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Salem Weekend At A Glance: March 26-28
Salem Women's History Day has been happening for over a decade in Salem.
March 26, 2021
Friday, March 26
virtual/all-day
Salem Film Fest
Launched in 2007, Salem Film Fest is now the largest International documentary film festival in Massachusetts with annual presentations of more than 80 films, filmmaker Q&A’s, high school and college film contests, The Doc-a-chusetts Pitch, and more.
salemfilmfest.com
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10 am-5 pm
“The Salem Witch Trials 1692” at the Peabody Essex Museum
Explore rarely-exhibited original witch trial documents from PEM’s Phillips Library collection and learn the true story of this tragedy as told through the voices and with the possessions of those directly involved. Advance tickets required.
pem.org
10 am-5 pm
“Salem Stories” at the Peabody Essex Museum
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. Advance tickets required.
pem.org
Find out what's happening in Salemfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Saturday, March 27
virtual/all-day
Salem Film Fest
Launched in 2007, Salem Film Fest is now the largest International documentary film festival in Massachusetts with annual presentations of more than 80 films, filmmaker Q&A’s, high school and college film contests, The Doc-a-chusetts Pitch, and more.
salemfilmfest.com
10 am-5 pm
“The Salem Witch Trials 1692” at the Peabody Essex Museum
Explore rarely-exhibited original witch trial documents from PEM’s Phillips Library collection and learn the true story of this tragedy as told through the voices and with the possessions of those directly involved. Advance tickets required.
pem.org
10 am-5 pm
“Salem Stories” at the Peabody Essex Museum
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. Advance tickets required.
pem.org
10:30 am, virtual
Drop-in Art Marking
Create a collaborative drawing inspired by National Scribble Day. Work with a family member to create an original scribble in this drop-in art activity created by PEM’s education team.
pem.org
Sunday, March 28
virtual/all-day
Salem Film Fest
Launched in 2007, Salem Film Fest is now the largest International documentary film festival in Massachusetts with annual presentations of more than 80 films, filmmaker Q&A’s, high school and college film contests, The Doc-a-chusetts Pitch, and more.
salemfilmfest.com
virtual/all-day
Salem Women’s History Day
Salem Women’s History Day has been happening for over a decade in Salem. This year partners are offering online events and encouraging everyone to add to the conversation on social media by using #SalemWomensHistoryDay
salem.org
virtual/all-day
“The Marble Flock” with History Alive
Watch “The Marble Flock” to find out more about the controversy that pitted friends against each other and may have even injured artistic reputations.
History Alive on Facebook
virtual/all-day
Mary Harrow Northend: The Tired Traditionalist
An encore presentation by Dr. Donna Seger, professor of history at Salem State University on Mary Harrod Northend (1850–1926), a bestselling writer from prominent New England families and “an amazing promoter of Salem” at a time when Salem was experiencing an exponential rise in tourism.
Watch on YouTube
10 am-5 pm
“The Salem Witch Trials 1692” at the Peabody Essex Museum
Explore rarely-exhibited original witch trial documents from PEM’s Phillips Library collection and learn the true story of this tragedy as told through the voices and with the possessions of those directly involved. Advance tickets required.
pem.org
10 am-5 pm
“Salem Stories” at the Peabody Essex Museum
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. Advance tickets required.
pem.org
10 am-11 am, virtual
Salem Women’s History Day with the Witch House & Pioneer Village
Members of the Massachusett Tribe will speak about elements of women’s lives amongst Salem’s Indigenous culture.
pioneervillagesalem.org
1 pm, virtual
Unsung Heroes: Black Women in Essex County
Dr. Kabria Baumgartner and Dr. Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello share the rich history of African Americans in this area through a wide range of stories and accounts of Black women, noting that there is no singular Black woman’s story; there is richness and diversity in the lives they lived.
nps.gov/sama
8 pm, virtual
Libra Full Moon Circle
Twice monthly virtual meditation + ritual starting promptly at 8 pm via Zoom.
hauswitchstore.com
This press release was produced by Destination Salem. The views expressed here are the author’s own.