SALEM — Good food. Good friends. Good fun. It’s all happening on Sunday, September 15, starting at 4 p.m. For the seventh year, the House of the Seven Gables and its community of supporters come together for an evening of merriment and mingling to help The Gables preserve, share and continue the American story. “Taste of The Gables is a

SALEM — It’s movie night, once again, at The House of the Seven Gables. Not only will guests enjoy a notable movie made from one of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novels, they will watch as actor Vincent Price leads a one-of-a-kind tour of The Gables.   The second film in the ‘Hawthorne in Hollywood’ film series is Thursday, September 5. The 1940 movie,

SALEM — There was a time, early in the 19th century, when baseball was a gentlemanly game played by the upper class. Things changed when second-generation Irish immigrants took an interest.  “The Irish had a huge influence on the development of early American baseball,” says Brian Sheehy, history teacher, and sports scholar. “Without the Irish, baseball may not have become the

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

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

As part of Artweek 2019, Creative Collective organized an event with the House of the Seven Gables that welcomed local Instagram influencers for behind the scenes access to this iconic locations galleries! As part of the event, the Collective welcomed the local Igers network @igerssalem and a handful of well known Insta-accounts! Here are the Igers who attended! Follow them

Becoming American: film and discussion seriesHow popular culture absorbs and processes the immigrant experience in the next ‘Community Conversations’ topic at The Gables on May 1 SALEM — Newcomers to this country arrive with a suitcase and a set of expectations derived, in part, from American popular culture. In turn, the very same newcomers make their own mark on America’s

Images by Joey Phoenix for Creative Collective A new exhibit – Pop! Goes the Gables – opened this past Friday night at the House of the Seven Gables. The exhibit explores how Hawthorne’s novel and the 1668 mansion have influenced pop culture over the centuries. Since the museum’s opening visitors have been inspired by the 350-year-old mansion and its illustrious

SALEM — “Bewitched” is more than a television show from the ‘70s, more than a controversial statue in downtown Salem, more than a twitchy nose. Salem, for whom ‘witchcraft’ holds uniquely somber meaning, saw its burden lighten when “Bewitched” was broadcast into tens of millions of homes in America. The show was a cultural influencer with a long reach. Professor