Originally Posted on www.hauntedhappenings.org We’re sharing a word to the wise for visitors planning to attend the final weekend of Salem Haunted Happenings: Choose public transportation! This year’s Salem Haunted Happenings festivities have already welcomed a record number of visitors, and the fair-weather forecast combined with a weekend full of programming for all ages indicates October 25-27 could be the busiest on record. We strongly recommend public

Images by Creative Collective Hispanic Heritage Month started September 15 and Lynn, MA celebrated in style. On Tuesday, October 8, The North Shore Latino Business Association, Beyond Walls, La Voz Newspaper, and Cojuelos Productions joined together for Sabor Latino: Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Sutton St. in Lynn, MA. Sabor Latino (which translates into English as Latin flavor) was a celebration

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

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  Jen Malone is the author of over a dozen middle grade and young adult titles including The Arrival of Someday (HarperCollins), The Sleepover (Simon & Schuster), Wanderlost (HarperCollins), and Follow Your Art (Dreamworks Animation/Penguin Random House). Jen once

The original play “Saltonstall’s Trial” an untold story of the infamous Salem witch trials will make its full-production debut at the historic Larcom Theatre in Beverly, Mass. over 10 performances October 17 to 27, 2019. Click here for tickets. The new play tells the true, courageous story of Nathaniel Saltonstall who was appointed to the panel of judges trying dozens of witchcraft cases as

words by Joey Phoenix The Chagall Performing Arts Collaborative (ChagallPAC) has opened up shop on Artists Row in downtown Salem, moving into the space formerly occupied by the locally esteemed woodturner Tommy Gagnon. ChagallPAC plans to transform the space into an education center, art incubator, collaborative space, and art showcase venue.  It may sound ambitious, but this is something that

All photos by Creative Collective Unless Otherwise Marked The cast of characters who line the streets of Salem in October, and at other points throughout the year, are the stuff of wonder. Part of the draw of Salem is the spectacle on the streets during the Halloween season, and the buskers are a big part of that. Here are some

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

Salem is going to the dogs (and cats and lizards and bunnies), and we couldn’t be happier about it! Salem Main Streets is very pleased to produce the fifth annual Howl-o-ween Pet Parade, to be held on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 pm on Derby Wharf, Salem Maritime National Historic Site (160 Derby Street). “This started as a very casual

SALEM –  October in Salem means more than a month of haunted events, performances, shopping and happenings, and the team at Creative Collective is hosting markets, events, entertainment all over the city of Salem, including the Pedestrian Mall, Derby Square, and the newly dedicated Charlotte Forten Park at 289 Derby Street.  Last year saw the creation of the successful Creative