This soulful romantic drama based on Niall Williams’ bestseller follows two winning young strangers fated to be brought together. As the father of the presumptive groom, Pierce Brosnan embodies the film’s deeper meaning: What drives people to create? An unfulfilled civil servant, he experiences an almost religious epiphany to paint. Gabriel Byrne, playing the young woman’s dad, struggles with a ...
Join the Salem Art Gallery in celebration of Zach Brown and his new painting exhibit, “Xenophobia”. The evening will include charcuterie and refreshments, FREE admission, live music, and a chance to meet the artist and browse his new works. “The modern anxieties surrounding artificial intelligence, immigration, war, climate collapse, and social fragmentation have once again brought UFO imagery into the ...
The Troubles meets Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting in Kneecap, a riotous Belfast-set comedy tracking the fictional rise of a real-life hip-hop trio whose music harks back to the glory days of gangsta rap. Rich Peppiatt’s film excels as a love letter to the Irish language and a raucous portrait of the lost generation growing up in post-ceasefire Northern Ireland. But these ...
For centuries, Black families have gathered with family, friends and loved ones at the Salem Willows on the third Saturday in July. The City of Salem is honored to serve as the home for this community-centered celebration once again this year.
When her mother Nuala goes missing somewhere in Ireland, artist Myrid Carten returns from London to find her. Her search takes her into a feuding family, a contested house; and a history that threatens to take everyone down, including herself. A Want In Her is a powerful, award winning documentary that will stay with you.
There is a lot of skullduggery and plotting in Dead Man’s Money, a wonderful reworking of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The dastardly deeds are set in motion when Young Henry and his wife Pauline discover that Young Henry’s uncle, Old Henry has fallen for Widow Tweed. They worry their inheritance earned over years running the old man’s bar will now go to ...
In Horseshoe, four estranged siblings return to their crumbling family home in the west of Ireland after the death of their father. As they attempt to navigate inheritance, grief, and long-buried grudges, their time together unearths far more than expected – including secrets that just might shatter what little bond remains between them. Horseshoe won the Best Irish First Feature ...
Join us for a powerful performance by G–Hwaja, a dynamic quintet rooted in Korean traditional music. Drawing from centuries-old sounds and instruments, G–Hwaja brings a vivid and contemporary energy to Korea’s musical heritage. Their sound subtly bridges tradition and modern expression. The ensemble members are: Junghee Oh, 12-string gayageum and byeongchang vocals Song Eun Shin, 25-string gayageum Woosung Jung, daegeum, ...
The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival is recreating and renewing the vibrant jazz scene that began at the Salem Willows in the early 20th century, when Duke Ellington and other musicians from the Big Band era played at the seaside park in Salem, Mass. The festival builds on this rich jazz history — adding soul, blues, and funk to the ...
