LAWRENCE — Looking for an interesting wine to pair with a special recipe at home?
Then, be sure to check out the "Wines of the World" wine tasting fundraiser on Nov. 5 at the Berkeley Retirement Home, 150 Berkeley St.
The Lawrence Rotary Club is sponsoring the event from 6 to 9 p.m.
Wines will be provided by Sweeney's Liquors & Catering on Essex Street. Appetizers will be served.
Cost is $25 per person, and proceeds will be divided equally between the Rotary Club and the Berkeley Retirement Home.
The evening will also include raffles and a silent auction. To donate items for the auction, contact Kathy Boshar at kboshar@comcast.net.
To purchase tickets for the event, call John Felci at 978-479-5344 or Diane Shrikallah at 978-478-7317; or e-mail Bill Shack at shacklawoffice@comcast.net or Boshar at kboshar@comcast.net.
GLEC hosts benefit flea market
METHUEN — The Greater Lawrence Educational Collaborative will hold the eighth annual EPIC/GLEC flea market Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 480 Broadway.
Proceeds benefit students with special needs in the EPIC program in area schools. Details, 978-685-3000, ext. 119 or e-mail npierce@glec.org.
Holocaust survivor, author to speak Sunday
HAVERHILL — Holocaust survivor Ernie Weiss, author of "Out of Vienna: Eight Years of Flight From the Nazis," will speak at Temple Emanu-El Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Weiss will share his family's varied and remarkable experiences of Holocaust survival. A bagel breakfast will be served.
Weiss plans to read from his book, and members of Temple Emanu-El will share their family stories of survival of the horrors of the Holocaust. For information, call Nancy at 978-373-3861, or visit www.templeemanu-el.org.
Horror genre book talks on Sunday
HAVERHILL — Local authors Christopher Golden and Nate Kenyon will speak about their books written in the horror genre Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Buttonwoods Museum, 240 Water St.
Admission is $5. Details, 978-374-4626 or visit www.historicalhistory.org.
Adopt a wreath in North Andover
NORTH ANDOVER — The town's Holiday Decorating Committee is seeking $60 donations for fresh 4-foot holiday wreaths, adorned with red bows, to be hung on telephone poles along downtown Main Street and Massachusetts Avenue this winter.
Donors' names will be acknowledged on the pole. Pole locations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. People can send checks and pole numbers to the Holiday Decorating Committee, c/o Rosemary Smedile, 65 Greene St., North Andover, MA 01845.
Temple Emanu-El blood drive is Sunday
HAVERHILL — Temple Emanu-El is sponsoring a blood drive Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the synagogue, 514 Main St.
Everyone is invited to donate to the American Red Cross Blood Drive. To register early, or for information, call Nancy at 978-373-3861. Light snacks will be provided.
Free MBA Lunch & Learn session
HAVERHILL — Area employers and employees are invited to learn about the Suffolk University graduate program at a "Lunch & Learn" presentation Oct. 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital, 145 Ward Hill Ave.
Attendees will hear about the part and full-time MBA programs designed for the working professional. Suffolk runs the program on the campus of Merrimack College.
A complimentary lunch is provided. Call 978-837-5143 or e-mail northandover@suffolk.edu.
Ice skating in North Andover
NORTH ANDOVER — The town's Youth and Recreation Services is offering Sunday night ice skating at the Brooks School starting next month. Cost is $3.
Sunday night ice skating runs Nov. 1 to Feb. 21, from 6:40 to 8:50 p.m. Details, 978-682-9000.
