SALEM, MA –   Salem State University and the Salem Athenaeum announce the eighth Salem Poetry Seminar, a week-long event for students at public colleges and universities in Massachusetts. The Seminar gives thirteen students, selected from throughout the commonwealth, the opportunity to study poetry writing intensively with noted teachers and authors Charlotte Gordon, J.D. Scrimgeour, and January Gill O’Neil. Scrimgeour,

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. Bobbi Lerman’s love for writing began at a young age when she would spend her afternoons crafting short stories about her extended family in the three family home where

Eric Immerman – Blue Horizon Benefits bluehorizonbenefits.com In your words… Tell us about your organization, business, initiative. We are bringing a unique approach to the way in which benefits are delivered. Health insurance is evolving, and with all the changes happening, there are creative solutions available to lower costs. Tell us a bit about you and why you do what

Images by Creative CollectiveClick here for the full gallery. The first ever Endless Night Salem Vampire Salon was on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. The evening was sold out with 150 guests dressed in their darkest finest, brilliant performances from the Slaughterhouse Society, dark tunes DJ Aengel, and the presence of Vampfangs’ Owners Benjamin Addam

Proceeds to benefit The House of the Seven Gables ‘The Art of Wine’ Grand Wine Tasting has been announced for Saturday, June 8th, 2019 at the historic House of the Seven Gables. Approximately 100 wines will be available for tasting on the Gables beautiful outdoor lawn area overlooking Salem Harbor. Guests will also enjoy light bites and music. Proceeds from

By Greg CookImages by Karen Ristuben Funded by ECCF’s Creative County Initiative, this Skiff & Basket project brings a piece of Essex history and cultural heritage back to life. It was made possible by training a group of vocational students in hands-on building skills and life lessons, giving them new appreciation for teamwork and confidence as individuals. On a recent

June 4 – June 16, 2019 – Tickets on sale now! Beverly, MA:  Bill Hanney’s award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) kicks off the 64th Annual Season with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA!, one of the greatest classic musicals of all time, playing for two-weeks only from Tuesday, June 4 thru Sunday, June 16, 2019. OKLAHOMA! is sponsored by Beverly Bank. “The 2019

by Joey PhoenixImages by Creative Collective Cult followers and curious guests poured into the Cabot Theatre in Beverly last Friday night for the screening of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and an evening of spectacular Drag performance and pageantry, the likes of which has never before been seen in Beverly, MA. The event was part of an ongoing collaboration between

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

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