Calendar | Salem Athenaeum

October 2017

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1	2	3 Salem Writers’ Group 7:30 pm Salem Writers’ Group Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets 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.	4 Introducing Salem Artist Quinton Oliver Jones (1903-1999) 7:00 pm Introducing Salem Artist Quinton Oliver Jones (1903-1999) Oct 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This lecture presented by Connie Gephart orients viewers to the Athenaeum’s Fall-Winter Exhibit of Quinton Oliver Jones. Salem native Quinton Oliver Jones (1903-1999), was a reclusive Harvard-trained artist whose paintings and sculptures filled his home … Continued	5 Scrabble Club 7:00 pm Scrabble Club Oct 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Tennessee Williams Course 7:00 pm Tennessee Williams Course Oct 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 7 Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. — October 5-November 16 Last fall, we considered the plays of Arthur Miller, one of the two greatest American playwrights of the mid-twentieth century. In this fall’s 7-week course, we … Continued	6	7 Dickens Fellowship 10:00 am Dickens Fellowship Oct 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets The Dickens Fellowship North of Boston Branch, Chartered Branch #204, is part of an international community celebrating Charles Dickens and promoting readership and appreciation of his works while educating about the ideas and social issues … Continued
8	9	10 La Tertulia 6:00 pm La Tertulia Oct 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. They meet on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month.	11	12 Scrabble Club 7:00 pm Scrabble Club Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Tennessee Williams Course 7:00 pm Tennessee Williams Course Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 7 Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. — October 5-November 16 Last fall, we considered the plays of Arthur Miller, one of the two greatest American playwrights of the mid-twentieth century. In this fall’s 7-week course, we … Continued	13 Ziad Hamzeh 7:00 pm Ziad Hamzeh Oct 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Acclaimed filmmaker and Syrian native, Ziad Hamzeh, will discuss his films and give an artist’s perspective on the refugee crisis. A Director, Producer, and Writer, Ziad’s work has earned over 40 awards and honors. Presently Ziad is … Continued	14 Book Group 11:00 am Book Group Oct 14 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Discussion group meets on the second Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. View the reading list.
15	16	17 Salem Writers’ Group 7:30 pm Salem Writers’ Group Oct 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets 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.	18	19 Scrabble Club 7:00 pm Scrabble Club Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Tennessee Williams Course 7:00 pm Tennessee Williams Course Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 7 Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. — October 5-November 16 Last fall, we considered the plays of Arthur Miller, one of the two greatest American playwrights of the mid-twentieth century. In this fall’s 7-week course, we … Continued	20 Phantoms, Fraud, and Photography 7:00 pm Phantoms, Fraud, and Photography Oct 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Join us for a spirited book talk in the iconic gothic chapel at Harmony Grove with Peter Manseau, award-winning author and Curator of Religion for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. More than just … Continued	21 Finding Your Medium 10:00 am Finding Your Medium Oct 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets What’s your medium? Every writer searches for the right format to tell their own stories in. During this interactive discussion, talk with a working poet, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and more about the challenges and benefits … Continued Cambridge Society for Early Music concert 8:00 pm Cambridge Society for Early Music concert Oct 21 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets The Art of Counterpoint: from Bach to Zelenka CSEM’s 2017 season begins with two of the great High Baroque masters–J. S. Bach and Jan Dismas Zelenka. These two musicians knew and admired each other, and … Continued
22	23 John Carroll: State of the Media 7:00 pm John Carroll: State of the Media Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Donald in Wonderland How Trump Took the News Media Through the Looking Glass NPR analyst and Boston University mass communication professor John Carroll talks about the role of journalism in a post-fact political universe. John … Continued	24 La Tertulia 6:00 pm La Tertulia Oct 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. They meet on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Incessant Pipe Poetry Salon 7:00 pm Incessant Pipe Poetry Salon Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Incessant Pipe Poetry Salon will meet on the 4th Tuesday of every month at 7pm upstairs in the Salem Athenaeum. “The Pipe” is a space to read poetry, yours or others, and discuss everything … Continued	25	26 Scrabble Club 7:00 pm Scrabble Club Oct 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Tennessee Williams Course 7:00 pm Tennessee Williams Course Oct 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 7 Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. — October 5-November 16 Last fall, we considered the plays of Arthur Miller, one of the two greatest American playwrights of the mid-twentieth century. In this fall’s 7-week course, we … Continued	27	28
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