Special Events / Festivals
Berklee Summer Concert Series part of the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival presents La Timbistica from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday July 12th in front of Old Town Hall.
Mementos of Celebration The Salem Arts Association’s annual PEM Companion Exhibit opens at the Old Town Hall Friday.
Music
Friday July 11th

Christy Bluhm (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) [...]

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The 3rd annual Salem CultureFest will be held on Saturday and Sunday July 26 & 27 on the Salem Commons in Salem, MA. This festival hosted by African Development through Drum & Dance (A3D, inc.) will provide fun for the whole family!

The Salem CultureFest runs on Saturday July 26th from 10a.m. to 8p.m. and Sunday [...]

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Thanks to fellow TheSalemInsider.com contributor Forrest Frazier for the great photos supplied for this article.
Recently I was asked to come and cover the ribbon cutting ceremony with the Mayor, Chamber of Commerce and some business owners over at one of Salem’s newest and most unique shops in the down town area, Witch City Ink.

Jennifer Bell(l) [...]

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Have you been over to the PEM to see Wedded Bliss: the Marriage of Art and Ceremony? If not I’ll wait while you run out right now to check it out.
You’re back?  That was an interesting exhibit, right?  I don’t know why they would put a slaves wedding dress on a white maniqin or stuff [...]

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Special Events / Festivals
“Toast” Benefit for The Art Corner
Music
Friday June 27th

Karem Cameron (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) DARQ ( 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
On the Grille Night @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe
DJ Ondrej! (house, trance 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
Grateful Ted (rock 8pm) @ The Lobster Shanty
Kevin Kennedy (contemporary soft rock) @ [...]

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All the votes are in and we have a winner!
The bold complementary colors in Howard Street Graveyard Buttercups by Daryl B. just eeeked out a win over the super cute A dogs view of Salem Common by Robin R.

A big thank you goes out to everyone who participated.  Since people seemed to enjoy this we [...]

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A few months ago (April 24th 2008) one of Salem’s businesses The Art Corner suffered a horrible fire.  Over the past couple of months we have seen them keep their chin up and move forward, resurrecting the business in a new location.
Many of the areas local artists, photographers and businesses use the framing services of  [...]

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The submissions are in for our first ever photo contest A Unique Perspective, and I’m pleased to say we had a good number of entries and some quality work. Thank you to everyone who took the time to send over a photo. Now it is up to you, the readers, to weigh in [...]

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I’ve been getting a few emails with various questions so I figure I’d answer them for all to see in case you have the same question.
Does it matter what my subject matter is?
Not really, we’re not into censorship around here.  Just keep in mind that your photo has to be somewhat tasteful and keep within [...]

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Salem is a magnet for all things Goth. The majority of our tourist industry revolves around the execution of persons alledgedly involved in the dark arts - what’s more Goth than that? So it has always perplexed me that no nightclub promoters have attempted to start a night catering to that community. [...]

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