Hawthorne & Local Events

Creative Foundations: Cyanotypes

Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem

Celebrate Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest with a guided tour and workshop! First, go inside the exhibition with Jane Winchell, PEM’s Sarah Fraser Robbins Director of The Dotty Brown Art & Nature Center and Curator of Natural History, and discover the biodiversity and global importance of our northernmost forests. Afterward, join artist Patricia Scialo to learn how to make cyanotype prints: ...

Saturday Morning Run Club

Couch Dog Brewing Co. 76 Lafayette Street, Salem

Join us for a 5K run or 1 mile run/walk and then enjoy beer or coffee with fellow runners — all are welcome (including sporty pups!). Prizes at every 5th run, and also at milestones of 10, 25, and 50 total runs.

High Tea at Colonial Hall

Colonial Hall at Rockafellas 231 Essex Street, Salem

An afternoon of refined tea service, bouquet building, a signature spritz experience, and a stroll along the promenade of local vendors with Bridgerton-inspired music and ambience. Tea sandwiches, warm scones and desserts will be served. Refined daytime dress is encouraged.

Mother’s Day Tea

Colonial Hall at Rockafellas 231 Essex Street, Salem

Step into an afternoon of elegance, charm, and celebration at Colonial Hall at Rockafellas for our Regency-Inspired Mother’s Day Tea. Think delicate tea sandwiches, warm scones, beautiful desserts, flowing spritzes, live music, and a charming Promenade of local vendors where you can shop while you sip. Bring your mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends and enjoy a truly special afternoon together. ...

Sea Witch Ball Workshop

The Sea Wych Salem 131-1 Essex Street, Salem

Join The Sea Wych Salem for a magical experience in Witch City as she presents the history & lore of the witch ball, & guides you as you create your own using ocean elements, herbs, salts, & more to welcome in joy, banish negativity, or simply for a pretty souvenir to display. Spend some time with us and bring home ...