Weekend Warrior, March 14th through 16th
What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of March 14th Special Events / Festivals SPRING FLING: A GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS Saturday, March 15th from 3 – 6 pm Old Town Hall, Essex Street, Salem, MA...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: March 21st – 23rd
What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of March 21st Special Events / Festivals None listed Music Friday March 21st Dennis James (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Barflyz (rock, covers 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise The...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: what to do and where to do it March 28th – 30th
What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of March 28th Special Events / Festivals 13th Annual Wine Tasting & Auction to benefit the North Shore Arc at the Lyceum Friday 7pm Music Friday March 28th...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: who’s doing what April 4th weekend
What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of April 4th Special Events / Festivals None Listed Music Friday April 4th Christy Bluhm (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Sad Marvin (rock 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise Preacher...
View ArticleNightlife in Salem
It seems that there is more competition in Salem for your night-out dollars. Many restaurants have added live music to their late night menu. And it’s getting increasingly more common to see lines of...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of April 11th
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...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: Weekend of April 18th
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...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: week ending May 2
Special Events / Festivals Salem Signature Cocktail Competition We blogged about this event last week. Tickets are $20 in advance and $30 at the door. Complimentary shuttle service provided by Salem...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: week ending May 9
Special Events / Festivals None listed Music Friday May 9th Steve Wark (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Rock City Band (rock, blues, soul 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise Cherry S/T (rock) @ Dodge Street Los Sugar Kings...
View ArticleSalem Jazz and Soul Festival
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...
View ArticleWitchstock Music Festival
I realize that it’s a bit early to be talking about a July event but a recent commenter asked if Salem had music other than jazz so I had to put the word out. Lately there have been some great jazz...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: Week ending May 16th
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...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: May 23rd, Memorial Day Weekend
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...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: Weekending May 30th
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...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: Week ending June 6th
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...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: Weekending Friday June 13th
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...
View ArticleDARQ
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...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: June 27th
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...
View ArticleWitchstock this weekend
So you have your Independence Day all planed out. Maybe it’s going to the Esplanade to see the Pops or perhaps you’ll stay close to home and watch the Salem fireworks from the Willows where you can...
View ArticleSalem CultureFest 2008
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.)...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: arts & entertainment for your weekend
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...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: August 1st
Special Events / Festivals TheSalemInsider.com Photo Contest – Contest deadline is Sunday at 11:59pm get all the details including info on our great prize pack here. Mayors Night Out – We ran into her...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: for the weekend starting 8.8.08
Special Events / Festivals Essex Street Fair – Downtown Salem & Pickering Wharf this Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10 from 10 am – 6 pm Fun for all ages this street festival has something...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior for August 15th
Special Events / Festivals Five Funny Females - A while back we did a write up on this great ever changing comedy show and now they are back in town. Our photo contest winner won a pair of tickets...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: August 22nd & 23rd
Special Events / Festivals Shanty Cruise aboard the Hannah Glover – Saturday August 23rd, 7:30PM to 10:30PM Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 the day of the trip. Food, entertainment and DJ Joe...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: Labor day weekend 2008
Special Events / Festivals Jocelyn Callahan Benefit - This Friday night The Gulu-Gulu Café in Salem is hosting a fundraiser to help the Callahan family deal with their tragic loss. Machine 475 will be...
View ArticleVideo Thursday
I see lots of talent around Salem, there are artists, musicians, dancers, actors – practically any art form you can think of has a practitioner here in town. Recently Radio Scotvoid who we dubbed “The...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: September 26th & 27th
Special Events / Festivals Trails & Sails - The Essex National Heritage Area is hosting a ton of things to do this weekend in Essex County (guess they didn’t plan on rain all weekend) many Salem...
View ArticleOctoberfest and pub crawling
Yesterday we talked about the Harvestfest, which is going on this weekend. But there are a few other great events for those who want to sample some of Salem’s adult beverages. Drunken Happenings Drink...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: November 7th & 8th
Special Events / Festivals Wine Tasting at Salem Wine Imports Saturday, November 8 from 4 to 8 pm Stop by Salem Wine Imports for a tasting of over 20 wines from around the world including...
View ArticleVideo Wednesday: Mixin’ it up
Film maker Mark Lovett recently put together this piece showcasing Salem’s own Radio Scotvoid and Noel Snow live at Gulu Gulu Cafe. It shows you a little of what you are missing if you don’t get out...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: November 21st & 22nd
Special Events / Festivals 3rd Annual Salem Open Studios Tour Saturday, November 22, 2008 from 10 am to 6 pm Music News We wanted to let you know that one of our favorite Salem DJ’s and local Saturday...
View ArticleVideo Wednesday: Don’t Burn The Witch
Some local music fan sent me this gem. Channeling 80′s hairbands Salem’s own Grateful Ted of Britannica drops this video, Don’t Burn The Witch. Filmed on location in Salem with some local hotties.
View ArticleJazz Supper Club at Sixty2 on Wharf
This post by regular TheSalemInsider.com contributor Forrest Frazier. I received an email from local eatery Sixty2 on Wharf the other day which put me in a nostalgic mood. For years I worked as a DJ...
View ArticleVideo Tuesday: Orange Nicole – Cleveland
There is some great musical talent in Salem. After our last video segment posted we received a flood of emails about local talent. Today we are showcasing the super cute singer/songwriter Orange...
View ArticleVideo Tuesday: Cherry S/T
With Christmas around the corner and the temps dropping I thought it was a perfect day to showcase this hot video. Cherry S/T is a real treat of a local band. You can catch them over at Dodge Street...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: January 23rd & 24th
Special Events / Festivals Brunch under the Yellow Umbrella January is cervical cancer awareness month and Sixty2 on Wharf wants to spread the word about cervical cancer prevention. You can join...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: February freeze
Special Events / Festivals 7th Annual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival Chocolate & Wine Tasting Hamilton Hall, 9 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA Friday, February 6 from 6:30 –...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: February 20th & 21st
I’m sorry we haven’t posted much this past week but thankfully all our current contributors are putting in massive hours in their respective real world jobs. Hopefully things will slow down a bit...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior: February 27 &28
Special Events / Festivals Salem Film Fest February 26 – March 5: It kicked off yesterday and is running for a week. This is your best opportunity to see all those killer documentary’s you order up...
View ArticleBig Band Swinging Blues
After this weekend’s tease of nice weather waking up to snow this morning is a real kick in the head. So when I got a note from our friends over at the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival my winter blues were...
View ArticleFunnyGrownHere.com Presents… Discount Variety Tonight!
I totally ripped off got this post from one of our twitter friends. He pointed me in the direction of FunnyGrownHere.com a Boston based comedy blog written by Nick Zaino. Tonight head over to...
View ArticleWeekend Warrior
Us peeps at the Salem Insider seem to have gotten absorbed in our little microcosms recently and have realized that we haven’t done a “Weekend Warrior” post in a long time, but with the long weekend...
View ArticleWeekend warrior
The days may be getting shorter, but that just means we get a little more time to enjoy the remainder of our summer nights. Special Events / Festivals Salem Jazz & Soul Festival 2 days of free...
View ArticleBurning Shadows: An organic mix of cinder and circuitry
Burning Shadows: An organic mix of cinder and circuitry The Burning Dream by Pyropainter One of the cool things about many of the funky shops in Salem Mass is that they are not mired down in corporate...
View ArticleAre you ready?
There is so much going on we just can’t devote a post to each item without spamming the heck out of you. So here are a few highlights for Thursday and Friday October 15th & 16th. If you are on...
View ArticleToday, Rocky Horrible and Pumpkin Bikers
More jam packed days this weekend in Salem MA, regardless of the impending bad weather. Today Show in Salem… almost Today Show Cast in bad pose You may have heard the rumors that NBC’s Today Show is...
View ArticleFriday – flick or frolic
Tough Choices. It’s getting out of control here in the Witch City. Roving bands of tourists hunting for ghosts and goblins day and night. Strolling through the cemeterys has now become a contact...
View ArticleSublime Salem sweet sounds and suds sipping
The closer we get to Halloween in Salem Mass the more you can feel excitement in the air. The 3rd annual SALEM HARVEST FEST Salem Harvest Fest presented by Pamplemousse & Magic Hat Brewing takes...
View ArticleSalem’s Third Annual Salem Spring Fling
It’s that time again to join Magic Hat, 92.5 The River & our friends over at Pamplemousse for the Third Annual Salem Spring Fling!! Salem Spring Fling is a fun event that we look forward to every...
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