Nov 082011
 

For fans of the summer Salem Farmers’ Market patiently (or impatiently) awaiting the arrival of the winter market, the wait is almost over! Salem Main Streets is happy to announce the Salem Winter Farmers’ Market opens this Thursday, November 10 in the Artists’ Row buildings between Front St. and Derby St. Shop the market for some of your favorite items and discover some new favorites. Some of our new vendors have gained recognition in the Boston Globe and Edible Boston!

The market will run from 2-6 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 17 , (Tuesday, November 22), December 1, 8, 15 and 22. On November 10, join us for a reception in the Artists’ Row buildings at 6 p.m. to celebrate the start of the brand new Winter Market season!

At the market, you will find 12 of your favorite summer vendors as well as many new vendors including Shady Oaks Organics, selling their fabulous Oyster and Shiitake mushrooms as featured in the Boston Globe, and Deborah’s Kitchen, whose delicious and all natural, low sugar spreadable fruit and relish has been covered in the Lowell Sun and Edible Boston magazine.

The full market vendor list includes returning vendors Apothe.caring, Cape Cod Original, First Light Farm, Heaven’s Harvest Farm, Long Hill Orchard, Maitland Farm, Milk and Honey Green Grocer, Salem Soap Works, Soula’s Homemade Salsa, Still River Winery, Wally’s Vegetables and When Pigs Fly.

New vendors include A.k.a. Marvelicious, Capt. Pete’s Lobster Trap, Deborah’s Kitchen, Foxboro Cheese and Oake Knoll Ayrshires, Grace Organic, Judith A Fiske Handmade Cards, Seacoast Butters, Shady Oaks Organics, Valicenti Organico and Wunder Budder.

Support local agriculuture and feed your family with healthy, locally grown produce and other goods throughout the colder months at the Salem Winter Farmers’ Market.

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Oct 192011
 

Thursday, October 20 is the last outdoor Farmers’ Market of the season. Fortunately the market will be moving indoors in the Artists’ Row buildings and returning November 10. Join us this Thursday to shop one last time at all your favorite vendors in Derby Square on Front Street from 3 – 7 p.m. Starting at 3:30 enjoy a cooking demonstration by 43 Church Restaurant. Salem 5 will be the weekly market sponsor. Don’t miss Dance Etc. performance of Thriller at 5:30 and 6:30.  This dance performance will be ending the market season for the third year has become a popular market tradition.  

Mark your calendars for the opening of the Winter Farmers’ Market Thursday, November 10 at 2 p.m. (an hour earlier than the summer market) and for the market fundraiser Monday, November 7 at 62 Restaurant and Winebar. For more information or to volunteer contact Jennifer at (978)744-0004 or Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org.

There will be a two-week interval between the last day of the summer Market and the start of the new Winter Market on Thursday, November 10th. Make sure you stock up on all your farm fresh favorites as well as baked goods and other locally sourced foods for the weeks without a market!

Along with crisp produce, baked treats and other fresh and organic foods, the last market will feature an annual performance of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” by Dance, Etc., complete with zombies and all!  Don’t miss your chance at an encounter with the living dead-they will be invading the market twice, at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

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Oct 112011
 

Share your opinion for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate!

Salem Main Streets values your thoughts and ideas about downtown Salem. Make your opinion heard by taking our survey. Salem Main Streets starts projects like the Salem Farmers’ Market based on stakeholder feedback. We want to know what you like, what you would like to change or improve and what you would like to see come to downtown.

The survey will take approximately 4 minutes and by finishing and submitting it, you will be entered to win a $25 Chamber of Commerce Merchant Gift Certificate, accepted at most downtown businesses. One winner will be chosen at random; good luck!

Salem Main Streets works to keep downtown Salem a vibrant, thriving and enjoyable location for all who visit, work or shop year-round. We could not accomplish our goals without volunteers and feedback. We thank you for your time!

Please click here to take our survey.

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Aug 302011
 

Cast off  the rainy stormy weather blues and plan to visit the Salem Farmers’ Market Thursday from 3 – 7 p.m. in Derby Square. Enjoy shopping for fresh fruits and vegetables…including fresh juicy peaches, summer squash and much more. Get your corn on the cob, fresh lobsters, artisan bread, specialty pies and local cheese for the perfect compliment to any Labor Day picnics. For more information visit www.salemfarmersmarket.org.

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Jun 262011
 

Start your Out Night at the Salem Farmers’ Market which opens at 3 p.m. in Derby Square on Front Street. This week at the market the Green City Growers will be giving a raised bed installation and maintenance talk at 3:30, Diane DeGuzman will offer free Health Coaching, and from 5 – 7 Jake and Jesse Armerding will entertain with folk music.

Enjoy many promotions, discounts and events in Salem Thursday Night including:

Peabody Essex Museum – Art After Hours, 161 Essex Street, (978) 745-9500 | pem.org, Experience PEM and its special exhibition, Soundscapes, at this after hours garden party.  Sound artists James Forrest, Scott Buchanan and Noel Snow create unexpected atmospheres using voice, acoustic and electric instruments, recorded music and digitally created sound. Modern dancer Sarah Slifer and her ensemble offer an immersive dance performance in East India Marine Hall. Also, make your own sound art, listen to tracks from the DIY recording projects The RPM Challenge and hear what’s new from Dorkbot Boston, a group inspired by the creative blending of art, science and electricity. Members & Salem Residents $8, Nonmembers $10 | Cash Bar

5:30 and 7:30 p.m. A Love Song for Salem: A Visual Tribute, by Jim McAllister, at the Salem Regional Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty Street, (978) 745-6314 | An impressionistic portrait of Salem, a visual poem, a nostalgic time capsule containing more than 300 images representing four seasons, five neighborhoods, and fifteen years (1978-1993) of photography by historian Jim McAllister.  CultureCorner@gmail.com for reservations and tickets $10.

8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Gay Mixer at Omen Psychic Parlor & Witchcraft Emporium, 184 Essex Street,(978) 666-0763 | OmenSalem.com, Celebrate Out Night at Omen! Bring your own wine or snack.

5pm-9pm Open Door Celebration, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 24 St. Peter’s Street, (978) 745-2291 | StPetersSalem.org,St. Peter’s is extending a special welcome to all LGBT folk and their friends on Out Night and at all times.  The church will be open on June 30 for tours, and there will be refreshments. 

7:30 PM Smudge, Salem Theater Company, 90 Lafayette Street, S978-790-8546 | salemtheatre.com | info@salemtheatre.com,    A dark comedy about the changing face of the American family and the limits of love and cheesecake, as a hopeful young couple gives birth to a smudge, written by two-time Emmy Award winner Rachel Axler (The Daily Show, Parks & Recreation).  Adults: $18, Seniors: $15, Students: $10

6:30 PM & 7:30 PM Salem Trolley presents their Tales & Tombstones Tour, 8 Central Street, (978) 744-5469 |, salemTrolley.com Dusk transforms the city of Salem.  As the city of renown seafarers and distinguished architecture fades into the shadows, a new Salem of the occult and paranormal emerges. You will experience all of this and more as you ride the Salem Trolley’s Tales & Tombstones Tour and explore Salem of the Shadows.  Tour is approximately 1 hour.  Tour departs from 8 Central Street.  Adults $20.00, Seniors (60+) $15.00 and Children (6-14) $10.00

5pm-8pm. Wedding and Milestone Planning & Open House , First Universalist Society of Salem (UU), 211 Bridge Street (front entrance is off of Federal Street) (978) 744-3224 | SalemUU.org FUSS welcomes and performs same-sex and opposite-sex weddings, and milestone ceremonies for families of all types. We also offer general building rental. Staff will available to show our facilities and answer questions.

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