Local Business Weekend Nov 26 – 28

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Nov 262010
 

Salem celebrates Local Business Weekend November 26 – 28.

Parking will be free in both downtown garages and the Church Street parking lot November 26 – 28. Parking will also be free on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.  “With its eclectic mix of stores and cuisine from around the world, Downtown Salem has something for everyone on your holiday list,” said Mayor Kimberley Driscoll. “Offering free parking is just one way we hope to encourage more customers to see what our local businesses have to offer.”

Destination Salem and Salem Main Streets have also organized this year’s Holiday Happenings, which include fun Holiday events starting in November. To help out harried husbands – or anyone else who has trouble coming up with gift ideas – participating downtown retailers will have wish lists that shoppers can use as guides during December 16’s “Men’s Shopping Night.”

Facebook followers of Destination Salem also have the chance to win gift certificates to local businesses by tagging themselves in Destination Salem photos as part of the Tag and Shop program. For more information on Holiday Happenings; visit Salem.org/holidays, SalemMainStreets.org and facebook.com/destsalem.

For a link to the official holiday event guide for Salem click here.

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Holiday Spirit Downtown Salem

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Nov 222010
 

Have you noticed a bit more greenery downtown Salem? Are you feeling the holiday spirit? Downtown Businesses have generously sponsored the lovely green wreaths which hang throughout the downtown. Thank you to the City of Salem Department of Public Works for hanging these wreaths and for the Beautification Committee for adding candy cane ribboning on many of the lamp posts. Thank you to the following businesses which donated to Salem Main Streets holiday fund for the wreaths: Angelica of the Angels, Bernard’s Jewelers, Body and Soul Massage and Wellness Center, Caffe Graziani, Coons, Crunchy Granola Baby, Glass & Etc, Green Land Café, Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Hawthorne Hotel, Laura Lanes Skin Care, Lotus Gifts, Mighty Aphrodite, Nightmare Factory, Pamplemousse, Paul Ryan, Peabody Essex Museum Gift Shop, Penelope’s Pet Boutique, Red Lion Smoke Shop, Rouge Cosmetics, Salemdipty, Salem Inn, Signatures, Thai Place, Treasures Over Time, Trolley Depot, Witch Tees.

For more greenery, stop downtown to Lappin Park Friday, November 26 at 6:00 p.m. for the Downtown Salem Tree Lighting with Mayor Driscoll.

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Restaurant Week Nov 7 – 11

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Nov 022010
 

Save your appetite for Salem’s mouth-watering Fall Restaurant Week November 7-11!  Get your friends together, or bring a date for a night of delicious dining.  As the premier culinary destination on the North Shore, Salem offers a wide variety of cuisine ranging from steak to seafood, and American to ethnic.  This is the perfect opportunity to sample whatever your taste buds crave!  The cost is $25 for a three course meal at most restaurants. Some restaurants are offering a two course meal for $15. Reservations are encouraged, and be sure to mention restaurant week at your chosen destinations.  For more information visit www.salem-chamber.org, and see a list of participating restaurants below:

62 Restaurant and Wine Bar
Adriatic Restaurant and Bar  – Click HERE for Restaurant Week Menu
Bella Verona – Click HERE for Restaurant Week Menu
Capt’s Waterfront Grill & Club 
Cilantro
Finz Seafood Restaurant & Grill
Grapevine Restaurant
Green Land Cafe
Howling Wolf Taqueria
The Lobster Shanty

The Lyceum 
Nathaniel’s at the Hawthorne Hotel
Passage to India
Regatta Pub at the Waterfront Hotel 
Rockafellas
Salem Beers Works
Seaport Cafe
Tavern at the Hawthorne Hotel
Tavern in the Square
Thai Place
Victoria Station

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Halloween Weekend in Salem!

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Oct 282010
 

Head to Salem this weekend for an exciting 2-day Halloween Celebration!  The Haunted Happenings Main Stage will be set up October 30 and 31 on Washington Street with music starting at 4 p.m.  Radio 92.9 presents headlining band Ernie and the Automatics on Saturday night.  The winners of Radio 92.9’s Battle of the Bands will play Halloween night followed by a fireworks finale over the North River at 10:15 p.m.  Listen to live music and enjoy the sites as thousands walk the streets in outrageous costumes!  Don’t forget to leave your broomstick behind and take the train in to avoid those traffic jams and parking woes, as the Salem MBTA Station parking lot will be closed all day Sunday.  Visit www.hauntedhappenings.org for more information, and see below for the band schedule:

Saturday, October 30:

4:00-4:55 p.m.                        51 Shortfalls

5:15-6:10 p.m.                        Fire Hazard

6:45-7:40 p.m.                        Honors

8:30-10:00 p.m.                   Ernie and the Automatics

Sunday, October 31

4:00-4:55 p.m.           Streight Angular

5:30-6:25 p.m.           Ashlands Attic

7:00-8:00 p.m.          51 Shortfalls

8:30-10:10 p.m.        The Replicas

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Lower Lafayette Block Party – Sept. 30

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Sep 222010
 

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.

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