Compiled by Judy Wakefield
Thursday, NOV. 5
Author reading, Brian MacQuarrie will read from his latest book, "The Ride," a shocking murder and a bereaved Massachusetts father's journey from rage to redemption about the 1997 abduction and murder of 10-year-old Jeffrey Curley. We will be joined by Bob Curley, the boy's father who has moved from calling for the death penalty to becoming a powerful voice against capital punishment, 7 p.m., free, Andover Bookstore, 89 Rear Main St.; 978-475-0143
Swing music, with the legendary Glenn Miller Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., $35 door, Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College, North Andover; 978-837-5355, www.merrimack.edu/rogers.
Blood Drive, Methuen YMCA, 29 Haverhill St., Methuen, 2-7 p.m.; 978-683-5266.
Wine Tasting Event, 6 to 9 p.m., Berkeley Retirement Home, 150 Berkeley St., Lawrence, $25 per person, hosted by the Lawrence Rotary Club and the Berkeley Retirement Home; Kathy Boshar, kboshar@comcast.net.
Friday, NOV. 6
Faculty Piano Recital, 7:30 p.m., the Phillips Academy Music Department will present Stephen Porter performing music of Handel, Ravel and Liszt, Cochran Chapel, free and open to the public; 978-749-4263, music@andover.edu.
Andona Society Fashion Show, 7 to 11 p.m., Wyndham Ballroom, Andover.
Theater, Merrimack Junior Theatre, Robin Hood the Musical, 7:30 p.m., North Andover Middle School Auditorium, 495 Main St., North Andover, $8. Performances on Saturday and Sunday also.
Theater, "Bad Seed" by Acting Out!, 56 Island St., Lawrence, 7:30 p.m., $12; 978-794-0001, actingouttheater@comcast.net. Shows also happening Saturday, Nov. 7 at 2, 7:30 p.m, and Sunday, Nov. 8 at 5 p.m.
Theater, Northern Essex Community College's Top Notch players present former American poet laureate Richard Wilbur's adaptation of "Tartuffe," 7:30 p.m., $10, Top Notch Theater, third floor, Spurk Building, Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St., Haverhill, with Ryan Jennings of Andover as Damis; Shows also happening Nov. 7, 12, 13, and 14 at 7:30 p.m.; Susan Sanders at 978 556-3374.
Opening reception, for Digital and Gelatin Silver: Hometowns and Beyond, 6:30-8:30 p.m., show is through Nov. 22, Loading Dock Gallery, Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave., Lowell.
Armenian Food & Fall Festival, Armenian Church At Hye Pointe, 110 Main St., Haverhill, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., featuring Armenian & Middle East cuisine; 978-372-9227.
Book sale, Flint Memorial Library Activity Room, 147 Park St., North Reading, 4-8 p.m.; 978-664-4942.
Orchestra Concert, Reading Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Andover resident Roland Vazquez, 8 p.m., Rogers Center at Merrimack College, North Andover, $15 adults, $10 students, seniors, children under 12 are free; 978-664-5614.
Theater, Theatre III's production of "City of Angels" opens, with Andover resident, Susan Dalton, 250 Central St., West Acton. For tickets visit theatre3.org or call 978-263-9070.
Saturday, NOV. 7
Work party, along Merrimack River at Deer Jump Reservation, 9 a.m. to noon. Park past 15 Launching Road. All AVIS trail enthusiasts welcome; David Dargie, 978-996-4475.
Elegant english Dinner, and entertainment, hosted by Andover Sister Towns Association of Andover and North Andover, 6:30 p.m., $35 single, $50 couple, West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Road, Andover; Frank Hopkins 978-470-0702, fhopkins02@comcast.net; Marcia O'Donnell 978-470-1136, trachmate@comcast.net.
SAMARITAN VOLUNTEER training, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., also happening Nov. 14, participants must attend all sessions. For more information, call Debbie at 978-327-6671.
Hypnotist, Class of 2012 at Andover High School hosts "ESP Mind Reading and Get Tranced," Collins Center, 7-9 p.m., with Master Comedic Hypnotist Dan Candell, $8 advance, $10 door, all ages welcome; Paula Brady, sophomore class adviser, pbrady@aps1.net.
Folk music, Ballard Vale United Church Coffee House, 7:30 p.m. with doo-wops and folk songs from the late '50s and early '60s, $10, proceeds benefit a mission trip to Nicaragua, coffee and desserts will be available for purchase, 23 Clark Road, Andover; Noni Yount, 978-470-2921.
Theater, Colonial Chorus Players presents "Seussical," the musical, 8 p.m., $15-18, the Parker Middle School, Reading; 781-944-9780; also being staged Nov. 13, 14 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 8, 15 at 2 p.m.
Book sale, Flint Memorial Library Activity Room, 147 Park St., North Reading, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Open house, Align Health, 28 Andover St., Andover, hosts open house to benefit Challenge Unlimited, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., new and existing patients will learn about a variety of services for only a $10 donation; Walk-ins are welcome, advance registration encouraged.
Armenian Food & Fall Festival, see Nov. 6 entry.
Theater, Merrimack Junior Theatre, Robin Hood the Musical, 7:30 p.m., see Nov. 6 entry.
Coffee House, to benefit mission trip, doo-wop and folk songs, 7:30 p.m., Ballard Vale United Church 23 Clark Road, $10 at the door, coffee and dessert.
Sunday, NOV. 8
Boston Saxophone Quartet, a wind performance featuring music from Swing, Ragtime, Jazz, The Beatles, and music back to the Renaissance, 2 p.m., Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main St., Andover; 978-623-8401, Ext. 49, eclasson@mhl.org.
Jazz, with Faculty Jazz Ensembles, 3 p.m., Phillips Academy Music Department hosts, with Joel Springer, saxophone; Peter Cirelli, trombone; Jesse Williams, Peter Cicco and Raleigh Green, guitar; Bob Baughman, piano; Vincent Monaco, trumpet, Dave Zox, bass and Bertram Lehmann, drums, free and open to the public, Timken Room at Graves Hall on the Phillips Academy campus, 180 Main St., Andover; 978-749-4263, music@andover.edu.
Filmmaker discussion, with Lawrence-based filmmaker Lorre Fritchy, talks about her most recent film "Millies," story of a bankrupt, modern-day mill owner who is visited by mill workers from 1912 when they discover "her" future threatens "their" historic past, 2 p.m., free, Northern Essex Community College White Fund Room, 78-82 Amesbury St. in the Louise Haffner Fournier Education Center, Lawrence.
Piano & cello, with pianist Max Levinson and cellist Allison Eldredge, 4 p.m., West Parish Church, Andover,
Symphony concert, Reading Symphony Orchestra, 3:30 p.m., $15, $10 students, seniors,under 12 is free, Reading High School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading; Marcia Cutlip 978-664 5614.
Theater, Merrimack Junior Theatre, Robin Hood the Musical, 2 p.m., see Nov. 6 entry.
Tuesday, NOV. 10
Preschool Fair, Wyndham Hotel in Andover, 7 to 9 p.m., free, hosted by The Mother Connection, parents meet with local preschool programs in one convenient place; preschoolfair@themotherconnection.org.
Thursday, NOV. 12
Theater, The Merrimack College OnStagers, fun version of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," 8 p.m., Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St., North Andover, $10-$12; 978-837-5355, warrior.merrimack.edu/community/Rogers. Shows also happening Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14, at 2 and 8 p.m.
Theater, Bradford Christian Academy, "The Music Man," 7 p.m., $6-15, The Fine Arts Center at Zion Bible College, 320 S. Main St., Bradford; www.brownpapertickets.com/event/86768. Shows are also Nov. 13 at 7 p.m., Nov. 14 at 2 and 7 p.m.
Bookstore's 200th birthday bash, 7 p.m., free, with staff (past & present) along with local authors, birthday cake, an evening of memories and a gathering of bookstore community, Andover Bookstore, 89 Rear Main St.; 978-475-0143.
Friday, NOV. 13
Theater, "Beauty and the Beast," by Andover Community Theater, West Middle School, 70 Shawsheen Road, Andover, 7:30 p.m., $20 adults, $15 students/seniors. Tickets may be purchased at Learning Express, Bella Beads in Andover and www.actandover.com; 978-289-4123.
Saturday, NOV. 14
Holiday Faire, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Andover Country Club, 60 Canterbury St., Andover, benefits Creative Living, Inc., a private non-profit organization in Andover supporting individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, luncheon at 12:30 p.m. costs $35; RSVP by Nov. 6 to Josie Paolino at 978-749-9759 or creativeliving@verizon.net.
Cercie Miller Jazz Quartet, 8 p.m., doors open at 7:30 p.m., $12, Crossroads Coffeehouse of the North Parish UU Church, 3 Great Pond Rd., second floor, North Andover; www.crossroads-coffeehouse.org via PayPal. Tickets can also be purchased in person at Shoppe on the Common in North Andover's Old Center and at Paisley Farm in Boxford; 978-687-3960.
Christine Lavin, The Ivy Chord Coffee House, Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading, 239 Woburn St., Reading, 8 p.m., doors open at 7:15 p.m., $25, senior or student $23; www.uureading.org/ivychord.htm.
Toy fair, 9 a.m. to noon, 4H Building at the Topsfield Fairgrounds, with gently used bikes, ride-on toys, Legos, preschool toys, games, action figures, dolls and books on sale at bargain prices; www.communitygivingtree.org.
Andover Sister Towns meeting, Association of Andover and North Andover holds annual meeting, 2:30 p.m., Memorial Hall Library in Andover. Exciting plans for trips and events including a visit from our "sister town", Andover, England, will be discussed, refreshments. New members welcome.
Theater, "Beauty and the Beast," 2, 7:30 p.m., see Nov. 13 listing.
Sunday, NOV. 15
Shipwrecks of New England slide show, maritime tragedies in an featuring ships of sail and steam wrecked along the New England shore discussed with Bruce Bateman, co-founder of the Air Force Diving Team, member of the U.S. Air Force Bobsled Team, a Banner Tow Pilot, a Glider Tow Pilot and a Test Pilot of Experimental Aircraft, 2 p.m., free, Memorial Hall Library, 2 North Main St., Andover; www.mhl.org, 978-623-8401, x31 or 32.
Mickey Mouse Bus, Disney Live! stage show featuring classic characters in an original storyline, Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 50 East Merrimack St., Lowell, 12:30 p.m., $18-$62; 978-454-2299,www.lowellauditorium.com.
Classical piano, with Pianists Wanda Paik and David Hagan, part of the Lawrence Classical Music Series, 2 p.m., free, Sargent Auditorium, Lawrence Public Library, 51 Lawrence St., Lawrence; 978 620-3600, www.lawrencefreelibrary.org.
Theater, "Beauty and the Beast," 2 p.m., see Nov. 13 listing.
Thursday, NOV. 19
The Village Garden Club of Andover will hold a "Holiday Workshop" creating a long lasting candle centerpiece using greens and fresh flowers, Atria-Marland Place, 15 Stevens St., Andover.P resented by Betsy Williams, noted lecturer, author, and workshop leader who has been growing, selling, decorating and teaching about living with herbs since 1970. Hostesses for the event art Ruth Doyle, Sue Anne Basu, and Michael Beckerman. Judy Mitchell is the flower arranger for the evening.
History of the Andover Bookstore, by Susan Lenoe and Karen Harris, 7 p.m. at the bookstore, the second oldest continuously operating bookstore in the country and the oldest establishment in Andover. Andover Bookstore, 89 Rear Main St., 978-475-0143; free, all welcome.
