This week show your support for the Salem Farmers Market by voting in the Love Your Farmers Market contest. The winning market will receive a $5,000 donation which would be a great help in making the market the best on the North Shore! Vote for the Salem Farmers’ Market at: http://www.care2.com/farmersmarket/31438
The Salem Farmers’ Market now hosts 20 vendors offering cheese, fresh berries, freshly baked bread, squash, eggs, lobster and much, much more! This week’s entertainment at the market will feature Henley Douglas Jr. and high school music students. Visit the Salem Farmers’ Market Thursday from 4 – 7 p.m. on Front Street at Derby Square.
Click here to vote.
If Old Town Hall gets the most votes, it’s guaranteed to receive $100,000. The funding will help preserve the building for future generations.
You can vote once a day from April 14 to May 17. Go to www.PartnersInPreservation.com to vote. Check out www.SalemOldTownHall.com to learn more and sign up for a daily e-mail reminder to vote. Previously we understood that you could vote once a day per email address but this information was incorrect. The actual rules are one vote per day per person.
As part of the competition, Old Town Hall will be hosting “Time Travel Days” on May 2 and 3. It will be a fun (and free!) event for the whole family. Go to www.SalemOldTownHall.com for details. And remember–for this competition it’s important to vote early and often!
An Egg Hunt for the whole family…Saturday, April 11 downtown Salem at participating stores.
Pick up your Golden Ticket as part of the Golden Egg Hunt and have it validated at 8 businesses and turn it in by the end of the day April 11, 2009. You will be entered in a contest to win $100 and a fantastic gift basket which includes items ranging from a leather wallet to chocolates.
While you are downtown you might see the Easter Bunny hopping about Saturday from 2 – 3. You can visit the Easter Bunny in the Museum Place Mall from 12 – 2.
Participating stores will be serving refreshments.
Looking to get out of the house and have some fun…join Salem Main Streets on April 11th for the first annual Salem Golden Egg Hunt & Open House for a chance to win a Gift basket and a $100 bill.
Participating merchants will hand out Golden(raffle) Tickets the week leading up to April 11th to the “egg hunters” who spot a golden egg in the store’s window. No purchase is necessary just have your ticket validated at 8 participating stores and turn in your ticket at a participating business or the Salem Chamber of Commerce by close of business April 11.
Many of these businesses will also have special on-going events to entertain, entice and thank customers for their patronage. For example, Pamplemousse will be holding a wine tasting, Penelope’s Pet Boutique is hosting the 3rd annual Easter Biscuit Hunt from 12 – 3, Rose Medallion Tea Room will have free brownies, Rita’s will have free samples, Signatures is offering 20% off all full priced clothing and delicious desserts, Goddess Treasure Chest will be offering $5 off readings, Rouge Cosmetics will be serving brownies, stop by Laura Lanes for an Easter goodie, Coons and Thai Place will have candy and sweets and Maria’s Sweet Somethings will have visits by the Easter Bunny, a jelly bean counting contest and much more.
You can visit the Easter Bunny from noon to 2 p.m. at the Museum Place Mall on April 11th. Afterward, from 2-3 p.m. the bunny can be spotted meeting and greeting people throughout downtown Salem. Vintage photography will be offering photos with the Easter Bunny for a fee.
Refreshments will also be available that day at these participating stores: Bewitched in Salem, Coons, Crunchy Granola Baby, Goddess’ Treasure Chest, Laura Lanes, Lotus Gifts, Marias Sweet Somethings, Pamplemousse, Penelope’s, Picklepot, Red Lion, Rita’s, Rose Medallion, Rouge Cosmetics, Samantha’s Costumes, Signatures, Thai Place, Treasures Over time, Trolley Depot, Turtle alley, Vintage Photography, Witch city Ink, Witch Tees, and Witch’s Hide.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Bell at Salem Main Streets, 978-744-0004 or go to www.salemmainstreets.org.
Congratulations to the Emerling Family of Salem who were the 2009 Salem’s So Sweet Golden Ticket Raffle Winners.
There were approximately 5,000 Golden Tickets distributed throughout the festival and the winning ticket was selected at random from all completed tickets. The Salem’s So Sweet Gift Basket prize is valued at over $700. Participants were required to have their Golden Ticket validated at 10 participating businesses. There was no purchase necessary to win. During the festival, the Emerling family had such a good time they went to 21 different businesses instead of the required 10. The prize, a Salem So Sweet Gift Basket included donated items valued at over $700:
The Art Corner-certificate for $50 off custom framing order
Awakening Guild-Hand blown vase
The Cat N’ The Fiddle Uniques-Book: Priscilla, Elvis and Me, by Michael Edwards
CinemaSalem – Movie passes
Coon’s Card and Gift Shop-Treasure chest with mug
Cornerstone Books-Rechargeble light, lace reader tote bag, and Books: aLeap by Anna Enquist, Aspire: 3 Powerful Strategies for Creating More of What You Want, Now, by Ole Carlson, Cream Puff Murder, by Joanne Fluke, Valeria’s Last Stand, by Marc Fitten, The Writing on my Forehead, by Nafisa Haji, The Boss, by Andrew O’Keefe, In Hanuman’s Hands, by Cheeni Rao, The Household Guide to Dying, by Debra Adelaide, Annie’s Ghost, by Steve Luxenberg, The Invention of Air, by Steven Johnson, The King’s Grace, by Anne Easter Smith, Starvation Lake, by Bryan Gruley, Earning Serendipity, by Glenn Llopis, The Big One, by David Kinney
Crunchy Granola Baby-Hedge hog rattle and onesie
J.Mode-$50 gift certificate
Laura Lanes Skin Care-Laura Lanes Skin Care items and lip plum
Maria’s Sweet Somethings-Mug with card and gift certificate
Peabody Essex Museum Shop-Forbidden City book, vase, and pillow
Penelope’s Pet Boutique -T-shirt and sticker
Quint Essentials-Tray 6 Umbrella
Rose Medallion Tea Room-Assortment of tea
Rouge Cosmetics– Certificate for a $75 make-up lesson
Salem Main Streets– In Salem, Green is the New Black Tote bag
Signatures-Basket, hand lotion and soap, gift certificate
Trolley Depot-Salem black cat T-shirt
Turtle Alley Handmade Chocolates-Candy and gift certificate
Witch City Thrift and Consignment– gift certificate
SMS greatly appreciates the donations for the Salem’s So Sweet gift basket.