As the temperature spiked to a record 118 degrees last Thursday and climbed throughout the week, the people sweating, working and struggling through dawn-to-dark heat said they were longing for some relief from all of it.

The events will include a dawn-to-dark celebration of the Indian music that fascinated George Harrison, with the imposing space of St George’s Hall transformed into a festival village with henna painting, yoga lessons, Indian food and a series of recitals throughout the day and into the candlelit night.

Mrs. Hickock, a plump woman with a soft, round face unmarred by a lifetime of dawn-to-dark endeavor, reproached him.

They generally draw much narrower participation than a dawn-to-dark primary operated by board of elections officials at polling stations in every precinct.

Ms. Thomas was known for her dawn-to-dark work hours, and she won her share of exclusives and near-exclusives.