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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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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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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
Since Edison’s celluloid film tests in the 1890s, boxing movies have held audiences captive. David Curcio, author of Smash Hit: Race, Crime, and Culture in Boxing Films, looks at 20 films from the past 90+ … 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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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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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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ThanksGAMING / Night Owls 6:00 pm
ThanksGAMING / Night Owls
Nov 27 @ 6:00 pm
ThanksGAMING / Night Owls @ Salem Athenaeum
ThanksGAMING Night! We are thankful for games and for you! If you are not traveling or hosting for Thanksgiving, come spend Wednesday evening ThanksGAMING with the Night Owls. We will plan some games, and also … Continued
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