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

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 9, 6-8 pmMarblehead Arts Association – King Hooper Mansion8 Hooper St. Marblehead Ma The Marblehead Arts Association is excited to welcome solo, duo and trio artists’ exhibits to the King Hooper Mansion galleries to begin the Summer season. Most artists will offer programming to accompany their exhibit. Some of the artists’ demos and gallery talks will

Tips and Tricks By Juls at Salem Style It’s Vendor Season! Well, it’s almost always vendor season when you think about it. Vendor events usually ask for submissions MONTHS in advance. This helps them plan and organize their event as efficiently as possible. And it’s great for you as the vendor because you can plan out your calendar as well!

It’s almost ArtWeek North of Boston and the North Shore is buzzing with events and happenings. ArtWeek starts this Friday, April 26 and lasts until Sunday, May 5. The Boch Center launched ArtWeek in 2013 as a means to strengthen its role of the arts in the local community and the creative economy. Since then, the festival has caught on

Images by Creative Collective It’s delicious news for the city of Salem as last night beloved cookie purveyors Goodnight Fatty opened their new location right off Salem Common. Here’s Where to Find Them

Images by Mel Powsner and Kati Nalbandian for Creative Collective The Third Annual Resistance Ball at Hamilton Hall was held on Saturday, April 6th, 2019. Patrons danced, dined, and wore costumes inspired by history and by the spirit of rebellion. Click here to see the full gallery. Hamilton Hall started this tradition last year as a way to commemorate the

An evening of Women’s Networking presented by Peabody Essex Museum at Hotel Salem in Salem Mass. Story by Alyse Diamantides. Photos by Creative Collective

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. Erin Dionne’s latest book for tweens is Lights, Camera, Disaster (Scholastic 2018). She’s the author of 5 other books for young readers, including the 2014 Edgar Award finalist Moxie and the Art

Photos by Creative Collective MA – Click here for full gallery. Montserrat College of Art held its annual fundraising celebration on March 30, 2019 at the Pingree School in Hamilton. The evening featured live and silent auctions of work by established and emerging artists, students making “art in the moment,” music, great food and a hosted bar. The work included

The classroom was full of the hustle and bustle of children shuffling quickly through a makeshift security line. “Take off your shoes and your belt and put all of your personal belongings in the bin to go through the scanner,” one fifth grade student said to a third grader in line. “Don’t forget to empty out all of your pockets,”