New Lodging Deals on Salem.org

Check out these new packages at The Salem Inn for April and May... and visit Salem.org for more discounts and deals!

School Vacation Package - Starting at $399, plus tax There's something for "kids" of all ages in historic Salem. Visit the Peabody Essex Museum and enjoy the special kids events going on all week! Learn more about the infamous witch trials of 1692 by visiting the Salem Witch Museum. This package includes two nights is a spacious Family Suite, complete with a fully equipped kitchenette and private bath, as well as family passes to the Peabody Essex Museum and the Salem Witch Museum. A hearty continental breakfast is also inlcuded each morning. All this fun for only $399.00, plus tax. Add a night for only $129.00, plus tax. Package valid April 19, 2009 through April 26 ,2009 only. Package is based on 2 adults and 2 children and is subject to availability. Additional night includes room and breakfast only. This package is not valid on previously booked reservations.



Happy Mother's Day Special - $215.00, plus taxRelax and enjoy an overnight stay in a romantic guest room complete with a double Jacuzzi. Awaiting Mom's arrival is a chilled bottle of champagne, a handmade box of delicious chocolates and two keepsake Salem Inn flutes. Also included is a romantic dinner to the intimate Ristorante Gioia. Followed by a hearty continental breakfast the next morning. Package is available from May 10, 2009 through May 14, 2009 only. This package is based upon availability. Must be requested at time of booking. Not valid on previously booked reservations.

CinemaSalem Showtimes for this week

We have a great theater in Salem - it's right downtown, so it's perfect for pairing a movie with a meal (Essex NY Pizza and Asahi Japanese are right there in Museum Place Mall). The weather's been a bit April-showery lately, so movies are a good escape.

The best part is that CinemaSalem gives back to the community - providing grants to arts and cultural organizations in Salem.

Now Playing:
Hannah Montana (G);
I Love You, Man (R);
The Pope's Toilet (NR);
Monsters vs. Aliens (PG)!

Visit CinemaSalem.com for complete info, descriptions and times.

Time Travel Days at Old Town Hall - Call for Proposals, deadline April 9, 2009

The Gordon College Institute for Public History announces a collaborative festival for residents and visitors providing opportunities to interact with Salem's rich and diverse history. Time Travel Days is looking for musicians, performers, vendors, and presenters to provide programming for students, history buffs and the community at large. Programming may be from any time period, but must be related to Salem.

Potential programming participants are invited to submit a response to the call for proposals below. Programmers whose proposals are selected may be required to submit an additional application.

Programmers will not be paid, but items such as recordings, books, lectures on tape, etc may be sold.

Call for Proposals

Deadline: Wednesday, April 9, 2009

Support a great cause, and have a chance to win A Salem Accommodation’s Getaway for Two!

The annual NSMC Cancer Walk is coming - and if you support one of our local teams, you could win two (2) nights accommodations for two at the Amelia Payson House!

Once a month, starting in April and continuing through June, (three winners total) names will be drawn from the list of all the donors that have contributed to the Cancer Walk website for innkeeper Ada Roberts and Jennifer Wessell at http://www.firstgiving.com/theressomethingaboutmary

Donate early and have a chance to win every month. All names will remain in the pool through June and you can enter as often as you like. Each donation will have a chance month after month after month to win.
The Details:

Minimum donation: $25.00. One entry for every $25.00, so the more you donate, the more times you will be entered. ($50 two entries, $75 three entries, etc.) Accommodations are for two(2) adults only, non-smoking. Reservations are limited to the days the Amelia Payson House is open for business, based on availability, and exclude the month of October.

We hope you share our passion to support an organization that has been making a difference for almost two decades in the care and treatment of all the Mary’s on the North Shore and beyond. We truly appreciate all those that have been so generous to our team: There’s Something About Mary.

Spring Restaurant Week April 5-9

This is a great week to eat out in Salem, Massachusetts! It's the annual Spring Restaurant Week, presented by the Salem Chamber of Commerce.

Participating restaurants will offer a prix-fixe, three course dinner for $24.09 (beverage, tax, and gratuity not included).

Salem Restaurant Week features a week of great dining and fun at many of Salem's fine restaurants. There is a wide variety of delicious foods to choose from, from steak to seafood, Italian to Asian.

PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS
Reservations are recommended. Please call restaurants direct.

Capt.'s Waterfront Grill & Club 94 Wharf Street 978-741-0555

Cilantro 282 Derby Street 978-745-9436

Finz Seafood 76 Wharf Street 978-744-0000

Grapevine Restaurant 26 Congress Street 978-745-9335

The Lobster Shanty 25 Front Street 978-745-5449

Lyceum Bar & Grill 43 Church Street 978-745-7665

Nathaniel's at the Hawthorne Hotel 18 Washington Square West 978-744-4080

Passage to India 157 Washington Street 978-832-2200

Regatta Pub at Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites 225 Derby Street 978-740-8788

Rockafellas 231 Essex Street 978-745-2411

Sixty2 on Wharf 62 Wharf Street 978-744-0062

Strega Restaurant & Lounge 94 Lafayette Street 978-741-0004

The Tavern at the Hawthorne Hotel 18 Washington Square West 978-744-4080

Thai Place Museum Place 978-741-8008

Victoria Station 86 Wharf Street 978-745-3400

J Mode is open late on Thursdays

Shop til you drop, ladies - the very hip J.Mode is open until 7:30 PM on Thursday nights for "Ladies Night." You can shop the fresh spring styles while enjoying wine and munchies.




If you haven't shopped J.Mode yet, it's on hip and trendy Front Street - a neighborhood of boutiques, coffee shops, and confections just around the corner from the restaurants of Washington Street and the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall.



J.Mode caries great lines, including... collections from Rebecca Taylor, BCBG, Nicole Miller, ISDA, Margaret O'Leary, Autumn Cashmere, Babette, Kinross, Hale'Bob, Alice & Trixie.



Not to mention Christopher Blue jeans, great accessories and the incredibly popular Spanx and Hanky Panky.

17 Front Street, Salem, Ma. 01970
978.744.7007

Golden Egg Hunt in Salem!! (You could win $100!)

Looking to get out of the house and have some fun…join Salem Main Streets on April 11th for the first annual Salem Golden Egg Hunt & Open House for a chance to win a Gift basket and a $100 bill. Jennifer Bell, Salem Main Streets manager explains, “We wanted to have a fun event in Salem for the whole family to encourage people to shop downtown and have a chance to win a really great prize.”

Participating merchants will hand out Golden(raffle) Tickets the week leading up to April 11th to the “egg hunters” who spot a golden egg in the store’s window. No purchase is necessary just have your ticket validated at 8 participating stores and turn in your ticket at a participating business or the Salem Chamber of Commerce by close of business April 11.

Many of these businesses will also have special on-going events to entertain, entice and thank customers for their patronage. For example, Pamplemousse will be holding a wine tasting, Penelope’s Pet Boutique is hosting the 3rd annual Easter Biscuit Hunt from 12 – 3, Rose Medallion Tea Room will have free brownies, Rita’s will have free samples, Signatures is offering 20% off all full priced clothing and delicious desserts, and Maria’s Sweet Somethings will have visits by the Easter Bunny, a jelly bean counting contest and much more.

You can visit the Easter Bunny from noon to 2 p.m. at the Museum Place Mall on April 11th. Afterward, from 2-3 p.m. the bunny can be spotted meeting and greeting people throughout downtown Salem. Salem Vintage Photography will be offering photos with the Easter Bunny for a fee.

Refreshments will also be available that day at these participating stores: Bewitched in Salem, Coons, Crunchy Granola Baby, Goddess’ Treasure Chest, Laura Lanes, Lotus Gifts, Marias Sweet Somethings, Pamplemousse, Penelope’s, Picklepot, Red Lion, Rita’s, Rose Medallion, Rouge Cosmetics, Samantha’s Costumes, Signatures, Thai Place, Treasures Over Time, The Trolley Depot, Turtle Alley, Salem Vintage Photography, Witch City Ink, Witch Tee's, and Witch’s Hide.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Bell at Salem Main Streets, 978-744-0004 or go to salemmainstreets.org.