THEATRE
Writers Series:
The Further We Go: Three One Act Plays by C.A. Holmes
Peter Hessler FEBRUARY 9
7 pm | Salem Athenaeum 337 Essex Street
Writers Series:
J.D. Scrimgeour and Rebecca Hart Olander FEBRUARY 24
7:30 pm | Forten Hall 123
Faculty Reading MARCH 30
11 am | Metro Room, ECC
Writers Series:
Paul Trembley APRIL 16
7:30 pm | Forten Hall 123
Graduate Student Reading APRIL 22
7:30 pm | Metro Room, ECC
Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 130 Salem, MA 01970
CREATIVE WRITING
FEB. 27 – MARCH 1 MARCH 6 – MARCH 8
Center for Creative and Performing Arts
Callan Studio Theatre
$15 general / $10 senior / Free for students with ID and under 18*
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Directed by Peter Sampieri APRIL 17-19 and 24-26
SPRING
Sophia Gordon Center Mainstage
2026
$15 general / $10 senior / Free for students with ID and under 18*
Performance Times
Friday and Saturday, 7:30 pm and Sunday, 2 pm
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Admission is free to Writers Series events, student concerts and the Winfisky Gallery. Salem State students, faculty and staff are admitted free with their ID to all arts events.
SPRING 2026 SALEM NIGHTS!
Salem residents receive free admission with ID
January 31 – Afmohip/Barbie Diewald March 6 – The Further We Go: Three One Act Plays April 24 – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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
SPRING
Ticketed events include: music and dance guest artists and theatre productions.
ART
VENUES
Center for Creative and Performing Arts 356 Lafayette Street Salem, MA 01970
*TICKETS
DANCE MUSIC CREATIVE WRITING THEATRE
ART
DANCE
MUSIC
Black Futures: How To See in Total Darkness, 2.0
2026 Student Art Awards Exhibition
Contemporary Dance w/ Hannah Ranco
Chembo Corniel Quintet
JANUARY 20 – FEBRUARY 20
APRIL 13 – MAY 8
JANUARY 22
FEBRUARY 9
Winfisky Gallery, ECC
Enterprise Center
JANUARY 28 Artist Talk
APRIL 22 Reception
Reception
Awards Ceremony
12:30 – 1:30 pm
1:30 – 3 pm | Commuter Lounge, ECC
5 – 6 pm 6 – 7 pm
Salem Arts Association History/Memories – Juried Member Show FEBRUARY 16 – MARCH 20 Winfisky Gallery, ECC
FEBRUARY 20 Evening Reception
6 – 8 pm | Commuter Lounge, ECC
FEBRUARY 25 Artist Talk 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Reception
1:30 – 3 pm | Commuter Lounge, ECC
Safiya Tarbell and Kallyn Lavallee / Honors in Art MARCH 30 – APRIL 17 Winfisky Gallery, ECC
APRIL 9 Artist Talk
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Guest Artist Concert Split Bill: Afmohip and Barbie Diewald JANUARY 31
7:30 pm | Sophia Gordon Center
FEBRUARY 6 Evening Reception
6 – 8 pm | Commuter Lounge, ECC
10:50 am – 12:05 pm | OK, 303
Eve Dizio / Honors in Art (3D) APRIL 27 – MAY 15 Winfisky Gallery, ECC
APRIL 28 Artist Talk
$15 general / $10 senior / Free for students with ID and under 18*
Dance Movement Therapy Workshop w/ Audrey Albert King
7:30 pm | Recital Hall $15 general / $10 senior / Free for students with ID and under 18*
Music Faculty Recital MARCH 26
7:30 pm | Recital Hall
Choir of New College Oxford MARCH 31
7:30 pm | Recital Hall
MARCH 3
12:30 – 1:30 pm
12:15 – 1:30 pm | O’Keefe 303
University Chamber Orchestra
Reception
Classical Jazz Dance w/ Shae Forest
APRIL 16
1:30 – 3 pm | Commuter Lounge, ECC
7:30 pm | Recital Hall
MARCH 12
Small Ensembles Concert
House Dance w/ Sean Bjerke
APRIL 23
10:50 am – 12:05 pm | OK 303
APRIL 9
1:40 – 2:55 pm | O’Keefe 303
7:30 pm | Recital Hall
University Band APRIL 27
History of House Dance w/ Sean Bjerke
7:30 pm | Recital Hall
APRIL 9
APRIL 29
3:05 – 4:20 pm | O’Keefe 303
Salem Dance Ensemble MAY 2
7:30 pm
and
May 3 2 pm
Reception
1:30 – 3 pm | Commuter Lounge, ECC
Sophia Gordon Center Mainstage
The Ellison Campus Center (ECC) is located on North Campus.
O’Keefe Complex (OK).
University Choral Ensembles 7:30 pm | Recital Hall
Community Chorus Concert MAY 13
7 pm | Recital Hall The Recital Hall is located on Harrington Campus.