See the great House of Seven Gables aglow as Nathaniel Hawthorne saw it in his time! This year, we are reintroducing Lantern Tours, and visitors can learn about New England’s Christmas traditions while viewing the rooms subtly illuminated, as they were in Hawthorne’s day. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve excluded.
The Talent Conquest TV Show will be producing the ZOMBIE DANCE "Thriller" Re Enactment as part of the B&S Fitness Devil's Chase 6.66 Runners on Saturday 10/26/11. This is a benefit for the Plummer Home for Boys in Salem, MA. Debra Crosby will MC the ZOMBIE DANCE reenactment of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" to give the Devil's Chase 6.66 runners a little entertainment.
Celebrate hanami, the Japanese custom of enjoying flowers and explore Japanese art and culture. Taiko drumming and lion dances. There are different ongoing activities each day during vacation week, including collaborative art, demonstrations, performances, and a family gallery tour.
Salem YMCA needs your help to win a $50k Pepsi Good Idea grant for for their Youth Creative Arts Center. Voting is free and only takes a second, so please take the time vote for the grant. This is for a good cause, and will benefit a lot of kids on the North Shore if they win. Voting ends on Monday, January 31st, 2011, so vote and spread the word: Vote for Salem YMCA Youth Creative Arts Center If you can't vote today, vote tommorow!
At Crunchy Granola Baby April 24, have your baby hand and footprints created by Kirsten Bassion of North Shore Clay Studio. Kirsten will be at Crunchy Granola Baby to make lasting impressions of your babes prints.
Here is the creative process according to the CGB website:
72 Washington Street
Salem, Massachusetts
01970
978.741.0800
Crunchy Granola Baby Website
Crunchy Granola Baby is a unique shop that specializes in organic and natural items for babies and young children. Much more than a retail shop they are also a great community resource offering classes and workshops, prenatal and postpartum support to families, and free drop-in parenting support groups. Nice place + Nice people.
Accessible to persons with disabilities.
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