Destination Salem: Salem Weekend At A Glance During August 6-8

Press release from Destination Salem:

August 5, 2021

All-day
Salem Heritage Days
Downtown Salem | salem.com
Salem Heritage Days offer a full week of non-stop fun and special events celebrating Salem. View the full schedule here.

10:00 am-8:00 pm
“Salem Stories” at PEM
Peabody Essex Museum | pem.org
Using selections from PEM’s vast collection, see more than 100 works, including paintings, sculpture, textiles, decorative arts, photos, natural history specimens, manuscripts, posters, books, eyewitness accounts, and even a murder weapon.

10:00 am-8:00 pm
“In American Waters” at PEM
Peabody Essex Museum | pem.org
In this exhibition, visitors will also discover the sea as an expansive way to reflect on American culture and environment, learn how coastal and maritime symbols moved inland across the United States, and question what it means to be “in American waters.”

11:00 am-5:00 pm
“Cevin Soling: We’ve Become What We Parody” at the Satanic Temple
Satanic Temple | SalemArtGallery.com
The works serve as critiques of both ourselves and our culture designed to prompt unsettling questions. What kind of world have we created? What do we value, and what do we want to achieve?

12:00 pm-5:00 pm
Broom Making, Book Binding
The Witchery | thewitcherysalem.com
Craft a rustic broom from scratch or bind your own leather grimoire, book of shadows, spell book, art or dream journal- something for all your creative and magickal works! Personalize your projects with pendants, herbs, dried flowers, bones, charms, stencils. Hourly by appointment.

4:00 pm-7:00 pm
Unmasking & Evolution of Negro Election Day and The Black Vote
Hamilton Hall | HamiltonHall.org
Salem United, Inc. and its president Doreen Wade demonstrate how the first black voting system evolved into the “Black Picnic Day” celebration that has been running for 281 years.

5:30 pm
Family Bingo Night
Charlotte Forten Park | salem.com
Looking for a fun Friday night activity for the whole family? Join us for outdoor Bingo! Bring a blanket or chair to sit on. All other supplies will be provided. Prizes awarded.

7:00 pm
Salem Séances
Omen | omensalem.com
Step into the Spirit Parlor of Omen and experience an authentic Salem Séance with a true spirit medium. Our departed yearn to reach out to us from beyond and the psychic mediums at Omen have helped thousands of people reunite with souls who have crossed over!

7:00 pm-9:00 pm
LET’S CELEBRATE! – Live Music & Fireworks
Derby Wharf | salem.com
Here’s what we have all been waiting for! Join the Ward Eights at Derby Wharf at 7PM. It’s a band that you can’t stop dancing to and then you will be treated to a spectacular fireworks display at 9PM. (Fireworks Rain Date – Saturday, August 7 at 9PM).

7:00 pm-10:00 pm
Salem Arts Association Heritage Days Reception
Derby Wharf | salemarts.org
Join Salem Arts Association for a private, fundraising reception to celebrate Salem Heritage Days. Support Salem Arts as you view the fireworks display over the adjacent Maritime Historic site while enjoying art and refreshments in the comfort of our beautiful galleries.

All-day
Salem Heritage Days
Downtown Salem | salem.com
See event listing Friday, August 6.

10:00 am-5:00 pm
“Salem Stories” at PEM
Peabody Essex Museum | pem.org
See event listing Friday, August 6.

10:00 am-5:00 pm
“In American Waters” at PEM
Peabody Essex Museum | pem.org
See event listing Friday, August 6.

11:00 am-5:00 pm
“Cevin Soling: We’ve Become What We Parody” at the Satanic Temple
Satanic Temple | SalemArtGallery.com
See event listing Friday, August 6.

12:00 pm-4:00 pm
Ropes Mansion Tours
Ropes Mansion | pem.org
Built in 1927 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Ropes Mansion is recognized as one of New England’s most significant historic structures. Stop by to freely explore the 15 rooms at your own pace. PEM Guides are on hand to answer your questions.

12:00 pm-5:00 pm
Broom Making, Book Binding
The Witchery | thewitcherysalem.com
See event listing Friday, August 6.

3:00 pm-6:30 pm
Unmasking & Evolution of Negro Election Day and The Black Vote
Hamilton Hall | HamiltonHall.org
See event listing Friday, August 6.

5:00 pm
Beats & BBQ
Salem Willows | salem.com
Dragonfly Recordings DJ’s will provide tasteful electronic music from the Willows Shell while you enjoy all the park has to offer. Bring your dancing shoes!

6:30 pm
Shakespeare in the Park
Charlotte Forten Park | oldesalemstagecompany.com
Olde Salem Stage Company presents Much Ado About Nothing. Come see Shakespeare in the Park, preformed by a cast of lively and talented actors. Admission is free.

7:00 pm
Salem Séances
Omen | omensalem.com
See event listing Friday, August 6.

10:00 am-5:00 pm
“Salem Stories” at PEM
Peabody Essex Museum | pem.org
See event listing Friday, August 6.

10:00 am-5:00 pm
“In American Waters” at PEM
Peabody Essex Museum | pem.org
See event listing Friday, August 6.

11:00 am-5:00 pm
“Cevin Soling: We’ve Become What We Parody” at the Satanic Temple
Satanic Temple | SalemArtGallery.com
See event listing Friday, August 6.

12:00 pm-4:00 pm
19th Annual Phillips House Car Meet
Phillips House/Chestnut Street | historicnewengland.org
Join Historic New England and the North Shore Old Car Club for the Annual Car Meet, where vintage and antique vehicles are displayed on historic Chestnut Street. See the Phillips family’s collection of carriages, two Pierce-Arrows, and a Model A Ford. Live music presented by Bucket of Blues.

12:00 pm-4:00 pm
Ropes Mansion Tours
Ropes Mansion | pem.org
See event listing Saturday, August 7.

12:00 pm-5:00 pm
Broom Making, Book Binding
The Witchery | thewitcherysalem.com
See event listing Friday, August 6.

1:00 pm-6:30 pm
Unmasking & Evolution of Negro Election Day and The Black Vote
Hamilton Hall | HamiltonHall.org
See event listing Friday, August 6.

1:00 pm-8:00 pm
SCENE’s Annual Sunset Hang
Salem Willows | salem.com
An event combining the skills of local vj’s, dj’s & live electronic musicians. The extravaganza’s purpose is: “to showcase talent right here in Salem, the North Shore & Boston. To give a stage for new music that might otherwise be overlooked by the mainstream.

2:00 pm
“If These Stones Could Speak” Book Talk & Signing
Charter Street Cemetery Welcome Center | blackcatsalem.com
A special book signing, talk, and Q&A with Daniel Fury for his new book, “If These Stones Could Speak: The History and People of The Old Salem Burying Point”, at the new Charter Street Welcome Center.

6:30 pm
Shakespeare in the Park
Charlotte Forten Park | oldesalemstagecompany.com
See event Saturday, August 7.

This press release was produced by Destination Salem. The views expressed here are the author’s own.