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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Last Stand at Dodge
DESCRIPTION:Last Stand at Dodge follows jazz/funk band Fats Hammond\, which has played at the same Salem club every Tuesday night for 13 years. But when the band suddenly loses its residency\, how can the musicians and their loved ones move on? This documentary is a loving portrait of four musicians and their community. \nRegister Here!  \nProducer/Director/Writer/Editor: Beth Cloutier\nCo-Producer: Claudia Ghetu\nCamera: Jessica Egmont\, Mark Killian\, Daniel Villaneuva\nMusic: Ken Clark\, Marty Rowan\, Scott Kesner \nStarring:\nKen Clark\, Hammond B3 organ\nMartin Anthony Rowen\, Hammond B3 organ\nMike Mele\, guitar\nBenny Benson\, drums \nIncluded with Admission. Salem residents and people who work in Salem receive free general admission upon presentation of a business card or employee ID at the admissions desk.\nThis film is rated PG-13. \nAbout the filmmaker: Beth Cloutier\nBeth Cloutier is an award winning Director and Director of Photography. Her work is included in permanent museum collections such as the ICA Boston and MOMA. Cloutier has been a part of award-winning TV\, music video\, commercial and documentary productions. A National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (The Emmy’s) former board member\, her TV and film credits include the feature documentary Resynator\, which won the Audience Award at SXSW 2024\, The Advocates\, Stranger Fruit\, Borderline and Suitcase of Love and Shame. Her television series work includes Digital Addiction\, The Breakout Kings\, CNN’s The Sixties\, PBS’ A Path Appears and Not In Our Town\, Discovery Channel’s Bounty Wars\, Food Network’s Chopped and the “Restaurant Divided” pilot\, which became a multi-episode TV series. Cloutier is the founder of the online music video series Local Music Channel. She teaches filmmaking and cinematography workshops around the country and taught as an adjunct professor at Emerson College. \nThe screening will be in Morse Auditorium from 1:00 – 2:30 pm.\nIncluded with Admission. Salem residents and people who work in Salem receive free general admission upon presentation of a business card or employee ID at the admissions desk.\nThis film is rated PG-13.
URL:https://www.salem400.org/event/film-screening-last-stand-at-dodge/
LOCATION:Peabody Essex Museum\, 161 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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SUMMARY:Curator Talk - Salem as Muse: Collecting the Globe with George Schwartz
DESCRIPTION:Register here! \nIn 2026\, as part of the Salem 400+ initiative\, PEM will present “Salem as Muse\,” a series of talks that highlight works represented in PEM’s collection. These programs will explore a diverse range of subjects that connect to the unique history and character of Salem\, Massachusetts. Join us for the launch of “Salem as Muse” with George Schwartz\, Curator-at-Large\, who will discuss his book Collecting the Globe.  \nAs the oldest continually operating and collecting museum in the country\, PEM has seen more than two centuries of evolution and innovation since its founding in 1799. Collecting the Globe offers a window into the early days of the museum: “To escape the ‘prosaic streets’ of Salem\, Massachusetts\, in the first half of the 19th century\, local residents and travelers from across the United States and the globe came to the East India Marine Society Museum (1799–1876). Located on the town’s main thoroughfare\, Essex Street\, the museum transported individuals to another world…” \n“It is unheard of to still have the original archival material\, and the collection\, and the permanent home for an early American institution\,” says Schwartz. “You have to use the term ‘unique\,’ because we are the only one.” A comprehensive history offering fresh perspectives on museums and how they helped shape our national identity\, Collecting the Globe explores collecting\, exhibiting and interpreting a diversity of international objects and art in early America. Schwartz\, co-curator of the new installation in the East India Marine Society’s first permanent home\, East India Marine Hall\, aims to capture the dynamic history of one of the most important American museums during a pivotal time when Salem was a leading port and launching point for global trade. \nExplore the hundreds of fascinating objects on view in East India Marine Hall before or after the talk.  \nIncluded with Admission. Salem residents and people who work in Salem receive free general admission upon presentation of a business card or employee ID at the admissions desk; preregistration encouraged. \nThere will be a book signing outside Morse Auditorium after the program. Books can be purchased at the event or in advance from the PEM Shop. \nAbout our presenter: George Schwartz\nGeorge Schwartz has worked on many successful PEM exhibitions and installations\, including curating Conjuring the Spirit World: Art\, Magic\, and Mediums and co-curating the new installation in the museum’s historic East India Marine Hall\, among others. His specialty and interests are in maritime art\, material culture\, early collecting and museum history. Schwartz earned his B.A. in Anthropology from Brown University\, his M.A. in Historical Archaeology from UMASS Boston and his Ph.D. in American and New England Studies from Boston University. He is the editor and lead author of Conjuring the Spirit World: Art\, Magic\, and Mediums (Rizzoli Electa\, 2024)\, which was the gold winner for Foreword Reviews’ 2024 Indie Book of the Year Awards in the Popular Culture category. Schwartz has lectured internationally and has written articles and essays for museum catalogues\, journals and magazines. He is an honorary member of the Salem Marine Society\, and also teaches a course on material culture at Tufts University in the Museum Studies program. \nIncluded with Admission. Salem residents and people who work in Salem receive free general admission upon presentation of a business card or employee ID at the admissions desk; preregistration encouraged.  \nThe talk will be in Morse Auditorium from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. \nThere will be a book signing outside Morse Auditorium after the program. Books can be purchased at the event or in advance from the PEM Shop.
URL:https://www.salem400.org/event/curator-talk-salem-as-muse-collecting-the-globe-with-george-schwartz/
LOCATION:Peabody Essex Museum\, 161 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: The Crucible
DESCRIPTION:Register here! \nJoin us for a film screening of a classic work inspired by Salem’s history.  \nIn this 1996 blockbuster starring Winona Ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis and set in 1692\, a Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover’s wife as a witch during the Salem Witch Trials. The movie is adapted from Arthur Miller’s play by the same name.  \nIncluded with Admission. Salem residents and people who work in Salem receive free general admission upon presentation of a business card or employee ID at the admissions desk. \nThis film is rated PG-13 and may not be suitable for children.
URL:https://www.salem400.org/event/film-screening-the-crucible/
LOCATION:Peabody Essex Museum\, 161 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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SUMMARY:PEM Presents: Sons of Old Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a rollicking adventure at sea with the Sons of Town Hall\, the transatlantic folk duo of songwriters David Berkeley and Ben Parker. Performing as their 19th-century alter egos Josiah Chester Jones and George Ulysses Brown\, these two multitalented musicians conjure a captivating world of song and theater. Their album Of Ghosts and Gods debuts on March 6.  \nPEM Presents is made possible by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation and the Lowell Institute.\nIncluded with admission. Preregistration encouraged. Salem residents and people who work in Salem receive free general admission upon presentation of a business card or employee ID at the admissions desk. \nThe Sons of Town Hall’s performance brings us back to Salem’s maritime heyday\, when local sea captains and traders were venturing across the globe. In 1799\, a group of Salem mariners formed the East India Marine Society with the goals of assisting “the widows and children of deceased members\,” gathering “knowledge of navigation and trade to the East Indies” and\, above all\, forming “a Museum of natural and artificial curiosities.” Descended from this society\, PEM continues the founders’ civic-mindedness and belief in museums as sites of learning and inspiration for all. On March 14\, the museum will reflect upon this global story that has made Salem such a distinctive city as we reopen East India Marine Hall\, the museum’s first dedicated exhibition space. Visitors will have a chance to explore several hundred fascinating objects inside the historic hall\, representing a sampling of the many collections that were displayed in the museum during its earliest years. This installation gives voice to early collectors\, trading partners and museum visitors about these objects\, and features the voices and perspectives of contemporary cultural experts from around the globe. \nAbout the Artists: Sons of Town Hall\nThe Sons of Town Hall are creating an entirely new performance genre. Part live concept album\, part performance art\, they conjure their timeless mythic universe under the aliases Josiah Chester Jones and George Ulysses Brown\, 19th-century vagabonds who travel the world in a hand-built boat to escape their troubled pasts and search for adventure and love. Designed as a live companion experience to their gorgeous radio-theater podcast Madmen Cross The Water\, the Sons weave their wild and hilarious stories between their heartbreaking and rousing songs\, taking audiences on a deeply imaginative trip every show. Visit their website or follow them on YouTube. \nPreRegistration is encouraged!
URL:https://www.salem400.org/event/pem-presents-sons-of-old-town-hall/
LOCATION:Peabody Essex Museum\, 161 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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SUMMARY:PEM Reads: Poet in High Street Park
DESCRIPTION:Join the PEM Reads community for a live book launch! Hear Salem’s first-ever poet laureate J.D. Scrimgeour read from his new work Poet in High Street Park: Prose & Poetry for Modern Salem.  \nDavid Snider\, PEM’s Director of Learning & Community Engagement\, will host an author talk with Scrimgeour followed by a light reception and book signing. \nPoet in High Street Park: Prose & Poetry for Modern Salem is a love song to Salem by a writer who has grounded himself in the everyday realities of living in the city for the past 30 years\, from playgrounds to classrooms to ballfields. It is testimony that\, Halloween hoopla aside\, people live here. Finding the universal in the local\, this book asks who we are\, and who we want to be. \nPEM Reads celebrates the art of literature and the creative act of writing through a year-round series of collaborative book club readings and author events\, both in person and online. By gathering to read and discuss world-class literature and meet authors\, PEM Reads seeks to deepen our sense of community and celebrate great storytelling. We hope you’ll join us! \nEvent in person at Morse Auditorum\, included with the price of admission. The PEM is always free for Salem residents.  \nRegistration is encouraged. Register here!
URL:https://www.salem400.org/event/pem-reads-poet-in-high-street-park/
LOCATION:Peabody Essex Museum\, 161 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Inauguration
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Mayor Dominick Pangallo will be sworn in for his first full term alongside other newly elected city officials at Salem’s 2026 Inauguration.
URL:https://www.salem400.org/event/2026-inauguration/
LOCATION:Peabody Essex Museum\, 161 Essex St.\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
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