From Creative Collective Salem Haunted Happenings returns this October with a full month of programming, including the popular Haunted Happenings Marketplace and Vendor Fair, presented by the City of Salem and managed by Creative Collective. The market and all the programming is supported by Vampfangs, Salem Main Streets, Peabody Essex Museum, The Lobster Shanty, the Halloween Museum and Emporium 32. 

By Dakota Draper What can be better than a combined late breakfast and early lunch? Well, it’s a good thing that brunch was created as its own category of meal. Here is a list of 7 brunch spots in the Northshore area and even a bonus spot at the end of the list! Breaking Grounds Cafe – Peabody Breaking Grounds

Ashley Tina, the Good Witch of Salem has a good deed up her sleeve this October to help aid in the fight against Breast Cancer and raise funds to support local efforts. Join the Good Witch of Salem this October 9th at the Salem Waterfront Hotel and Suites to raise funds to help women in need today who are fighting

Are you an architecture appreciator (who is fascinated by facades and bolstered by buttresses) ready to stretch your legs and crane your neck this fall north of Boston? Lucky for you, the annual Trails and Sails is hosting a series of architectural happenings with you in mind. What is Trails and Sails? Trails and Sails runs from Friday Sept. 17

From The Peabody Essex Museum As a curator, scholar, and museum executive, Lynda Roscoe Hartigan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to PEM. During her time as Chief Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, she led an internationally recognized acquisition initiative to build collections of works by Black, self-taught, and modern and contemporary artists. In 2003, Lynda was

Related reading: “Your Weekend is Booked with Salem Lit Fest 2021” The twelfth Salem Literary Festival (aka Salem Lit Fest) will be presented September 9-12, 2021. Having hosted a very successful virtual festival in 2020, we’ll be delivering most sessions online in 2021, with our Children’s program presented in person at the Peabody Essex Museum on September 11. Featuring four

From The Peabody Essex Museum This fall, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents a new exhibition about the tragic events and lasting legacy of the 1692 witch trials. The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming dives into the circumstances that fueled the crisis while recognizing the individuals who rose to defend those unjustly accused. The exhibition features authentic 17th-century court documents and

From The House of the Seven Gables Anyone making plans during the time of the pandemic has learned how easily plans must and do change. The House of the Seven Gables is no exception. Amid an uptick in COVID-19 infection rates and related unknowns regarding public safety, The House of the Seven Gables has decided to remake its annual fundraiser

The Witch City Celebrates Halloween with Time-Honored Festivities and New, Unique Special Events The world-renowned Salem Haunted Happenings returns to Salem, Massachusetts in October with street fairs, traditional event favorites, and new expanded programming. Believed to be the largest celebration of Halloween, Salem Haunted Happenings is comprised of hundreds of events during the month of October. Programs range from reverent commemorations of the Salem

The Great Animal Orchestra: Bernie Krause and United Visual ArtistsOn view November 20, 2021–May 22, 2022 This fall, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) and the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain are proud to present the North American premiere of The Great Animal Orchestra, a collaborative work between pioneer bioacoustician Bernie Krause and United Visual Artists. Over the course of nearly 50 years,