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Don’t miss the Salem Arts Festival starting with the opening reception Friday, June 4 at 5:00 p.m. in Old Town Hall.  The Salem Arts Festival is a free eclectic festival June 4 – 6 downtown Salem,  in Old Town Hall and various locations celebrating local talent.  Visit the offical website www.salemartsfestival.com for more information and a complete schedule of events.

Opening Reception at Old Town Hall: Join us on Friday for munchies and a glass of wine and the unveiling of the juried exhibit.  Be entertained all evening from 5-9:00 pm.  The show starts with A-Train, a young 5 piece jump-blues band, continues with Scottish Country Dancers and ends with a performance by soprano Jennifer Sgroe and pianist Beverly Soll.

Music, Music, Music & Dance: Saturday on Salem Common 2:30-7:30pm.   Sunday at Pickering Wharf starting at 12noon.   All Weekend at Old Town Hall:  Friday 5pm-9pm,  Saturday 10:30am-7pm,  Sunday 10am-4pm.   Folk, Rock, Blues, Celtic, Opera, Classical, Jazz, Techo, Contemporary, Multicultural, Funk, Pop - you’ll find them all.

Sunday Jazz Brunch: with East West Trio. 11:30 – 1pm.  BYO box lunch to Old Town Hall; make your own or purchase one at participating restaurants.

Join the Arts Walk: Pick up a free map & program booklet at Old Town Hall then find the artists in their galleries or in local businesses (on Saturday 10am – 5pm). Meet the artists en plein air on Sunday 12 noon – 5pm.

For  Teens: Get inspired by young bands such as A-Train, One Step Away and Standards of Excellence.

& Younger: Catch… Chris Cuddy and Christopher Jon Luke Dowgin at CornerStone Books, Kids Yoga moves on the Common, and Dan Covino playing orginal music on his 10 ft. long musical instrument made out of a tree limb.

Culinary Demos and Tastings on Pickering Wharf: Sunday 1- 5 at Victoria Station, Finz and Capt’s Waterfront.  Cupcake Decorating at Coven on Sunday at 1.  

Special Events Around Town: The grand opening of the Naimo Gallery, special art exhibits in restaurants and galleries, “The Kennedys, Portrait of a Family, Photographs by Richard Avedon” at the PEM,  Improv Comedy (a fee may be charged for these events)

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P.S. In my next post I will explain my two month absence in posting.

Start your summer off with a bash! The Salem Arts Festival Kick-Off Celebration is coming!

The 3 day festival will start Friday, June 5 with the Kick-Off Reception at Old Town Hall from 5-7pm. The reception will include a juried art exhibition as well as an Arc Works Exhibition as well as local artists:Matthew AltieriPhillis Beinart, Andrew Carr, Pat Collins, Ellen Hardy, Eija Heward, Oana Lauric, John Plunkett, Janee Rudolph, Racket Shreve, Loretta Spinelli, Cathy Stacey and Joe Victory.

Other exhibits at Old Town Hall include:

Presidential Inauguration 2009 Photos-First Class Petty Officer Mark O’Donald will exhibit his photographs from his assignment as a photojournalist with the Navy Reserves covering President Obama’s Inauguration.

Harvard University Graduate School of Design Models-Landscape architecture students at the HUGSD have created models of possible designs of Derby Square in Salem, including Artist’s Row. Salem resident Michael Blier of Landworks Studios supervised this project for exploring potential multi-purpose uses for Salem residents and visitors.

In addition some great local art, attendees will also be able to experience amazing local entertainment provided by:

5:30pm: East West Trio, Jazz, Funk & Blues from local musicians Tom Pendergast (guitar), Dave Mecure (bass) and Takuma Anzai (drums). This trio of Berklee graduates has studied a wide variety of styles with such musicians as Cecil McBee, Terri Lyne Carrington and John Neves.

7pm: Accumulation Dance, presenting a series of contemporary modern dance solos, duets and trios. Their introspective choreography will showcase their technical, fluid and graceful movement style. The company is joined by Salem State College alumni Tennille Hahn.

8pm: Rebecca Hains, soprano singing of Gilbert & Sullivan arias including highlights from The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, The Mikado and other G&S operas.

Hope we see you there!

Come downtown Salem to enjoy beautiful ice sculptures, romance and chocolate, February 6 – 14, 2009!

It’s time for the 7th annual Salem’s So Sweet, Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival. A decadent tradition of delectable chocolate, sparkling ice sculptures and Valentine’s Day shopping. For more information go to our Salem’s So Sweet page.

The festival kicks off (more…)

Salem MA, inspiration for writers and setting for classic and contemporary literature, celebrates its passion for all things literary in the 2008 Salem Literary Festival. On Friday, September 12th and Saturday, September 13th, authors, readers, writers of prose and poetry, and word devotees of all stripes will gather for a celebration which will include Author Readings, Writers Workshops, an Open Mic, word games, and more!

Here is a brief schedule of events. For more details, please visit the Festival’s website.

Friday, September 12

• 5pm Kick-Off Celebration at Old Town Hall
• 7pm Writers’ Open Mic at Old Town Hall
• 7pm Scandanavian Literature with Chris Fauske and Bill Coyle at Cornerstone Books

Saturday, September 13

• 10am The Parlor presents “Speed Date with an Editor” at Old Town Hall, 2nd Floor
• 10:30am Story Time with Mayor Kim Driscoll at Cornerstone Books
• 11am SCRABBLE® Tournament at The Salem Athenaeum
• 12pm – 6pm Author’s Book Fair at Old Town Hall, 1st Floor
• 12pm Hillary Rettig and “Overcoming Writer’s Block” at Old Town Hall, 2nd Floor
• 1pm Author John Hardy Wright with Hawthorne’s Haunts at Cornerstone Books
• 1pm Talent Quest Performances and Dramatic Readings at Artist’s Row
• 2pm Sisters in Crime, featuring Hank Phillippi Ryan, Dana Cameron and Toni L.P. Kelner, at Old Town Hall
• 3pm Author Megan Kelley Hall at Cornerstone Books
• 5pm Grub Street North presents Amy MacKinnon and Lynne Griffin with “Positioning Yourself for Publication” at Cornerstone Books
• 5pm Todd Felton and A Journey Into the Transcendentalists’ New England at Old Town Hall, 2nd Floor
• 7pm Author Michael White and Soul Catcher at Cornerstone Books
• 7pm Salem Arts Association LitBop at the Salem Arts Association Gallery in Artist’s Row

LOCATION LINKS

Old Town Hall

Cornerstone Books

SAA Gallery

Salem Anthenaeum

Artists’ Row