Ring in the New Year with many thrilling local events on the North Shore of Massachusetts! As we bid farewell to 2023 and welcome 2024, make your New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day unforgettable with various dining, entertainment, and special event options in your neighborhood. From cozy dinners to lively parties, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Start the

2023 Lynn Arts & Culture Festival: A Renaissance in the Making LYNN — The Lynn Arts and Culture Festival is returning for its second edition on Saturday, August 12th, offering a vibrant celebration of the city’s artistic heritage and cultural diversity. “This festival is a great way to showcase our residents’ talents and our expanding arts and culture scene,” Mayor

Interviewee: Carolina Trujillo (she/her) In your words… Tell us about your organization, business, initiative. Breaking the patterns of instability that lead to homelessness and hunger. Tell us a bit about you and why you do what you do? Share your passions for your business, initiative, organization. Everyone deserves safety, dignity and hope — to have shelter from the weather, heal

Peabody, MA is one of the North Shore’s best kept secrets, because it’s no slouch when it comes to shopping, dining, drinking, and entertainment. It’s home to the Peabody International Festival, a world class concert venue, and many restaurants, breweries, and many creative small businesses – many you may never have even heard of! At least, not yet.   Here

Origin Stories is a series featuring Creative Collective Business Members telling the story of where they’ve been, where they’re going, and some advice for those of us who are just getting started. Rob Dunn is the co-founder of Granite Coast Brewing Company. Listen to him tell how he caught the brewing bug in his early 20s and hasn’t looked back

Retonica lights up Peabody’s Black Box Theatre for Drag Bingo in 2019. by Joey Phoenix North Shore Nightlife is a Creative North Shore series highlighting unique and alternative programming on the North Shore after dark.  While many eyes have been focused on Salem, Peabody has been making quite the rise on the periphery, bringing new programming, venues, and life to

Video by Peabody TV For more than three decades, The Peabody International Festival has attracted thousands of people to downtown Peabody with live music, artists, and food inspired from around the world. This year,  This year, Creative Collective partnered with the International Festival Committee and City of Peabody to expand the Vendor and Artisan Market for the 2019 festival, now in its 36th

The Creative Collective Merchant Marketplace has partnered with the City of Peabody to expand Vendor Fair for 36th Peabody International Festival.  Peabody, MA – For more than three decades, The Peabody International Festival has attracted thousands of people to downtown Peabody with live music, artists, and food inspired from around the world. This year, Creative Collective has partnered with the

Images by Creative Collective Patrick Tobin, Frank Sinatra Impersonator, performed for the Northshore Mall Summer Entertainment Series at The Promenade on July 19, 2019. Audience members snapped their fingers and tapped their toes as PatrickTobin sang the songs of the most prolific entertainer in history, Frank Sinatra! Patrick has been performing his critically acclaimed tribute since 1996. Mr. S’s career

by Joey Phoenix CW: Personal Space Violations, Sexual Abuse For the last couple of months, Samantha of Samantha Scavo Photography has been working on a poignant series of photographs entitled “Don’t Touch Me,” a portrait series that ties directly into the #MeToo movement, drawing attention to issues of personal autonomy, space, and violations against those rights. “‘’Don’t Touch Me” was