This event is a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention,... More Info

Kat Wright, whose voice is both sultry and dynamic, delicate yet powerful; gritty but highly emotive and nuanced, has been described as “a young Bonnie Raitt meets Amy... More Info

With his signature beard and African headgear, Billy F Gibbons is instantly recognizable. He’s best known as the centerpiece and one third of ZZ Top, the band that came... More Info

Hector Olivera is one of today’s most sought after international concert organists.  Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he began playing the pipe organ when he was three.  At... More Info

Who’s Bad’s live performance is an unrivaled celebration of pop music’s one true King. Their power-packed performance of Michael Jackson’s expansive catalog has... More Info

Under the direction of Stephen Bulla, the distinguished and talented former chief arranger of the U.S. Marine Band, NEBB has produced a series of acclaimed recordings. Don’t... More Info

For over 30 years Paul D’Angelo has been headlining A-List comedy clubs and opening for over sixty international stars such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys,... More Info

A NEW October Experience presented by Essex Heritage! Experience the mystery of Victorian spiritualism revealed by local magician Evan Northrup. Witness the popular... More Info

A NEW October Experience presented by Essex Heritage! Experience the horrors of the Old Witch Gaol (jail), the actual location where many accused were held during the... More Info

Stephen Lang (Avatar, Gods and Generals, Gettysburg) delivers this one-man show about Medal of Honor Recipients: Vice Adm. James B Stockdale, Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, 1st Lt.... More Info

!!! TICKETS ON SALE NOW! !! Our final show of Season 8 runs for three weekends Arts After Hours presents… LiTTLE SHOP OF HORRORS October 19-November 3, 2018 ​ Book and... More Info

HAIRSPRAY is piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance, and infectious musical numbers. Set in Baltimore, 1962, Tracy Turnblad is a big girl with big hair and an even... More Info

Join us for a fascinating lecture led by David Driscoll on iconic images and art in cemeteries and the grave rubbings he has done. After the talk we will walk up to the Old... More Info

It is recognized as one of New England’s most significant and thoroughly documented historic houses and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Filled with... More Info

Charlotte Gordon will discuss her award-winning dual biography Romantic Outlaws, which brings to life the pioneering English feminist, Mary Wollstonecraft and the daughter... More Info

Trends in home design come and go; “reading” a house’s architectural style can reveal clues about the time it was built, the tastes of its occupants and their social... More Info

We’re ending our 2018 after-hours party season with a bang. PEM and Cojuelos’ Productions team up to deliver a night of live music, dancing, fantastic food and drink and... More Info

Sculptor Jeff Briggs is best known as the designer, sculptor and art director of The Greenway Carousel Boston. His presentation features the creative process used in the... More Info

Join the Addison in participating in the country’s largest public art project. Inspired by Norman Rockwell’s paintings of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms, For... More Info

The night begins with a true horror classic, Night of the Living Dead, where panic ensues when a disparate group of people who’ve taken shelter in an abandoned house becomes... More Info

Exhibition Curator Allison Kemmerer will lead visitors through the galleries to discuss the themes and works presented in the exhibition. The program will be offered twice.... More Info

Join us along with HOST John Budzyna for this most tricked-out of all Halloween treats as the legendary cult FILM version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show returns to the... More Info

This illustrated lecture, “A Life of Olson, with Glyphs,” will feature a sequence of projected color Glyphs with text and comments on key points in Charles Olson’s life... More Info

To Include: Digital Art, Drawing, Oil, Printmaking, Sculpture and Watercolor Reception: Saturday, October 13, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

This is the biggest vendor fair of the Haunted Happenings Salem season and we are super excited to be bringing you some of the best local artisans around… Stay tuned for more... More Info

Join us for our first annual Crafter only Holiday event. Handmade unique gifts and treats, from local crafters and artisans.

Holiday Happenings Vendor and Craft Fair. 25 + Vendors and Crafters, Cash Bar, Light Refreshments, Candy Canes for the Kids, and a possible visit from Santa.  Bring an... More Info

Trick or Treat along Main Street at local businesses. Enjoy fun and games, costume contest and more! A fun, free activity for the whole family. – Costume contest at Knights... More Info

All aboard! Hop on the trolley as we head throughout downtown with many stops to get you in the holiday spirit. Join Santa for a reading of the Night Before Christmas, crafts... More Info

A double feature evening with the silent films Safety Last and Why Worry will begin at 7p.m.

To get revenge a sorceress conjures up a storm to shipwreck the members of royal court on the mysterious island to which they had previously banished her. As she brings her... More Info

Billie Holiday’s traumatic youth, early attempts at a career, rise to stardom, difficult relationships and drug addiction are set against moving recreations of her classic... More Info

Denzel Washington stars in this adaption of August Wilson’s classic play.

More information at pem.org/gala or call 978-542-1658