Salem Main Streets

It’s that time again, time to sample some of the best ice cream in the North Shore at Salem’s annual Ice Scream Bowl (formally know as “The Salem Scooper Bowl”). The Ice Scream Bowl will be held Tuesday, August 10 on the Salem Common from 6-7:30 p.m. rain or shine. The event is a chance to taste some classic favorite flavors from the area’s premier ice cream shops.

 Ice Cream vendors serving samples at the event include Ben & Jerry’s, Captain Dusty’s, Cherry Farm Creamery, E.W. Hobbs, Maria’s Sweet Somethings, Puleo’s, Rita’s and Seaport Cafe. Salem’s Ice Scream Bowl is a great time for children as well as adults. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children, spoons and napkins will be supplied with purchase of a ticket. The proceeds will go towards Salem Main Streets, a non-profit organization, with the goal of revitalizing downtown Salem as a vibrant year-round retail, dining and cultural destination. Salem Main Streets organizes the Salem Farmers’ Market and other events downtown Salem.  The Ice Scream Bowl is part of Salem Heritage Days, a 10 day event to celebrate the people of Salem.

 For any other questions or comments regarding this event please contact Jennifer Bell at Salem Main Streets at (978) 744-0004 or email at Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org.

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)

April 12 – 17, 2010

There’s no time like the present to take charge of your health, to make those changes you have been putting off, to excercise more and to take advantage of great promotions and discounts at Salem Health and Wellness related businesses and organizations. Come sample what Salem businesses have to offer including FREE massages, FREE skin consultations, FREE children’s yoga, FREE fitness programs and more! Over $2,000 worth of raffle items to be given away! Visit any participating business to be entered to win one of four great raffle prizes. (One raffle ticket per business visited.) More details to follow soon…

Participating Businesses include: A Higher Balance Healing Center, A Sacred Place Wellness Center, B & S Fitness Programs, B & S Sport Science, Body and Soul Massage & Wellness Center, The City of Salem, Park, Recreation and Community Services Department, Get In Shape For Women, Green Tea Yoga, Laura Lanes Skin Care, LivingWell, Radiance Aveda Lifestyle Salon & Spa, Salem Fitness, Urban Elements and The Wicked Running Club.

To download a printout of the schedule, click here.

Written by Daryl Bell
“It’s a wrap!” are three words no one but maybe the organizers and volunteers want to hear for the 2010 Salem Film Fest. But Sunday’s Oscars party marked the end of another film fest with high hopes for the coming year and ticket sales this year exceeded 1500 individual tickets not including the various types of passes sold.

But most importantly, the winning films have been chosen…

The Jury Prize went to Severe Clear by Kristian Fraga. Severe Clear is based on the memoir by First Lieutenant Mike Scotti as well as video footage shot by him and other members of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines on the outset of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

The audience honored No. 4 Street of Our Lady and Rough Aunties. No. 4 Street of our Lady was co-directed by Judy Maltz a first time film maker on hand, Barbara Bird and Richie Sherman. This film tells the story of Francisca Halamajowa, a Polish-Catholic woman who rescued 15 Jews during the Holocaust by passing herself off as a Nazi sympathizer. Rough Aunties was directed by accomplished documentary maker Kim Longinotto. This film is a look at a group of women caring for the abused, neglected and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. Both films will be given a week’s showing by the Salem Cinema. (Times to be announced)

And finally, The Cove, a hit among the audience, won an academy award for Best Documentary Sunday night. And just to be certain of their dedication to their cause, while staying in Hollywood for the Oscars, the film team carried out three sting operations with the help of authorities, on restaurants serving whale meat. DNA tests on the meat confirmed it was indeed whale, perhaps a sequel is in the making…