Photos by Creative Collective Click here for the full gallery or here to read more information about the exhibit from the Peabody Essex Museum Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle is the first museum exhibition of the series of paintings Struggle: From the History of the American People (1954–56) by the best known black American artist of the 20th century, Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000). Jacob

Success Stories is a series celebrating achievement, growth, and exciting news from Creative Collective Members. Click here to learn more about Creative Collective’s Membership Program By Joey Phoenix The Artful Life Counseling Center and Studio is moving to Salem, MA in early spring 2020. In January, the City of Salem approved a $50,000 Small Business loan to help the center

The House of the Seven Gables celebrates Salem’s So Sweet and pays tribute to Valentine’s Day with lots of family activities on Feb. 8. SALEM — For those worried about messing up on Valentine’s Day, the fretting can stop now. The House of the Seven Gables has this.  The whole family is welcome to get their collective Valentine’s Day act

Images by Witch PixClick here to view the full album “We all know interspecies romance is weird.” Tim Burton This past weekend, Creative Collective and the Hawthorne Hotel hosted the fifth annual Winter Masquerade Ball. The theme was Burtonesque and guests came dressed in their weirdest, surrealist, wildest costumes inspired by the worlds directed, produced, or imagined by the legendary

Salem’s sweetest weekend set for February 7-9 Salem, MA – The 18th annual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival is set for February 7-9, 2020.  This midwinter festival is a decadent tradition of delectable chocolate, sparkling ice sculptures, and Valentine’s Day shopping… don’t miss Salem’s sweetest event of the year! The festival officially kicks off with a Chocolate and Wine Tasting,

Photos by Creative Collective On January 3, a crowd gathered at Salem Willows to witness the 17th Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire. Each year, the Salem Fire Department stand by on Dead Horse Beach while the festive spruces go up in a blazing inferno. The blaze was fueled by trees left curbside during designated pickup times, and by those who brought

Come ring in the New Year at Old Town Hall!  The City of Salem and Salem Main Streets are teaming up to throw LAUNCH!, our sixth annual New Year’s Eve party, on Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 4 pm to 6 pm at Old Town Hall on Derby Square. There will be an early countdown just before 6 pm. “When we organized

BORAH! & Krampus got bored and decided to record their version of the opening to the classic Laverne & Shirley TV show. Enjoy as they explore the streets and locations of Salem Ma!  Salem’s Black Hat Society (SBHS) was founded in October 2016 when Brian first started street performing for Haunted Happenings in Salem, MA as Borah Brewington Snaggletooth XIII.

Christmas was celebrated at The House of the Seven Gables, but not in its early years. SALEM — The only Christmas giving in Massachusetts in 1668, the year The House of the Seven Gables was built, were 5 shilling fines payable to the colony’s coffers. Fears of debauchery, like the kind witnessed in England back then, prompted a colony-wide ban on Christmas that

An annual Salem tradition! Salem Main Streets hosts Santa’s arrival from the roof of the Hawthorne Hotel, a community stroll through Salem and finally the tree lighting at Lappin Park. Every year, the community comes out en mass and some special surprises are added to the festivities including carolers from History Alive, The Grinch, Santa, and Krampus! Click through for