Saturday night we were invited to the press party for the touring comedy act 5 Funny Females presented by Drinkwater Productions, which coincided with the opening of a beautiful bar and second floor space at Spirits’.

Rivaling the bar at Strega this space is contained within a room off the main second floor space.
While the press [...]

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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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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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Jen over at Drinkwater Productions (the people that put on the cocktail competition) sent over some info about a comedy event over at Spirits this weekend  that looks pretty fun.

5 Laugh Inducing Women take the Stage at Sprits
If the economy seems cheerless these days, the time is perfect to bring a remedy of laughter to [...]

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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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Special Events / Festivals
Clean Energy Day and Living Green & Renewable Energy Fair
Music
Friday June 13th

TBA (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) TBA ( 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Catfish Lucy w/ RSVP @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe
DJ Seth (alternative, experimental, electronica 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
Three Toad Sloth (rock 8pm) @ The Lobster Shanty
Soul [...]

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Special Events / Festivals
zippo zilch nada
Music
Friday May 30th

TBA (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) TBA (funk, r&b 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Dodgefest Weekend @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe
RSVP (alternative, experimental, electronica 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
TBA ( 8pm) @ The Lobster Shanty
Blues Band (blues 9pm) @ Lyceum
Traditional Irish Music (6-9pm) DJ [...]

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Special Events / Festivals
Salem State Alumni weekend
Music
Friday May 30th

Suzanne Perel (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Nikki Mitchell & The Fuzzy Bunch (funk, r&b 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Sweetfist (rock) @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe
Alice Austin (indie,alternative, rock 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
Dave Retro (classic rock 8pm) @ The Lobster Shanty
TBA ( 9pm) [...]

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Special Events / Festivals
Are you kidding me? It’s the beginning of summer.
Music
Friday May 23rd

Alanna Manning (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Speakeasys (rock, punk 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Neurological Damage (alternative, metal, funk) @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe
Machine 475 (electronica, pop, rock 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
Grateful Ted (classic rock 8pm) [...]

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Special Events / Festivals
Spring in Salem Fashion Show
Old Town Hall
Saturday, May 17 from 12 - 3 pm $5
Benefit for Salem Main Streets and the Salem Garden Club.
Music
Friday May 16th

Dennis James (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Hixx (rock, punk 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Someday, Rome & El Rancho (rock) @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ [...]

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