Events North of Boston

Multi-date event: PEM Reads: Moby-Dick Read-a-Thon

Virtual
Virtual

Virtual  

Know before you go Virtual event hosted on Zoom Free This event series is a part of PEM Reads. Content warning: This book depicts violence, gore, animal killing, cannibalism, racism, xenophobia and death. Join us on select Wednesday evenings over Zoom for an amazing, year-long PEM Reads journey through Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick! Set sail with...

Event: Haunted Histories: Fatal Graces

Event Series Event: Haunted Histories: Fatal Graces
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Peabody Essex Museum  

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Know before you go In-person event Location: 128 Essex St., Salem $49 members and Salem residents (with valid ID); $59 nonmembers Tickets are nonrefundable. This performance includes sudden flashes and fire effects. These historic properties are not wheelchair accessible and will require visitors to ascend several steps to enter. Once inside, floors may be uneven...

Event: Haunted Histories: Fatal Graces

Event Series Event: Haunted Histories: Fatal Graces
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Peabody Essex Museum  

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Know before you go In-person event Location: 128 Essex St., Salem $49 members and Salem residents (with valid ID); $59 nonmembers Tickets are nonrefundable. This performance includes sudden flashes and fire effects. These historic properties are not wheelchair accessible and will require visitors to ascend several steps to enter. Once inside, floors may be uneven...

Event: PEM Gala 2024

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Peabody Essex Museum  

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Join us for the PEM Gala on Saturday, November 9! Revel in the magic and explore the mysterious at a dazzling evening of dinner, dancing and art experiences all themed around our upcoming exhibition Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums. This year's event will feature a reimagined dining experience with a special performance...

Event: Lecture: Narwhal Biology and a Tusk with a Twist

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Peabody Essex Museum  

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium Included with admission Recommended for ages 6 to adult ABOVE IMAGE: Gretchen Freund, Narwhal Tusk Research. The narwhal and its extraordinary...

Event: Meet the Author: The Elements of Marie Curie with Dava Sobel

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Peabody Essex Museum  

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium and the Garden Atrium Included with admission Join us for an exciting PEM Reads event with author Dava Sobel in conversation about her new book, The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science. The bestselling author of...

Event: No Ship Sets Out To Be A Shipwreck

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Peabody Essex Museum  

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium Included with admission Content warnings: Suicide; illness and death of a parent. Join us for an exciting PEM Reads event with author Joan Wickersham, in conversation about her new book of poetry No Ship Sets Out To Be A Shipwreck. This event will include a 90-minute...

Event: The Mysteries of Anna Eva Fay

Event Series Event: The Mysteries of Anna Eva Fay
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Peabody Essex Museum  

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium Included with admission This event includes loud, sudden noises. Join Jennifer and Gene Yee of Yee Magik to unveil the life and secrets of spiritualist and magician Anna Eva Fay! Born in 1851, Fay toured internationally as a medium and mentalist and became a household name...

Multi-date event: PEM Reads: Moby-Dick Read-a-Thon

Virtual
Virtual

Virtual  

Know before you go Virtual event hosted on Zoom Free This event series is a part of PEM Reads. Content warning: This book depicts violence, gore, animal killing, cannibalism, racism, xenophobia and death. Join us on select Wednesday evenings over Zoom for an amazing, year-long PEM Reads journey through Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick! Set sail with...

Event: Curator Conversation: Conjuring the Spirit World with George Schwartz

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Peabody Essex Museum  

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium Included with admission; preregistration required. Tickets available at the Admissions or Information desks. Join us for a captivating conversation with George Schwartz, the curator of Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Mediums, and Magic, and explore the exhibition's origins and its connections to local North Shore stories....

Event: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Peabody Essex Museum  

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Know before you go In-person event Location: Create Space Studios FREE All visitors enjoy free admission for the day! Programming begins at 11 am. Join us as we celebrate the legacy and leadership of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Come explore America, A Hymnal, David Boxer’s The Black Books, Alison Saar’s Weight and other...

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Event: The Mysteries of Anna Eva Fay

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Peabody Essex Museum  

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA

Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium Included with admission This event includes loud, sudden noises. Join Jennifer and Gene Yee of Yee Magik to unveil the life and secrets of spiritualist and magician Anna Eva Fay! Born in 1851, Fay toured internationally as a medium and mentalist and became a household name...