Since Louis XIV's court started to tell stories through dance (known as Ballet), this ever-evolving artform has been plussed by so many innovators: Isadora Duncan, Alvin Aily, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Twyla Tharp. These choreographers used the influence of their generation to create ... more »
This Friday night, two neighboring arts associations will once again dance and dine together in the name of the arts. The artist associations of Salem and Marblehead are coming together Friday night for a fundraiser at the Hawthorne Hotel called DANCING WITH THE ARTS. The second annual ... more »
If you've got $125 to put toward things like literacy, legacy and perhaps have some old lace, you'll not want to miss the Salem Athenaeum's bicentennial celebration on the evening of March 6 at Hamilton Hall. This is an all out party, 1810 style, touted as an evening of period food, drink, ... more »
Celebrity or not, we're all human... at least, I think we are--aren't we??? With the exception of my family and friends, I can usually grasp the reality of the situation when a public figure has passed away. It usually does not ruin my day. I am not one to watch the tear jerker eulogies ... more »
If I were to peruse the shelves of the local library, I would be bound to find a book entitled "The Joy of Cooking". If I dug deep enough, I may even find a hot little number called "The Joy of Sex" circa 1970's, lurking just out of sight within the confines of an outdated Dewey Decimal ... more »
"How are you feeling ladies!?" the dance instructor demands from somewhere above me. Twenty orgasmic moans erupt in response. It's enough to send any eavesdropping men over the edge and to earn a spot on a triple X-rated site. "What's that?! I can't hear you!" she yells again, ... more »