Feb 212012
 

Artists and Authors Winter Exhibit, to be held at the Hawthorne Hotel on 23 February 2012 from 5 to 9 p.m.

The Hawthorne Hotel’s Ballroom will be overrun by local fine artists and authors— including visual artists Charles Lang, Wendy Snow-Lang, Sara Ashodian, and Ellen Hardy and authors Robert Booth and Nelson Dionne. Robert Booth is the author of Death of an Empire: The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America’s Richest City. Nelson Dionne’s Salem in Stereo: Victorian Salem in 3D—just recently published—comes complete with 3D glasses. Also, enjoy the music of Brendan O’Reilly and Clay Ventre & the Bond Girls. To complete the delight  of visitors’ senses on this cold winter night will be a cash bar featuring a special ‘arts menu.’ The Artists and Authors Winter Exhibit is free and open to the public.

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Feb 132012
 

Get your tickets early next year. The Wine and Chocolate Tasting was sold out well over a week in advance this year and highlighted samplings from: 62 Restaurant and Wine Bar, Adriatic Restaurant & Bar, Ben & Jerry’s, Busa Wine and Spirits, Café Polonia, Caffe Graziani, Capt.’s Premium Steak & Seafood Grill, Captain Dusty’s Ice Cream, Finz Seafood & Grill, Green Land Café, Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Pamplemousse, Rockafellas, Salem Waterfront Hotel, Sweet Adeline’s, Thai Place, Victoria Station. and Ye Olde Pepper Co.

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Feb 072012
 

Looking for something to do with your signifiant other to celebrate Valentine’s Day… Enjoy the Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate and Ice Sculpture Festival. It starts Friday night with a sold out Wine and Chocolate Event and continues on Saturday with 17 beautiful ice sculptures filling the downtown. There are numerous opportunities to sample chocolate, shopping discounts and much more.

Some event highlights include:

Clifford the Big Red Dog Saturday in Old Town Hall from 11 -5.
Violin Music at the new J’Adore Romantic Gift Shop on Derby Square 11 -2
En Amour Latin Dance at RedLulu on Sunday presented by the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival
Make your own Valentine at Mud Puddle Toys 12 – 3 Sat. and Sun. for kids

Some businesses are staring early:

February 9:
 Cafe Graziani is having  a five course wine dinner paired with Italian Wine to celebrate 10 years of wine dinners.
J. Mode has a ladies night with Jenny Johnson champagne and chocolates and more.

For romance on the rocks see Salem Theatre Company’s production of Tom Stoppard’s THE REAL THING.

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Jan 282012
 

There will be 17 beautiful ice sculptures gracing the downtown for the 10th Annual  Salem’s So Sweet festival February 10 – 14, 2012. The festival begins with a Wine and Chocolate Tasting in Hamilton Hall on Friday, February 10. Tickets are almost sold out for this decadent event and can be purchased by calling (978)744-0004. On Saturday, February 11 by noon 17 large ice sculptures will fill downtown Salem. Many shops will be offering free chocolate samples and fantastic shopping discounts. It’s a great opportunity to do your Valentine shopping and make dinner reservations at one of 60 eating establishments downtown Salem.

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Dec 192011
 

Downtown Salem is the perfect spot for your last minute holiday shopping. On Thursday, December 22 we will hold the last winter farmers’ market of the season. This is a perfect opportunity for shopping for your holiday entertaining – buy delicious produce, cheese, jams, cookies, pies and much more! There are lots of wonderful gift items such as local art. The market is open from 2 – 6 in Artists’ Row on Front Street. Santa Claus will be visiting the market from 3:30 – 5:30.

Downtown Salem has over 100 retail shops and 50 eating establishments.

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