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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 2 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
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
Sep 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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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Salem Literary Festival
Salem Literary Festival
Sep 3 all-day
Salem Literary Festival @ Various Locations in Salem
Salem Lit Fest is booked for September 3–7, 2025. Visit SalemLitFest.org for full schedule and details.
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Salem Literary Festival
Salem Literary Festival
Sep 4 all-day
Salem Literary Festival @ Various Locations in Salem
Salem Lit Fest is booked for September 3–7, 2025. Visit SalemLitFest.org for full schedule and details.
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Salem Literary Festival
Salem Literary Festival
Sep 5 all-day
Salem Literary Festival @ Various Locations in Salem
Salem Lit Fest is booked for September 3–7, 2025. Visit SalemLitFest.org for full schedule and details.
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Salem Literary Festival
Salem Literary Festival
Sep 6 all-day
Salem Literary Festival @ Various Locations in Salem
Salem Lit Fest is booked for September 3–7, 2025. Visit SalemLitFest.org for full schedule and details.
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Salem Literary Festival
Salem Literary Festival
Sep 7 all-day
Salem Literary Festival @ Various Locations in Salem
Salem Lit Fest is booked for September 3–7, 2025. Visit SalemLitFest.org for full schedule and details.
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Monday Evening Conversations 7:00 pm
Monday Evening Conversations
Sep 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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
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La Tertulia—Online 5:00 pm
La Tertulia—Online
Sep 9 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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.
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Nonfiction Writers Group—online
 6:30 pm
Nonfiction Writers Group—online

Sep 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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
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Summer Salon: Visiting Authors! 6:00 pm
Summer Salon: Visiting Authors!
Sep 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Please join us for one more salon before the summer ends! Three out-of-state authors happened to contact the Athenaeum recently about doing readings while they are in town. Luckily they’re all available on Friday 9/12, … Continued
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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 16 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
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
Sep 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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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Reappraisal Reading Circle 7:00 pm
Reappraisal Reading Circle
Sep 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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
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Monopoly X with Philip Orbanes 7:00 pm
Monopoly X with Philip Orbanes
Sep 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Monopoly X with Philip Orbanes @ Salem Athenaeum
Monopoly X: How Top-Secret World War II Operations Used the Game of Monopoly to Help Allied POWs Escape, Conceal Spies, and Send Secret Codes Monopoly X is arguably the most unusual and best-kept secret operation … Continued
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Members’ Preview Book Sale 2025 6:00 pm
Members’ Preview Book Sale 2025
Sep 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mark your calendars for the best book sale of the Fall! Members, plus one guest, have the opportunity to attend the Members Preview Book Sale on Friday night, before it opens to the public on … Continued
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Book Sale 9:00 am
Book Sale
Sep 20 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Book Sale @ Salem Athenaeum
Stop by the best book sale of the year! One Day Only! Saturday 9/20 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Stop by and buy books!  
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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 23 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
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
Sep 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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
Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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
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Any Book Group 7:00 pm
Any Book Group
Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
What are you reading? This is new 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! … Continued
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Trails & Sails: Athenaeum Tours 2025 11:00 am
Trails & Sails: Athenaeum Tours 2025
Sep 27 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
As part of Trails and Sails, the Salem Athenaeum will be having free guided tours of the building along with a brief history of the institution (established 1760). Select books from the library’s Historical Collections … Continued
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Writers’ Open Studio 9:00 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 30 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
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.