Salem

Earth Day at PEM

Peabody Essex Museum celebrates Earth Day in Salem Massachusetts. Join in a variety of hands-on activities in Wes Sam-Bruce’s Mobile Art Studio. Consider what freedom means to you and your relationship with nature through writing prompts inspired by the Jewish Arts Collaborative and National Poetry Month. Meet members from the Backyard Growers Program, a nonprofit organization that has built more than 200 raised bed gardens, serving hundreds of Gloucester residents, and learn about the food system, the garden ecosystem and the science behind growing food.

When:

Saturday, April 20, 2019 11am-3pm

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Dane Street Beach Clean Up

Come help Salem Sound Coastwatch with a cleanup of Dane Street Beach in Beverly, Massachusetts!

Come to Dane Street Beach to help with a post-winter cleanup. Salem Sound Coastwatch is looking for volunteers to help clean up debris washed up by the winter storms! We will provide buckets, trash bags and gloves.

When:

Saturday, April 6, 2019 10am-Noon

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Family Poetry Festival at PEM

Peabody Essex Museum invites families to join them in a celebration of Poetry and all things poetic! Words and artworks intermingle as PEM welcomes the fifth annual Massachusetts Poetry Festival. The event brings together poets and poetry lovers of all ages for a rich array of offerings including readings, interactive art, music and performances.

When:

Saturday, May 4, 2013 10am-4pm

Sunday, May 5, 2013 10am-4pm

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Felts & Fibers: A Wool Festival at PEM

Peabody Celebrates wool and the things we make from it in a weekend festival!

Peabody Essex Museum celebrates the world of wool and the products that are created from this raw material in a weekend-long festival! There have been many uses for wool throughout history and across cultures dating back as far as 6000 B.C.E. Wool is made from the hair or fleece of certain animals such as sheep, goats, llamas - and even rabbits! Come explore where wool comes from as part of PEM's ongoing Art Materials and Creative Experience program.

When:

Saturday, March 16, 2013 10am-4pm

Sunday, March 17, 2013 10am-4pm

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Princess Tea in Salem

The Princess Tea will take place at the Hawthorne Hotel's Grand Ballroom!

Hawthorne Hotel invites children to their Grand Ballroom for Tea, Music and Photos with the “Hawthorne Hotel” Princesses. Hats, white gloves and royalty attire are optional and always in good taste. You won't want to miss this fun, family-oriented afternoon!

When:

Sunday, March 3, 2019 11am-2pm

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North Shore Polar Plunge

Take the Polar Plunge in Salem or Beverly Massachusetts to raise funds for local non profits!

North Shore Community Development Inc., Lifebridge North Shore, River House and the Salem Education Foundation, are asking us to rally our students, friends, family, and networks to support the mission to end homelessness. The 2019 Polar Plunge takes place in both Beverly and Salem- Teams are created accordingly in each school district, with each team "competing" (healthily) with in their own school district.

When:

Sunday, February 3, 2019

Location:

Winter Island Maritime Park

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Women's Brunch at PEM

Peabody Essex Museum Women's Brunch & Festival enocurages women to embrace their inner empress in Salem Massachusetts

Come to a celebration of women at Peabody Essex Museum ! You are invited on a shared journey to discover, awaken and explore your inner royalty, to embrace the power of the Empress within and to celebrate your Awesomeness! As women creatives, entrepreneurs and thought leaders, we all have stories and skills to share. The Peabody Essex Museum invites you to network, celebrate and empower one another over great food, engaging conversations and brunch cocktails.

When:

Sunday, January 27, 2019 11am-1pm

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Gingerbread Party at Salem Library

Kids celebrate the season at Salem Library's Gingerbread Party!

Kids and adults ar invited to a fun afternoon of gingerbread stories and games, and decorate your own delicious gingerbread person! Grades K-4. Please register in the Children's Room, or call 978-744-9667

When:

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 4-5pm

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Viking Skating Club

Viking Skating Club announces its 2018-2019 skating season which begins with our first session on Saturday, October 13, 2018, with registration beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Group lessons are held at Salem State University’s Rockett Arena on Saturday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Lessons are available for Ages 3 through adult. Please note that all are welcome to join anytime during the session and fees will be prorated.

When:

Saturday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. beginning October 13th, 2018

Location:

Rockett Arena Ice Skating Rink

Salem

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Casper at the Firehouse

Casper (voiced by Malachi Pearson) is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey (Bill Pullman) arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat (Christina Ricci). Casper quickly falls in love with Kat, but their budding relationship is complicated not only by his transparent state, but also by his troublemaking apparition uncles and their mischievous antics.