Calendar | Salem Athenaeum

January 2019

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		1	2 New Hours Begin 1:00 pm New Hours Begin Jan 2 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets New hours begin this week! 1:00-6:00 p.m. Tuesday-Friday (Thursday is no longer 5:00-9:00 p.m.) 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Saturday	3 New Hours Begin 1:00 pm New Hours Begin Jan 3 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets New hours begin this week! 1:00-6:00 p.m. Tuesday-Friday (Thursday is no longer 5:00-9:00 p.m.) 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Saturday	4 New Hours Begin 1:00 pm New Hours Begin Jan 4 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets New hours begin this week! 1:00-6:00 p.m. Tuesday-Friday (Thursday is no longer 5:00-9:00 p.m.) 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Saturday Brookline Consort: Fireside Carols 7:30 pm Brookline Consort: Fireside Carols Jan 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets If Music Could Talk Join the Brookline Consort for an evening of carols at the Salem Athenaeum. This program, part of our popular new series “If Music Could Talk,” includes Benjamin Britten’s beloved “Ceremony of … Continued	5 Writing Workshop: Claiming Space—Creative Journaling as Daily Practice 10:00 am Writing Workshop: Claiming Space—Creative Journaling as Daily Practice Jan 5 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Poets Krysten Hill and Danielle Jones will lead a workshop exploring journaling as a daily practice for writers. Regardless of genre, every writer begins by staring down the blank page, which can be both intimidating … Continued
6	7	8 Writers’ Open Studio 8:40 am Writers’ Open Studio Jan 8 @ 8:40 am – 11:30 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 8:40-11:30 every Tuesday (unless announced otherwise). Feel free to come by and write in a quiet peaceful setting. Come for as long … Continued	9	10	11	12 Book Group 11:00 am Book Group Jan 12 @ 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.
13 Adopt-a-Book Conservation Event 3:00 pm Adopt-a-Book Conservation Event Jan 13 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Join us for a rare opportunity to view a selection of important Athenaeum books in need of special care. While some of the titles may be unfamiliar today, they were all influential, shaping public opinion … Continued	14	15 Writers’ Open Studio 8:40 am Writers’ Open Studio Jan 15 @ 8:40 am – 11:30 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 8:40-11:30 every Tuesday (unless announced otherwise). Feel free to come by and write in a quiet peaceful setting. Come for as long … Continued Salem Writers’ Group 7:30 pm Salem Writers’ Group Jan 15 @ 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.	16	17	18 Reappraisal Reading Circle: H.G. Wells 7:00 pm Reappraisal Reading Circle: H.G. Wells Jan 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Reappraisal Reading Circle is an open meeting discussing the works of a prolific, popular author of the past whose works are held in quantity by the Athenaeum. Participants are encouraged to read any work by … Continued	19 CSEM: Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra 8:00 pm CSEM: Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra Jan 19 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets CONCERT CANCELLED due to Snow Emergency Parking Ban CSEM: Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra Cambridge Society for Early Music presents “Baroque at Heart,” a splendid assortment of music of the greatest Baroque masters, including J.S. … Continued
20	21	22 Writers’ Open Studio 8:40 am Writers’ Open Studio Jan 22 @ 8:40 am – 11:30 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 8:40-11:30 every Tuesday (unless announced otherwise). Feel free to come by and write in a quiet peaceful setting. Come for as long … Continued Memoir Writers Group 3:30 pm Memoir Writers Group Jan 22 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Meets monthly on fourth Thursdays. This group is for people who are writing, or wish to write, memoirs. It will not be a class, but rather an opportunity for participants to share and discuss each … Continued Winter Warm-up at the Adriatic 6:00 pm Winter Warm-up at the Adriatic Jan 22 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Enjoy an evening of friends and complimentary hors d’oeuvres courtesy of the Adriatic. As you soak in the warmth and comfort of one of Salem’s premier eating and drinking establishments, we’re hoping to raise essential operating … Continued	23	24 Memoir Writers Group 3:30 pm Memoir Writers Group Jan 24 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Meets monthly on fourth Thursdays. This group is for people who are writing, or wish to write, memoirs. It will not be a class, but rather an opportunity for participants to share and discuss each … Continued Women’s Health and Empowerment Series 7:30 pm Women’s Health and Empowerment Series Jan 24 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Women’s Health and Empowerment Series Hosted by NAGLY (North Shore Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth) Join us for three insightful nights as we bring you powerful speakers discussing how to empower young … Continued	25	26
27	28	29 Writers’ Open Studio 8:40 am Writers’ Open Studio Jan 29 @ 8:40 am – 11:30 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 8:40-11:30 every Tuesday (unless announced otherwise). Feel free to come by and write in a quiet peaceful setting. Come for as long … Continued Salem History Lecture 7:00 pm Salem History Lecture Jan 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Jeff Arcari will present a brief history of carpet weaving from the Pazyryk Carpet of 500 B.C. (the oldest known hand-knotted Oriental rug) to the production boom of the late 19th to middle 20th century. … Continued	30	31 Women’s Health and Empowerment Series 7:30 pm Women’s Health and Empowerment Series Jan 31 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Women’s Health and Empowerment Series Hosted by NAGLY (North Shore Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth) Join us for three insightful nights as we bring you powerful speakers discussing how to empower young … Continued

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