Photos by Creative Collective So you’ve never been to a Drag Show, and frankly, the thought slightly fills you with trepidation. What if they single you out and dance in your general proximity? What if you don’t like it? What if you do? And what’s up with this whole tipping thing?  First off, Drag Shows can be a lot of

Photo Credit – Kellie Walgreen The snow has started to fall North of Boston and Drosselmeyer and the Mouse King will soon be at it again. For the last few months, The Greater Salem Ballet Company has been hard at work preparing for its 6th annual production of The Nutcracker, which will be staged at the historic Lynn Auditorium this

Sonorium comes back this November with another night of noise, cacophony, and sound at Salem Access TV located on 285 Derby St. #2 in Salem, MA.  This months performers include NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT – electronics / voice / performanceL’ECLIPSE NUE – industrial/noise unitRAHUL NAIR – speakers / movementSEPHANIE TYSON & YINI LUO – homemade electronics Doors are 7:45pm and Music at 8:20pm

Adapted by Dr. Peter Stine, Mark Stevick and Kristina Wacome StevickDirected by Kristina Wacome StevickBased on the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne This November, History Alive, Inc. brings new life to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s greatest classic– The Scarlet Letter. In a site-specific adaptation for Salem’s Pioneer Village, the author himself guides the audience about the grounds of this 17th-century village, where an

by Joey Phoenix When spending time observing birds, it’s important to be quiet, still, and patient – skills useful for reading and writing poetry. Birds are often used as metaphors for disparate ideas like freedom, chaos, beauty, and even the macabre. There’s a bird for every occasion, every state of being, and every emotion. For Joey Gould, they are also

Poetry and spoken word are art forms the North Shore does well. There is a reason The Massachusetts Poetry Festival has made Salem its home during the years the organizers have held it. But if you’re a lover of the art form, you don’t have to wait until next May to hear the words your mind craves. There is poetry

October 29 – November 10, 2019 – Tickets on sale now! Beverly, MA:  Bill Hanney’s award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) is thrilled to announce complete casting and creative team details for the upcoming production of, THE BODYGUARD, starring the previously announced Cheaza Figueroa and Judson Mills in the roles made famous by Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner in the smash hit 1992 movie. The Boston

Doctor Horatio Gardner in Daemonologie: Smoke and Mirrors Image by Creative Collective • Story by Joey Phoenix Dusk has fallen, the street lamps are all lit. Monsieur Renee Levesque has invited you into his home for an evening of entertainment and socialization. The occasion? A séance. An opportunity for his new maid Hanora, freshly arrived from Ireland, to demonstrate her

Productions by Arts After Hours and Corsara Artists spread Haunted Entertainment into Peabody and Lynn this October by Joey Phoenix Salem is known for its October events and Haunted Happenings, and in the last decade has become an international phenomenon, capturing the attention of Halloween loving tourists the world over. As a result, its popularity has caused a surge in

Story by Joey Phoenix The Triumphant Return of the Son of the Gulu Gulu Open Mic Shindig brings performers of all types back through the café doors to share their talents with anybody willing to pay attention.  Good news performers, musicians, poets, puppeteers, and people who like to do weird stuff on stage, Salem’s beloved open mic has finally returned