Salem Celebrates Earth Week
Salem will celebrate Earth Week and national Arbor Day with activities, including tree planting, at Witchcraft Heights Elementary School and the Early Childhood Center at Bentley Academy Charter School. These programs will teach the benefits of trees and how to care for them. Students will receive tree seedlings to plant, donated by the Salem Department of Public Services, and learn how to care for their trees. Salem residents who want to learn more, request street trees from the city for their neighborhood, or free trees for their yard, should visit: www.salemma.gov/tree-commission.
On Wednesday, April 24, Mayor Dominick Pangallo meet with students at the Early Childhood Center along with Dr. Stephen Zrike, Superintendent of Schools and Conor Morgan, Salem’s City Arborist.
Friday, April 26, National Arbor Day, will be celebrated by planting 10 native shade trees at Witchcraft Heights Elementary School. Fifth graders will assist the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Forester David Bresnahan, Arborist Conor Morgan and Dr. Zrike..
The Bard returns to Castle Hill
From June 5 to 16, Castle Hill Productions presents Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ — a light-hearted comedy of love and disguise, staged in the truly great outdoors in the Casino Complex, Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich. Pack a picnic and bring your favorite lawn seating and enjoy watching true love prevail over every obstacle. Performances are June 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 7 p.m., and June 9, 15, and 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online in advance or at the gate (if still available). Trustees Members $28, Nonmembers $35; Premium Seation: Members $40, Nonmembers $50. Visit thetrustees.org/theatre
Deadwick’s Ethereal Faire
On May 10 and 11, Deadwick’s Ethereal Emporium brings their Ethereal Faire to magical Castle Hill with a market featuring over 50 vendors of arts and crafts. food, tarot readings, costumed characters, face painting, antique tin-type photography, and more. Not to mention, for an extra fee, special shows in the performance tent featuring magicians, circus performers and more! At night fall things take a take for the adventurous, with Ale and mead. as well as Fezziwig’s dinner and snacks. May 10, 5 to 10 p.m. and May 11, 2 to 10 p.m.at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich. For advance tickets ($9 for Trustees Members, $15 for Nonmembers) visit: https://thetrustees.org/event/410056/. For tickets to special shows, visit: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/pickwicksmercantile/?full-items=yes&flow=1136039
Father of the Bride
The North Shore Players invite you to attend a quiet family wedding that goes a little haywire. It’s the comedy classic “Father of the Bride.” and the nuptials begin at 7:30 p.m., on May 17 and 18, and 2 p.m., on May 19, at the Hogan Regional Center Auditorium, just past 450 Maple St., Danvers, at the old Danvers State Hospital. Tickets are $15-$20, and both tickets and driving directions are available at: www.northshoreplayers.org. The North Shore Players is a 501©3 non-profit. For more information, contact: Martin Fucio, Board Secretary, [email protected], or call 978-921-0297
