Winter is disgusting. You step off curbs into puddles of slush, spend hours clearing out a parking spot only to have someone else take it, and freeze your hands holding your iced coffee without a styrofoam cup (why, Dunkin, why?).* Luckily, there’s something that can help you through the gross winter months (of which February is undoubtedly the worst): Comedy!

Charlotte Forten Grimké (August 17, 1837 – July 23, 1914) was an anti-slavery activist, poet, and educator and the first African-American person to teach white students in a Salem, MA public school. “Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.” —Martin Luther King, Jr. February is Black History Month and Black History is everyone’s history. Here are some of the events

Valentine’s Day is the holiday of romance and warm fuzzy feelings. What used to be a holiday purely dedicated to romantic love has expanded to include platonic love and friendships, and while it’s an excuse to take your sweetie out on the town, it’s also just an opportunity to go out and have a good time.  Here is your guide

by Joey PhoenixImage courtesy of Comedian Mark Scalia Salem, MA is getting ready for the 2020 Salem Comedy and Spirits Festival on Thursday, January 16 through Saturday, January 18th. Now in its fifth year, the festival will host 16 comedians at two spirited venues on three separate nights. Thursday night will be at East Coast Regiment Beer Co. and Friday

by Joey Phoenix On Saturday, January 18th at 9:00 pm, Cycle for Survival’s Team #BrookStrong – Boston is hosting a special event at Koto in Salem as a pre-game for the main fundraising events happening in early February: Ride the Lightning – A Cycle for Survival Benefit Show in Honor of Brook Diedrichs. It’s going to be a night of

The North Shore is a hotspot for music and entertainment. With a wide array of venues and restaurants hosting an eclectic mix of musicians and performers, you can have a great time listening to live music just about every day of the week. Here are some of our favorite venues and some of the music they’ll be hosting soon. The

The 2010’s have been a wild ride, but it’s time to kiss them goodbye and welcome in a whole new decade. In the last ten years we’ve welcomed the iPad and Gangnam Style, legalized same-sex marriage, had an absurdly long debate over the color of THAT dress (you know the one, it’s blue and black, it was always blue and

by Joey Phoenix The North Shore’s Favorite Improv Troupe Accidentally on Purpose is back at it again with three special shows this holiday season. The troupe is calling these the “The Gift of Comedy” series, and the first Improv show will be on December 19th at the Larcom Theatre in Beverly and the second show, a Holiday Improv Show, will

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

Images by Creative Collective The holidays are fast approaching, leaving people to wonder where they will be spending their Yules and their Christmahanakwanzas. Whether you have somewhere to go or not, there are some Queens who are inviting you to spend some time with them.  Miz Diamond Wigfall and her crew of dancers, comedians, singers, and performers are returning to