Salem Athenaeum

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337 Essex St.
Salem, MA 01970 United States Get Directions
Phone 978-744-2540
Website https://salemathenaeum.net/

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    Reappraisal Reading Circle

    Reappraisal Reading Circle
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Groups

    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.

  • Salem Writers Group

    Salem Writers Group
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Writers

    All are welcome to bring work-in-progress to share with the group for feedback. The group is facilitated by J.D. Scrimgeour, Professor of English, Salem State University.

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    The Last Navigator with Steve Thomas

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    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
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    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. He chronicled his experiences and the navigational techniques […]

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    216th Annual Meeting

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    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
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    216th Annual Meeting of the Proprietors of the Salem Athenaeum and election of officers and new trustees. All members are welcome to attend.

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    Book Group

    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.

  • Storytelling: The Nature of Mothers

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    Salem Athenaeum’s writing committee celebrates Mother’s Day with a collection of true stories about motherhood in all its forms told by local friends and neighbors.

  • Salem Writers Group

    Salem Writers Group
    Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex St., Salem, MA, United States
    Writers

    All are welcome to bring work-in-progress to share with the group for feedback. The group is facilitated by J.D. Scrimgeour, Professor of English, Salem State University.