Over the course of three weeks in the heart of Salem MA. Creative Collective managed almost 150 vendors and over 400 vendor spaces as part of the annual Haunted Happenings month long festival. During the course of the market Creative Collective worked with the City of Salem, Salem Police and Fire, Vendors, Local Businesses and creative organizations to not only

Video by Koeun There’s a myth among locals in Salem, MA that venturing downtown during the month of October leads to stress, driving around in circles looking for parking, and hours-long wait lines to get into restaurants. This myth is partly true, but it’s only on the weekends. Monday through Friday in October presents a whole different feel than Saturday/Sunday

SALEM, MA – Salem Main Streets is pleased to announce the return of the Salem Winter Market!  A seasonal extension of the Salem Farmers’ Market, this year’s Salem Winter Market will take place on Saturday, Nov. 17th and Saturday, December 15th­, both from 1 pm to 5 pm.  The indoor market this year will be returning to historic Old Town Hall (32 Derby

Christmas in Salem, thought to be the nation’s longest running holiday house tour, invites visitors to tour historic homes in Salem’s Historic Derby Street Neighborhood from November 30–December 2, 2018. Homes will be beautifully decorated for the holiday season set to the theme of “A Very Hawthorne Holiday” to celebrate The House of the Seven Gables’ 350th Anniversary. The Preview Candlelight

Meet the Member: Root Beth Alaimo, Root North Shore Root’s mission is to prepare youth, ages 16 to 24, with a pathway out of poverty. Through life and work readiness skills, health and nutritional education, and development of social capital, students leave Root prepared for success in the workplace. Tell us a bit about you and what you do? This

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. Phil Higgins is a nice Irish Catholic kid from the suburbs of Boston who now lives in Salem, MA. A natural performer, his starring roles in life have included

SALEM, MA – Ithaca College’s premier all-male vocal group, Ithacappella will perform at Salem State University on Sunday, November 18 at 3 pm. Salem State’s a cappella group, SSockapella and the Salem State Community Chorus will perform at the beginning of the program. The concert will take place in the university’s Recital Hall, located on Central Campus, 71 Loring Ave.

There are places all over the world where time stops for tourists: Carnival and Mardi Gras in Venice, Rio de Janeiro, and New Orleans, New Years celebrations in Times Square and Chinese New Year in Shanghai, Oktoberfest in Munich, and Halloween in Salem, Ma.  If you’re a tourist, the month of October in Salem is your playground. If you’re a

ELKMANIA VI- SIMONETTI VS. KRUEGER: INSIDE OF A STEEL CAGE! BEVERLY, MA, November 3, 2018 – First there was bad blood. Then payback wasn’t enough. On Saturday, November 3rd, the five-year rivalry between Derek Simonetti and “The Maniacal” Jack Krueger will be settled in a Loser Leaves Town Match inside of a STEEL CAGE! Professional wrestling returns to the Beverly/Salem Elks

New Theatre Style ‘Casts a Spell’ on Audiences By Katie Kobel It’s 1690 at 39 Hale Street in Beverly, MA and magic and witchcraft are very real and alive. Inside these walls, no one can be certain what is truly going on. Is it witchcraft? Is it illness? Whatever it may be, it’s up to you to decide. The Dolbeare