This powerful spoken word performance by Michelle LaPoetica was captured at the North Shore Juneteenth Association‘s elegant “Hats, Heels, Bow Ties, & Blazers Tea” held on May 3rd, 2025 at the historic Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA. About the Event The Tea brought together community members dressed in their finest attire for an afternoon of inspiration, connection, and celebration.

A Magical Valentine’s Tea Party: Where Teddy Bears Come to Life in Salem Looking for a truly special way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your little ones? The Good Witch of Salem invites families to step into a world of wonder at the enchanting Teddy Bear Tea Party, where magic meets meaning in a celebration designed especially for children. Set

The North of Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (NBCVB) held its 2022 Annual Meeting and Tourism Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, November 8 at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA.  Members, local chambers of commerce, destination marketing organizations, and tourism supporters in Essex County came together to honor colleagues who are making a difference as champions in the industry. “Bringing in

The Endless Night Vampire Ball was a night worth remembering. The First Annual Endless Night Salem Vampire Weekend happened this past Friday, October 15th through Sunday, October 17th, 2021. Vampire appreciators took over the Historic Hawthorne Hotel for the largest gathering of Vampires in Salem’s history. It was a weekend of performance, ritual, and dark delights. View this post on

Chocolate, Wine, Ice Sculptures, shopping and more! The executive director of Salem Main Streets, Kylie Sullivan and founder of the Creative Collective John Andrews sit and chat with 104.9’s Curtains Up host Aurelia Nelson about Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate and Wine Festival, the Salem Flea special market, Artist’s Row and looking ahead to Artopia, the big fashion show, Salem Arts

Images by Witch PixClick here to view the full album “We all know interspecies romance is weird.” Tim Burton This past weekend, Creative Collective and the Hawthorne Hotel hosted the fifth annual Winter Masquerade Ball. The theme was Burtonesque and guests came dressed in their weirdest, surrealist, wildest costumes inspired by the worlds directed, produced, or imagined by the legendary

An annual Salem tradition! Salem Main Streets hosts Santa’s arrival from the roof of the Hawthorne Hotel, a community stroll through Salem and finally the tree lighting at Lappin Park. Every year, the community comes out en mass and some special surprises are added to the festivities including carolers from History Alive, The Grinch, Santa, and Krampus! Click through for

Originally Published by The Hawthorne Hotel on June 18, 2019 June 28, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which have come to represent a turning point in the movement for LGBTQ and civil rights in the United States. Fed up with discrimination and repeated raids on their bar, patrons of the Stonewall Inn confronted police officers and took to the

Images by Creative CollectiveClick here for the full gallery. The first ever Endless Night Salem Vampire Salon was on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. The evening was sold out with 150 guests dressed in their darkest finest, brilliant performances from the Slaughterhouse Society, dark tunes DJ Aengel, and the presence of Vampfangs’ Owners Benjamin Addam

Click here to view the full gallery! Images by Creative Collective. “The Fashion Show gets bigger and better every year. It’s really the perfect way to introduce the dynamic, locally-focused energy behind the Arts Festival,” says Kylie Sullivan, Executive Director of Salem Main Streets (SMS), the community nonprofit that founded the Festival. “The need for financial support is critical for