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Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Feb 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
Salem Writers’ Group 7:00 pm
Salem Writers’ Group
Feb 4 @ 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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Book Group 11:00 am
Book Group
Feb 8 @ 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 this year’s reading list.
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Monday Evening Conversations 7:00 pm
Monday Evening Conversations
Feb 10 @ 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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Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Feb 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
La Tertulia—Online 5:00 pm
La Tertulia—Online
Feb 11 @ 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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The Riddle of Thoreau with Richard Higgins 7:00 pm
The Riddle of Thoreau with Richard Higgins
Feb 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Riddle of Thoreau with Richard Higgins @ Salem Athenaeum
Thoreau’s critique of formal religion was matched only by his rapturous encounters with the divine in nature. He fled the church only to pursue a deeper communion with a presence he felt at the heart … Continued
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Love Songs from the Great American Songbook with Alexandra Grace 4:00 pm
Love Songs from the Great American Songbook with Alexandra Grace
Feb 16 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Love Songs from the Great American Songbook with Alexandra Grace @ Salem Athenaeum
***New Date: February 16 @ 4pm*** Music lovers, join us for a cozy Sunday concert with the talented Alexandra Grace in the Athenaeum reading room. You might remember Ms. Grace serenading everyone at the Art … Continued
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Writers’ Open Studio 8:30 am
Writers’ Open Studio
Feb 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
Salem Writers’ Group 7:00 pm
Salem Writers’ Group
Feb 18 @ 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
Feb 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
La Tertulia—Online 5:00 pm
La Tertulia—Online
Feb 25 @ 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
Feb 25 @ 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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Young Writers Weekly Workshop 3:30 pm
Young Writers Weekly Workshop
Feb 26 @ 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
WHEN: 7 Wednesdays: February 26 – April 16, 2025 from 3:30 – 4:45pm (skipping 3/5) WHERE: Salem Athenaeum, 337 Essex St., Salem, MA 01970 COST: $120 (scholarships available) As winter thaws into spring, our creative selves … Continued
New Members Night 7:00 pm
New Members Night
Feb 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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
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Chapbook Release Party for Hard Up by M.P. Carver and Open Mic 7:00 pm
Chapbook Release Party for Hard Up by M.P. Carver and Open Mic
Feb 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Chapbook Release Party for Hard Up by M.P. Carver and Open Mic @ Salem Athenaeum
Come celebrate the release of Hard Up, a new chapbook by M.P. Carver from Lily Poetry Review Books. The event will also include an open mic on the themes of money, capitalism, anti-capitalism, consumerism, work, retail, etc. … Continued