10 Ways to Celebrate Halloween (outside of Salem!) 1.Nightmare on Main Street Create and Escape is advertising their ‘Nightmare on Main Street event. On Thursday October, 25th at 5pm, kids can come and have their trick or treat experience at all of the shops on Main Street in Peabody, Massachusetts! For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/238313226854326 2. Hocus Pocus Trivia Night

The North Shore is a thriving community of artists and makers creating some of the coolest stuff the East Coast has to offer, and the Creative Collective Merchant Marketplace is providing a space for those makers and artists to sell what they’ve made to the people who want to buy it. One of the unique things about the market is the ability for the collective to offer opportunities to artists who are creating great work, but don’t necessarily have access to a brick and mortar store to sell it in.

Marblehead Arts Association 8 Hooper Street Marblehead 781-631-2608 – www.marbleheadarts.org Eight MAA member Artisans display 20-25 pieces of affordable art for sale on a three month rotating schedule. All merchandise is juried, keeping in mind price points under $260 per piece as well as quality craftsmanship and professional finish. With the entire shop being refreshed four times a year to feature all new

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 exhaustive press of

The annual Salem Haunted Happenings Wicked Wednesdays Children’s Parade was a huge success despite Mother Nature’s best efforts to cut the fun short! This event was presented by Creative Collective and the Phoenix School in Salem MA.

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 art and stories were first reproduced by my teacher from her classroom mimeograph machine when I was in kindergarten. She handed copies to my 5-year old peers and

Pets in costume put their best paws forward for the 2018 Howl-O-Ween Pet Costume Parade!

SALEM, MA –   Salem State University’s award-winning theatre department presents the winsome comedy Harvey by Mary Chase. The production runs in the Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, October 18-28. The October 19 performance is “Salem Night” with Salem residents receiving free admission.   Elwood P. Dowd, much to the dismay of his family, has a best friend that

Top 10 Fall Activities By Katie Kobel Although there are days where the weather makes us believe it’s still summer, the fall season is officially upon us! Put away your bathing suits and break out those flannels. We are welcoming pumpkin spice everything and the smell of apple pies in the air. Wondering what fun things to do this fall?

3rd Annual Salem Food Truck Festival By Katie Kobel Attracting thousands of people, the Salem Food Truck Festival is one of the largest food truck festivals in New England. The 3rd Annual Salem Food Truck Festival was held September 29th and 30th and had 45 different vendors. With so many options from burgers, fries, sandwiches, desserts, to having vegan/vegetarian options,