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Salem Athenaeum

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Phone 978-744-2540
Email staff@salemathenaeum.net
Website https://salemathenaeum.net/

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  • March 2026

  • Tue 24
    Old photo of a woman writing at her desk

    Writers’ Open Studio

    March 24 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Writers’ Open Studio
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Writers

    Weekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.

  • Tue 24
    Illuminated sign saying HOLA

    La Tertulia—In Person

    March 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm La Tertulia—In Person
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Groups

    La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. Meetings on 4th Tuesdays are held at the Salem Athenaeum.

  • Tue 24

    Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon

    March 24 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon
    Groups

    The Incessant Pipe Poetry is a space to read poetry, yours or others, and discuss everything from the price of tea in China to quantum particles (as long as it relates back to poetry).

  • Wed 25
    Photo of the two presenters and the book cover

    Love and Loss After Wounded Knee — Julie Dobrow and Kiara Vigil

    March 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Salem Athenaeum—online
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    Like many star-crossed lovers, it was amazing that Elaine Goodale and Ohíye S’a, Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman, ever met in the first place. She was white woman from a remote corner of the Berkshires, who went west in 1884 to teach Native American children; he was a Santee Dakota who’d gone to Dartmouth College and […]

  • Tue 31
    Old photo of a woman writing at her desk

    Writers’ Open Studio

    March 31 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Writers’ Open Studio
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Writers

    Weekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.

  • April 2026

  • Tue 7
    Old photo of a woman writing at her desk

    Writers’ Open Studio

    April 7 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Writers’ Open Studio
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Writers

    Weekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.

  • Wed 8

    Nonfiction Writers Group—online

    April 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Nonfiction Writers Group—online
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States

    This online group focuses on writing on nonfiction prose. Participants read their work in a supportive environment and receive useful feedback.

  • Wed 8
    Photo of a bee on a flower

    Native Plants and Pollinators: Create a Beautiful, Biodiverse Yard

    Featured April 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Programs

    Get expert advice on spotting invasive species and prepping your yard, an learn about the best native plants to support wildlife, biodiversity, and beauty at home. Gardeners of all levels will have tips and takeaways for their yards and green spaces.

  • Sat 11
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    Book Group

    April 11 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Book Group
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Groups

    Open discussion meeting on a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction works, new and classics. Meets on second Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. Hybrid.

  • Tue 14
    Old photo of a woman writing at her desk

    Writers’ Open Studio

    April 14 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Writers’ Open Studio
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Writers

    Weekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.

  • Thu 16
    Illustration of a map of North America depicting cultural regions

    Colin Woodard — Nations Apart: The Past & Future of Our Democracy

    Featured April 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Tabernacle Church 50 Washington Street, Salem
    Programs

    Historian and bestselling author Colin Woodard will present the 2026 Adams Lecture on his latest book, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America. 

  • Tue 21
    Old photo of a woman writing at her desk

    Writers’ Open Studio

    April 21 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Writers’ Open Studio
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Writers

    Weekly Writing Studio at the Salem Athenaeum.

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