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Celebrate MA Farmers’ Market Week

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Aug 222011

This week is MA Farmers’ Market week. Stop by the Salem Farmers’ Market Thursday in Derby Square from 3 – 7 to show your support for local farms. The regularly scheduled cooking demonstration and music have been cancelled this week. We apologize for any inconvenience. This past Thursday the market celebrated a Tomato Festival which was judged by Chive Catering and Farmer Bill Clark (Clark Farm’s tomatoes were not entered into the contest since Mr. Clark served as a judge.)

Tomato Festival Winners:

Biggest Tomato

Winner: Long Hill – 1.42 pounds

Best Cherry Tomato

Winner: Gibney – Variety – Sun Gold

Best Heirloom

Winner – Heaven’s Harvest – Variety – Brandywine

Most Unique

Winner – Heavens Harvest – Variety – Green Zebra

#2 First Light Farm

Best Slicing Tomato

Winner – Maitland – Variety – Brandywine

#2 Grants Plants

Salem Main Streets Director Jennifer Bell and Represenative John Keenan inspecting tomatoes in the tomato contest.

Photos taken by Dick Scott.

Stop downtown on your way to the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival

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Aug 202011

This weekend enjoy the free Salem Jazz and Soul Festival at the Salem Willows.

The festival line-up includes three of New Orleans’ hottest musical acts – Bonerama, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, and the legendary Charles Neville – along with jazz/funk/electronic innovators Club d’Elf, Bobby Keyes and more. DJ Radio Scotvoid will spin between sets. This free concert series also offers music education classes, a kid’s tent, an artisan fair and a 21+ beer garden. Here’s a link to a printable schedule.

MUSIC SCHEDULE
11:30   Salem High School Jazz Band
12:15   Bobby Keyes Trio
1:30   Nicky Egan
3:00   Charles Neville & Harvey Diamond Quartet
4:30   Bonerama

Saturday, August 20, 11:30 am – 6 pm

Sunday, August 21, 11:30 am – 6 pm
11:30   North Shore Jazz Project Allstars
12:15   Goldberg, Miksis, Langone with Scott Aruda
1:30   Thaddeus Hogarth
3:00   Club d’Elf
4:30   Big Sam’s Funky Nation

Henley Douglas Jr. will MC both days, DJ Radio Scotvoid will spin between sets, there will be an artisans fair featuring jewelry, photographs, a belly dancing performance by OmBellyCo and more.

Tomato Festival Thursday

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Aug 162011

Stop by the Salem Famers’ Market Thursday from 3- 7 p.m. and enjoy the market’s first ever Tomato Festival. There will be children’s activities including face painting from 3 – 7 p.m. At 3:30 Chive will do a cooking demonstration featuring tomatoes. Enjoy the music by System Sound a collaboration between ScottVoid and Qwill from 5 – 7 p.m. At 4:15 there will be tomato judging. Stop by the market pick up some tomatoes and try a new recipe. We encourage everyone to share their favorite tomato recipe with us on Facebook.

For a delicious tomato recipe:

Recipe created by Yun Wang.

Delicious Ice Scream Bowl a Success

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Aug 102011

Thank you to everyone who braved the gray and eventually rainy weather to make Salem’s Ice Scream Bowl Tuesday night a success. Salem Main Streets greatly appreciates the kind donation and assistance of Ben & Jerry’s, Captain Dusty’s, Cherry Farm Creamery, Crosby’s Market, DownRiver Ice Cream, Hobbs, Maria’s Sweet Somethings, Mix 104.1, Rita’s, Salem Chamber of Commerce, Seaport Cafe, Scoops, numerous volunteers, intern Joao Goncalves and the City of Salem. Over 1,200 people attended the ice cream event making it a successful fundraising event for Salem Main Streets. There were many delicious samples of different types of ice cream, face painting and music by DJ Doug. To volunteer or get involved with planning upcoming SMS events contact Jennifer at Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org or (978)744-0004. There are many more great Heritage Week events coming up including the Salem Chamber of Commerce Essex Street Fair August 13 & 14. Visit salem.com for a complete schedule.

Ice Scream Bowl – “Rain or Shine tonight at the Common”

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Aug 092011

It’s that time again, time to sample some of the best ice cream in the North Shore at Salem’s annual Ice Scream Bowl (formally know as “The Salem Scooper Bowl”). The Ice Scream Bowl will be held today, Tuesday, August 9 on the Salem Common from 6-7:30 p.m. rain or shine. The event is a chance to taste some classic favorite flavors from the area’s premier ice cream shops.

Ice Cream vendors serving samples at the event include Ben & Jerry’s, Captain Dusty’s, Cherry Farm Creamery, DownRiver Ice Cream, E.W. Hobbs, Maria’s Sweet Somethings, Mix 104.1, Rita’s and Seaport Cafe. The Salem Ice Scream Bowl is a great time for children as well as adults. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children, spoons and napkins will be supplied with purchase of a ticket. The proceeds will go towards Salem Main Streets, a non-profit organization, with the goal of revitalizing downtown Salem as a vibrant year-round retail, dining and cultural destination. Salem Main Streets organizes the Salem Farmers’ Market and other events downtown Salem. The Ice Scream Bowl is part of Salem Heritage Days, a 10 day event to celebrate the people of Salem.

For any other questions or comments regarding this event please contact Jennifer Bell at Salem Main Streets at (978) 744-0004 or email at Jennifer@salemmainstreets.org.

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