Calendar | Salem Athenaeum

March 2026

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1	2 Improv 101 — Say yes! 7:00 pm Improv 101 — Say yes! Mar 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Laugh and learn new skills at Improv 101 — Say Yes! with Regina Millis. An 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 … Continued	3 Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am Writers’ Open Studio Mar 3 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The 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. Salem Writers’ Group 7:00 pm Salem Writers’ Group Mar 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 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	5 Native Plants and Pollinators: Create a Beautiful, Biodiverse Yard 7:00 pm Native Plants and Pollinators: Create a Beautiful, Biodiverse Yard Mar 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm Tickets Looking 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 … Continued	6	7
8	9 Improv 101 — Say yes! 7:00 pm Improv 101 — Say yes! Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Laugh and learn new skills at Improv 101 — Say Yes! with Regina Millis. An 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 … Continued Monday Evening Conversations 7:00 pm Monday Evening Conversations Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets This group currently meets online. Register here The Monday Evening Conversations Group meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. All members and other interested parties are invited. It may be of … Continued	10 Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am Writers’ Open Studio Mar 10 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The 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. La Tertulia—Online 5:00 pm La Tertulia—Online Mar 10 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. Meets twice a month: 2nd Tuesdays is online via Zoom 4th Tuesdays in person Contact staff@salemathenaeum.net for details.	11 Nonfiction Writers Group—online  6:30 pm Nonfiction Writers Group—online  Mar 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets This group meets online every 2nd Wednesday, 6:30-8:00 p.m. We focus on nonfiction prose. Participants read their work in a supportive environment and receive useful feedback. If time permits, readings of favorite pieces and craft … Continued	12	13	14 Book Group 11:00 am Book Group Mar 14 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Discussion group meets on the second Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. Sessions are hybrid. Register in advance if attending via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uZModOCvrj0v_MkPJIjN5jmwNm_XvSb0IA View this year’s reading list. Salem’s Modern Philosophers 1:00 pm Salem’s Modern Philosophers Mar 14 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Salem’s Modern Philosophers Meets the 2nd Saturday from 1:00—3:00 PM—in person This group of thinkers congregates to discuss relevant topics framed by texts, media, and experiences we agree on as a group. The first hour … Continued
15 Member Meet Up: Dog Walk at Singing Beach 12:00 pm Member Meet Up: Dog Walk at Singing Beach Mar 15 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets *New Date* Get to know other members & their dogs! Join Salem Athenaeum Membership Coordinator Kristin Solias, her husband AK, and their dog Fred for a late-winter seaside stroll along Singing Beach in Manchester-by-the-Sea. This … Continued	16 Improv 101 — Say yes! 7:00 pm Improv 101 — Say yes! Mar 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Laugh and learn new skills at Improv 101 — Say Yes! with Regina Millis. An 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 … Continued	17 Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am Writers’ Open Studio Mar 17 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The 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. Salem Writers’ Group 7:00 pm Salem Writers’ Group Mar 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 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 Reappraisal Reading Circle 7:00 pm Reappraisal Reading Circle Mar 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Reappraisal Reading Circle meets bi-monthly on Third Wednesdays—hybrid sessions Sign up here for Zoom link Open meeting discussing the works of a prolific, popular author of the past whose works are held in quantity by … Continued	19 Any Book Group 7:00 pm Any Book Group Mar 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets What are you reading? This 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 … Continued	20	21
22	23 Improv 101 — Say yes! 7:00 pm Improv 101 — Say yes! Mar 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Laugh and learn new skills at Improv 101 — Say Yes! with Regina Millis. An 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 … Continued	24 Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am Writers’ Open Studio Mar 24 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The 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. La Tertulia—In Person 6:00 pm La Tertulia—In Person Mar 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. Meets twice a month: 2nd Tuesdays is online via Zoom 4th Tuesdays in person Contact staff@salemathenaeum.net for details. … Continued Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon 7:00 pm Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon Mar 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 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 … Continued	25 Love and Loss After Wounded Knee — Julie Dobrow and Kiara Vigil 7:00 pm Love and Loss After Wounded Knee — Julie Dobrow and Kiara Vigil Mar 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm Tickets 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 … Continued	26	27	28
29	30 Improv 101 Showcase 7:00 pm Improv 101 Showcase Mar 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm Tickets Enjoy and evening of improv and support the arts at the Athenaeum’s Improv 101 Showcase! Students who just completed the Improv 101—Say Yes! class with Regina Millis will present a showcase featuring their new skills. … Continued	31 Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am Writers’ Open Studio Mar 31 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The 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.

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