House of the Seven Gables’ Executive Director Kara McLaughlin congratulates a new U.S. citizen at last year’s Naturalization Ceremony. Citizenship to be granted on Constitution Day SALEM — At noon on Tuesday, September 17, a group of North Shore residents will become naturalized United States citizens. They have spent months of study and preparation to gain citizenship. The ceremony, a

Educator Mike Welsh demonstrates how early carpenters relied on skill, ingenuity and an assortment of hand tools.   SALEM — The house you’re living in now may well have been built more than a century or two ago — before power tools, sheetrock or foam insulation. If you’ve ever wondered how early carpenters were able to create works of lasting elegance

SALEM — You don’t have to be an astronaut to explore the mysterious and the unknown. Instead, imagine yourself in Salem in the 1600s, when navigating the high seas was as dangerous and challenging as going to the moon. All are invited to The House of the Seven Gables for the first in a series of intriguing “17thCentury Saturday” events

Fun film series at The House of the Seven Gables SALEM — How many can say they’ve seen the movie, “The House of the Seven Gables,” at The House of the Seven Gables? If not, the time has come to remedy that gaping lapse in hipness. All are invited to a fun film series at The House of the Seven

Written by Alexia RoweDirected by Kristina Wacome Stevick This is Not a Bill is an immersive, traveling play about Salem’s involvement in the Underground Railroad in the mid-19th century; this new piece is set to premiere in downtown Salem on July 20-21 and August 17-18. Tickets at $18 and will go on sale at https://thisisnotabill.bpt.me/ on July 1. In 1854,

SALEM, MA – Starting at 7:00 AM on Sunday, July 7th, and running until about 7:00 PM that evening, Salem Maritime National Historic Site and The House of the Seven Gables will be hosting “Enduring Hawthorne: A Marathon Reading of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables.” “In partnership with The House of Seven Gables and Essex National Heritage

Images by Mel Powsner and Kati Nalbandian for Creative Collective The Third Annual Resistance Ball at Hamilton Hall was held on Saturday, April 6th, 2019. Patrons danced, dined, and wore costumes inspired by history and by the spirit of rebellion. Click here to see the full gallery. Hamilton Hall started this tradition last year as a way to commemorate the

Weekly Buzz is a regular feature of special events and happenings on the North Shore. If you have an upcoming special event, project, or initiative that you’d like to see featured here. Send our editor an email at joeyphoenix@creativecollectivema.com  What: Second Annual Resistance Ball Where: Hamilton Hall, SalemWhen: Saturday, April 6th, 2019Cost: $65, $60 for members – Proceeds to benefit

by Joey Phoenix Salem Womxn’s History Day falls this year on March 24, and local museums and businesses are honoring this day in Salem style. This day has become a local tradition since Mayor Kim Driscoll decreed the celebration of women a few years ago as part of the international happenings of Women’s History Month every March. Salem, Massachusetts is

SALEM — The House of the Seven Gables is pleased to invite residents from Beverly to a free guided tour of the celebrated mansion made famous by Salem author Nathaniel Hawthorne and his novel, “The House of the Seven Gables.” Beverly’s Community Day is set for Sunday, February 24. The House of the Seven Gables is one of six historic