The Salem Insider

Insiders guide to food, entertainment & living in Salem Massachusetts for tourists and residents.

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Salem Old Town Hall

By Glen Hughes on 3 Comments
Categories: community, history

For almost 200 years the Old Town Hall in Salem’s Derby Square has been a central fixture of this historic seaport city.   The  Federal style municipal building is a joy for students of the Federal period as it exhibits features of Salem’s number one architectural son Samuel McIntire and his contemporary Charles Bulfinch. (As an [...]

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Salem Spring Fling

Spring Charity Battle Royale

By Glen Hughes on 7 Comments
Categories: community, events, seasonal, spring

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 how some notable events in town sponsored by Pamplemousse or Salem Wine Imports always [...]

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Juan P Chavez

Salem Jazz and Soul Festival

By Glen Hughes on 2 Comments
Categories: community, events, music

Salem’s Jazz and Soul Festival kicked off on the right foot with Afro-Cuban Jazz musician Juan Chavez and his band made up of fellow Berklee students. The weather might have been chilly Saturday afternoon but the band was hot, playing a mix of salsa and jazz that had everybody on the front steps of the [...]

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Microcosmic Classes tonight

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Categories: community, events

Almost every day we here at theSalemInsider.com get information regarding happenings from local businesses and organizations.  If you are familiar with Salem then you know there is a thriving and diverse religious community here in town.  In addition to your more well known world religions Salem is home to a number of pagan, magical and [...]

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Cinema Salem

By Mr. Salem on 1 Comment
Categories: art, business, hidden treasure, movies, nightlife

Cinema Salem 1 East India Square (inside the mall) 978.744.1400 I’m not one who goes to the movies that often, in fact until recently I can only recall 3 movies I’ve seen in the theater in the past 5 years. All that changed about a year ago when I was dragged kicking and screaming to [...]

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