17th Annual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival Feb. 8 through Feb. 10, 2019 Salem Main Streets, the Salem Chamber of Commerce, Destination Salem, and local retailers, restaurants, and businesses invite you to attend the 17thannual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival.  A decadent tradition of delectable chocolate, sparkling ice sculptures, and Valentine’s Day shopping…don’t miss Salem’s sweetest event of the year! The festival

“A Midwinter Night’s Trio,” is an evening of chamber music, on Saturday, January 26 at 7 pm in Murray Hall. The program will feature esteemed local musicians who’ll present a program from the Baroque and Romantic periods by Bach, Rheinberger, and Telemann. Performers Dr. Yi Li Chang, Violinist Mary Jodice, Organist Nicholas Southwick, Flutist General, premium, and senior/student tickets (https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4048521)

The Write Space is a monthly Q&A series from Creative Collective covering a local writer and a North Shore space(s) s/he associates with writing.  Questions? Contact: ellorelizabeth@gmail.com. Give us your best writerly bio.   My name’s Matthew Phillion, and I write superhero novels. I’ve always written professionally in some capacity, as a journalist (I wrote for and was editor of a few

The 2019 Hawthorne Masquerade Ball is just around the corner and it’s bound to be an extravaganza of light, sound, costumes, and dancing! Dress to impress and check out these 7 exciting reasons why you should put this event on your calendar. Buy Tickets 1. Theme This year’s sub-theme is inspired by Game of Thrones “Winds of Winter.” The production

n this episode: Josh and Alyssa have recovered from the December plagues, they talk about retail marijuana (and Josh’s inability to operate machinery), the horror that is the “Witch City Mall”, Catgate, and how our cats simply let us live because killing us would be too much work.

Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment February 2–May 5, 2019 Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment is the first exhibition to trace environmental awareness in American art over the last three centuries. More than 100 works, including iconic masterpieces as well as rare works by such artists as John James Audubon, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, Valerie Hegarty, Winslow Homer, Georgia O’Keeffe and

The Arts and Culture Advocacy Series features voices in the community who are actively working to promote arts and culture as an essential and valuable part of business, community, and daily life.  Tell us a bit about yourself and what role you play in the creative community?  My name is Peyton Pugmire, and I am the Founding Director and owner

Click here to view the full gallery! “When we organized LAUNCH! for the first time a few years ago, it was immediately clear that there was a strong community desire to come together on New Year’s Eve,” states Kylie Sullivan, Salem Main Streets’ Executive Director. “Plus, there’s still plenty of time after our early countdown to get to your own

Weekly Buzz is a regular feature of special events and happenings on the North Shore. If you have an upcoming special event, project, or initiative that you’d like to see featured here. Send our editor an email at joeyphoenix@creativecollectivema.com  Event Page Host: Gret McGilvray of The WitcheryWhere: 61 Wharf Street, Pickering Wharf, SalemWhen: Every Thursday Night at 6:00 PM Joey

by Joey Phoenix In December of 2018, the Enterprise Center at Salem State University announced the winners of the North of Boston Business Plan Competition, awarding third prize and a $4,000 grant to The Artful Life Counseling Center & Studio, LLC., a unique company which offers a creative alternative to traditional mental health counseling for individuals on the North Shore and