• Live Music at Salem VFW

    Join us for the best events in town! Whether you’re looking for live music, sports viewing parties, or local veteran events, we’ve got you covered. Check out our upcoming events...

  • Adopt a Dino

    Children will stuff their own dinosaur plush, create accessories, and learn about crystal magic! This workshop is limited to 8 children, pre-registration is required. Under age 4 may attend with the help...

  • Pinhole Cameras with Patricia Scialo

    Program will be held at Old Town Hall and is open to the public during April school vacation week, made possible through a mini-grant from the city of Salem. Explore...

  • Celebrating Yin Yu Tang

    Join us as we continue to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the cultural exchange project that brought Yin Yu Tang to PEM! For this school vacation week, travel across the...

  • Dragon Quest at the PEM

    Learn about dragons in art and tradition around the world in a scavenger hunt that takes you across the museum. See if you can find all nine dragons — if...

  • Drop In: Potion Brewing

    Calling all witches and wizards! Join a Witch Apprentice in testing your “Potion Master” skills by brewing up a magical potion of your own. Come in anytime between 12:00PM – 3:00PM....

  • Yin Yu Tang Film Screenings

    Learn about the Yin Yu Tang home as well as daily life and celebrations in rural China through this series of documentary shorts. “One Day in Ping Wei” Follow a...

  • Traditional Chinese Paper Cutting with Zhonghe (Elena) Li

    Same-day tickets are required for this timed workshop; capacity is limited. Tickets are available at the Information desk. Spring has arrived! Frogs and ducks are appearing in neighborhood ponds. Chipmunks...

  • 420 SMOKE ‘N PAINT

    Join the Salem Art Gallery to celebrate 420 with a Smoke N’ Paint event. Paint a Satanic scene while enjoying adult activities! 21+ event. No painting experience necessary! Instruction, inspiration,...

  • Friday Night Music at East Regiment

    Enjoy refreshing beer and live music at East Regiment Beer Co!   April 5th Two Drunk Nights April 12th Delvis April 19th Lee Harvey April 26th Chance of Rain   

  • Seagrass 4/20 Film Festival

    The Seagrass 420 Film Festival is a celebration of cannabis culture through movies. We aim to show the cultural & societal impact through a diverse assortment of films. We want...

  • SOMETHING ROTTEN at Salem State University

    Welcome to the “90’s” – the 1590’s – when a leather-clad wordsmith with swiveling hips is rocking London: Shakespeare! His works are loved by all except the Bottom brothers, Nick...

  • Seagrass 4/20 Film Festival

    The Seagrass 420 Film Festival is a celebration of cannabis culture through movies. We aim to show the cultural & societal impact through a diverse assortment of films. We want...

  • 3rd Annual Great Salem Cleanup

    If you have any 5 gallon buckets,  trash grabber(s), brooms, or any other things that can help us clean up the streets, please bring them with you as supplies may...

  • Record Store Day

    Record Store Day 2024 at the Record Exchange & our 50th Anniversary! Come join us as WE celebrate RSD with you, our amazing customers & friends, old & new, on...

  • Salem Fiber Witch Festival

    A market for yarnies and witchy folks! Join us for the first ever Salem Fiber Witch Festival hosted by Circle of Stitches and Toil & Trouble

  • Drop In: Potion Brewing

    Calling all witches and wizards! Join a Witch Apprentice in testing your “Potion Master” skills by brewing up a magical potion of your own. Come in anytime between 12:00PM – 3:00PM....

  • High Tide Party

    Join us on April 20th, Saturday, from 12-3pm, for our 4/20 High Tide Party! Celebrate the high tide with unbeatable vibes, exceptional company, and memorable waterfront festivity. Enjoy a splendid...

  • Minimalism at Salem Arts Association

    A form of abstract art that came about in the 1950’s in the US and spread worldwide, minimalism was best described as art with no subtext or, “What you see...

  • SALEM BREWERY CRAWL

    Come celebrate Salem’s incredible beer and cider scene with a weekend of supporting our city’s local makers and purveyors of alcoholic beverages, hosted and organized by the breweries/cidery/distillery themselves! In...

  • 420 SMOKE ‘N PAINT

    Join the Salem Art Gallery to celebrate 420 with a Smoke N’ Paint event. Paint a Satanic scene while enjoying adult activities! 21+ event. No painting experience necessary! Instruction, inspiration,...

  • SOMETHING ROTTEN at Salem State University

    Welcome to the “90’s” – the 1590’s – when a leather-clad wordsmith with swiveling hips is rocking London: Shakespeare! His works are loved by all except the Bottom brothers, Nick...

  • Lotus Land: The American Rush Tribute at The Cabot

    With an unparalleled performance, The American RUSH Tribute Lotus Land brings the force of live Rush to life on stage. Enjoyed by die-hard Rush fans, musicians, and casual music listeners...

  • Fairy Spa Day

    Let’s have a Spa Day! Join us for a little pampering and relaxation with our Witch Apprentices. Children will create their own potion, nails painted, fancy hair extensions, and a...

  • Laurie Berkner at The Cabot

    TWO SHOWS! Laurie Berkner has been a professional musician since 1992, but her success as a children’s recording artist was a surprise to her. “It was so unexpected,” says Laurie....

  • Drop In: Potion Brewing

    Calling all witches and wizards! Join a Witch Apprentice in testing your “Potion Master” skills by brewing up a magical potion of your own. Come in anytime between 12:00PM – 3:00PM. Activity...