What do North Shore Moms really want for Mother’s Day? They want to be pampered, want someone else to cook dinner and clean the house for a change, and they also want to spend some quality time with the people in their life who they really love. It’s no hardship to do something special for the hardest working people in

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 Miranda Aisling (ash-leen), I’m an artist, community organizer, and entrepreneur.

Click here to view the full gallery! Images by Creative Collective. “The Fashion Show gets bigger and better every year. It’s really the perfect way to introduce the dynamic, locally-focused energy behind the Arts Festival,” says Kylie Sullivan, Executive Director of Salem Main Streets (SMS), the community nonprofit that founded the Festival. “The need for financial support is critical for

Words and Images by Timothy Donovan It’s a Tuesday night in April at the Gallows Haus practice space in Salem, Massachusetts where members of Brix’n Mortar are well into their weekly rehearsal. Despite the practice space being heavily soundproofed, I could hear the familiar rumblings as I approached the door. Once inside the familiar notes washed over me like a

Including Gifted Works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Childe Hassam and J.O.J. Frost On view May 11 through December 1, 2019 Press Preview Reception on Wednesday, May 8 @ 6-8pm SALEM, MA – The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents the debut exhibition of an outstanding collection of American painting, furniture, and decorative arts that was assembled by philanthropists, Carolyn and Peter Lynch, over the course

by Joey Phoenix Do you love food and enjoy watching heated rivalries develop on stage between chefs, especially when doing so is for a great cause? Then you don’t want to miss what’s happening next week in The Cellar at Hotel Salem. On Monday, May 6th Octocog and Behind You! are teaming up again for Sliced Salem: A Chef Competition

Nate McNiff – The Wandering Stage @thewanderingstage In your words… Tell us about your organization, business, initiative. The Wandering Stage is a 20 foot trailer that fully transform into a full stage at the push of a button. We will travel with wireless LED lighting and a sound system that can be plugged in or run off generators! The stage

City of Peabody’s ethnic and cultural festival to celebrate 36th year on September 8, 2019 Do you like ethnic food?  Does your mouth water over dishes many of us can’t even pronounce from far away lands?  Maybe some Indian, Greek, Portuguese, Brazilian, Chinese, Irish, or Caribbean?   Maybe you have a hankering for apple pie, a dish of fruit, or

By Joey Phoenix The Vampires North of Boston are waking up from their coffins and readying themselves for the arrival of the Endless Night Vampire Salon, presented by Endless Night Impresario Father Sebastiaan and Salem-based Vampfangs, this Saturday Night at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. This Salon Noir will be the first of its kind in the area, creating a

After much anticipation and hundreds of people asking: “When is the Friendship coming back?”, the beloved Friendship returned to Salem on Monday, April 22 to the cheers and excitement of everyone waiting for her on shore. The Phoenix School students were there to greet her in the less than perfect weather, holding up banners and singing songs about the historic