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Upcoming events

• Mon, Oct 12, 7 PM Monday Evening Conversations

  This group currently meets online. Register here The Monday Evening Conversations Group meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. All members and other interested parties are invited. It may be of interest to know that the The Social Library, predecessor of the Salem Athenaeum, was founded by a similar discussion group, called the Monday Evening Club. Edward Augustus Holyoke, Rev. Thomas Barnard, Rev. Thomas Gilchrist, Benjamin Lynde, Nathaniel Ropes and others were among the Monday Evening Club founders, who gathered to discuss current events and topics of mutual interest. Topics for discussion are wide open, but must be amenable to good conversation. Examples include: The long ranging effects of the Civil War The courage to be vulnerable European architecture The importance/non importance of art Why have friends Meetings will start with something to help frame the discussion for the evening, such as a: brief talk podcast video reading of prose or poetry music We look forward to talking with you!

• Sun, Nov 1, 2 PM Eerie Stories on Salem Sound

  Escape the crowds this fall and take to the sea, where haunting tales and harbor views await! Join us on weekends in October at 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm to dive into the dark side of Salem’s history. On this 90-minute boat tour, your guide will relate tales of murderous plots, public executions, and strange sightings. You’ll find that the facts of Salem’s past are stranger than any fiction you could dream up. Come ride the waves of history – just keep a weather eye for privateers! Tours depart from the end of Central Wharf, behind the Waite & Pierce Museum Store (193 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970). Walk past Waite & Peirce and the National Park Restrooms and walk all the way to the end of the wharf, your crew will be waiting at the dock to greet you!

• Mon, Nov 9, 7 PM Monday Evening Conversations

  This group currently meets online. Register here The Monday Evening Conversations Group meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. All members and other interested parties are invited. It may be of interest to know that the The Social Library, predecessor of the Salem Athenaeum, was founded by a similar discussion group, called the Monday Evening Club. Edward Augustus Holyoke, Rev. Thomas Barnard, Rev. Thomas Gilchrist, Benjamin Lynde, Nathaniel Ropes and others were among the Monday Evening Club founders, who gathered to discuss current events and topics of mutual interest. Topics for discussion are wide open, but must be amenable to good conversation. Examples include: The long ranging effects of the Civil War The courage to be vulnerable European architecture The importance/non importance of art Why have friends Meetings will start with something to help frame the discussion for the evening, such as a: brief talk podcast video reading of prose or poetry music We look forward to talking with you!

• Thu, Nov 12, 6 PM Salem Literary Festival

  Stay tuned for details! Visit salemlitfest.org

• Tue, Nov 24, 7 PM Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon

  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 particles (as long as it relates back to poetry). All styles of poetry are welcome. Meets 4th Tuesdays.

• Mon, Dec 14, 7 PM Monday Evening Conversations

  This group currently meets online. Register here The Monday Evening Conversations Group meets on the second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. All members and other interested parties are invited. It may be of interest to know that the The Social Library, predecessor of the Salem Athenaeum, was founded by a similar discussion group, called the Monday Evening Club. Edward Augustus Holyoke, Rev. Thomas Barnard, Rev. Thomas Gilchrist, Benjamin Lynde, Nathaniel Ropes and others were among the Monday Evening Club founders, who gathered to discuss current events and topics of mutual interest. Topics for discussion are wide open, but must be amenable to good conversation. Examples include: The long ranging effects of the Civil War The courage to be vulnerable European architecture The importance/non importance of art Why have friends Meetings will start with something to help frame the discussion for the evening, such as a: brief talk podcast video reading of prose or poetry music We look forward to talking with you!

• Tue, Dec 22, 7 PM Incessant Pipe: Poetry Salon

  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 particles (as long as it relates back to poetry). All styles of poetry are welcome. Meets 4th Tuesdays.