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Artists Needed for Salem Arts Festival….. June 5 – 7

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Mar 132009

www.salemartsfestival.com

A Call for Proposals has been released. The Salem Arts Festival is looking for participation from artists and performers in a diverse range of media for this event June 5 – 7, 2009. The Festival will celebrate painting, photography, sculpture, dance, music, writing, film, new media, performance, theatre, poetry, culinary, etc. The event will support local artists by providing them a free venue to interact with the community. The festival will take place downtown Salem.

The deadline for all entries is April 15, 2009. Artists and performers – in all genres – and especially those from Salem, are encouraged to apply. The festival also wants to encourage applications from artists interested in guiding children’s activities. Acceptance of proposals will be dictated by time and space requirements, as well as appropriateness to the festival’s goals. Art will be juried by a representative of the Peabody Essex Museum.

The Salem Arts Festival is being organized by Salem Main Streets, the Salem Arts Association, Salem State College, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Film Fest, American History and Music Festival™, Gordon College and Salem Sounds.

Visit www.salemartsfestival.com for more information.

Come to Salem, See the World!

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Feb 242009

Salem Film Festival 2009!

Come to Salem, See the World!
Coming soon…February 26 – March 5, 2009 at CinemaSalem

The festival includes 22 films from all over the world. Fifteen of the filmmakers plan to attend the festival, which promises rich filmmaker discussions and after-party experiences. One film was nominated for an Academy Award.Click here to go to the official Film Festival website – www.salemfilmfest.com

In addition to 22 great films, the Festival Festivities include:

Thursday, February 26
7:00 pm “The Quest for the Best” Talent Show, CinemaSalem, Debra Crosby’s Talent Quest Finale Competition will feature Scott Wahlberg of the famous Wahlberg brothers and dance crew leader E knock from MTV’s America’s Best Dance Group as judges.

Friday, February 27
5:00-7:00 pm VIP Reception at the CinemaSalem Café, hosted by the Creative Economy Association of the North Shore and the Salem Chamber of Commerce. Invited guests include Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, State Representative John Keenan, and representatives from the Massachusetts Film Office.

Friday, February 27
10:00 pm After-hours at Gulu-Gulu with film makers

Saturday, February 28
10:00 pm After-hours at The Lyceum with film makers

Sunday, March 1
9:00 am Filmmaker’s Breakfast at Caffe Graziani’s

(Salem Main Streets is a proud sponsor and organizing member of this festival.)

Golden Ticket Winner Announced

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Feb 202009

Congratulations to the Emerling Family of Salem who were the 2009 Salem’s So Sweet Golden Ticket Raffle Winners.

Golden Ticket Prize Winners

Pictured are Jack (11) and Will (9) of the Emerling Family.

There were approximately 5,000 Golden Tickets distributed throughout the festival and the winning ticket was selected at random from all completed tickets. The Salem’s So Sweet Gift Basket prize is valued at over $700. Participants were required to have their Golden Ticket validated at 10 participating businesses. There was no purchase necessary to win. During the festival, the Emerling family had such a good time they went to 21 different businesses instead of the required 10. The prize, a Salem So Sweet Gift Basket included donated items valued at over $700:

The Art Corner-certificate for $50 off custom framing order
Awakening Guild-Hand blown vase
The Cat N’ The Fiddle Uniques-Book: Priscilla, Elvis and Me, by Michael Edwards
CinemaSalem – Movie passes
Coon’s Card and Gift Shop-Treasure chest with mug
Cornerstone Books-Rechargeble light, lace reader tote bag, and Books: aLeap by Anna Enquist, Aspire: 3 Powerful Strategies for Creating More of What You Want, Now, by Ole Carlson, Cream Puff Murder, by Joanne Fluke, Valeria’s Last Stand, by Marc Fitten, The Writing on my Forehead, by Nafisa Haji, The Boss, by Andrew O’Keefe, In Hanuman’s Hands, by Cheeni Rao, The Household Guide to Dying, by Debra Adelaide, Annie’s Ghost, by Steve Luxenberg, The Invention of Air, by Steven Johnson, The King’s Grace, by Anne Easter Smith, Starvation Lake, by Bryan Gruley, Earning Serendipity, by Glenn Llopis, The Big One, by David Kinney
Crunchy Granola Baby-Hedge hog rattle and onesie
J.Mode-$50 gift certificate
Laura Lanes Skin Care-Laura Lanes Skin Care items and lip plum
Maria’s Sweet Somethings-Mug with card and gift certificate
Peabody Essex Museum Shop-Forbidden City book, vase, and pillow
Penelope’s Pet Boutique -T-shirt and sticker
Quint Essentials-Tray 6 Umbrella
Rose Medallion Tea Room-Assortment of tea
Rouge Cosmetics– Certificate for a $75 make-up lesson
Salem Main Streets– In Salem, Green is the New Black Tote bag
Signatures-Basket, hand lotion and soap, gift certificate
Trolley Depot-Salem black cat T-shirt
Turtle Alley Handmade Chocolates-Candy and gift certificate
Witch City Thrift and Consignment– gift certificate

SMS greatly appreciates the donations for the Salem’s So Sweet gift basket.

Salem's So Sweet Gift Basket

Downtown Salem Window Contest Winners Announced

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Feb 182009

The winners of the Salem’s So Sweet window decorating contest are:

Most Original: Samantha’s Costumes, 177 Essex St.
Most Whimsical: Witch City Thrift & Consignment Store, 301 Essex St.

Samantha's Costumes Window

Samantha's Costumes

Witch City Thrift & Consignment Store

Witch City Thrift & Consignment Store Windows

Salem Main Streets is pleased to announce the winners of the Salem’s So Sweet Window Decorating Contest. This is the first year we added a window contest to the festival and people really enjoyed the windows while they were viewing the 12 ice sculptures, shopping and chocolate promotions. Businesses were asked to decorate their windows on a Valentine or Anti-Valentine theme which led to many creative windows. The judges for Most Original Window and Most Whimsical Window were members of the Salem Main Streets Design Committee: Gina Flynn, of Eastern Bank, Shirley Walker, resident and Salem Real Estate, and Doug Hopper, architect. Committee members felt these windows were especially unique and creative. Witch City Thrift & Consignment Store had many interesting details throughout the window. They told a story of a woman stood up on Valentine’s Day. Samantha’s Costumes displayed an interesting variety of costumes on the Valentine and anti-Valentine theme including a pregnant cupid.

Almost 30 businesses participated in the Window Decorating Contest providing original and whimsical windows throughout the downtown. Participating windows include: Witch City Thrift & Consignment Store, Bella Hair Studio, Crunchy Granola Baby, Penelope’s Pet Boutique, Coon’s, Caffé Graziani, Treasures Over Time, J. Mode, MarketPlace Quilts, Trolley Depot, Rita’s, Signatures, Samantha’s Costumes, Salem Beer Works, Museum Place Mall: Bewitched In Salem, Bruce Rossmeyer Harley Davidson, Rose Medallion, Turtle Alley, Witch Tees, Peabody Essex Museum Shop, Fool’s Mansion, Rouge Cosmetics, Pickering Wharf: Salemdipity, Cat N The Fiddle Uniques, Living With Pets, The Picklepot, Quint Essentials.

They’re here…a dozen beautiful ice sculptures!

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Feb 072009

Sponsored by: Goddess' Treasure Chest, Samantha's Costumes, Signatures, Rita's Trolley Depot, Rose Medallion Tea Room & Pamplemousse.

Come downtown Salem and see for yourself the dozen artfully crafted ice sculptures, beautifully decorated store windows, and enjoy great chocolate, shopping and more…

Sponsored by: The Museum Place Mall: Bewitched in Salem, CinemaSalem, Essex N.Y. Deli & Pizza, Lotus Gifts, Marley Properties, Polonus Deli, Salem Vintage Photography, Thai Place, Turtle Alley & Witch Tees

Sponsored by: The Museum Place Mall: Bewitched in Salem, CinemaSalem, Essex's N.Y. Deli & Pizza, Lotus Gifts, Marley Properties, Polonus Deli, Salem Vintage Photography, Thai Place, Turtle Alley & Witch Tees

Don’t forget to look at the beautifully decorated windows…

Entry in the Salem's So Sweet Window Contest

While you are in Salem fill out your GOLDEN TICKET at 10 participating businesses and turn in your raffle ticket to be entered in the Salem’s So Sweet Gift Basket Raffle.

Click here to see the official brochure for the festival. This brochure includes ice sculpture locations and great promotions and events throughout the festival ranging from a chocolate fountain to wine tasting events. Brochures will be available throughout downtown Salem but you can print your own copy.

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