Weekly Buzz is a regular feature of special events and happenings on the North Shore. If you have an upcoming special event, project, or initiative that you’d like to see featured here. Send our editor an email at joeyphoenix@creativecollectivema.com  What: Winter Wonderland Character Ball at Salem’s Old Town Hall to benefit Carlton Elementary SchoolWhere: Old Town Hall, Salem, MAWhen: Saturday

By Joey Phoenix When an artist chooses to point her camera at a person, a conversation begins. The conversation isn’t just about how photographic technique and the effect of light captures appearance but instead encapsulates the perspective of the photographer and the reality of the human being who is being photographed. Sometimes that conversation is removed from its source material,

It’s happened to almost every one of us. We get to Karaoke and know we want to sing something, but we have no idea WHAT to sing. Although the options are limitless, and Soulo Productionz always has exhaustive lists on hand of the possibilities, they’ve also supplied Creative North Shore with a handy list, in no particular order, of the

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? Currently, I am working with the Essex County Community Foundation managing a two-year

 17th Annual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival Feb. 8 through Feb. 10, 2019 Salem Main Streets, the Salem Chamber of Commerce, Destination Salem, and local retailers, restaurants, and businesses invite you to attend the 17thannual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival.  A decadent tradition of delectable chocolate, sparkling ice sculptures, and Valentine’s Day shopping…don’t miss Salem’s sweetest event of the year! The festival

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 name’s Matthew Phillion, and I write superhero novels. I’ve always written professionally in some capacity, as a journalist (I wrote for and was editor of a few

The 2019 Hawthorne Masquerade Ball is just around the corner and it’s bound to be an extravaganza of light, sound, costumes, and dancing! Dress to impress and check out these 7 exciting reasons why you should put this event on your calendar. Buy Tickets 1. Theme This year’s sub-theme is inspired by Game of Thrones “Winds of Winter.” The production

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 Peyton Pugmire, and I am the Founding Director and owner

Weekly Buzz is a regular feature of special events and happenings on the North Shore. If you have an upcoming special event, project, or initiative that you’d like to see featured here. Send our editor an email at joeyphoenix@creativecollectivema.com  Event Page Host: Gret McGilvray of The WitcheryWhere: 61 Wharf Street, Pickering Wharf, SalemWhen: Every Thursday Night at 6:00 PM Joey

by Joey Phoenix In December of 2018, the Enterprise Center at Salem State University announced the winners of the North of Boston Business Plan Competition, awarding third prize and a $4,000 grant to The Artful Life Counseling Center & Studio, LLC., a unique company which offers a creative alternative to traditional mental health counseling for individuals on the North Shore and