Dec 192011
 

Downtown Salem is the perfect spot for your last minute holiday shopping. On Thursday, December 22 we will hold the last winter farmers’ market of the season. This is a perfect opportunity for shopping for your holiday entertaining – buy delicious produce, cheese, jams, cookies, pies and much more! There are lots of wonderful gift items such as local art. The market is open from 2 – 6 in Artists’ Row on Front Street. Santa Claus will be visiting the market from 3:30 – 5:30.

Downtown Salem has over 100 retail shops and 50 eating establishments.

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Nov 262011
 

Visit the Salem Farmers’ Market Thursday in Artists’ Row from 2 – 6 p.m. There will be holiday greens for sale as well as the usual delicious treats.

Mark your calendars for Santa’s Arrival Friday, December 2 on the roof of the Hawthorne Hotel at 5:30 p.m. Free hot chocolate provided by 62 Restaurant and Wine Bar. Music by the Dejas at the Salem Common. He will be greeted by Mayor Driscoll and then proceed to the Museum Place Mall to hear the wishes of children.

Friday, December 2 is also the kick off of Christmas in Salem Historic House Tours and a Charles Dickens Weekend full of events celebrating his life and work.

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Nov 232011
 

Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving from Salem Main Streets!

Salem Holiday Happenings 2011 kicks off Friday, November 25! On Friday, get the whole family into the holiday spirit and join us in Lappin Park (at Essex and Washington St.) at 6:00 pm for the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting, a much-anticipated Salem tradition! From 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., sing along to your favorite holiday music performed by members of the talented, Paul Madore Chorale. Free hot chocolate will be provided by Gulu-Gulu Café. Mayor Driscoll will light the city’s 25-foot Holiday Tree at approximately 6:30 p.m.

Interested in participating in Black Friday but don’t want the chaos that comes with shopping at the big chain stores? Come to downtown Salem! With a wide variety of shops and restaurants, you’ll be able to check off items on your gift list for everyone in the family without the hassle of driving around a parking lot 20 times to no avail, or battling long store lines.

For a full list of Holiday Happenings downtown Salem or a printable guide click here.

Happy Holidays!

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Nov 152011
 

Looking for a great excuse to go out to eat in Salem? Many Downtown Salem restaurants have been showcasing selections from their menu for the Salem Chamber of Commerce’s Restaurant Weeks. Due to popular demand there are two weeks (Nov. 6 – 10 and Nov. 13 – 17). There is still time to make your reservations.  The cost is $25 per person for a three course meal.  Some restaurants offer a $15 option.

   

Participating Restaurants

43 ChurchView Menu HERE
43 Church Street, Salem, MA – (978) 745-7665
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

Rockafellas
231 Essex Street, Salem, MA – (978) 745-2411
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

Salem Beers Works – View Menu HERE
278 Derby Street, Salem, MA – (978) 745-2337

Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

Seaport Cafe – View Menu HERE
215 Derby Street, Salem, MA – (978) 594-8490
Offering both a Two-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $15 and a Three-Course, Menu for $25

Thai Place
Museum Place Mall, Salem, MA – (978) 741-8008

Offering both a Two-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $15 and a Three-Course, Menu for $25

Victoria Station  – View Menu HERE
86 Wharf Street, Salem, MA – (978) 745-3400

Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

62 Restaurant and Wine Bar – View Menu HERE
62 Wharf Street, Salem, MA – (978) 744-0062
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

Adriatic Restaurant and Bar – View Menu HERE
155 Washington Street, Salem, MA – (978) 594-1832
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

Bella VeronaView Menu HERE
107 Essex Street, Salem, MA – (978) 825-9911
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

Black Lobster at Stromberg’s Cove
2 Bridge Street, Salem, MA – (978)
744-1863
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

 
Cafe Polonia – View Menu HERE
118 Washington Street, Salem, MA – (978) 745-0045
Offering both a Two-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $15 and a Three-Course, Menu for $25

Capt’s Waterfront Grill & Club – View Menu HERE
94 Wharf Street, Salem, MA – (978) 741-0555
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25
Cilantro – View Menu HERE
282 Derby Street, Salem, MA – (978) 745-9436

Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

Finz Seafood Restaurant & Grill – View Menu HERE
76 Wharf Street, Salem, MA – (978) 744-0000
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

Grapevine RestaurantView Menu HERE
26 Congress Street, Salem, MA – (978) 745-9335
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

The Great Escape  – View Menu HERE
50 St Peter Street, Salem, MA – (978) 745-5022

Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

Green Land Cafe  – View Menu HERE
87 Washington Street, Salem, MA – (978) 744-7766
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

Howling Wolf Taqueria – View Menu HERE
76 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA – (978) 744-9653

Offering a Two-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $15

The Lobster Shanty  – View Menu HERE
25 Front Street, Salem, MA – (978) 745-5449
Offering both a Two-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $15 and a Three-Course, Menu for $25

Nathaniel’s at the Hawthorne HotelView Menu HERE
18 Washington Square West, Salem, MA – (978) 825-4311
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

Red Lulu Lulu Cocina & Tequila Bar – View Menu HERE
94 Lafayette, Salem, MA – (978) 594-4282 

Regatta Pub at the Waterfront Hotel 
225 Derby Street, Salem, MA – (978) 740-8788
Offering a Three-Course, Prix-Fixe Dinner Menu for $25

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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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