LECTURES
CONCERTS
HOLIDAY TEA
BOUTIQUES & SALES
WINE TASTING
RESTAURANTS & RETAIL STORES
LECTURES
JIM MCALLISTER
“Legacy Site Lore”
National Park Service Visitors Center, 2 New Liberty Street, Salem
1:00 PM Saturday, December 5th and 1:00 PM Sunday, December 6th
FREE
Come hear perennial crowd pleaser Jim McAllister talk about the Legacy Sites on this year’s tour. There’s no one better. Jim is an author, photographer, teacher, historian, and founder of Derby Square Tours. www.derbysquaretours.com
CONCERTS
O’CAROLAN ETCETERA
“Music of the Manor House”
Sanctuary
St. Peter’s Church
24 St. Peter Street
Saturday, December 5th
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
$10
Free to AAA Members, just show your AAA card. (One free entry per card.)
O’Carolan Etcetera presents selections from three centuries of Anglo-Celtic and colonial American music: early English dance tunes, 18th-century Scottish and Irish airs, and jigs and reels that set toes a tapping. www.ocarolanetcetera.com
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Salem Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
BRUCE BEECROFT, ORGANIST
“An Advent Christmas Medley”
Sanctuary
St. Peter’s Church
24 St. Peter Street
Sunday, December 6th
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
$10
Free to AAA Members, just show your AAA card
Bruce Beecroft has been the organist and choir director at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Lynn since 1982. St. Stephen’s is a magnificent historical church, built by a father in memory of his son, who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. When Longfellow was living in Nahant he wrote a poem called the Bells of Lynn; as he could hear these St. Stephen’s bells in Nahant.
Bruce studied organ at St. Paul’s in Concord, NH, with Normal Blake; he also studied piano with Albian Metcalf at Phillips Andover Academy and attended the New England Conservatory. He occasionally performs throughout the North Shore, and we are honored to have him participate in Christmas in Salem. His engaging program includes numbers from Handel and Bach as well as a sing-along.
WHITE CHRISTMAS TEA AT THE HAWTHORNE HOTEL
Nathaniel’s Restaurant
Hawthorne Hotel
18 Washington Square West
Saturday, December 5th 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Your choice of teas
Savories and sweets
$15 Fixed Price, when you show your Christmas in Salem program book. Reservations required.
$22 Fixed Price, for the general public. Reservations suggested as seating is limited.
Please call 978-825-4311 for reservations.
(Prices do not include sales tax or gratuity.)
When is the last time you had a proper tea? The Hawthorne Hotel brings back the past and invites you enjoy their signature tea for the season, White Christmas…a hand-picked, white tea blended with almonds, vanilla, and cardamom, accented by white chamomile flowers. In minutes, this warm and nutty blend will have you dreaming of relaxing in front of a glowing fire while the snow drifts past your window and the tree lights twinkle.
WINE TASTINGS
SALEM WINE IMPORTS
32 Church St., Salem
Friday, December 4, and Saturday, December 5
4:00 to 8:00 PM
BOUTIQUES & SALES
BEAD FOR LIFE
CinemaSalem
East India Square Mall, Salem
(Across from St. Peter’s Church)
December 5th only!
Hand-made necklaces, bracelets and earrings make great and affordable ($5 to $15) holiday presents! Proceeds support Bead for Life (www.beadforlife.org), a great organization providing employment and economic assistance to Ugandan women.
SALEM GARDEN CLUB BOUTIQUE
Chapel
St. Peter’s Church
24 St. Peter Street (Entrance on Brown Street, at rear of church)
This is just the place to find a special gift or a wonderful holiday decoration for your own home. Featuring fresh wreaths, centerpieces, swags, kissing balls, boxwood trees, and other decorations and ornaments, the boutique’s items are all handmade by club members. Proceeds are used to support Salem Garden Club’s many civic endeavors. www.SalemGardenClub.com
THE WRITERS GROUP AT THE SALEM COUNCIL ON AGING
CinemaSalem
East India Square Mall
(Across from St. Peter’s Church)
The Writers Group at the Salem Council on Aging has just published its second volume of Personal Perspectives of a Changing Salem, which will be on sale during the tour. This collection of memoir pieces not only focuses on the changing neighborhoods in our city, but also includes two special sections: World War II, with pieces written by a Berliner, not a Nazi, who survived the war in that city; and “Remembering Salemites,” about people who quietly made significant contributions over the years to our great city. The book is $19.95.
