THE TONY® AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL ‘KINKY BOOTS’ WILL STRUT ITS STUFF ON STAGE AT NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE. October 25 – November 6, 2022 – Tickets on sale now at www.nsmt.org Audiences can expect to feel the energy, joy, and laughter when Bill Hanney’s award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) presents KINKY BOOTS, the freshest, most fabulous, feel-good musical and the winner of

Live music, classic films, dance, and more  The Cabot hosts a fantastic month of shows with everything from Michael Schenker’s 50th Anniversary Tour to Symphony by the Sea. Kicking off the month this weekend is Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers on Saturday night. On Sunday, Toad the Wet Sprocket heads to Beverly, joined by Chris Pureka on support. The

It’s time for Haunted Happenings! Salem and the surrounding areas are prepping for the spookiest time of the year. Check out some of these great events coming up in the next few weeks.  Haunted Happenings Marketplace 2022 Salem Common: Saturdays 10AM-9PM and Sundays 10AM-6PM Derby Square: Saturdays 10AM-8PM andSundays 10AM-6PM The Annual Haunted Happenings Market returns! Produced by Creative Collective

A month full of creative activities for the spooky season, including new self-guided witch trials walk This October, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) offers an action-packed month of Eerie Events programming to celebrate the season through storytelling, fashion, film and more. On the heels of two highly successful witch trial exhibitions in 2020 and 2021, this fall PEM will offer a pop-up

Editor’s Note: Please be advised that topics discussed in this piece lean towards NSFW. Reader discretion encouraged.  The Poetry Brothel returns to Salem this October for another night of decadent and wordy delights. This time the troupe is taking over Diehl Marcus & Co., and this immersive literary cabaret will fuse poetry, activism, vaudeville, burlesque, live music, visual art, magic,

Salem Arts Association is proud to present Artoberfest.  Join us for our 2nd Annual Artoberfest. It’s Octoberfest with a Creative Twist! Saturday October 1, 12-6 pm at Salem Maritime Historic Site, 160 Derby Street, located on the park next to the Salem Arts Association. A free event featuring live music, dance, art making, food, & Beer Garden. Bring a blanket,

September 20 – October 2, 2022 – Tickets on sale now! Just in time for the season of spooky happenings, Bill Hanney’s award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) will present LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, the deviously delicious sci-fi musical that has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is open for business on

The Salem Athenaeum is pleased to announce the thirteenth Salem Literary Festival (aka Salem Lit Fest), happening September 8-11. After two years of a largely virtual festival, this year’s event will be a mix of virtual and in-person events. The Lit Fest features four days of more than 50 notable writers from across genres and across the globe sharing their

This year’s annual fundraiser at The House of the Seven Gables shines a light on its prized location on Salem’s historic waterfront. What is treasured must be protected. Sips by the Sea unites community and The Gables in citywide efforts to preserve Salem’s beloved historic resources as climate change impacts the waterfront. On Saturday, September 10, from 7 to 9:30

The City of Salem, in conjunction with Destination Salem and partners in the community that include local historians, representatives from the National Park Service, city government, and business owners, have begun a strategic revisioning of the Salem Heritage Trail. This project will include repainting the line in gold and developing interpretation of heritage sites along the historic trail. The project