• The New Urban Fabric: Balancing Growth and Heritage

    Hawthorne Hotel 18 Washington Square West, Salem, MA, United States

    Urban planning today looks very different than it did even twenty-five years ago, shaped by shifting demographics and a nationwide housing shortage. Communities like Salem are grappling with an important question: how do we preserve our historic fabric and character while also responding to the pressures of growth? Join HSI at the historic Hawthorne Hotel...

  • Thursday Night Trivia at Couch Dog Brewing

    Couch Dog Brewing Co. 76 Lafayette Street, Salem, United States

    Game time! Every Thursday from 7:30-9:30pm, join trivia emcee extraordinaire Tressa for some friendly competition and small-batch, home-brewed questions. Top 3 teams will win a Couch Dog gift card, and a random runner-up team will go home with a random physical prize!

  • Open Mic

    Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Come join us for our weekly free Open Mic shindig every Thursday. Sign ups start at 7:30pm and the event starts at 8pm. Hope to see you here!

  • Arcade Era Karaoke Thursdays

    Bit Bar 278 Derby St, Salem, MA, United States

    Come belt out your favorite songs from the late 70's, 80's, and 90's! Be cosmically inspired by the warm glow of 60 cathode ray tube arcade monitors and oh so shiny pinballs.  

  • Revolution 250 Salem Tour

    Revolution 250 Salem Tour
    Salem Historical Tours 8 Central Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Everyone knows Salem for the 1692 Witchcraft Trials, but did you know that Salem made significant contributions to the American Revolution? The shot heard round the world almost happened in Salem, the town was known for its Privateers (legal Pirates) and British military governor General Thomas Gage encountered some of his biggest challenges to his...

  • Tea & Cake Tasting

    Jolie Tea Company 316 Derby Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Free Tea & Cake Tasting at Jolie Tea Company. Every Friday afternoon, 3:00-5:00pm. Come enjoy and taste some of our favorite tea blends and cake flavors!

  • Great Intentions Workshop

    Celestial Navigation Astrology & Wellness 254 Essex St Suite 204 Salem, MA 01970, Salem, United States

    A guided meditation to open our awareness and hone our intention opens the workshop, followed by exercises designed to help us develop a personal goal. Students will receive a crystal guide, and a short guided practice will be shared to help them learn the intuitive gifts of choosing crystals that serve them. Students will be...

  • “Where I’m From” Poetry and Collage

    Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Location: Create Space Studios $30 members; $35 nonmembers. Preregistration required. Based on the poem “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon, create your own poem telling the story of your heritage and identity, calling upon the power of the five senses. You can choose to work with the power of words, or use collage materials...

  • Revolution 250 Salem Tour

    Revolution 250 Salem Tour
    Salem Historical Tours 8 Central Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Everyone knows Salem for the 1692 Witchcraft Trials, but did you know that Salem made significant contributions to the American Revolution? The shot heard round the world almost happened in Salem, the town was known for its Privateers (legal Pirates) and British military governor General Thomas Gage encountered some of his biggest challenges to his...

  • Women at War: Salem as the Home Front in 1776

    The Pickering House 18 Broad Street, Salem, MA, United States

    What was it like to be a woman in a world at war? How did Salem’s women live their daily lives in the months leading up to the Declaration of Independence? Join SHS and Ladies’ Association of Revolutionary America at the Pickering House on Saturday, May 16 from 11am-4pm to encounter a history that often...

  • Saturday Morning Run Club

    Saturday Morning Run Club
    Couch Dog Brewing Co. 76 Lafayette Street, Salem, United States

    Join us for a 5K run or 1 mile run/walk and then enjoy beer or coffee with fellow runners — all are welcome (including sporty pups!). Prizes at every 5th run, and also at milestones of 10, 25, and 50 total runs.