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Library Closed
Library Closed
Oct 26 – Nov 2 all-day
Library Closed
Salem Athenaeum will be closed October 26-November 2. We will re-open on November 5. As October 31 draws closer and traffic and visitors increase, fewer Athenaeum members are able to make it to the library. … Continued
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Salem Writers’ Group 7:00 pm
Salem Writers’ Group
Nov 5 @ 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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Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Nov 6 @ 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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Book Group 11:00 am
Book Group
Nov 9 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
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.
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Monday Evening Conversations 7:00 pm
Monday Evening Conversations
Nov 11 @ 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
Nov 12 @ 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
Nov 13 @ 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
Nov 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 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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David Curcio — Smash Hit: The Sociology of the Boxing Film 7:00 pm
David Curcio — Smash Hit: The Sociology of the Boxing Film
Nov 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
David Curcio — Smash Hit: The Sociology of the Boxing Film @ Salem Athenaeum
 An introduction to the invention of cinema under Thomas Edison and its deep ties with boxing will be followed by an overview of the ways in which the boxing genre came to serve as a … Continued
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Sunday Jazz: Dan Pugach Quartet featuring Nicole Zuraitis 4:00 pm
Sunday Jazz: Dan Pugach Quartet featuring Nicole Zuraitis
Nov 17 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Sunday Jazz: Dan Pugach Quartet featuring Nicole Zuraitis @ Salem Athenaeum
Currently on tour in Australia, Nicole Zuraitis returns to the Athenaeum reading room with the celebrated Dan Pugach Quartet and hotter than ever after winning a 2024 Grammy! In addition to her Grammy honor, Nicole has distinguished … Continued
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Salem Writers’ Group 7:00 pm
Salem Writers’ Group
Nov 19 @ 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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Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Nov 20 @ 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
Susan Zalkind: Murder in Massachusetts 7:00 pm
Susan Zalkind: Murder in Massachusetts
Nov 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Susan Zalkind: Murder in Massachusetts @ Salem Athenaeum
Author and filmmaker Susan Zalkind presents a lecture and reading from her debut book, The Waltham Murders: One Woman’s Pursuit To Expose The Truth Behind a Murder and a National Tragedy. In September 2011, Zalkind’s … Continued
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Any Book Group 7:00 pm
Any Book Group
Nov 21 @ 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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Writing Workshop with J.D. Scrimgeour: Visitations 10:00 am
Writing Workshop with J.D. Scrimgeour: Visitations
Nov 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Visitations: The Strange Guest A Poetry Workshop  This workshop will examine some poems and prose by Stanley Kunitz to explore the idea of “visitation” in poetry. Why does one get visited? How does that visit … Continued
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La Tertulia—Online 5:00 pm
La Tertulia—Online
Nov 26 @ 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
Nov 26 @ 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
Nov 27 @ 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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