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SUMMARY:Any Book Group
DESCRIPTION:What are you reading? \nThis discussion group is for readers of all genres. We all share a love for books—classics\, mysteries\, sci-fi\, memoir\, poetry—whatever genre you are reading now\, come prepared to share! Be ready to talk about your current read\, and have a pen handy to take down recommendations from the people in the group. \nBookworms unite! \nThis group meets online on 3rd Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. \nSign up on Zoom here.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/any-book-group/2026-05-21/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum—online
CATEGORIES:Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T203000
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SUMMARY:Reappraisal Reading Circle
DESCRIPTION:Open meeting to discuss a prolific\, popular author of the past whose works are held in quantity by the Athenaeum. Meetings are bi-monthly on Third Wednesdays—hybrid sessions. Sign up here for Zoom link\n \n2025–26 Discussions: \nSep 17\nSir Walter Scott (1771–1832)\nScottish novelist\, poet\, and historian. \nNov 19\nAlexandre Dumas\, pere (1802–1870)\nFrench playwright and author of historical adventure novels. \nJan 21\, 2026\nMargaret Deland (1857–1945)\nAmerican writer of poetry\, short stories\, and realistic novels. Sometimes called the American Mrs. Humphry Ward. \nMar 18\nElizabeth Goudge (1900–1984)\nEnglish writer of fiction and children’s books. \nMay 20\nWarwick Deeping (1877–1950)\nEnglish author of short stories and best sellers. \nJune 17\nSelection meeting for 2026–27
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/reappraisal-reading-circle/2026-05-20/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T090000
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SUMMARY:Writers' Open Studio
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. \nThe building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/writers-open-studio/2026-05-19/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T190000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
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SUMMARY:Library closes early for private event
DESCRIPTION:The library will close at 3:00 p.m. today for a private event.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/library-closes-early-for-private-event/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T200000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
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SUMMARY:The Last Navigator with Steve Thomas
DESCRIPTION:In 1983 and 1984\, Steve Thomas spent eleven months on Satawal Island and in the Western Carolines as an apprentice to Mau Piailug\, then one of the last paliuw captains fully initiated in the Talk of Navigation\, the closely guarded\, ancient practices around reading the cosmos and the seas. \nHe chronicled his experiences and the navigational techniques in the book The Last Navigator\, first published in 1987\, and a documentary film of the same title for PBS in 1988. Now some forty years on he has updated the stories with a new generation of Satawalese islanders and researchers in the revised and fully illustrated edition of The Last Navigator.  \nThis lecture\, richly illustrated with Steve’s photographs\, will take us into a world of ocean navigation largely unknown to the West\, a world in which the traditional navigator’s only directional tools are the stars\, the ocean swells and the flight paths of birds. \nSteve Thomas is familiar to television viewers as the two-time Emmy award-winning host of This Old House\, Renovation Nation\, and Save Our History. But he is also an experienced blue water sailor. Beginning in 1977\, he sailed a 43-foot wooden sloop from England to San Francisco via the Panama Canal\, Galapagos\, Marquesas\, and Hawaii. In the early 1980’s\, he journeyed to the remote Micronesian island of Satawal to learn the ancient technique of star path navigation\, an experience that resulted in this book as well as a documentary for the PBS series Adventure. \nTickets: Free to Members | $20 Non-members | Card to Culture \nThis is a hybrid event. Zoom link will be sent to all registrants an hour before the program starts. \nSign up\nTicket Policies\nTickets are refundable if canceled up to 24 hours before the event. \nBy attending an event at the Salem Athenaeum\, you may be photographed or recorded. Your presence indicates consent to the use of your image\, voice\, and name in any media related to the Salem Athenaeum’s work\, including on websites\, social media\, news\, and promotional materials. \nIf you have questions regarding accessibility\, please email staff@salemathenaeum.net
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/the-last-navigator-with-steve-thomas/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T200000
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SUMMARY:216th Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:216th Annual Meeting of the Proprietors of the Salem Athenaeum and election of officers and new trustees. \nAll members are welcome to attend. Please specify if you are attending in-person or virtually. Proxies are not required for virtual attendees. \nZoom links will be sent to all who registered on the day of the meeting. \nFree to Athenaeum Members. \nSign up
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/216th-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Members
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T110000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
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SUMMARY:Writers' Open Studio
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. \nThe building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/writers-open-studio/2026-05-12/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T150000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260508T220110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T220314Z
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SUMMARY:Salem’s Modern Philosophers
DESCRIPTION:Salem’s Modern Philosophers\nMeets the 2nd Saturday\nfrom 1:00—3:00 PM—in person \nThis group of thinkers congregates to discuss relevant topics framed by texts\, media\, and experiences we agree on as a group. The first hour is dedicated to and framed by the media of our choosing while the second hour is reserved for open dialogues. We hope to see you there. Please email queries to: sharayah.brauche@gmail.com \nSee the current reading list on the Groups page.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/salems-modern-philosophers/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Groups
ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T123000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T230926Z
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SUMMARY:Book Group
DESCRIPTION:Discussion group meets on the second Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. \nSessions are hybrid. \nRegister in advance if attending via Zoom:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uZModOCvrj0v_MkPJIjN5jmwNm_XvSb0IA \nView this year’s reading list.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/book-group-3/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T200000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260415T174109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T210006Z
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SUMMARY:Storytelling: The Nature of Mothers
DESCRIPTION:Salem Athenaeum’s writing committee celebrates Mother’s Day with a collection of true stories about motherhood in all its forms. Come hear local friends and neighbors share their stories live\, with very few notes (if any)! \nBring your mother to this event and make her proud. \nStorytellers include: Zoe Culbertson\, Anusia Gillespie\, Felicia S. Pierce\, Katie Rogers (host)\, and Jacquie Valatka \nZoe Culbertson is an acupuncturist\, meditation teacher and poet who has published work in Island Sky Journal\, Wild Roof Journal\, Beyond Words\, Action\, Spectacle\, Wildfire and printed two chapbooks (Become and The Wake) on a letterpress using her own handmade paper through Persephone Press.  She is a founding member of the Marblehead (MA) Poets Group where she lives by the sea with her family. She runs Seaside Family Acupuncture in Marblehead where she is also a licensed herbalist and shiatsu practitioner and offers acupuncture in an integrative clinic at the NeighborhoodPACE program. Zoe is passionate about art\, nature and supporting community. \n \nAnusia Gillespie is an author\, podcast host\, and former legal-tech executive who now writes and speaks about the decisions that shape our lives. After a decade working at the intersection of law\, business\, and technology—including a leadership role during a $1B legal AI acquisition—she turned to storytelling to explore what she calls the “Soul Toll”: the hidden cost of the commitments we make. Her debut motivational fiction novel\, Soul Toll\, was written in part for her son\, Raphael. Its dedication reads\,“Always\, fight for your light.” Becoming a mother gave her the urgency to bring the book into the world and build a life where her “yeses” make space for what matters most. \nKatie Naoum Rogers is a poet\, educator\, writer\, editor\, and mother. She previously taught ELA in public school in Salem and in New York City and currently is a curriculum director for a major education publisher specializing in K-12 ELA. Her poetry for adults has been published in B.E. Quarterly\, The L Magazine\, and MER. Her poetry for children has been published in Abe’s Peanut in collaboration with the artist Julia Norton. Her chapbook I Wouldn’t Have Thought of It This Morning was selected as the 2010 New School Chapbook Award Series winner by poet Matthew Rohrer and she was the winner of the Marblehead Festival of the Arts poetry contest in 2024. Her teaching philosophy is rooted in inclusivity and antiracist teaching practices. \nFelicia S. Pierce is a wife\, mother\, and Chief Executive Officer of North Shore Community Development Coalition Inc.\, whose mission is to invest in neighborhoods to create thriving communities\, and a lifelong advocate for community\, equity\, and opportunity. With more than 20 years of experience in community and youth development\, she has shaped pathways for countless young people\, serving as a “community mother” to many through her years with YouthBuild and beyond. Beyond her professional role\, Felicia is deeply committed to service\, giving her time and leadership to nonprofit boards and community initiatives that reflect her belief in lifting as we climb. Her own path to motherhood\, shaped by love\, patience\, and purpose\, deeply informs how she leads and shows up for others. Today\, she carries those experiences into her work\, building not just housing\, but spaces where people can grow\, belong\, and thrive. A community-acclaimed storyteller and lover of life\, Felicia also serves in her local church through children’s ministry and the prayer team\, grounding her work in faith\, connection\, and purpose \nJacqueline “Jacquie” Valatka is a dynamic Finance Manager\, business strategist\, and community advocate known for her ability to strengthen organizations through thoughtful analysis\, process improvement\, and innovation. Born and raised in Nairobi\, Kenya\, Jacquie’s global perspective was shaped early through an extraordinary academic journey spanning four educational systems: the Kenya KCE\, London GCE\, the French Baccalaureate\, and a year in the United States as one of eight exchange students representing Kenya. Her work includes involvement in public art initiatives\, where she serves as a mural ambassador and artist\, helping to foster connection and storytelling through shared creative experiences. Beyond her professional work\, Jacquie is deeply committed to community building\, cultural exchange\, and the arts. She lives in Salem with her husband\, Joseph\, and their two children. Whether she is exploring coastal landscapes at sunrise\, creating art\, or engaging in community initiatives\, she is driven by a deep belief in the power of connection\, creativity\, and shared experience to build stronger\, more vibrant communities. \nHosted by Katie Naoum Rogers. \nTickets: Free to Members | $20 Non-members | Card to Culture \nSign up\nTicket Policies \nTickets are refundable if canceled up to 24 hours before the event. \nBy attending an event at the Salem Athenaeum\, you may be photographed or recorded. Your presence indicates consent to the use of your image\, voice\, and name in any media related to the Salem Athenaeum’s work\, including on websites\, social media\, news\, and promotional materials. \nIf you have questions regarding accessibility\, please email staff@salemathenaeum.net\nWe are not currently wheelchair accessible. Walking a flight of stairs is required to enter and exit the building.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/storytelling-the-nature-of-mothers/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T110000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
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SUMMARY:Writers' Open Studio
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. \nThe building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/writers-open-studio/2026-05-05/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T203000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
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SUMMARY:Celebration of New Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Salem has a long\, distinguished literary history that continues today. This special event for National Poetry Month will highlight new writing by several authors who are members of the Athenaeum or North Shore residents — the poetry of your talented neighbors. Join us to get a taste of their work\, explore their books\, talk writing. Most authors will have copies of their books will be available for purchase too! \nCheck back here for updates to the line-up! \nKali Lightfoot\, is a queer poet. Her poems in journals and anthologies\, have been nominated for Pushcart prizes and Best of the Net. Before retirement she worked as Executive Director of the National Resource Center for Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes. Her first book\, Pelted by Flowers (CavanKerry Press) was chosen a “Must Read” by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. Second book\, Big Band Night at the Good Life Bar\, is available from Moon Pie Press. \nCasey Lynn Roland is a writer\, artist\, and maker from Peabody\, Massachusetts\, and who also spends much of her time on Lake Winnipesaukee—her poetry attempts to reconcile her relationships to those places\, the people in them\, and how they’re always changing. If the House is Inclined to Collapse is her first full length poetry publication\, conceptualized during her time at the University of New Hampshire\, where she earned an MFA in Poetry in 2020. Her work has previously appeared in Plainsongs\, Red Ogre Review\, Rougarou Journal\, West Trade Review\, and Soundings East among others. For more\, visit www.caseyroland.com. \nClay Ventre lives and writes in New England. \nMelissa J. Varnavas (1973-2022)\, an award-winning journalist and editor for The Beverly Citizen\, was a gifted and accomplished poet\,with publications in Amethyst Review\, Bellevue Literary Review\, Blast Furnace\, End Times\, Margie\, The New Guard\, Oberon\, and Oddball Magazine. Melissa earned an MFA from the Solstice program at Pine Manor College and was active in Tin Box Poets of Swampscott and the Salem Writers Group. After she succumbed to breast cancer at age 48\, a committee from Tin Box\, including her husband Chris Terrell\, assembled\, selected\, arranged. and edited her poems and oversaw the design\, production\, and publication of Instructions for Performing Cartwheels\, released in December 2025. \nReading for Melissa Varnavas will be Margaret Eckman and Cathryn Keefe O’Hare: \nAn editor by trade\, Margaret Eckman has come to love the rigor poetry demands—telling a complete story in a few short lines. Her poems have appeared in several publications. She’s had the privilege of working with the committee from Tin Box Poets to collect Melissa Varnavas’s extraordinary poems and present them to the world in the book Instructions for Performing Cartwheels. \nCathryn Keefe O’Hare is a poet\, former newspaper reporter and editor\, and a retired communications director. She has roots in a small town on Boston’s South Shore\, went to college in New York and moved to Boston’s North Shore after her marriage. She was director of the North Shore Poets’ Forum for more than 20 years and served as the treasurer of the Massachusetts State Poetry Society. She has won several awards for her reporting and her poetry. \nTickets: $20 | Free to Members | Card to Culture \nThis is a hybrid event. Zoom link will be sent to all registrants an hour before the program starts. \nSign up\nTicket Policies \n \nTickets are refundable if canceled up to 24 hours before the event. \nBy attending an event at the Salem Athenaeum\, you may be photographed or recorded. Your presence indicates consent to the use of your image\, voice\, and name in any media related to the Salem Athenaeum’s work\, including on websites\, social media\, news\, and promotional materials. \nIf you have questions regarding accessibility\, please email staff@salemathenaeum.net\nWe are not currently wheelchair accessible. Walking a flight of stairs is required to enter and exit the building.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/celebration-of-new-poetry/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T210000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
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SUMMARY:Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon
DESCRIPTION:The Incessant Pipe Poetry Salon will meet upstairs in the Salem Athenaeum. “The Pipe” 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). All styles of poetry are welcome. \nMeets 4th Tuesdays.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/incessant-pipe-poetry-salon/2026-04-28/
CATEGORIES:Groups,Writers
ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T193000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260214T195508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T195508Z
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SUMMARY:La Tertulia—In Person
DESCRIPTION:La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. \nMeets twice a month: \n2nd Tuesdays are online via Zoom \n4th Tuesdays are in person at the Salem Athenaeum \nContact staff@salemathenaeum.net for details.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/la-tertulia-in-person/2026-04-28/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T110000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260210T195833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T232407Z
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SUMMARY:Writers' Open Studio
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. \nThe building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/writers-open-studio/2026-04-28/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T143000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260401T223325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T195545Z
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SUMMARY:Member Meetup: Punto Urban Art Museum Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Special Meetup Tour for Athenaeum Members \nEnjoy a springtime stroll through Salem’s Punto Urban Art Museum (PUAM) guided by Saniego Sanchez\, PUAM Director (and Salem Athenaeum member)! Located in “El Punto” Neighborhood in Salem\, PUAM features over 75 large scale outdoor \nmurals by 30 world-renowned and 25 local artists within a 4 block radius. Through its public art\, PUAM aims to increase pride of place within the neighborhood and raise consciousness about social justice topics. Learn about the artists\, their inspirations\, techniques\, and more\, while enjoying vibrant murals in a bustling neighborhood. The tour lasts roughly 75 minutes and covers 4 city blocks. \nA Mural Tour consists of 13 stops\, including: \n\nEl Patio and Casa de Abuela\nSi Se Puede Mural\nTormenta en la cancha / Ward St Pocket Park\nProyectos Punto (community art space)\nThe Alley Gallery (btw Ward St and Peabody St)\nAnacoana Mural\nLocal Artist Wall\nGenerations Community Mural (Harbor St and Congress St)\n\nPlease dress for the weather\, as this meetup is outdoors. We recommend wearing comfortable shoes andbringing a water bottle. Not all areas in the neighborhood are ADA-accessible\, but we can adapt the route to meet your needs! Please email us with accessibility questions: staff@salemathenaeum.net. \nSaniego Sanchez was born in Albuquerque\, NM\, and raised in Denver\, CO\, where he previously served as the Director of the Dikeou Contemporary Art Collection\, as the Operations Coordinator at the Museo de las Americas\, and sat on the board for the La Alma-Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association and High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology. Between 2016-2023\, he lived in Pátzcuaro\, México where he focused his graduate program research in the arts and cultural sector using the methodology community-centered praxis to integrate into the broader Mexican arts community. His thesis research’s primary question “How do community museums practice sustainability?” reflects his continual effort to develop a holistic practice dedicated to supporting museums through an anthropological lens. In 2023\, he moved to Salem\, MA to become the Director of the Punto Urban Art Museum. Since then\, he was invited to participate in the Barr Foundation’s Engage Public Imagination Xchange or EPIX Cohort program and joined the CCI Steering Committee organized by the Essex County Community Foundation. When not at the computer or roaming the Point neighborhood\, he can be found eating at cocinas tradicionales or traditional kitchens in the Lake Pátzcuaro region\, taking weekend trips to art museums in New England\, and walking through local tianguis or flea markets. \nTickets: $12\nLimited to 20 Athenaeum members \nSign up\nTicket Policies \nTickets are refundable if canceled up to 24 hours before the event. \nBy attending an event at the Salem Athenaeum\, you may be photographed or recorded. Your presence indicates consent to the use of your image\, voice\, and name in any media related to the Salem Athenaeum’s work\, including on websites\, social media\, news\, and promotional materials. \nIf you have questions regarding accessibility\, please email staff@salemathenaeum.net\nWe are not currently wheelchair accessible. Walking a flight of stairs is required to enter and exit the building. \n 
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/12534/
LOCATION:Punto Urban Art Museum\, 96 Lafayette St.\, 2nd Flr.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970
CATEGORIES:Members,Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T110000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260404T201132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T201132Z
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SUMMARY:New Members Event
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a free orientation and behind-the-scenes tour of the Salem Athenaeum just for new members. The event includes an overview of our history\, mission\, and outlines current services and membership benefits. \nFree. Registration required. \nSign up!\nTicket Policies\nBy attending an event at the Salem Athenaeum\, you may be photographed or recorded. Your presence indicates consent to the use of your image\, voice\, and name in any media related to the Salem Athenaeum’s work\, including on websites\, social media\, news\, and promotional materials. \nIf you have questions regarding accessibility\, please email staff@salemathenaeum.net
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/new-members-event-2/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Members
ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T200000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260331T184609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T182748Z
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SUMMARY:These Truths Discussion Series: Part 1 — "The Idea"
DESCRIPTION:Commemorate our 250th anniversary by exploring the founding principles\nof the United States…and how we live up to them \nThis four-part discussion series will revolve around the book These Truths: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore. Each session will be on a different theme (The Idea\, The People\, The State\, The Machine) linked to readings from sections of the book. \nLepore’s expansive study of the nation in one volume allows us to follow a single narrative that touches on all the essential issues and periods of American history. \nSessions will be facilitated by Dr. Andrew Darien\, Associate Dean for the College of Arts & Sciences at Salem State University. Dr. Darien has taught as a history professor since 2004\, specializing in modern U.S. History. When possible\, he will invite guest experts to participate in the discussion sessions. \nThe Athenaeum has compiled a list of additional recommended readings on American history and ideals to supplement the discussion. These books are tagged in the Athenaeum’s Library Thing catalog under the heading “Citizen Bookshelf\,” which can be accessed here. Some of these are displayed in the reading room in the area marked with a Citizen Bookshelf sign. Send us your suggestions for the list. \nHas America lived up to its founding “truths”? Let’s read and find out together! \nPart I — The Idea (1492–1799) \nApril 23 at 7:00 p.m. \nChapters 1–4: \n1. The Nature of the Past (pp. 3–30) \n2. The Rulers and the Ruled (pp. 31–71) \n3. Of Wars and Revolutions (pp. 72–108) \n4. The Constitution of a Nation (pp. 109–152) \nThis section traces the origins of American civic identity\, showing how political equality\, natural rights\, and popular sovereignty emerged amid colonization\, slavery\, and revolution. Readers learn how debates over governance and rights shaped foundational institutions and citizenship itself — critical context for thoughtful citizens today. \nAttend any or all sessions! \nApril 23\, June 11\, September 24\, and December 3 \nAll discussions start at 7:00 p.m. \nView the reading schedule here! \nAndrew Darien is Associate Dean for the College of Arts & Sciences at Salem State University\, where he has taught as a history professor since 2004. He specializes in modern United States history and oral history. He is the author of Becoming New York’s Finest: Race\, Gender and the Integration of the NYPD\, 1935-1980\, and Building the Sacred and the Progressive: A History of Temple Sinai in Brookline. He has been the project director for Student\, Citizen\, and Soldier\, which has recorded and shared dozens of interviews with college veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He most recently completed an oral history project to document the queer history of Lynn through a series of gay and lesbian bars going back to the early 20th century. The American Association of State and Local History awarded Darien and United Lynn Pride the Corey Award for the best grassroots public history project in 2025. \nFree to all. Registration recommended. \nTicket Policies\nTickets are refundable if canceled up to 24 hours before the event. \nBy attending an event at the Salem Athenaeum\, you may be photographed or recorded. Your presence indicates consent to the use of your image\, voice\, and name in any media related to the Salem Athenaeum’s work\, including on websites\, social media\, news\, and promotional materials. \nIf you have questions regarding accessibility\, please email staff@salemathenaeum.net
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/these-truths-discussion-series-part-1-the-idea/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Groups,Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T110000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260210T195833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T232407Z
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SUMMARY:Writers' Open Studio
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. \nThe building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/writers-open-studio/2026-04-21/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T203000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260310T230804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T201345Z
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SUMMARY:Colin Woodard — Nations Apart: The Past & Future of Our Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Historian and bestselling author Colin Woodard will present the 2026 Adams Lecture on his latest book\, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America. In this timely study\, Woodard reveals how centuries-old regional differences have brought American democracy to the brink of collapse while also presenting a powerful story that can bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic. \nThe colonial era settlement patterns and the cultural geography they left behind are at the root of our  political polarization\, economic inequality\, and public health crises. Woodard will discuss his road map to right the country based on the document that first bound our regions together: the Declaration of Independence. \nColin Woodard a New York Times bestselling author and historian\, is the director of Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy\, where he studies the problems of United States nationhood and how to solve them. A veteran foreign correspondent who has reported from more than fifty countries and seven continents\, he covered the fall and rise of authoritarian regimes across Eastern Europe and the Balkans and the aftermath of the Bosnian genocide. He received a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a 2016 Pulitzer Prize for his investigative work at Maine’s Portland Press Herald. He’s the author of seven books\, including American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America\, Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood and most recently\, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America. His books have been translated into thirteen foreign languages and inspired a primetime NBC television series and a blockbuster Ubisoft video game. He’s a graduate of Tufts University and the University of Chicago a past Pew Fellow in International Journalism at the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies and a current Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London. He lives in Maine. \nAbout the Adams Lecture\nNamed in honor of John Adams\, who served as Librarian of the Salem Athenaeum from 1994–2005\, the Adams Lecture is devoted to topics pertaining to American history with a focus on New England. \nTickets:  $25 General Admission | $20 Members | Card to Culture at Tabernacle Church\n                   $125 Meet Colin!: 5:00 p.m pre-lecture reception with Colin Woodard\n                                                  at Salem Athenaeum (includes lecture admission) \nLecture will be followed by book signing and refreshments. \nSign up\n  \nTicket Policies\nTickets are refundable if canceled up to 24 hours before the event. \nBy attending an event presented by the Salem Athenaeum\, you may be photographed or recorded. Your presence indicates consent to the use of your image\, voice\, and name in any media related to the Salem Athenaeum’s work\, including on websites\, social media\, news\, and promotional materials. \nIf you have questions regarding accessibility\, please email staff@salemathenaeum.net.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/colin-woodard-nations-apart-the-past-future-of-our-democracy/
LOCATION:Tabernacle Church\, 50 Washington Street\, Salem\, 01970
CATEGORIES:Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T110000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260210T195833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T232407Z
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SUMMARY:Writers' Open Studio
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. \nThe building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/writers-open-studio/2026-04-14/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T123000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260214T200446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T230926Z
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SUMMARY:Book Group
DESCRIPTION:Discussion group meets on the second Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. \nSessions are hybrid. \nRegister in advance if attending via Zoom:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uZModOCvrj0v_MkPJIjN5jmwNm_XvSb0IA \nView this year’s reading list.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/book-group-3/2026-04-11/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Groups
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ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T203000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260308T175534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T201442Z
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SUMMARY:Native Plants and Pollinators: Create a Beautiful\, Biodiverse Yard
DESCRIPTION:New Date! \nLooking forward to the Spring gardening season? Join us for a mood-brightening event about gardening with native plants. First\, we will watch an inspiring short video by the renowned ecologist\, author\, and co-founder of the “Homegrown National Park” movement\, Dr. Doug Tallamy. Then we will welcome two local experts\, Barbara Warren and Steph Dilllon\, to talk in-person about how to put these ideas to work in your own North Shore backyard. \nFrom spotting invasive species and prepping your yard\, to finding the best native plants to support wildlife\, biodiversity\, and beauty in your garden\, there will be tips and takeaways for gardeners of all levels. Come with your questions for a Q+A to follow. \nBarbara Warren served as Executive Director of Salem Sound Coastwatch for twenty years and is currently Principal at Barbara Warren Environmental Consulting. She began the Greenscapes North Shore Coalition in 2007 to share environmentally friendly landscape practices to the residents of the North Shore\, such as removing invasive plants\, reducing lawn size\, and planting natives. She spearheaded the living shoreline at Collins Cove and numerous rain gardens across Salem. \nSteph Dillon is the owner of North Shore Natives\, a small plant nursery in Beverly\, Massachusetts\, growing over 80 species of New England native flora. Steph has worked in all aspects of the horticultural industry from turf grass care to pollinator garden designs. She is passionate about helping people reconnect with nature by learning and experiencing more of our native ecosystem together. \nTickets: Free to Members | $20 Non-members | Card to Culture \nThis is a hybrid event. Zoom link will be sent to all registrants an hour before the program starts. \nSign up\nTicket Policies\nTickets are refundable if canceled up to 24 hours before the event. \nBy attending an event at the Salem Athenaeum\, you may be photographed or recorded. Your presence indicates consent to the use of your image\, voice\, and name in any media related to the Salem Athenaeum’s work\, including on websites\, social media\, news\, and promotional materials. \nIf you have questions regarding accessibility\, please email staff@salemathenaeum.net
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/native-plants-and-pollinators-create-a-beautiful-biodiverse-yard/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T110000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260210T195833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T232407Z
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SUMMARY:Writers' Open Studio
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. \nThe building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/writers-open-studio/2026-04-07/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T110000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260210T195833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T232407Z
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SUMMARY:Writers' Open Studio
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. \nThe building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/writers-open-studio/2026-03-31/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T200000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260225T210739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T204213Z
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SUMMARY:Love and Loss After Wounded Knee — Julie Dobrow and Kiara Vigil
DESCRIPTION: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 the Boston University School of Medicine. Somehow\, they both ended up at the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota in December of 1890 and fell in love at first sight. Three weeks later\, they announced their engagement. Then the Wounded Knee Massacre changed everything. \nAuthor\, biographer and Tufts University professor Julie Dobrow’s new book\, Love and Loss After Wounded Knee: A Biography of an Extraordinary Interracial Marriage\, tells the complicated story of the Eastman’s lives. Joining Professor Dobrow to talk about the Eastmans and their unusual marriage will be Professor Kiara Vigil\, Associate Professor of American Studies and Dean of New Students at Amherst College. Professor Vigil’s work centers on the history of representations of and by Native peoples from the Americas. In addition to her historical work\, she’s currently working on a project about Native people in US films and television\, and with support from the Mellon Foundation’s “New Directions” fellowship\, studying the language of her Dakhota ancestors. \nJulie Dobrow previously visited the Salem Athenaeum 2019 to discuss her book on Emily Dickinson\, After Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America’s Greatest Poet. \nTickets: Free to Members | $20 Non-members | Card to Culture \nThis is a Zoom event. The access link will be sent to all registrants an hour before the program starts. \nSign up\nTicket Policies\nTickets are refundable if canceled up to 24 hours before the event. \nBy attending an event at the Salem Athenaeum\, you may be photographed or recorded. Your presence indicates consent to the use of your image\, voice\, and name in any media related to the Salem Athenaeum’s work\, including on websites\, social media\, news\, and promotional materials. \nIf you have questions regarding accessibility\, please email staff@salemathenaeum.net
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/love-and-loss-after-wounded-knee-julie-dobrow-and-kiara-vigil/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum—online
CATEGORIES:All Events,Programs
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ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T210000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260214T195040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T195040Z
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SUMMARY:Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon
DESCRIPTION:The Incessant Pipe Poetry Salon will meet upstairs in the Salem Athenaeum. “The Pipe” 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). All styles of poetry are welcome. \nMeets 4th Tuesdays.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/incessant-pipe-poetry-salon/2026-03-24/
CATEGORIES:Groups,Writers
ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T193000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260214T195508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T195508Z
UID:10000733-1774375200-1774380600@dev.salemathenaeum.net
SUMMARY:La Tertulia—In Person
DESCRIPTION:La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. \nMeets twice a month: \n2nd Tuesdays are online via Zoom \n4th Tuesdays are in person at the Salem Athenaeum \nContact staff@salemathenaeum.net for details.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/la-tertulia-in-person/2026-03-24/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Groups
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ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T110000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260210T195833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T232407Z
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SUMMARY:Writers' Open Studio
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. \nThe building will be open from 9:00-11:00 today especially for quiet work. Feel free to come by and write in a peaceful setting.
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/writers-open-studio/2026-03-24/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Writers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Salem Athenaeum":MAILTO:staff@salemathenaeum.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T203000
DTSTAMP:20260523T042737
CREATED:20260302T215847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T200931Z
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SUMMARY:Improv 101—Say Yes!
DESCRIPTION:Laugh and learn new skills at Improv 101 — Say Yes! with Regina Millis. \nAn unscripted and unplanned performance might sound daunting at first\, but Improv is a time-honored theatrical tradition with roots back to 391 B.C. Offstage\, the form’s spontaneous nature is a proven tool in situations requiring creative solutions\, the development of new communication skills\, stress management\, and more. On top of all that\, it is just plain fun! \nThe class will consist of 4 weekly sessions with warm-up exercises\, word games\, body work\, and scenarios with the intention of working toward an optional performance on week 5. \nThe class is open to all skill levels\, ages 15 to 101. \nRegina Millis is a North Shore native with over 30 years of theater experience. In addition to writing stage plays\, performing stand-up\, and costuming\, her credits include: Comic Improv at UUCGL Church Marblehead (ongoing); Director / Instructor of Theater Games @ YMCA Marblehead; Assistant Intern Director at King Richards Faire;  Actor in  Pirates of Pickering Wharf\, Scurvy Dogs\, Salem; and Production Designer / Actor with Stonehenge Productions\, Boston. \nClass is limited to 10 students. \n\nTuition: Members $140 | Non-members $165 | Card to Culture\n\nSign up\nTicket Policies\nTickets are refundable if canceled up to 24 hours before the event. \nBy attending an event at the Salem Athenaeum\, you may be photographed or recorded. Your presence indicates consent to the use of your image\, voice\, and name in any media related to the Salem Athenaeum’s work\, including on websites\, social media\, news\, and promotional materials. \nIf you have questions regarding accessibility\, please email staff@salemathenaeum.net
URL:https://dev.salemathenaeum.net/event/improv-101-say-yes/2026-03-23/
LOCATION:Salem Athenaeum\, 337 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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