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Join us for a fabulous night as we celebrate flappers, fashion, film and music from the roaring '20s! Hear Emily Spivack, creator and writer of Threaded, the Smithsonian's fashion blog, discuss the iconic styles of the 1920s. Watch a Charlie Chaplin film, then try out some flapper moves with teachers from the New School of Swing as they demonstrate the Charleston, Lindy Hop and Black Bottom.

Cash bar. Refreshments available for purchase in the Atrium Café.

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92.5 The River and North Shore Art Throb

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Scarlet Letter Press & Gallery LLC

Experience street food, music and a fresh serving of the hottest Indian-American writers, as PEM’s Atrium is transformed into Café Samovar, Bombay’s artistic and intellectual hotspot. For more than 40 years, the café – inspired by those on Paris’s Left Bank – has drawn artists, writers, intellectuals and students. Join this fascinating conversation about art, books, America and global India, with Pulitzer-Prize finalist Suketu Mehta, along with authors Rajesh Parameswaran and Rishi Reddi. Continue to savor Indian flavors with a chef demonstration and tasting provided by TAJ Boston. We are pleased to partner for this event with The Tannery Series, an effort to bring well-known authors to the North Shore.

Cash bar. Refreshments available for purchase in the Atrium Café.

Media Partners
92.5 The River and North Shore Art Throb

Print Partner
Scarlet Letter Press & Gallery LLC

Step into the future of the region’s arts scene with an evening of cutting-edge creativity. We invite local artists’ organization Creative Salem to celebrate its first year with dynamic future-focused events by their members and friends. Br1ght Pr1mate plays "danceable electro-pop" on hacked videogame components, and the Eternal Lotus Dancers light the night with LED in motion. Get drop-in coaching on managing your online "Artprint" from social media experts, and pose for a futuristic portrait in the Blacklight Photobooth. From Boston, artists Alison Kotin and Risa Horn collaborate on an interactive work exploring how the audience can become the creators of the art of the future through digital technology and physical interaction. Also, welcome a new generation of local artists. The Studio Art program at Beverly High School hosts a pop-up exhibition of photographs, paintings, sculptures, and multimedia inspired by recent exhibitions at PEM, while students from the ArtLink program share the new Salem Public Art walking tour they've developed and lead an interactive mosaic project.

Cash bar. Refreshments available for purchase in the Atrium Café.

Media Partners
92.5 The River and North Shore Art Throb

Print Partner
Scarlet Letter Press & Gallery LLC

Experience a festive evening inspired by the category-bending artwork of fabric sculptor, dancer, and performance artist Nick Cave. Cave is best known for his soundsuits: wearable fabric sculptures that are whimsical, other-worldly and are constructed from a colorful bricolage of materials including twigs, sisal, beads, sequins and feathers. Fiber artist and designer Ashley Conchieri joins us to demonstrate the art of hand-painting silk. See pieces from her award-winning collection, which focuses on age-old processes like weaving, felting, hand-painting and dyeing. Engage in an immersive environment where performance art is an agent that blurs identities, class and gender. Indulge in tasty culinary samples and libations and make some art as you enjoy the party of the town!

Cash bar. Refreshments available for purchase in the Atrium Café.

Check out special exhibitions on view: Midnight to the Boom: Painting in India after Independence.

Media Partners
92.5 The River and North Shore Art Throb

Print Partner
Scarlet Letter Press & Gallery LLC