Mar 242012
 

Have you made all your plans for the weekend…

The Peabody Essex Museum has fantastic exhibits and activities this weekend.

Tonight is the annual Spring Fling Saturday, March 24 in Old Town Hall from 7 – 10 p.m. www.salemspringfling.com.
 
Swimming in the Shallows is being performed at the Salem Theatre Company. Visit www.salemtheatre.com for full details. 

 Restaurant Week starts this Sunday night visit www.salem-chamber.org for a full list of participating restaurants and many of their fixed price ($25) menus.

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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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Dec 122011
 

Shop Downtown Salem for the Holidays!

Over 50 stores will be open late on Friday, December 16 with many serving refreshments and offering great deals and discounts!

Have your card validated at seven businesses and turn your card in by 8 p.m. at Rockafellas and be entered for a chance to win $100 and other great prizes! Follow this link to download a raffle card.

Participating Businesses:

Addicted Fashion, Albatross, Angelica of the Angels, Angels Landing, Artemsia, The Barking Cat, Beehive, Bella Hair Salon, Ben & Jerry’s, Bernard’s Jewelers, Body and Soul Massage and Wellness Center, Boston Bead Company, The Boutique, Caffe Graziani, Coons, Fool’s Mansion, Fountain Place, Glass and Etc., The Happy Sunflower, Harrison’s Comics, Hex, The Hungry Whale, J.Mode, Laura Lanes, Living With Pets, Magic Parlor, Mighty Aphrodite, Mud Puddle Toys, The Official Witch Shoppe, Omen, Pamplemousse, Peabody Essex Museum Shop, Penelope’s Pet Boutique, The Picklepot, Radiance Aveda, re-find, Roost, Rouge Cosmetics, Salem Cycle, Salemdipity, Scrub, Seedstitch, Signatures, Sophia’s, Sweet Anthem, Thai Place, Treasures Over Time, Trolley Depot, two girls shop, The Urbane Cyclist, Witch’s Hide, and Witch Tees

Special offers include: 15% off an item at Albatross, Free cocoa & samples of winter ice cream flavors and cocoa at Ben & Jerry’s, Open until 8pm offering free chair massage if you make a donation to the Northeast Animal Shelter and free

hand paraffin, Free gift with purchase and homemade cookies and cider at Body and Soul Massage and Wellness Center, Refreshments and specials at Boston Bead Company, Christmas cookies at Caffe Graziani, 20% off at Coons, 10% off at Fool’s Mansion, Receive a free personalized ornament with a $20 purchase at The Happy Sunflower, $10 off readings for the night at Omen, 20% off at Penelope’s Pet Boutique, Refreshments & a free gift with any $50 purchase at Rouge Cosmetics, 10% off Seedstitch, stocking stuffer weekend at Signatures, Complimentary Refreshments and 20% off purchase of $100 or more. Enter a free drawing to win a Sid Dickens Memory Block at Sophia’s, Free $9 gift certificate to Thai Place or Cinema Salem with a $49 dinner purchase, (excluding drinks) at Thai Place, Free gift with $20 purchase at Trolley Depot, and 10% off two girls shop

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Dec 012011
 

Need to do some holiday decorating and start checking off items on your holiday shopping list? Make the Salem Winter Farmers’ Market your one-stop place to shop! Starting this Thursday, December 1, from 2 – 6 in Artists’ Row the Winter Market will sell wreaths, kissing balls and Christmas trees as well as the usual delicious produce and other local items.

For those on your holiday list, consider a gift basket of local market items- from cheese to spreadable fruit to specialty teas. Visit the Salem Arts Association building (across from the Lobster Shanty) for arts and crafts – they make unique and lovely gifts! A limited number of free tote bags will be distributed by market sponsor Salem Five Bank.

In the small building, Talent Conquest TV Show, presented by Debra Crosby and Mamadou Diop, will feature musical entertainment by winners Rosanne Casio and Rick Cardin. The two musicians will keep you entertained with their folk world vibe as you shop. Visit all four of the market buildings each Thursday in December from 2-6 pm!

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Nov 262011
 

Visit the Salem Farmers’ Market Thursday in Artists’ Row from 2 – 6 p.m. There will be holiday greens for sale as well as the usual delicious treats.

Mark your calendars for Santa’s Arrival Friday, December 2 on the roof of the Hawthorne Hotel at 5:30 p.m. Free hot chocolate provided by 62 Restaurant and Wine Bar. Music by the Dejas at the Salem Common. He will be greeted by Mayor Driscoll and then proceed to the Museum Place Mall to hear the wishes of children.

Friday, December 2 is also the kick off of Christmas in Salem Historic House Tours and a Charles Dickens Weekend full of events celebrating his life and work.

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