Film Fest kicks off with a VIP Reception

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Feb 282011
 

Join the Salem Film Fest Committee and others Thursday, March 3 at 5:30 for the Film Festival’s VIP kick off reception at the National Park Service Visitor Center at the corner of Essex St. and New Liberty St. This FREE event is sponsored by the Salem Chamber of Commerce. After the reception, at 7 p.m. the Peabody Essex Museum will be showing Bill Cunningham New York, a film about a New York Times Sunday Style Section photographer. There will also be an awards ceremony at  Cinema Salem for the Five Minute Student Film Contest. For details about more festival events or the schedule of films visit www.salemfilmfest.com.

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Naked Finnish Men visit Salem(in film)

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Feb 262011
 

Salem Film Fest March 4 – 11 – An International Documentary Film Festival right in your own backyard. You’ve heard the buzz now here are some of the details… This festival is being held in Cinema Salem, downtown Salem in the museum place mall with select screenings at the NPS Visitor Center and the Peabody Essex Museum. In this festival you can visit Cape Town, Northern India, Detroit, Russia, Pakistan, Brooklyn and Tibet to name just a few locations where the films take place. The films explore diverse experiences from naked Finnish men’s in sauna’s to Clarence Reid aka Blowfly who claims to be the original rapper. The films offer a glimpse into the lives of violent terrorists, teens farming in Detroit, American Indians, Columbian children abducted as soldiers and so many others.  Mark your calendar now and visit www.salemfilmfest.com to plan your week.

Follow this link to see the promotional video about the festival –

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeFOhB_Y8pQ&feature=player_embedded

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New Look For Salem…

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Feb 242011
 

…getting rave reviews. People all over Salem are taking notice of the new logo for Destination Salem and the new slogan – Still Making History.  This logo highlights Salem’s long rich history and continued sucesses as well as the witch trials we are most known for and the maritime history which has been so important in Salem’s past and with the ferry and cuise port projects – our future.

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An Extraordinary Exhibit on the Ordinary

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Feb 222011
 

The Peabody Essex Museum exhibit “Golden: Dutch & Flemish Masterworks” February 26 – June 19, 2011 is an exhibit of the private collection of Rose-Marie and Eijk Van Otterloo, “one of the world’s best private collections of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings”, which has never before been seen together. It offers a rare glimpse into the Golden Age of Dutch art. From a beautiful bouquet of flowers to an ordinary meal the subjects of the paintings show an idealized often allegorical glimpse of everyday Dutch life. The exhibit includes an early Rembrandt and works by other well known masters such as Frans Hals. There are also period furniture pieces and scenic nautical paintings as well. It is lovely to view the works and benefit from the knowledgeable curators’ insights on this collection. Don’t miss this rare opportunity downtown Salem! For more information visit http://www.pem.org

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Salem’s 21!

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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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