Come celebrate and dance in the streets at the Lower Lafayette Block Party on September 30, 2010 from 5 – 8 p.m. There will be salsa, shopping, food and culture. Highlights included a performance by Grupo Fantasia (www.grupofantasia.com), opening night of the Salem Theatre Company production of Bittersweet Midnight, a lecture by Jim McAllister and a free Golden Ticket contest with raffle prize. The band will perform in the parking lot behind West Coast Video. For more information contact Salem Main Streets or the Salem Chamber of Commerce at (978)744-0004. Block Party Sponsors include: Congressman John Tierney, Glitterati, Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, National Grid, Salem State University, State Representative John Keenan, State Senator Fred Berry and Winer Bros. Paint & Hardware.
Event Organizers include: Local Merchants & Restaurants, the City of Salem, Salem Main Streets, Salem Chamber of Commerce, the Point Neighborhood Association and North Shore CDC.
Join Mayor Kimberley Driscoll on a tour of three of Salem’s hot dining spots: Green Land Cafe, The Lyceum, and Vic’s Boathouse at Victoria Station. The event, a Mayor’s Night Out restaurant hors d’oeurves sampler, gives residents a unique opportunity to spend time with the mayor. The event is one of many great events put on by the city of Salem as part of Heritage Days.
The event takes place Monday, August 9; from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Cost to participate is $20 with proceeds to benefit Salem Main Streets. Pre-registration for the event is required. This is a unique opportunity for residents to spend time with Mayor Driscoll and sample appetizers at a few of the many outstanding restaurants in downtown Salem, while supporting the efforts of Salem Main Streets.
‘Mayor’s Night Out’ will start at Green Land Cafe on 87 Essex Street (5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.); the hot new restaurant downtown Salem that everyone is talking about. The next stop on the sampler tour is The Lyceum, 43 Church Street (5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.), a local favorite known for serving the finest food in a relaxed atmosphere. The final stop on Mayor’s Night out is Vic’s Boathouse at Victoria Station, 86 Wharf Street known for its beautiful view of Salem’s harbor (6:30 – 7:00 p.m.). For more information or to pre-register contact the Salem Chamber of Commerce or Salem Main Streets at (978)744-0004 or Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org.
Join us Thursday from 3 – 7 p.m. in Derby Square.
Delicious fresh produce, live lobsters, fresh bread, hand crafted items, cooking demonstrations each week at 3:30, live music starting at 5…
For more details visit our market website at www.salemfarmersmarket.org as well as on Facebook and Twitter.
Come to the opening of the second season of the Salem Farmers’ Market Thursday, June 17. The market will open an hour earlier this year at 3 p.m. and close at 7 p.m. It will feature more farms and more great produce including some new and less common vegetables sure to please the gourmet cooks in Salem. Don’t miss the opening bell of the market at 3 p.m. At 3:30 p.m. Chive, Sustainable Event Design & Catering will do a cooking demonstration and from 5 – 7 p.m. there will be live music by Qwill and The Further From Zen Orchestra. http://wqillmusic.com. The market will include fresh bread by “When Pigs Fly”, live lobsters, and much more. New farms include: Flats Mentor Farm (an Asian vegetable farmer), Cider Hill Farm of Amesbury, and West River Creamery. The Salem Farmers’ Market is held every Thursday June 17 – October 21 in Derby Square on Front Street in downtown Salem from 3 – 7 p.m. It is a Salem Main Streets project and more information can be found at http://www.salemfarmersmarket.org/. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Tickets for the extremely popular Chocolate and Wine Tasting kick off event for the Salem’s So Sweet festival are on sale now at the Salem Chamber of Commerce at 265 Essex Street. The festival which runs from February 5 – 14, 2010 includes beautiful ice sculptures and great promotions throughout downtown Salem as well as the kick off event. The Wine and Chocolate event is Friday, February 5 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Hamilton Hall. Tickets are $20 for the event which serves as a fundraiser for Salem Main Streets.
Participating Businesses:
Capt.’s Waterfront Grill & Club
Captain Dusty’s Ice Cream
Coffee Time Bake Shop
Finz Seafood Restaurant
Harbor Sweets
Nathaniel’s in the Hawthorne Hotel
Maria’s Sweet Somethings
Market Wine & Spirits
Pamplemousse
Rockafellas
Salem Beer Works
Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites
Salem Wine Imports
Sixty2 on Wharf
Strega Restaurant & Lounge
Victoria Station
Ye Olde Pepper Co.
Event Sponsored by:
Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites
Strega Restaurant & Lounge
Thai Place