Good morning. Saturday is the one to plan around, and this week it runs straight from noon to dinner. Everything below happens between tonight and next Thursday.
Tonight in Salem, Thursday 9/10
Salem Farmers' Market. Thursday, 3 to 7 PM, Derby Square. The last stretch of the outdoor season, and the tomatoes are worth the walk. Details
From Another Galaxy at Flying Saucer Pizza Co. Thursday, 4 to 9 PM, 118 Washington Street. Specials night at the pizza place on Lappin Park. Details
Goth Yoga at The Satanic Temple. Thursday, 6 PM, 64 Bridge Street. Exactly what it sounds like, and it keeps selling out. Details
East Reggie Run Club. Thursday, 6 PM, East Regiment Beer Company. Free, and the beer is right there when you finish. Details
Salem's Comedy Coven. Thursday, 7 PM, The Lost Library on Derby Street. Details
Open Mic at Gulu-Gulu. Thursday, 7:30 PM, 247 Essex Street. Free. Details
Thursday Night Trivia at Couch Dog. Thursday, 7:30 PM, 76 Lafayette Street. Details
Arcade Era Karaoke. Thursday, 9 PM, Bit Bar. Details
Friday 9/11
Free Tea and Cake Tasting at Jolie. Friday, 3 to 5 PM, 316 Derby Street. Free, every Friday, and most people still do not know about it. Details
The Woman's Friend Society 150 Gala. Friday, 6 to 10 PM, Salem Waterfront Hotel. One hundred and fifty years of a Salem organization most of us walk past without knowing. Details
Glass Harbor Band. Friday, 6:30 PM, Couch Dog Brewing. Details
Sunset Paddle Tour. Friday, 6:45 PM, Salem Willows. The light in mid-September is the best it gets all year. Details
Andover Sax Guy. Friday, 7 PM, Far From The Tree. Details
Miz Diamond Wigfall Friday Night Drag. Friday, 8 PM, Bit Bar. Details
Justin "Jabbo" Martin. Friday, 8 PM, Gulu-Gulu Cafe. Details
Saturday 9/12
8th Annual Vintage Lawn Party. Saturday, 12 to 4 PM, Salem Common. This is the pick of the week. Four hours, outdoors, on the Common, put on by the neighborhood association. Bring a blanket and do not overthink it. Details
The Longest Table. Saturday, 4:30 to 7 PM, Salem Street behind the Sarah Parker Remond School, across from Palmer Cove Park. The Salem Food Policy Council sets one dinner table for 150 neighbors in the middle of the street. Garden tours at 4:30, dinner served at 5:30 while supplies last. Walk here from the Lawn Party and you have your whole Saturday. Details
Saturday Morning Run Club. Saturday, 11:30 AM, Couch Dog Brewing. Free. Details
Studio Saturdays: Nature's Abundance Collages. Saturday, 10:30 AM, PEM. Details
Autumnal Needle Felting. Saturday, 1 to 4 PM, Nocturne. Adorning and mending wool garments, which is a useful thing to know in about six weeks. Details
Ryan Kelleher plus the Elia Taverna pop-up. Saturday, 2 PM, Far From The Tree. Music and Greek food in the same yard. Details
Bat House Making at Ropes Mansion Garden. Saturday, 2 PM, 9 North Street. You build a bat house. You take it home. Details
Cry Innocent. Saturday, 3 PM, Salem Armory Visitor Center. The Bridget Bishop trial, performed, with the audience as the jury. Details
Blues on Tap. Saturday, 8 PM, Gulu-Gulu Cafe. Details
Sunday 9/13
The Muppetlesque Cabaret. Sunday, 7 PM, CinemaSalem. A burlesque and drag tribute to Jim Henson. Read that again. Details
Tour en Español. Sunday, 12 PM, House of the Seven Gables. Details
Stephen Hildonsen plus the EDEX Cheese Cart. Sunday, 2 PM, Far From The Tree. Details
Weekend Drop-in Art Making: Bat Masks. Sunday, 1 PM, PEM. Details
Monday 9/14 to Thursday 9/17
Open Mic Night at East Regiment. Monday, 7 PM, 30 Church Street. Free. Details
Tuesday Trivia at East Regiment. Tuesday, 7 PM. Free. Details
Geya Jenda's Birthday Read N' Roast. Tuesday, 7:30 PM, Gulu-Gulu Cafe. Details
Free Bingo Night with Will Pottorff. Wednesday, 6 PM, Gulu-Gulu Cafe. Details
Northshore Line Dancing. Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, Salem State South Campus. $15. Details
Soundings East Release Party. Wednesday, 7:30 PM, Ellison Campus Center at Salem State. The literary journal's new issue. Details
Critter Fest opens at CinemaSalem. Thursday 9/17. CatVideoFest at 6:30 PM, then the opening night film SECOND NATURE at 7 PM. Details
1692: The Trials of Ann Putnam, In Concert. Thursday 9/17, 6 PM, Salem Willows Park. Runs through Sunday the 20th. Bring your own chair or blanket. Details
Cosplay Meet Up: Villains! Thursday 9/17, 7 PM, Bit Bar. Details
Already looking ahead
The 7th Annual Salem Food Truck and Craft Beverage Festival takes the Common for two days on Saturday 9/19 and Sunday 9/20. The Witch City Comedy Benefit is Friday 9/18 at The Satanic Temple.
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