Calendar | Salem Athenaeum

May 2025

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				1	2	3 Member Meetup: Museum of Printing 11:00 am Member Meetup: Museum of Printing May 3 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets Member Meetup Join fellow Athenaeum members for a special guided tour by Museum of Printing president and print industry scholar, Frank Romano. One of only three museums in the United States dedicated to preserving the … Continued
4	5	6 Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am Writers’ Open Studio May 6 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 8:30-11:00 every Wednesday (unless announced otherwise). Feel free to come by and write in a quiet peaceful setting. Come for as long … Continued Salem Writers’ Group 7:00 pm Salem Writers’ Group May 6 @ 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.	7	8	9	10 Book Group 11:00 am Book Group May 10 @ 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. Writing Workshop with Áine Greaney—He Said. She Said. 1:00 pm Writing Workshop with Áine Greaney—He Said. She Said. May 10 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Writing Workshop with Áine Greaney—He Said. She Said: How to write great dialog in your nonfiction (memoir; personal essay) and fiction narratives. Great dialogue brings all narratives to life. In this interactive workshop, we will … Continued
11	12 Monday Evening Conversations 7:00 pm Monday Evening Conversations May 12 @ 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	13 Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am Writers’ Open Studio May 13 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 8:30-11:00 every Wednesday (unless announced otherwise). Feel free to come by and write in a quiet peaceful setting. Come for as long … Continued La Tertulia—Online 5:00 pm La Tertulia—Online May 13 @ 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. 215th Annual Meeting 7:00 pm 215th Annual Meeting May 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets The 215th Annual Meeting of the Salem Athenaeum and election of officers and new trustees. All members in good standing are welcome to attend. This will be a hybrid event. When you register, please select … Continued	14 Nonfiction Writers Group—online  6:30 pm Nonfiction Writers Group—online  May 14 @ 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	15 Any Book Group 7:00 pm Any Book Group May 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets 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	16	17
18	19	20 Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am Writers’ Open Studio May 20 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 8:30-11:00 every Wednesday (unless announced otherwise). Feel free to come by and write in a quiet peaceful setting. Come for as long … Continued Salem Writers’ Group 7:00 pm Salem Writers’ Group May 20 @ 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.	21 Reappraisal Reading Circle 2024-25 7:00 pm Reappraisal Reading Circle 2024-25 May 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Open meeting discussing the works of a prolific, popular author of the past whose works are held in quantity by the Athenaeum. Meetings are hybrid. Please note the schedule for the 2024-25 season: Sep 18 … Continued	22	23	24 Closed for Memorial Day Closed for Memorial Day May 24 all-day Tickets The Athenaeum is closed today in honor of Memorial Day. We will re-open on Tuesday, May 27 at 11am.
25	26	27 Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am Writers’ Open Studio May 27 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets Weekly Writing Studios at the Salem Athenaeum. The building will be open from 8:30-11:00 every Wednesday (unless announced otherwise). Feel free to come by and write in a quiet peaceful setting. Come for as long … Continued La Tertulia—In Person 6:00 pm La Tertulia—In Person May 27 @ 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 May 27 @ 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	28	29	30	31

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