunday, Feb. 10 "Saugus Iron Works: An Overview," slide lecture by Ranger Curtis White, 2 p.m., Peabody Historical Society's Fire Museum, Felton Street, Peabody. $3, members free. 978-531-0805. Music Saturday, Feb. 9 Amaryllis Chamber Ensemble, 7 p.m., Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex St., Salem, wind and string chamber music, $60, $50 members. Reservations required at 978-744-2540. Dane Vannatter and Jazz Quartet: Benefit for Salem Public Schools, 8 p.m., Museum Atrium, Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem. Tickets $22/$18. For reservations, 978-745-9500, ext. 3011. Innovata Brass, 8 p.m., Maple Street Church, 90 Maple St., Danvers Square. Renaissance, baroque, classical, jazz, swing, Dixieland selections. Tickets $8, senior citizens $5, children under 12 free. www.maplestreetchurch.org or 978-774-4510. Dances Saturday, Feb. 9 Beverly Cove Improvement Association Valentine's Dinner Dance, 7 to 11 p.m., Beverly Cove Community Center, 19 Lothrop St., music, food and drink, $37, members $30. 978-922-6334 or beverlycove.org. Recreation Saturday, Feb. 9 Winter Wildlife Prowl, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Appleton Farms, 219 County Road, Ipswich. Learn how local plants and animals adapt to life in the cold, program co-led by farm educator, expert birder and author Jim Berry. $5 ($4 members). Register at 978-921-1944, ext. 8815. Meet at Farms Grass Rides parking area, Highland Street, Hamilton. Valentine-Making Session, Danvers Art Association, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 105 Elliott St. (Route 62), Danvers, for children accompanied by an adult. Free and open to the public. 978-777-8501. "Make Your Valentine a Lavender-bath Tea Bag," 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Manchester Public Library, 15 Union St., for all ages, drop in and make lavender/chamomile tea bags for a refreshing bath. 978-526-7711. Theater Saturday, Feb. 9 "Stand Up Tragedy," Peabody High School Stage One Drama, 7 p.m., tickets $5, available at the door. This play contains mature subject matter and strong language. Parental discretion advised. "Yes, Yes, Jeanette!" Musical Fantasy about Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, New England Light Opera, 8 p.m., Emerson Center, Congregational Church, 9 E. Common St, Topsfield. Tickets cost $28 for adults, $25 for seniors 65 and older, $5 for children and students. Tickets at www.newenglandlightopera.org or 978-887-2045. Sunday, Feb. 10 "Yes, Yes, Jeanette!" Musical Fantasy about Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, New England Light Opera, 3 p.m., Emerson Center, Congregational Church, 9 E. Common St, Topsfield. Tickets cost $28 for adults, $25 for seniors 65 and older, $5 for children and students. Tickets at www.newenglandlightopera.org or 978-887-2045. Etc. Saturday, Feb. 9 Salem's So Sweet, chocolate and ice sculpture festival, all day, downtown Salem and Pickering Wharf. Ice sculptures, chocolate samples, raffle, special chocolate offerings at shops and restaurants. www.salem-chamber.org. Middleton Democratic Town Committee Caucus, 10 a.m., Middleton Senior Center. Beverly Democratic City Committee Caucuses, Wards 1 to 6, 10 a.m., Beverly Public Library, Sohier Room, to elect delegates to state convention. Open to Democrats registered as of 12/31/07. 978-922-2368. Danvers Democratic Town Committee caucus, 2 p.m. promptly, Gordon Room, Danvers Library. All registered Danvers Democrats welcome. The caucus will elect 12 delegates and two alternates to the Democratic State Convention, to be held Saturday, June 7, in Lowell. 978-750-1049. Peabody Democratic Town Committee, meeting to elect delegates to Democratic State Convention, 2 p.m., Gordon Room, Peabody Institute Library. Sunday, Feb. 9 Salem's So Sweet, chocolate and ice sculpture festival, all day, downtown Salem and Pickering Wharf. Ice sculptures, chocolate samples, raffle, special chocolate offerings at shops and restaurants. www.salem-chamber.org. >
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