Calendar | Salem Athenaeum

April 2024

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	1	2 Young Writers’ Weekly Workshop (Grades 5-12) 3:30 pm Young Writers’ Weekly Workshop (Grades 5-12) Apr 2 @ 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm Tickets WHEN: Tuesdays – February 27-April 9, 2024 from 3:30-4:45pm WHERE: Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970 COST: Free! As winter thaws into spring, our creative selves begin to bloom! In this seven week workshop, … Continued Salem Writers’ Group 7:30 pm Salem Writers’ Group Apr 2 @ 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.	3 Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am Writers’ Open Studio Apr 3 @ 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	4	5	6
7	8 Monday Evening Conversations 7:00 pm Monday Evening Conversations Apr 8 @ 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	9 Young Writers’ Weekly Workshop (Grades 5-12) 3:30 pm Young Writers’ Weekly Workshop (Grades 5-12) Apr 9 @ 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm Tickets WHEN: Tuesdays – February 27-April 9, 2024 from 3:30-4:45pm WHERE: Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970 COST: Free! As winter thaws into spring, our creative selves begin to bloom! In this seven week workshop, … Continued La Tertulia—Online 5:00 pm La Tertulia—Online Apr 9 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday The 2nd Tuesday meeting is online via Zoom. Contact staff@salemathenaeum.net for details. Nonfiction Writers’ Group 6:30 pm Nonfiction Writers’ Group Apr 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets 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 essays may be included as well as writing prompts. … Continued	10 Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am Writers’ Open Studio Apr 10 @ 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	11	12 Night Owls 7:00 pm Night Owls Apr 12 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets It has been a minute…but the Night Owls will convene once more! Join us for game night. We will plan some games, and also encourage you to bring your own to share, a topic to … Continued	13 Book Group 11:00 am Book Group Apr 13 @ 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 the reading list.
14	15	16 Salem Writers’ Group 7:30 pm Salem Writers’ Group Apr 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets *May 17 Writers Group is Virtual only this week. Please log in with the Zoom link that has been used for the past year.* All are welcome to bring work-in-progress to share with the … Continued	17 Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am Writers’ Open Studio Apr 17 @ 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	18 New Members Night 7:00 pm New Members Night Apr 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Please join us for a free orientation and behind-the-scenes tour of the Salem Athenaeum just for new members. The event includes an overview of our history, mission, and outlines current services and membership benefits. Registration … Continued	19	20 Garden Clean-up Raindate 10:00 am Garden Clean-up Raindate Apr 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Time to sweep the winter cobwebs from our lovely garden! Please join members of the Buildings and Grounds Committee in gathering winter detritus, clearing clinging vines, and deadheading old blooms from our shrubs on Saturday, … Continued Writing Workshop—Poems from the Garden with Julia Lisella 10:00 am Writing Workshop—Poems from the Garden with Julia Lisella Apr 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Rescheduled from Spring 2023! Many a garden has served as a location or inspiration for wonderful poems, and the Athenaeum garden is no exception! The garden takes many forms: flower garden, vegetable garden, tiny patch … Continued
21	22	23 La Tertulia—Online 5:00 pm La Tertulia—Online Apr 23 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets La Tertulia is a group of members interested in keeping their Spanish speaking skills in practice. Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays online. Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon 7:00 pm Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon Apr 23 @ 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	24 Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am Writers’ Open Studio Apr 24 @ 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	25	26	27 Elizabeth McKim: ElizabETHeridge 4:00 pm Elizabeth McKim: ElizabETHeridge Apr 27 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Elizabeth Gordon McKim discusses her book, Elizabetheridge: A Memoir in Poetry, Song, and Story with Previous Unpublished Poems by Etheridge Knight. Known by many as the “Jazz Poet of Lynn,” McKim’s roots are firmly planted … Continued
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