The Salem Insider

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

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From the Rumor Mill

By Glen Hughes on 5 Comments
Categories: community, nightlife

If you follow us on twitter @saleminsider, then you might have seen some interesting ongoings regarding Spirits.  For the rest of you I’ll fill you in with the official info. We received an email and a tweet from a performer who was scheduled to play at Spirits but when he showed up they were not [...]

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Weekend Warrior: Weekend of April 25th

By Glen Hughes on 1 Comment
Categories: weekend warrior

Special Events / Festivals The 16th Annual Walk for HAWC Help Abused Women and their Children by walking around town. Registration Sunday at 11am walk starts at Noon. Music Friday April 25th Maggie Scott (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Mamadou (afro-beat / reggae / jam band 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise Demon’s Alley (rock / glam / punk) @ [...]

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Weekend Warrior: Weekend of April 18th

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Categories: drinks, events, movies, music, nightlife, weekend warrior

Special Events / Festivals The 1st Annual (?) Salem Save Our Schools/ Birthday Bash staring DJ Ondrej! Tickets are available at the door for $10. All proceeds benefit the Salem Education Fund. The 1st 100 people will get their very own birthday cupcake! The 1st 25 people get a FREE t-shirt! Raffle prizes have been [...]

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Weekend Warrior: What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of April 11th

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Categories: art, events, movies, music, nightlife

Special Events / Festivals Salem Spring Restaurant Week April 13 – 17 Salem Restaurant Week is an easy and economical way for patrons to eat at their favorite restaurant or try a restaurant they haven’t been to before. Many of Salem’s finer restaurants will be offering prix fixe three-course dinners for $26.26. Music Friday April [...]

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Gulu-Gulu Cafe

By Mr. Salem on 4 Comments
Categories: art, music, nightlife, restaurant

Gulu-Gulu Café 247 Essex Street 978.740.8882 A hip big city feel nestled in an artsy down town space. You really can’t get more down town than Gulu-Gulu Cafe. Situated on the corner of Washington and Essex behind the Samantha statue since August, G2C has become a hot spot for the 20 & 30 something crowd. [...]

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