Salem State to Host Week of Events Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Events include keynote with author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi SALEM, MA – Salem State University will host its 30th annual MLK Week January 20-27, a weeklong celebration honoring the life and legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Founded in 1990, this community-centered series of events honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s commitment to civil rights and social justice and challenges
Salem State University Professor Kristine Doll, PhD Receives Homer European Medal of Poetry and Art
SALEM, MA- Salem State University Professor Kristine Doll was awarded the Homer European Medal of Poetry and Art at the Yale Club in New York City on Friday, May 17. Established in Brussels, Belgium in 2016 the Homer European Medal is a juried award celebrating artistry and literature for which Doll was awarded the Chamber of Medal. Doll, who received her doctorate
Salem State Hosts Poetry Seminar: Public Readings June 4-8
SALEM, MA – Salem State University and the Salem Athenaeum announce the eighth Salem Poetry Seminar, a week-long event for students at public colleges and universities in Massachusetts. The Seminar gives thirteen students, selected from throughout the commonwealth, the opportunity to study poetry writing intensively with noted teachers and authors Charlotte Gordon, J.D. Scrimgeour, and January Gill O’Neil. Scrimgeour,
Ragtime at SSU – Reflecting Our Struggles 100 Years Later
Images by Benjamin Rose Photography When: April 18, 19, and 20 @ 7:30 pmPrelude Conversation to be held on April 18th @ 6:30 in the Sophia Gordon Center. Click here to buy tickets. Ragtime at Salem State University’s Center for the Arts opened this past weekend to local critical acclaim, and the department is gearing up for its second and
Coming up at Salem State Center for Performing Arts
THE ARTS at SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY Art Discover Danvers Roundtable. April 18. 7 pm.Danvers Historical Society. 13 Page St. Danvers, MA. Students in Salem State’s ART 236 class share their research on everyday objects in the Danvers Historical Society collection and what they reveal about local history and American society, past and present. Sponsored by a grant from Mass Humanities.
A Month of Women's Events at Salem State University
It’s a great month for women’s events at Salem State University Center for the Arts. Crossing many mediums and focuses, these events demonstrate the broader conversations happening in the community and provide an inclusive opportunity for people to learn more about these conversations. From theatre to musical performance to poetry, these events just can’t be missed. “Women’s voices are important
The Stand or Sal is Dead – an SSU Talent Infused New Work Takes on Newburyport
Photo Gallery – Salem State POMP 2018
A celebration of Salem State University Alumni at the annual POMP event. Food trucks, beer trucks, the Felix Brown Band, games and more!
The Big Ink visits Salem State
BIG INK is an organized network of creative thinkers focused on promoting the art of large-scale woodblock printing.
Award-winning Dance Duo The Wondertwins perform at SSU
What: The Wondertwins present To Hip-Hop, With Love When: Saturday, January 27, 7:30 pm Where: Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts Tickets: $20 general/$15 seniors and non-SSU students 18 and up/under 18 free Additional information: salemstate.edu/arts or 978.542.6365 SALEM, MA – Boston natives Billy and Bobby McClain, The Wondertwins, present To Hip-Hop, With Love at Salem State University’s Sophia Gordon Center on Saturday, January 27 at 7:30 pm. With the technical facility
