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

Images by Creative Collective Click here for the full set of images. On Monday, May 6th Octocog and Behind You! – The Elizabeth Bookholz Memorial Fund teamed up for Sliced Salem: A Chef Competition where three of Salem’s best chefs – Diane Wolf of The Lobster Shanty, Tim Haigh of Bambolina and Kokeshi, and Daniel Gursha of Ledger – joined forces with three randomly selected audience members to prepare

A Lasting Memento: John Thomson’s Photographs Along the River Min On view June 1, 2019 through May 17, 2020 Save the Date: Press Reception on Wednesday, June 19 @ 6-8pm SALEM, MA – The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents a voyage into 19th-century China through one of PEM’s photographic treasures, John Thomson’s rare album Foochow and the River Min. More than forty striking landscapes,

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

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 Miranda Aisling (ash-leen), I’m an artist, community organizer, and entrepreneur.

Click here to view the full gallery! Images by Creative Collective. “The Fashion Show gets bigger and better every year. It’s really the perfect way to introduce the dynamic, locally-focused energy behind the Arts Festival,” says Kylie Sullivan, Executive Director of Salem Main Streets (SMS), the community nonprofit that founded the Festival. “The need for financial support is critical for

Words and Images by Timothy Donovan It’s a Tuesday night in April at the Gallows Haus practice space in Salem, Massachusetts where members of Brix’n Mortar are well into their weekly rehearsal. Despite the practice space being heavily soundproofed, I could hear the familiar rumblings as I approached the door. Once inside the familiar notes washed over me like a

Including Gifted Works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Childe Hassam and J.O.J. Frost On view May 11 through December 1, 2019 Press Preview Reception on Wednesday, May 8 @ 6-8pm SALEM, MA – The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents the debut exhibition of an outstanding collection of American painting, furniture, and decorative arts that was assembled by philanthropists, Carolyn and Peter Lynch, over the course

by Joey Phoenix Do you love food and enjoy watching heated rivalries develop on stage between chefs, especially when doing so is for a great cause? Then you don’t want to miss what’s happening next week in The Cellar at Hotel Salem. On Monday, May 6th Octocog and Behind You! are teaming up again for Sliced Salem: A Chef Competition