September 13, 2008 05:43 am Books Saturday, Sept. 13 Fall Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, 14 Union St., Hamilton. 978-468-5577 or www.hwlibrary.org. Books Sale, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant St., Marblehead. One-day sale, sponsored by Friends of the Library. 781-631-1481. www.abbotlibrary.org. Salem Literature Festival: Speed Date With Editor, 10 a.m. Old Town Hall, Derby Square; Kids' Story Time with Mayor Driscoll, 10:30 a.m., Cornerstone Books; Scrabble Tournament, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex St.; Overcoming Writer's Block, noon, Old Town Hall; Author's Book Fair, noon to 6 p.m., Old Town Hall; Hawthorne's Haunts, 1 p.m., Cornerstone Books; Literary Readings by Actors, 1 p.m., Artist's Row; Sisters in Crime, 2 p.m., Old Town Hall; Megan Kelley Hall, 3 p.m., Cornerstone Books; Positioning Yourself for Publication, 5 p.m., Cornerstone Books; Michael White and "Soul Catcher," 7 p.m., Cornerstone Books; Salem Arts Association LitBop, 7 p.m., Artist's Row. www.salem litfest.com. Benefits Saturday, Sept. 13 Community Yard Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Brightview, 50 Endicott St., Danvers. To benefit the Alzheimer's Association. 978-750-6111. Car Wash and Bottle Drive, Beverly High School Girls Soccer, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Memorial Building parking lot, 502 Cabot St., Beverly. 508-843-7736. Sunday, Sept. 14 Peabody High Soccer Team Car Wash, 9 a.m. to noon, Holden's Oil Co., Lynnfield Street, South Peabody. Proceeds toward booster programs and end-of-season player awards and scholarships. $5 per car. North Shore Walk-A-Thon To Cure Scleroderma, with 5K "Highlander" and "Flatlander" walks beginning at noon from Topsfield's Proctor School. Registration, 10 to 11:45 a.m. The event will include family entertainment and is sponsored by the Scleroderma Foundation New England. 978-887-0658 or tinyurl.com/topsclr. Lobsterfest, 5:30 p.m., The House of the Seven Gables auction and fundraiser, 115 Derby St., tickets $125 from Sandi Goren-Fotheringham at 978-744-0991, ext. 101. Festivals Sunday, Sept. 14 Peabody International Festival, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Peabody Square. Features ethnic dishes including Indian, Greek, Portuguese, Chinese and Caribbean. Also features 70 to 80 clubs and groups and entertainment including Bremer Academy of Irish Dance, Crystal PanJammers, Youth Steel Orchestra and Rumbafrica. 978-538-5700. Recreation Saturday, Sept. 13 Truck Day for Kids, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Endicott Park, Danvers. Almost 100 trucks from public works, fire, police departments to play on and explore. cmarshall@mail.danvers-ma.org. Sketching to See, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Agassiz Rock, Manchester. Trustees of Reservations art class. Artists invited, but no artistic experience necessary. Materials provided. For families and children over 10. Adult members $10, adult nonmembers $15, all children free. www.thetrustees.org or 978-921-1944. Underwater Buggin', 1 to 2:30 p.m., Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, 87 Perkins Row, Topsfield. For families with children 5 and older. Investigate pond with dip nets, rain or shine. Advance registration required, $9 adults, $7 children (Mass Audubon member discount). 978-887-9264. S.H.A.R.E. (Salem Harbor Alliance for Reliable Energy), 3 p.m., David Beattie Park, between Derby Street and Fort Avenue, Salem. Community-based advocacy group formed in support of Dominion's Salem Harbor Power Station, to develop a new walking path. All community volunteers welcome to help. ¬ Sunday, Sept. 14 Beverly/Salem Elks annual Soccer Shoot, 9 a.m., Memorial Field, Cabot Street (across from Dairy Queen), Beverly. For children between 8 and 13. Children need not be Beverly residents, but must be accompanied by parent and present copy of birth certificate. Trophies presented to winners and runners-up in each age division at 1 p.m. Free. 978-979-6199. Farmstead Tour, 3 to 5 p.m., Appleton Farms, Waldingfield Road parking area, Ipswich (off Route 1A). Two-hour guided walk through meadows and historic barns. Register at 978-921-1944, ext. 8815, or needucation@ttor.org. $5, $4 for members Trustees of Reservations members. Minimum age 8. Music Saturday, Sept. 13 Music Together Demo Class, 10 a.m., Peabody Institute Library, Children's Room, 82 Main St., Peabody. With Teresa Coelho, interactive music and movement program for children ages birth through 5 years and their parents, funded by Friends of the Peabody Institute Library. Call 978-531-0100, ext. 29, to register. David Patterson, solo guitar, 8 p.m., Gordon College, Phillips Recital Hall, 255 Grapevine Road, Wenham. 978-867-4364. Journey Unauthorized, 8 p.m., North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham Road (Route 128, Exit 19), Beverly. Journey tribute band. Tickets $25 at 978-232-7200 or www.nsmt.org. Sunday, Sept. 14 Music at Eden's Edge concert, 5 p.m., Hamilton-Wenham Community House. "September Turns Eastward" features works by Sviridov and Schubert. Tea served at 4:30 p.m. Tickets $15 to $20. 978-270-4463 or www.edensedge.org. History/Museum Saturday, Sept. 13 MassQuilt Documentation Day, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Ipswich Historical Society, 54 S. Main St. Call for details and to reserve a spot. For residents of Ipswich with old quilts, quilt tops, quilted clothing, blocks and pieces made before 1950, to participate in historical survey. 978-356-2811. Civil War Museum open house, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on second floor of Old Town House, Market Square, Marblehead. Free admission. Presented by Marblehead Museum and Historical Society. 781-631-1768. Salem Day, Wenham Museum, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 132 Main St., Salem. Free admission for Salem residents and city employees, proof of residency and employment required. Sponsored by Salem Five Charitable Foundation. Call 978-468-2377 or visit www.wenham museum.org. Chinese Moon Festival celebration, 10:30 a.m., Manchester Public Library, 15 Union St. With Dottie Patch. For families of children ages 5 and up, with Shadow Theatre Presentation of "Chang-E Flies To The Moon." Craft project for children. 978-526-7711. Sunday, Sept. 14 Washington Street and its Parallels, 1 to 3 p.m., Lee Mansion, 170 Washington St., Marblehead. Walking tour with town historian Bette Hunt. Rain or shine. $15, $10 members. 781-631-1768. Gardening Saturday, Sept. 13 North Shore Orchid Society seminar, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Jean Stefanik of the New Hampshire Orchid Society, covering all aspects of orchid culture and a presentation on North American native orchids. At Swampscott Public Library on Burrill Street. Refreshments. Members can bring in their own orchids. Registration and membership in the society is $35 at the door. Late Summer Stroll at Long Hill, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Long Hill, 572 Essex St., Beverly. Garden tour hosted by Trustees of Reservations, of late-summer and early fall blooms in Sedgwick Gardens. Refreshments. Adults $5, children free. Members: adults $4, children free; nonmembers. Register at 978-921-1944, ext. 8815. Health and safety Saturday, Sept. 13 Safety Day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Salem Common (Collins Middle School if rain). Bike, water, food and bus safety. With activities for kids and giveaways. 978-745-9595 or www.salem.com. Responsible Dog Ownership Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Best Friends Pet Care, 126 Killam Hill Road, Boxford. Event includes pets for adoption, "Ask the Vet" pet health table, low-cost microchipping clinic, pet first aid and agility demonstrations, dog games, kids' pet safety workshops. 978-887-5760. Food Sunday, Sept. 14 Salem Fall Restaurant Week, three-course dinners for $20.08; participating restaurants may also offer $30.08 option. Runs Sept. 14 to 18. Reservations recommended, made directly with restaurants. For names of the participants, visit www.salem-chamber.org or call 978-744-0004. Etc. Saturday, Sept. 13 Wedding Vows Renewal Ceremony, 2 p.m., garden at Lynch Park, 55 Ober St., Beverly. For couples of all ages. Check in at 1 p.m. Register with Beverly Recreation Department at 978-921-6067. Vendors' display to follow; event is free and open to everyone. Donations to the Carriage House Renovation Fund are welcome.
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