Video by Creative Collective Click here for the photo gallery The 2019 Salem Arts Festival brought thousands of people to downtown Salem for a weekend of music, art, performance, and fun. The organizers for the event are Salem Main Streets and Creative Collective. The Peabody Essex Museum was the title sponsor. The Salem Arts Festival promotes the arts in downtown

Images by Creative Collective Click here for the full gallery Friday Night Kickoff Party The 2019 Salem Arts Festival brought thousands of people to downtown Salem for a weekend of music, art, performance, and fun. The organizers for the event are Salem Main Streets and Creative Collective. The Peabody Essex Museum was the title sponsor. Salem Arts Festival 2019 Photo

How E for All Lynn helps entrepreneurs take their ideas from formation to fully-fledged businesses with Business Accelerators by Joey Phoenix Entrepreneurs are the people who have new, bold, and often unshakable ideas. These ideas keep them up at night and inspire them to do all sorts of things – some riskier than others – to bring them about. In

(LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS – June 5th 2019) – Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins, opens at Arts After Hours on Friday, June 14th. Get Tickets Assassin’s portrays the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical “revusical” that explores the dark side of the American experience. From John

Images by Creative Collective Click here to view the full gallery The annual Salem Pride Flag Rising Ceremony took place Monday, June 3rd, 2019 at 12:00pm to launch Pride Month. Businesses and community members sent representatives to raise flags at Riley Plaza, Salem. The Hawthorne Hotel, Salem No Place for Hate, The Rainbow Times, Vampfangs, Georgia Made This, Mayor Kim

Goodnight, Captain White: A Maritime History-MysteryWritten by Mark StevickDirected by M. Lynda Robinson Get Tickets It’s 1830. “All friends and well-wishers are invited to attend” the retirement party of Captain Joseph White’s favorite ship, the Caroline.  But this magnanimous invitation lures a host of enemies and ill-wishers into the perfect opportunity to murder the rich, old captain. Allegiances twist and

By Laura Owens and Joey Phoenix Father’s Day: the national holiday to celebrate all the dads and father figures in your life. Dads are the people who give you tough love when you need it, and a big hug when you need that too. They tell bad puns and terrible jokes but are happiest when they see you thriving. They

Images by Creative CollectiveClick here for the full gallery By Skiff and Basket Project, Originally Posted on Essex County Creates. With a grant from the Essex County Community Foundation the Essex Shipbuilding Museum is hosting events around the construction of a traditional clamming skiff and clam basket making workshops. The skiff under construction in our shipyard is a re-creation of

by Laura Owens Is breakfast your favorite meal of the day? Do you live around the Salem area? If yes, you should consider breakfasting in downtown Salem. All of these morning haunts have their own signature dishes and unique breakfast combinations. These four local spots have their own unique charm and their own spin on classic American breakfast food. I

By Alyse Diamantides Celebrating its 11th year, the Salem Arts Festival is one of the largest and most widely attended events in the city — drawing in nearly 7,000 visitors and residents. Featuring dozens of performers, gallery pieces and public art projects, this year’s festival kicks off Friday, June 7 and highlights multiple forms of art. The three-day event is