MIDNIGHT SNACK: AN INSTALLATION BY REAL FAKE ANIMALS

301 Frame Gallery 301 Cabot St., Beverly, MA, United States

Midnight Snack is a surrealist, soft-sculpture installation created by the artist collective Real Fake Animals (RFA), an interstate collaborative group of artists spanning the east coast. Fueled by the yearning of artists wanting to create, emotion is evoked in the installation through the expressive nature of puppetry and props. On one side of the 301 Frame Gallery is an installation of  ...

NEW WORK / Salem State Art + Design Faculty Showcase

The Winfisky Gallery 1 Meier Drive, Salem, MA, United States

Join us for the 2023 Art + Design Faculty Showcase. This annual event features work of faculty from within Salem State University's nationally accredited Art + Design department. Works by both full-time and adjunct studio faculty in printmaking, painting, design, sculpture, photography and various other media are exhibited. ADDITIONAL EXHIBITION EVENTS Opening Reception Friday, September 15, 6-8 pm Commuter Lounge, ...

Free

SHAPESHIFTERS

Carol Schlosberg Alumni Gallery 23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, United States

Artist reception, Wednesday, September 20, 5-7pm Shapeshifters explores themes of change and transformation. Drawing on the fantastical and mythological associations with shapeshifting, each of the artists seek to transgress or transcend the psychic dimensions of the self or aspects of the physical body. Ideas of impermanence and fragility permeate the work, both in terms of the works’ content and material. ...

Inspired by Word

Galleries at Lynn Arts 25 Exchange St, Lynn, MA, United States

Have you ever been inspired by written or spoken words that prompted you to create a painting, sketch, a photo, collage or sculpture? Or, have you been inspired by the lyrics in music, prompting you to write or draw/paint/create art in response? We see the marriage of words and images daily in various forms on television, in social media and ...

WELLS CHANDLER: PSYCHEDELIC SOCCER DAD Exhibit

Montserrat Gallery 23 Essex St, Beverly, MA, United States

Opening in the newly renovated Montserrat Gallery is the first regional solo exhibition by the Bronx-based artist, Wells Chandler. Chandler uses vernacular and so-called “craft” materials, such as patchwork, crochet, clay, cake, and other media to build queer communities alongside and with others. Highlighting Chandler’s extensive drawing practice, Psychedelic Soccer Dad is an immersive experience featuring’s the artist’s iconic crocheted drawings of ...

Exhibit: MICHAEL BROOM

Satanic Temple 64 Bridge Street, Salem, MA, United States

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023–DECEMBER 3, 2023Salem Art Gallery presents the captivating solo exhibition by renowned artist Michael Broom. Through a masterful blend of popular horror iconography and original creations, Broom's paintings bring to life the essence of the season. With each brush and stroke of imagination, he transports viewers to a realm where the boundary between horror and inspiration blurs. The exhibition ...

Event Series Paper Tube Bats

Paper Tube Bats

Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

In-person Included with admission Location: Create Space Bats are wicked cool creatures! They are the only mammals that can truly fly, and they benefit the environment in many different ways. Visit the Bats! exhibition, then make your own bat out of a recycled paper tube to join our bat colony in the Create Space. Regular Drop-in Art Making is held ...

Event Series THE FULL MONTY

THE FULL MONTY

North Shore Music Theatre 54 Dunham Road, Beverly, MA, United States

Based on the hit film THE FULL MONTY will make you laugh and grab your heart. While spying on their wives at a “girls’ night out” a group of unemployed steelworkers from Buffalo hatch a bold and unclothed plan to make some quick cash. As they conquer their fears, self-consciousness and prejudices, the lovable misfits come to discover that they’re stronger as ...

Screening: Daughter of Rubens

Sophia Gordon Center 356 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA, United States

In this short documentary film, Daughter of Rubens, filmmaker Sarah Hachey and executive producer Gloria Monaghan hope to shed light on the brilliant, talented painter Nancy Ellen Craig. Initially a portrait painter, Craig painted aristocrats and notable figures. She was born in 1927 in Bronxville, NY and died in 2015 in Truro, MA. Critics have compared her work to Thomas Eakins and John Singer Sargent. Largely ...

Defending Democracy

Lynn Memorial Auditorium 3 City Hall Square, Lynn, MA, United States

2023 is the 160th anniversary of 3 monumental events in the history of our country: The Emancipation Proclamation, whereby slavery was abolished in the States that seceded from the United States of America. The Battle of Gettysburg: Seen as the turning point in the Civil War. The Gettysburg Address: where President Lincoln honored the sacrifice of soldiers and the establishment ...

Event Series BINGO

BINGO

Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

That’s right everyone, Bingo is back with host Will! He’s got a ton of new prizes and jokes for everyone. Come on down for the quirkiest and funniest Bingo! It’s free to play as long as you are eating or drinking. Bring a dauber or purchase one for just $1.

Event Series Warhammer Wednesday

Warhammer Wednesday

The Castle 140 Rantoul St, Beverly, MA, United States

Weekly Warhammer meetup, new and seasoned players welcome. Drop in event, or jump in the discord and connect beforehand in the Warhammer channel!

Guilty! A Salem Witch Trial

Gallows Hill Museum/Theatre

It’s 1692 in Salem, and the audience is on trial for witchcraft! Hear testimony against you and plead your case. Will you be found guilty? Combo tickets with Gallows Hill Main Show. Show times 6:15 and 7:15. 

Haunted Fables at The Gables

The House of the Seven Gables 115 Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

Join Salem’s master storyteller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, for a frightful evening of thrills and chills in the gloomy shadow of The Gables!

$29

We are all Connected Project at Arcworks

ArcWorks 22 Foster St, Peabody, MA 01960

ArcWorks Community Art Center is thrilled to welcome Beatricia Sagar's traveling exhibit, "We are all Connected Project" This collaborative creation is a dynamic, inclusive art experience without any boundaries. The Project is a living conceptual work of art, created, managed, and sustained by Beatricia Sagar. During the summer of 2020, Beatricia conceived of the project as a way to connect ...

Free

Haunted Fables at The Gables

The House of the Seven Gables 115 Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

Join Salem’s master storyteller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, for a frightful evening of thrills and chills in the gloomy shadow of The Gables!

$29

Tree of Care + Wonder at Salem Farmers’ Market

Artists' Row 24 Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

The Tree of Care + Wonder / Árbol del Cuidado + del Maravillas will transform streets in Salem into community spaces of art and friendship to demonstrate the potential of streets to do more than move cars. Local artists (poets, visual, musicians, dance, and theatre) will collaborate to produce civic-art events centered on migration stories, food memories, local history, and ...

Event Series Salem Farmers’ Market 2023

Salem Farmers’ Market 2023

32 Derby Square Salem, MA, United States

“The Salem Farmers’ Market has truly become a destination for the community for fifteen years now – it’s a gathering place as well as an opportunity to get fresh, local produce and other one-of-a-kind goods,” Salem Main Streets Executive Director Kylie Sullivan said, adding that the market typically draws over 2,000 market-goers weekly. “We are really looking forward to another great season ...