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January 29, 2019
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North Shore Creative Happenings
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Winter Wonderland Character Ball at Salem's Old Town Hall

by John Andrews
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
January 29, 2019
January 29, 2019
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Jess T. Dugan's "Every Breath We Drew" at Montserrat Gallery

by John Andrews
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,
January 29, 2019
January 25, 2019
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Soulo Productionz' Top Ten Songs to Sing at Karaoke

by John Andrews
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
January 25, 2019
January 23, 2019
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Arts and Culture Advocacy Series
North Shore Creative Happenings

Arts and Culture Advocacy Series: Karen Ristuben

by John Andrews
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
January 23, 2019
January 17, 2019
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17th Annual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival Feb. 8 through Feb. 10, 2019

by John Andrews
 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
January 17, 2019
January 15, 2019
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Write Space

The Write Space – Matthew Phillion

by John Andrews
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
January 15, 2019
January 15, 2019
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6 Things to Look Forward to at The 2019 Masquerade Ball

by John Andrews
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
January 15, 2019
January 10, 2019
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Arts and Culture Advocacy Series
North Shore Creative Happenings

Arts and Culture Advocacy Series: Peyton Pugmire

by John Andrews
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
January 10, 2019
January 9, 2019
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North Shore Creative Happenings

Weekly Buzz: Crafting Nights at the Witchery

by John Andrews
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
January 9, 2019
January 8, 2019
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The Artful Life Explores Art as Medicine with Expressive Arts Therapy

by John Andrews
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
January 8, 2019