Spring 2026
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Soundings East
Soundings East Release Party
Becky Nurse of Salem By Sarah Ruhl
September 16
October 16 – 18 and October 23 – 25
7:30 pm | MLK Room, ECC
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Volume 48 Spring 2026
Writers Series:
J.D. Scrimgeour and Rebecca Olander September 29 7:30 pm | Underground, ECC
Undergraduate Student Reading October 19 11 am | Metro Room, ECC
Writers Series:
Jacinda Townsend Gides November 4 7:30 pm | MLK Room, ECC
Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 130 Salem, MA 01970
CREATIVE WRITING
Friday and Saturday, 7:30 pm Sunday, 2 pm Sophia Gordon Center Mainstage
Center for Creative and Performing Arts
Eighth Annual
Veterans 10-Minute Play Festival November 13 – 15 Friday and Saturday, 7:30 pm Sunday, 2 pm Sophia Gordon Center Rehearsal Room Free Admission
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Corners Grove By Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin
2026
November 20 – 22 December 4 – 6 Friday and Saturday, 7:30 pm Sunday, 2 pm Sophia Gordon Center Mainstage
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Admission is free to Writers Series events, dance workshops, student and faculty concerts, and the Winfisky Gallery. Salem State students, faculty and staff are admitted free with their ID to all arts events.
FALL 2026 SALEM NIGHTS!
Salem residents receive free admission with ID
October 23 – Becky Nurse of Salem December 4 – Corners Grove
BOX OFFICE
Online: salemstatetickets.com
Winfisky Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 am – 5 pm Ellison Campus Center (ECC) 352 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA North Campus Recital Hall 71 Loring Avenue, Salem, MA Harrington Campus O’Keefe Complex 225 Canal Street, Salem, MA
PARKING
Visit: salemstate.edu/community/campus-map
2026
Tickets: $15 general / $10 seniors / Free for students with ID and under 18.
Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts 356 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA North Campus
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Ticketed events include: music and dance guest artists and theatre productions.
ART
VENUES
Center for Creative and Performing Arts 352 Lafayette Street Salem, MA 01970
*TICKETS
DANCE MUSIC CREATIVE WRITING THEATRE
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DANCE
MUSIC
Art + Design Faculty Showcase
Open Level Modern Dance Technique/ Rose Woods Dance Collaborative
Music Alumni Recital
September 2 – October 2 Winfisky Gallery, ECC
September 16 Artist Talk – 12:30 – 1:30 pm Reception – 1:30 – 3 pm Commuter Lounge, ECC
September 8 10:50 am – 12:05 pm | O’Keefe 303
Evening Reception – 6 – 8 pm
Screen Dance Road Show
Commuter Lounge, ECC
September 18
September 18
The Photograph / 200 Years Later David Oxton / Trackside: Backyards Series October 13 – November 6 Including Photographs from the Art + Design Photo Faculty: Richard Lewis, Kim Mimnaugh, Jessica Martineau and Robert Thurlow
7:30 pm | Sophia Gordon Center Mainstage Suggested Donation $10
Guest Artist Lauren Horn September 25 Movement Workshop, 12:15 – 1:30 pm Informal Artist Talk, 1:40 – 2:55 pm O’Keefe 303
Artist Talk – 12:30 – 1:30 pm Reception – 1:30 – 3 pm Commuter Lounge, ECC
9th Annual Art + Design Open Call Exhibition and Sale November 9 – December 11 Enterprise Center, Harrington Campus
Sculpture – Jill Jacobs, Morgan Petitpas and Tereza Swanda November 16 – December 11 Winfisky Gallery
November 18 Artist Talk – 12:30 – 1:30 pm Reception – 1:30 – 3 pm Commuter Lounge, ECC
November 20
7 pm | Recital Hall
Aaron Larget-Caplan with Richard Hoffmann Guitar America 250 – Revolutionaries and Rockstars September 28 7:30 pm | Recital Hall
Music Faculty Recital October 15 7:30 pm | Recital Hall
University Band and Orchestra October 8 & December 7 7:30 pm | Recital Hall
Winfisky Gallery, ECC
October 21
September 26
Music For Dance with Asa Peters October 7 12:15 – 1:30 pm | O’Keefe 303
Tap Dance Workshop with Jeffrey Bird October 14 10:50 am – 12:05 pm | O’Keefe 303
Dance Composition with Ali Kenner Brodsky November 13 1:40 – 2:55 pm | O’Keefe 303
Salem Dance Ensemble December 12, 7:30 pm December 13, 2 pm
All Choruses Concert December 9
7:30 pm | Recital Hall
Small Ensembles Concert December 10
7:30 pm | Recital Hall
Salem State Community Chorus December 13
3 pm | Collins Middle School 29 Highland Ave., Salem
Community Band at Salem State
Evening Reception – 6 – 8 pm
Sophia Gordon Center Mainstage Suggested Donation $10
December 14
The Ellison Campus Center (ECC) is located on North Campus.
O’Keefe Complex (OK).
The Recital Hall is located on Harrington Campus.
7 pm | Recital Hall