Creative North Shore

Thanks to our supporters & collaborators @salemmainstreet, building community in Salem; @salemfive Foundation, supporting orgs making a positive impact; @essexheritage, preserving cultural heritage; & the Peabody Essex Museum, celebrating creativity, collecting art and culture.

Congratulations to Lit Fest alum Sanjena Sathian on the publication of GODDESS COMPLEX, a biting examination of millennial adulthood, the often fraught conversations around fertility and reproduction, and the painful quest to forge an identity.

Double belated congrats to Lit Fest alum @byleahjohnson! Leah edited BLACK GIRL POWER, a MG anthology celebrating Black girlhood that pubbed in November. Last month the PB version of Leah's magical MG debut ELLIE ENGLE SAVES HERSELF was published.

Today our @mbobbitt had the opportunity to catch up with @MASS_MoCA Director Kristy Edmunds in our office. Lots of exciting things happening, #InTheBerkshires, across #mapoli, and beyond that harnesses the #PowerOfCulture to better all our communities!

“A poem should not mean But be.” -Archibald MacLeish Last night the 4 finalists for #SalemMA’s first Poet Laureate offered readings of some of their works for the Selection Committee and the public. Find out more by clicking the Poet Laureate link at salemma.gov/mayor.

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The @Salempantry is an essential food security provider for one in six #SalemMA households. Today my staff and I spent the morning helping out at the Pantry’s warehouse and Market. Discover more, including how you can volunteer or access their services at thesalempantry.org

Happy Market Day! This afternoon we rang the bell and opened the 16th season of the @salemfarmmarket. Stop by Derby Square in downtown #SalemMA every Thursday, 3-7pm, through Oct 10th to check it out. Thanks to @SalemMainStreet for making it happen! salemfarmersmarket.org

All members of the public are invited to attend the upcoming City of Salem Pride Month Flag Raising Ceremony. Celebrate the beginning of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month with a flag raising on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 12:00pm noon at Riley Plaza (1 Margin Street) in Salem.

Thought-provoking event last night about creating, the arts, & how we build stronger systems to empower creatives to thrive. Thanks to PEM and @collectivecre8s for convening, & to my partner leading the conversation on advocacy & impacting govt, Emily Ruddock from @MASSCreative.

Outtakes from an interview today at @peabodytv_ for an upcoming community project. Thanks to the crew for giving me a few minutes to talk about GLITTER ROAD ✨ @collectivecre8s @CreativeNShore @CavanKerryPress @mindbirdmedia #glitterroad #poetry #northofboston #creativeeconomy

Artrageous 2024 was excellent! Great job by the whole @MontCollegeArt team

Yesterday @DestSalem held a launch event for the 2024 #SalemMA visitor guide, this year featuring and celebrating the El Punto neighborhood and the @NorthShoreCDC’s remarkable Punto Urban Art Museum. Discover more at salem.org and puntourbanartmuseum.org.