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Bring your Christmas tree with you that evening, drop it off at the beach after January 2nd, or leave it out for curbside pickup beginning December 28th Please don't forget to remove all decorations and lights from your tree (FYI – Citywide Christmas Tree Curbside Collection will take place for three weeks: December 28, 2021...
Warm-up in front of a fire with a drink in hand. Every winter season we'll spend evenings to take an hour to learn about original lifestyles, notable winters, and infamous events this house stood witness to. Coffee and Tea will be provided. For those guests looking for a romantic evening of history, this event is...
Boston Artists Ensemble presents “Mozart X 2” Mozart: String Quintet No. 2 in C minor, K. 406/516b Mozart: String Quintet No. 3 in C major, K. 515 ??????Annual “Mystery Piece” — Guess the composer! Click here for tickets.
H.P. Lovecraft is a writer from the early 20th century known for his fantastic stories in the genres of horror fiction, fantasy and science fiction. He specialized in the weird that captured the imagination of many of his fans, especially with the creature Cthulhu Mythos. He loved Providence where he was born, but his second...
This event has been postponed from its original date of December 4th, 2021 to January 8. 2022. Join Philadelphia-based rockstars, Heavy Temple, for an intimate and rare performance at The Satanic Temple! In support of Alex Reisfar's exhibition, The Death of Gods and Masters, Heavy Temple will be playing their newest album, Lupis Amoris, which features Reisfar's...
William Pickering of Salem and John Calley of Marblehead, ambitious mariners forced by an unwanted war to engage in the Newfoundland fishery in the early 1700s, became deeply (and improbably) involved in the highest-level politics of the province of Massachusetts Bay. Calley, with evidence of treason, fomented an uprising against the Royal Governor and helped...
PEM presents the virtual premiere of New Addresses: An Ode to Breath, an original concert-performance short film inspired by the embodiment of breath and the physical space of the museum. Experience three of PEM’s installations in a new light: Anila Quayyum Agha’s All the Flowers Are For Me, Wes Sam-Bruce’s Where the Questions Live: An Exploration of Humans...
Lift your spirits and laugh the cold away with this three-day celebration of comedy & spirits. Featuring top local and national performing comedians, locally crafted spirits, beers and cider, and related special events at a variety of renowned Salem venues. Click here for more information.
Your favorite yoga witches are coming back to Salem! Join us for another weekend filled with in-person alternative vinyasa yoga classes inside The Satanic Temple Salem, 1/14-1/16! Classes are 60 mins and open to all-levels of experience, so spread the word! Tickets are $25 and must be purchased in advance (non-refundable). If we happen to...
Earthquakes are not that common in New England. And when they happen, they are usually small in the 1.2 to 1.5 magnitude range and do not cause much damage. But when an estimated magnitude 7.3 earthquake took place in Quebec in 1663, causing damage from Canada to Boston, the Puritans were rattled to say the...
Throughout history, Wolves have been the personification of wonder and power. They represent the untamed spirit and unconquered land. With that reputation, they have also been condemned as evil incarnate and, once murdered, a symbol of man’s brutal conquest of nature. With this exhibition, we aim to explore and promote the majesty of these beautiful...
Join us for a special program to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Artists Luis Martin and Aaron Marin will guide viewers through a collage-making session and prompt a conversation reflecting on social and civic issues, injustice, and race while tying in their lived experiences as men of color, Latinx and Black. In an invitation...
A continuation of the Transcendentalist discussion begun in December with Robert Gross’ The Transcendentalists and Their World, Kate Dike Blair and Don Zancanella, historical fiction authors with new books set in mid-19th century Concord, talk about their research into this remarkable period and its people. Blair’s The Hawthorne Inheritance and Zancanella’s Concord both feature a who’s...
Grab a drink, invite a friend and join photographer Patricia Scialo to learn how to create a one-of-a-kind artists’ book. Before the workshop, find a family photograph, around 4 by 7 inches or smaller, to feature in your book. Participants will receive a kit including the tools necessary to complete the project in advance.
Visitors come from around the country and the world to Salem to learn about the 1692 Witchcraft Trials and see the sites where it happened. Many do not realize that there were other towns that had witchcraft trials before 1692. Salem may have been the worst, but it was not the first. In 1647, Alse...
Join Lynda Roscoe Hartigan, The Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Director and CEO, for a conversation with Indigenous contemporary artist Cannupa Hanska Luger, in advance of the opening of the new exhibition Each Other/Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger. Luger is a New Mexico-based multi-disciplinary artist. Using social collaboration in response to timely and site-specific...
Boston-based investigative journalist Michael Blanding tells the true story of a self-taught Shakespeare sleuth’s quest to prove his eye-opening theory about the source of the English language’s most famous plays and gives us an insider’s view of the vibrant era of Elizabethan England and the contemporary scene of Shakespeare scholars and obsessives. Through it all,...
Professors Donna Seger and Emerson “Tad” Baker of the Salem State University History Department discuss the impact of the Protestant Reformation on death and funeral customs, in 16th, 17th, and 18th century Europe and America, with specific reference to the Old Burying Ground on Charter Street.
The latest immersive photo experience to take a look at Valentine’s Day from all angles, whether you look forward to Valentine’s traditions with someone special or the thought of February 14 gives you a rush of cynicism. The exhibition features selfie stations, guided workshops, and even opportunities to plan professional photoshoots in the space, all...
Each/Other: Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger features the work of Watt and Luger, two leading Indigenous contemporary artists whose processes focus on collaborative artmaking, community engagement, materials, and the land. Each/Other features 26 mixed media sculptures, wall hangings and large-scale installation works by Watt (Seneca, Scottish, German) and Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota and European), along with...
By the time Nathaniel Hawthorne dropped by The House of the Seven Gables to chat with his erudite cousin, Susanna Ingersoll, in the 1830s and ‘40s, potatoes had made their way into New England kitchens. And very possibly, a dish like potato omelet was served in The Gable’s dining room. According to Kaylee Redard, assistant...
In its 76th year, the Hamilton Hall Lecture Series on World Affairs continues the rich tradition of hosting internationally respected speakers. This season the Series will be held virtually with eight lectures on Thursdays at 11 a.m. during the months of February and March. As is our tradition, there will be an opportunity for you...
The most exciting way to spend your Valentine's Day is with the Salem Night Tour. This is our 5th annual Anti-Valentine Tour. Bring a Valentine, a friend or go solo on Valentine's Day with us. We will focus on ghostly and darker stories of love gone wrong throughout Salem's past. Last year each ticket came...
Come sip and relax while shopping for the perfect Valentine's Day present for your love.
