21 beautiful sculptures around downtown Salem! Come downtown and enjoy great promotions and chocolate samples while you view the sculptures
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Pick up a festival brochure at most downtown businesses, participate in the GOLDEN TICKET contest…and much more…
Starting Saturday, February 5 at noon downtown Salem will be filled with 21 beautiful ice sculptures. The ice sculptures are outdoors and free to view. Stop in to warm up at downtown businesses, many of whom are offering free chocolate samples and discounted shopping. Go to the National Park Service Visitor Center at the corner of New Liberty and Essex Street to learn about the history of drinking chocolate. Stop by Deadhorse Beach on Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. to watch the Polar Plunge fundraiser. These are just a few of the fun opportunities in Salem this weekend.
Tickets are going fast for the Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate and Wine Tasting Event February 4 in Hamilton Hall. The event runs from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. We are expecting an even more fabulous event than last year with 22 participating businesses offering delicious chocolate samples or wine. Get your tickets for $25 now at the Salem Chamber of Commerce at 265 Essex Street. The event is expected to sell out. Participating businesses include:
Adriatic Restaurant & Bar
Busa Wine & Spirits
Cafe Polonia
Cafe Valverde
Caffe Graziani
Capt.’s Waterfront Grill & Pub
Captain Dusty’s Ice Cream
Coffee Time Bake Shop
Coven Dessert Bar
Finz Seafood Restaurant & Grill
Great Escape Restaurant
Green Land Cafe
Gulu-Gulu Cafe
Maria’s Sweet Somethings
Milk & Honey Green Grocer
Pamplemousse
Rockafellas
Salem Waterfront Hotel
Salem Wine Imports
Victoria Station
Ye Olde Pepper Co.
The event is sponsored by the Salem Waterfront Hotel.
Salem Main Streets is pleased to announce that SMS has been awarded a $1,000 grant by the Salem Cultural Council for the 2011 Salem Arts Festival This will enable us to continue our goal of showcasing the talents of the arts community in a free festival downtown Salem. The Festival is June 3 – 5, 2011 downtown Salem. Applications for the 2011 festival will be available soon. Anyone interested in volunteering for the festival or festival committee should contact Jennifer 
at (978)744-0004 or Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org. For future updates visit the festival website http://www.salemartsfestival.com Thank you to the Salem Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, for their continued support of the festival.
The Salem’s So Sweet Festival Brochure is now available! This year’s festival is the most spectacular ever – with numerous events including a Polar Plunge, 21 Ice Sculptures (a new record), and the popular Chocolate and Wine Tasting Event in Hamilton Hall. Thank you to all businesses who are participating in the festival February 4 – 14, 2011.
For a complete festival brochure follow the links below:
Salem’s So Sweet Brochure Page 1
Salem’s So Sweet Brochure Page 2
Hard copies will be available closer to the start of the festival.
