Pieces of Salem:Mini-Marathon Reading

Stop by Old Town Hall to hear voices from across Salem share stories and poems about the city. This event features local residents reading their contributions to Pieces of Salem: An Anthology of Salem Voices, a book edited by Salem Poet Laureate, J.D. Scrimgeour, to commemorate the city’s 400th anniversary. The readers range from 9 to 90, from award-winning writers to first-time poets. There will be three 1-hour sessions, at 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, and 2:30 pm. All will have different readers. Attendees are welcome to stay for as long as they wish. Saturday, July 18 readers 12:30 Chris Belkas Lisa Ewing Jim DeFilippi Claire Keyes Jack Butterworth Stephanie Angelini Toni Artuso Isabelle Tinti-Kane Linda Werbner 1:30 Joseph Jones Leonette Strout Jean Monahan Susanna Baird Javy Awan Rene Mucci Matthew Phillion Dawn Stahura Emma Logan 2:30 Natalie Escobar-Pemberthy Lis Weiss Rachel Peritore Jacquie Valatka Isabella Miller Jack Giaour Matthew Phillion Paul Haney Barbara Timmons Richard Hoffman Clay Ventre