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Halloween week fun
Even though there are only a few more days until Halloween there are still plenty of cool things to do. Here are a few events worthy of checking out. Wednesday October 28th, 2009 SYNTH: 80’s party with Darq Synth: an 80's Halloween party To...
Halloween week fun
Even though there are only a few more days until Halloween there are still plenty of cool things to do. Here are a few events worthy of checking out. Wednesday October 28th, 2009 SYNTH: 80’s party with Darq Synth: an 80's Halloween party To...
Sublime Salem sweet sounds and suds sipping
The closer we get to Halloween in Salem Mass the more you can feel excitement in the air. The 3rd annual SALEM HARVEST FEST Salem Harvest Fest presented by Pamplemousse & Magic Hat Brewing takes place this Saturday, October 24th from 2 – 6 ...
Sublime Salem sweet sounds and suds sipping
The closer we get to Halloween in Salem Mass the more you can feel excitement in the air. The 3rd annual SALEM HARVEST FEST Salem Harvest Fest presented by Pamplemousse & Magic Hat Brewing takes place this Saturday, October 24th from 2 – 6 ...
Friday – flick or frolic
Tough Choices. It’s getting out of control here in the Witch City. Roving bands of tourists hunting for ghosts and goblins day and night. Strolling through the cemeterys has now become a contact sport. And trying to get a seat at your favor...
Friday – flick or frolic
Tough Choices. It’s getting out of control here in the Witch City. Roving bands of tourists hunting for ghosts and goblins day and night. Strolling through the cemeterys has now become a contact sport. And trying to get a seat at your favor...
Today, Rocky Horrible and Pumpkin Bikers
More jam packed days this weekend in Salem MA, regardless of the impending bad weather. Today Show in Salem… almost Today Show Cast in bad pose You may have heard the rumors that NBC’s Today Show is coming to Salem. Well – sort of...
Today, Rocky Horrible and Pumpkin Bikers
More jam packed days this weekend in Salem MA, regardless of the impending bad weather. Today Show in Salem… almost Today Show Cast in bad pose You may have heard the rumors that NBC’s Today Show is coming to Salem. Well – sort of...
Salems Bizarre Bazaar – Haunted BizBaz
Each year the Salem Chamber of Commerce hosts the Bizarre Bazaar or BizBaz for short. This year the BizBaz is on Saturday and Sunday October 10th & 11th from 10am – 5pm. Salem's Super Info Booth According to their website Fun for all ages...
Salems Bizarre Bazaar – Haunted BizBaz
Each year the Salem Chamber of Commerce hosts the Bizarre Bazaar or BizBaz for short. This year the BizBaz is on Saturday and Sunday October 10th & 11th from 10am – 5pm. According to their website Fun for all ages this street festival has...
Salem kickes off Halloween season with Haunted Happenings
Every year here in Salem the city shifts into overdrive for the month of October as we enter Halloween season and kick off Haunted Happenings. According to their website: You are invited to America’s most exciting Halloween festival in the bewi...
Salem kickes off Halloween season with Haunted Happenings
Every year here in Salem the city shifts into overdrive for the month of October as we enter Halloween season and kick off Haunted Happenings. According to their website: You are invited to America’s most exciting Halloween festival in the bewi...
Salem Fall Restaurant Week 2009
That grumbling you hear is my belly ramping up for a feast tonight. Salem’s fall restaurant week kicked off yesterday and runs to Thursday, September 17th. As has been the case with previous restaurant weeks, restaurants involved are offering...
Salem Fall Restaurant Week 2009
That grumbling you hear is my belly ramping up for a feast tonight. Salem’s fall restaurant week kicked off yesterday and runs to Thursday, September 17th. As has been the case with previous restaurant weeks, restaurants involved are offering...
Weekend warrior
The days may be getting shorter, but that just means we get a little more time to enjoy the remainder of our summer nights. Special Events / Festivals Salem Jazz & Soul Festival 2 days of free music this weekend! Saturday, August 15, 10:45 a.m. ...
Weekend warrior
The days may be getting shorter, but that just means we get a little more time to enjoy the remainder of our summer nights. Special Events / Festivals Salem Jazz & Soul Festival 2 days of free music this weekend! Saturday, August 15, 10:45 a.m. ...
Hamlet – on tour
Salem’s very own Rebel Shakespeare Company, based on Winter Island in Salem, is taking their production of “Hamlet” on tour. I happened upon a production last year of Romeo & Juliette done by the RSC which was quite entertaining...
Hamlet – on tour
Salem’s very own Rebel Shakespeare Company, based on Winter Island in Salem, is taking their production of “Hamlet” on tour. I happened upon a production last year of Romeo & Juliette done by the RSC which was quite entertaining...
Hot fun in the summer time?
Salem Common durring Snow Storm Did you hear? It is officially summer. I wouldn’t blame you for not knowing, if you look outside its been gloomy, dreary, rainy and all around craptastic. People have been on the twitters moaning about having...
Hot fun in the summer time?
Did you hear? It is officially summer. I wouldn’t blame you for not knowing, if you look outside its been gloomy, dreary, rainy and all around craptastic. People have been on the twitters moaning about having only three days of sun in June ...
The Darq Gathering
Do you like to save money? We do. Do you like when promoters do fun events in Salem? We do. Then you might just be interested in the Darq Gathering. Usually this type of event doesn’t happen here in Salem untill the Halloween season u...
Literally Salem: The Salem Literature Festival
Salem has all sorts of thriving scenes that the average tourista would never find if s/he wasn’t looking for it. Take for instance our local wordsmiths. We have done articles in the past about Author lectures and events pertaining to improv...
FunnyGrownHere.com Presents… Discount Variety Tonight!
I totally ripped off got this post from one of our twitter friends. He pointed me in the direction of FunnyGrownHere.com a Boston based comedy blog written by Nick Zaino. Tonight head over to CinemaSalem for a few laughs, music and home grown fil...
Shimmying for a cause
Could it be the beautiful women? Or, maybe it’s the interesting music and costumes. Perhaps it’s the relentless promotion form a variety of people here in the Salem. Regardless of the reason Salem is a hotbed for the Bellydance scene, ...
Spring Charity Battle Royale
We were planning on running an article about Salem’s Spring Fling today however, we got a last minute email about another event that made us change this post a bit. You might remember a post we did called “Wine Wars” discussing ho...
Big Band Swinging Blues
After this weekend’s tease of nice weather waking up to snow this morning is a real kick in the head. So when I got a note from our friends over at the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival my winter blues were blown away. It seems that the folks over a...
Weekend Warrior: February freeze
Special Events / Festivals 7th Annual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival Chocolate & Wine Tasting Hamilton Hall, 9 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA Friday, February 6 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm This luscious tasting event, now in i...
Weekend Warior: January 23rd & 24th
Special Events / Festivals Brunch under the Yellow Umbrella January is cervical cancer awareness month and Sixty2 on Wharf wants to spread the word about cervical cancer prevention. You can join them for brunch this Sunday and listen to live mus...
Throwing your own New Year’s Eve party
Yesterday we went over a few things to do around Salem, today its all about the DYI NYE. Legal Disclaimer: First and foremost have fun and stay safe. I know we talk about going out and having cocktails all the time but that’s because Salem is...
What are you doing New Years Eve
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah or satisfying Solstice. Now its time to put those horrible sweaters away for another year and focus on putting 2008 to rest. There are only two days left to make plans for how you want to bring ...
