Mar 182011
 
Salem is filled with over 90 fantastic shops and more on the way…
See the list below for the following categories: Antiques, Art, Beauty & Skin Care, Bicycles, Books, Clothing, Shoes & Accessories, Crafts & Hobbies, Gifts & Specialty Items, Florists, Food and Wine, Home Furnishings, Museum & Attraction Gift Shops, Pets and Pharmacies.
Antiques
AAA Olde Naumkeag Antiques 1 Hawthorne Blvd., 978-745-9280  
Antiques Gallery 69 Wharf St., 978-741-3113
The Cat N The Fiddle 78 Wharf St., 978-741-0060
Europa Limited 3 Hawthorne Blvd., 978-744-4303
Filigree & Fancy Antiques 4 Wharf St., 978-745-9222
Glass and Etc. Museum Place Mall, 978-745-1900
R A DiFillipo Antiques 55 Lafayette St., 978-741-0889 www.radifillipoantiquies.com
Witch City Thrift & Consignment Shop 301 Essex St., 978-744-4433 www.sellmeyouritems.com
Art
The Art Corner 264 Washington St., 978-745-9524 www.theartcorner.blogspot.com
Kensington-Stobart Gallery 18 Washington Sq., 978-852-0022 www.kensingtonstobartgallery.com
Marine Arts Gallery 135 Essex St., 978-745-5000 www.marineartsgallery.com
The Picklepot, Inc. 75 Wharf St., 978-744-6678 www.picklepot.com
Salem Oriental Gallery 178 Essex St., 978-744-8746
Beauty & Skin Care
Laura Lanes Skin Care 242 Essex St., 978-741-8778 www.lauralanes.com
Radiance Aveda 316 Derby St., 978-741-8110 www.radianceaveda.com
Rouge Cosmetics 322 Derby St., 978-740-1044 www.rouge.com
Witch City Ink Museum Place Mall, 978-744-9393 www.witchcityink.com
Bicycles
Salem Cycle 72 Washington St., 978-741-2222 www.Salemcycle.com
The Urbane Cyclist 144 Washington St., 978-594-7174 www.theurbanecyclist.com
Books
Derby Square Bookstore 215 Essex St., 978-745-8804
Harrison’s Comic & Collectibles 252 Essex St., 978-741-0786 
Pyramid Books 214 Derby St., 978-745-7171 www.pyramidbks.com
Clothing, Shoes, & Accessories
Army Barracks Inc. 234 Essex St., 800-673-3564 www.armybarracks.com
The Bootery 182 Essex St., 978-745-8821
The Fool’s Mansion 127 Essex St., 978-740-9595 www.foolsmansion.com
Gagnon’s Shoe Repair 14 New Derby St., 978-745-6276
J. Mode Fashions  17 Front St., 978-744-7007 www.jmodefashions.com
LGNDS 63 Wharf St., (978)594-1657
Mighty Aphrodite Maternity 244 Essex St., 978-745-8900 www.mightyaphroditematernity.com
Modern Millie Vintage 103 Washington St., 978-745-0231 www.modernmillieshop.com
Re-Find 72 Washington St.
Quint Essentials 96 Wharf St., 978-740-2877 www.qe-salem.com
Signatures of Salem 181 Essex St., 978-825-0015 www.signaturesofsalem.com
Sweet Anthem 24 Front St., 978-744-2129 www.sweetanthem.com
The Boutique 322 Derby St., (978)741-4141
Two Girls Shop 320 Derby St., 978-744-5191
Witch’s Hide Leathers 190 Essex St., 978-910-0474
Witch Tee’s Museum Place Mall, 978-740-0900 www.witchtees.com
Crafts & Hobbies
B.F. Goodstitch 18 Front St., (978)740-8986
Boston Bead Company 10 Front St., 978-741-2323 www.bostonbeadcompany.com
Frankenstein’s Art 233 Washington St.,   978-828-6699 www.frankensteinart.com
Gamezone 270 Essex St., 978-744-2630
Market Place Quilts 6 Front St., 978-740-3890 www.marketplacequilts.com
Seed Stitch Fine Yarn 21 Front St., 978-744-5557 www.seedstitchfineyarn.com
Gifts & Specialty Items
Aroma Sanctum 5 Central St., 978-740-9400 www.aromasanctum.com
Beehive 38 Front St., 978-744-0663 www.salembeehive.com
Bernard’s Jewelers 179 Essex St., 978-745-0638 www.bernardsjewelers.com
Bewitched in Salem 180 Essex St., 978-744-9904 www.bewitchedinsalem.com
Black Paws Trading Company 104 Wharf St. 978-745-0550 www.blackpawtrading.com
Coon’s Card & Gift Shop 226 Essex St., 978-744-5884
The Crafter’s Market 82 Wharf St., 978-745-2025 www.craftersmkt.com
The Goddess Treasure Chest  8 Derby, 978-740-5100
Hex 246 Essex St., (978)666-0765
Lotus Gifts Museum Place Mall, 978-745-8281 www.lotusgifts.net
The Magic Parlor 213 Essex St., 978-740-3866 www.themagicparlor.com 
Mud Puddle Toys 221 Essex St., 978-740-5400 www.mudpuddletoys.com
New England Magic 3 Essex St., 978-825-9913 www.newenglandmagic.net
Nu Aeon 88 Wharf St., 978-740-0500 www.wipssp.com
Omen 184 Essex St., (978)744-2900
Red Lion Smoke Shop 94 Washington St., 978-745-2050 www.redlionsmoke.com
Roost Urban Country Design 40 Front St., 978-744-4663 www.roostsalem.com
Salem Vintage Photography 172 Essex St., 978-745-2021 www.salemvintagephotography.com
Salemdipity 86 Wharf St., 978-745-5556 www.pickeringwharf.com/salemdipity
Sophia’s 105 Essex St., 978-741-1809 www.sophiasofsalem.com
Tobie’s Jewelry 140 Washington St., (978)745-7880
Treasures Over Time 139 Washington St., 978-745-2330 www.treasuresovertime.com
The Trolley Depot
191 Essex St., 978-745-3003 www.trolleydepot.com
Witch Way Gifts 155 Derby St., 978-740-3930 www.witchwaygifts.com
Florists
Beautiful Things 127 Essex St., 888-853-0558 www.beautifulthingsltd.com
Fiddlehead 24 Front St., 978-745-0008 www.fiddlehead-flowers.com
Henry Derby Flowers 49 Summer St., 978-745-1080 www.henryderby.com/flowers
Peter D. Barter Inc. Flowers & Colonial Gifts 201 Derby St. 978-744-3144 www.peterbarterflorist.com
Food & Wine
Milk and Honey Green Grocer  32 Church St., 978-744-6639 www.milkandhoneysalem.com
Pamplemousse 185 Essex St., 978-745-2900 www.pmousse.com
Salem Wine Imports 32 Church St., 978-741-9463 www.salemwineimports.com
Steve’s Market 36 Margin St., 978-744-4220
Home Furnishings
Delande Lighting 22 New Derby St. 978-744-2609 www.delandelighting.com
Urban Elements 83 Washington St., 978-666-4408 www.urbanelementshome.com
Waters & Brown Paint & Decorating 281 Derby St. 978-744-0780
Winer Brothers Paint & Hardware 6 Lafayette St., 978-444-0780
Museum & Attraction Gift Shops
House of Seven Gables 115 Derby St., 978-744-0991 www.7gables.org
National Park Service Visitor Center 2 Liberty St.,  978-740-1650 www.nps.gov/sama
New England Pirate Museum 274 Derby St., 978-741-2800 www.piratemuseum.com
Peabody Essex Museum Shop 161 Essex St., 866-745-1876 www.pem.org
Salem Maritime National Historic Site 160 Derby St., 978-740-1660 www.nps.gov/sama
Salem Wax Museum 288 Derby St., 978-740-3634 www.salemwaxmuseum.com
Salem Witch Museum 19 ½ Washington Sq. N 978-744-1692 www.salemwitchmuseum.com
Salem Witch Village 288 Derby St.. 978-740-2929 www.salemwitchvillage.net
Witch Dungeon Museum 16 Lynde St.. 978-741-3570 www.witchdungeon.com
Witch History Museum 197-201 Essex St., 978-741-7770 www.witchhistorymuseum.com
Pets
The Barking Cat Pet Emporium 978-745-BARK 266 Essex St. www.thebarkingcat.us
Living with Pets 73 Wharf St., 978-740-9663
Penelope’s Pet Boutique 99 Washington St., 978-745-0566 www.penelopespetboutique.com
Pharmacies
CVS 200 Essex St., (978)744-2224
Walgreens 29 New Derby St. (978)744-7442
***List subject to changes and corrections***
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Mar 112011
 

The Salem Arts Festival is looking for artists to participate in the 2011 festival. Proposals are due by March 31. Visit the official festival website for full details www.salemartsfestival.com.

The Salem Arts Festival June 3 – 5 promotes the arts in downtown Salem through a collaborative festival for residents and visitors providing opportunities to highlight the existing artist community and encourage general community participation in the arts.  The 2010 festival had over 4,000 visitors. The Festival is looking for art and performance for the sophisticated art patron as well as for the art novice including interactive events for children.  It will engage participants of diverse backgrounds and ages by reaching out to current art patrons, local students, and the community at large.

The Salem Arts Festival, June 3 – 5 will celebrate all the arts: painting, photography, sculpture, dance, music, writing, film, new media, performance, theatre, poetry, culinary and visual art. We are looking for artists of all mediums to exhibit and/or perform. Did you ever want to:

 Create art en plein air – with an audience?, Lead a workshop or an artist’s demonstration?, Draw with chalk on the sidewalk?, Play your instruments by a fountain?, Create an installation in a public space?, Display your artwork in a Salem coffee shop or retail business?

Use your imagination! Submit a proposal as an individual or as a group to help us Celebrate the Arts all over Salem! Various venues are available throughout the city from traditional gallery space to outdoor performance spaces.  Let us know what would work best for you and/or your group. For more informatio contact Jennifer at (978)744-0004 or Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org.

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Mar 022011
 

Salem Farmers’ Market is a proud sponsor of Grown in Detroit  at the Salem Film Festival March 4 – 11, 2011 www.salemfilmfest.com. The movie will be shown at the National Park Service on New Liberty and Essex St. Saturday, March 5 at 1:30 pm and at Cinema Salem Tuesday, Mar 8 at 5:15 pm. Learn more about urban farming and be inspired.

This is the film’s New England Premier. The Film has previously been awareded; Best Documentary – Austin Film Festival; Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival; Sarasota Film Festival; International Millenium Festival, Brussels

“Detroit has earned its notorious title as one of the most dangerous cities in the U.S. Where residents once had major supermarkets and affordable, healthy dining, now liquor stores sell groceries from behind bullet-proof glass and fast food restaurants are rampant. Amidst all this negativity the city and its residents are emerging with their own solution. Nature has taken over and the city is ‘greening’ from within – more than one third of the city has become green again.  GROWN IN DETROIT focuses on the urban gardening efforts managed by a public school of 300, mainly African-American, pregnant and parenting teenagers. As part of the curriculum, the girls are taught agricultural skills on the school’s own farm. The young mothers are learning by farming to become more independent women and knowledgeable about the importance of nutritional foods. “Back to the roots”, a simple yet effective solution for a city that has to start all over again and perhaps a lesson to be learned for the rest of the world.”
 
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Feb 122011
 

Salem Main Streets Design Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the Salem’s So… Sweet Window Contest.  The SMS Design Committee is comprised of Committee Chair, Gina Flynn of Eastern Bank, Shirley Walker, Real Estate, Doug Hopper, Architect and Bill Yuhas, Architect.  This year’s winners are:

For Most Whimsical: Penelope’s Pet Boutique, 90 Washington Street

For Most Original: Roost, 40 Front Street 

Take a look at all participating businesses before they change their window: Mighty Aphrodite Maternity,  244 Essex St., Café Polonia, 118 Washington St., Penelope’s, 99 Washington St., Coon’s, 226 Essex Street, Caffe Graziani, 133 Washington St., The Art Corner, 264 Washington Street, Roost, 40 Front Street, The Beehive, 38 Front Street,  Maria’s Sweet Something’s, 26 Front Street Front Street Coffeehouse,  20 Front Street, Trolley Depot, 191 Essex Street, Glass and Etc., 1 E India Square Mall, Bernard’s Jewelers, 179 Essex St., Signatures, 181 Essex Street, Fool’s Mansion, 127 Essex Street, Rouge Cosmetics, 322 Derby St., Pickering Wharf: The Cat N Fiddle Uniques, The Picklepot, Quint Essentials, Salemdipidty

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Feb 082011
 

Did you see all of the 21 lovely Ice Sculptures this past weekend as part of the Salem’s So Sweet festival?

If you missed some look below to see all 21! Thank you to the downtown businesses who participated in this year’s Salem’s So Sweet Festival whether sponsoring an ice sculpture, donating samples for the Wine and Chocolate event, entering the window contest or listing a promotion or event for the festival. Thank you to everyone who came downtown to make this a successful event and all the volunteers who made it possible. Special thanks to Salem Trolley who donated their services Saturday and Sunday offering free shuttle rides around town.

 

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