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Salem Writers’ Group 7:30 pm
Salem Writers’ Group
Sep 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 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 Lit Fest 2024 7:00 pm
Salem Lit Fest 2024
Sep 4 @ 7:00 pm – Sep 8 @ 5:00 pm
Salem Lit Fest 2024 is September 4–8 Complete schedule will be announced soon! Check back for details here and at salemlitfest.org   Wednesday, September 4—Online only 7:00 p.m. Geraldine Brooks in conversation with Brunonia Barry … Continued
Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 4 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am
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
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Monday Evening Conversations 7:00 pm
Monday Evening Conversations
Sep 9 @ 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 10 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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.
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Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 11 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am
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
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Salem Writers’ Group 7:30 pm
Salem Writers’ Group
Sep 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 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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Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 18 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am
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
Reappraisal Reading Circle 2024-25 7:00 pm
Reappraisal Reading Circle 2024-25
Sep 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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
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Any Book Group 7:00 pm
Any Book Group
Sep 19 @ 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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Members Preview Book Sale 6:00 pm
Members Preview Book Sale
Sep 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Members Preview Book Sale @ Salem Athenaeum
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 21 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Book Sale @ Salem Athenaeum
Stop by the best book sale of the year! One Day Only! Saturday 9/21 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Stop by and buy books!    
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La Tertulia—Online 5:00 pm
La Tertulia—Online
Sep 24 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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
Sep 24 @ 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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Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Sep 25 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am
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
Poetry with Shari Caplan and Mandy Gutman-Gonzalez 7:00 pm
Poetry with Shari Caplan and Mandy Gutman-Gonzalez
Sep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Poetry with Shari Caplan and Mandy Gutman-Gonzalez @ Salem Athenaeum
Details to come!   Shari Caplan (she/her) is a poet, actor, and event producer with a passion for enlivening our collective imaginative potential. She’s the author of Exhibitionist (Lily Poetry Review Books, 2024, Paul Nemser … Continued
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Trails & Sails 11:00 am
Trails & Sails
Sep 28 @ 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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