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2THE SALEM NEWS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

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At Peabody’s International Festival, everything is delicious.

Thousands of people flock to Peabody Square every year to sample ethnic cui-sine at more than 60 booths, where they can find stuffed cabbage, feijoada, bak-lava and soda bread, from Poland, Bra-zil, Greece and Ireland, as well as dishes from many other lands.

Sunday, Sept. 14, will mark the 31st year the festival has been held to cel-ebrate the diversity of Tanner City’s citizens.

The International Festival is also a showcase for entertainment from a vari-ety of cultures, and this year, that will include visits from the St. Vasilios Greek School Dancers, the Banda Recreativa Portuguesa and the Crystal PanJammers Youth Steel Orchestra.

These groups will appear, along with a variety of other acts, on three different stages set around Peabody Square.

The festival is also an opportunity to see works by artists from around the North Shore, which will be on display in the International Festival Galleria.

The Annual Kids Day Celebration, with games and entertainment, is also a part of the festival, and will be held at the East End Veterans Memorial Park on Walnut Street.

Anyone with a serious appetite will also want to check out restaurant week in Peabody, Sept. 14 to 18 and 21 to 25.

On Sept. 6, The Progeria Research Foundation will present the 13th inter-national race for research at 9 a.m. at Peabody City Hall. This 5K road race and 2-mile fun run/walk helps find the cure for progeria, a rapid-aging syndrome afflicting children.

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DESI SMITH/Staff photoPeople stand in line for Portuguese food served by Escola Portuguesa Peabody at the International Festival last year.

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DESI SMITH/Staff photoThousands pack Lowell Street and side streets at the Peabody International Festival.



You can’t beat the convenience of shopping on Route 1.

“Generally, I would say that Route 1 has everything,” said Heather Siegel, who operates The Ultimate, a women’s apparel shop on Route 1 in Peabody.

“Big shops and small shops, high-end and moderately priced,” she said. “It’s always been known as a place to go for all your commercial needs, and there’s everything you could possibly want for your home and your personal needs.”

If you want to get your car fixed and eat a meal while you wait, all the options are there.

“It’s within a couple minutes’ walk; you don’t even need to get back in your car,” Siegel said.

That comprehensive approach also describes her approach to managing The Ultimate, which she runs with her sister and business partner, Fawn Merlino.

“We sell dresses and much more than that,” Siegel said. “We are the larg-est prom store in New England. We do proms and homecomings, everything that encompasses the teenager’s social occasion needs.”

That includes outfits for bat mitzvahs and quinceanera, in which Latino girls celebrate their 15th birthdays.

“Sweet 16 parties have also become big again,” she said.

The Ultimate has mother of the bride and bridegroom dresses, dresses for beauty pageant contestants, for women attending military balls, and every kind of social occasion that falls on a Friday night.

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Everything you need, along one strip



To make shopping convenient as well as satisfying, their lines of tuxedos let women coordinate with their dates, and they have a vast assortment of accessories.

“It’s one-stop shopping. We have a huge selection of jewelry to coordinate with dresses, evening bags, shoes — thousands of pairs of shoes,” Siegel said. “Our forte is helping you coordinate.”

INSIDER’S TIP: Heather Siegel of The Ultimate on Route 1 says most shoppers need help coordinating their outfits.

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With downtown Peabody’s range of restaurants, eating there is hard to beat.

“There are great take-out places, three Chinese and three serving roast beef,” said chef Mike Clukey, who owns Mike and Lill’s Black Sheep Pub.

“There’s Brody’s Pub, which has been there for years and years. They have great steak tips,” he said. “Petrillo’s and Champions Pub are really good, and Paddy Kelly’s is another great pub.”

The Black Sheep Pub, which Clukey runs with his wife, Lillian Chalifour, joined this lineup of restaurants in June.

“It’s on the corner of Walnut and Central streets, right in downtown,” Clukey said. “There’s plenty of munici-pal parking.”

The couple have been in the restaurant business for years, having run Lesley’s Retreat on North Street in Salem and dining services at Dolphin Yacht Club in Marblehead.

Food


Good eats and flavors that stand out

File photoLillian Chalifour and Mike Clukey own Mike and Lill’s Black Sheep Pub. Clukey says Peabody is a great place in which to grab a bite to eat.



Clukey has worked his way up from line cook to chef, and he will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Black Sheep Pub.

“We’re working on some specials now for breakfast,” he said. “Pretty soon, we’ll have all-you-can-eat pancakes.”

Lunch and dinner share the same menu, which ranges from burgers to pan-seared halibut, served with red curry coconut sauce with bok choy.

“We also have fisherman’s stew, which is really nice,” Clukey said.

From surf to turf, they serve steak tips with a unique teriyaki marinade at Black Sheep, and a 16-ounce T-bone with gor-gonzola butter.

“We have comfort items like lasagna, chicken pot pie, and spaghetti and meat-balls,” Clukey said.

They also have plenty of room, with a total of 120 seats, including 18 seats at the bar and 50 in the pub area.

“My wife and son handle the front of the house,” Clukey said. “My wife han-dles the bar.”

Courtesy photoINSIDER’S TIP: Michael Clukey of Mike and Lill’s Black Sheep Pub says Peabody offers a wide variety of cuisine.



Living in Peabody has all kinds of upside.

“Location-wise, you can’t beat it,” said Anita Horowitz, a Realtor at RE/MAX Advantage. “We’re not too far from Bos-ton, with its culture and arts, and you get a good bang for your buck.”

Horowitz knows Peabody from living there for 34 years and raising her chil-dren in the city.

“Peabody has a very low home tax rate, low water and electric rates,” she said. “Then, it has the shopping and medical. And we have a nice, young, forward-thinking mayor.”

And anyone who appreciates diver-sity is going to feel right at home in Peabody.

“We have a nice melting pot; everyone gets along,” Horowitz said. “It’s nice to see the blend.”

The market for homes still has chal-lenges, but Horowitz is encouraged by what she sees.

“The properties that are priced right are selling,” she said. “Those properties that are staying on the market are typi-cally overpriced.”

Partly that’s because anyone who has learned to work a smartphone has a well-informed sense of values.

Real estate


Peabody is location, location, location — and more

INSIDER’S TIP: Anita Horowitz of RE/MAX Advantage says home shoppers are well-informed about values.



“All the infor-mation is out there,” Horowitz said. “They will act now, but it has to be perceived that the units are selling at the per-ceived value.”

But following a five-year run of foreclosures and short sales, she said consumer confidence, an improving job picture and his-t o r i c a l l y l ow mortgage rates are having an impact.

“These vari -ables are keeping people in the market-place, and all that brings some action,” she said. “I see that our median price has risen from 2013 to 2014.

“Our absorption rates — proper-ties entering the marketplace that get absorbed into sales — have increased from 17 to 29 percent. If we’re at 30, we’re good.”

Peabody’s culture and history, like the historic Richard Felton Sr. House that has been featured in a PBS documentary series, are a draw for prospective homebuyers.



POINTS OF INTEREST

ABOVE: Peabody Institute Library, at 82 Main St.

RIGHT: Brooksby Farm, at 54 Felton St.

DAVID LE/Staff photos



POINTS OF INTEREST

ABOVE: Peabody City Hall, at 24 Lowell St.

LEFT: St. John the Baptist Church, at 17 Chestnut St.

DAVID LE/Staff photos



ONGOINGPeabody Historical Society and Peabody Art

Association collaborative exhibition, “For Senti-mental Reasons: Reflections on Treasured People, Places, and Things,” is on view at the Osborne-Salata House, 33 Washington St., and at the General Gideon Foster House, 35 Washington St. Discover the com-pelling personal stories associated with everyday people, places and things in an exhibit of objects from the Peabody Historical Society collection connected with stories of love, loss and nostalgia, including mourning bags, hair work, love letters, needlework and clothing. The Historical Society’s exhibit is on view trough Oct. 19. The Peabody Art Association’s judged exhibit is on view in the Osborne-Salata House through Aug. 29, and features artworks inspired by subjects that are sentimental to each participating artist. Both houses are free and open to visitors on Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and from noon to 3 p.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month.

Peabody’s Farmers Market is open on Tues-days from 1 to 6 p.m. through Oct. 16, in front of City Hall at 24 Lowell St. The market features fruits,

vegetables, baked goods and other local produce. For more information, contact the parks and recre-ation department at 978-536-0600.

MONDAY, SEPT. 8Computer Lab Practice, 10 a.m. to noon,

Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The library’s Computer Lab will be open to those who want to practice and ask questions. Free; reg-ister in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 9Learn about Craigslist, 11 a.m., Peabody Insti-

tute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. Learn about Craigslist, the online garage sale. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 11Fifty Years of Broadway, 7 p.m., Peabody Insti-

tute Library’s South Branch, 78 Lynn St. David Polan-sky performs “50 Years of Broadway” for adults.

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File photoFind fruits, vegetables, baked goods and other local produce at Peabody’s Farmers Market, Tuesdays from 1 to 6 p.m. through Oct. 16 in front of City Hall, 24 Lowell St.



Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-3380.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13Roasting and brewing coffee, 11 a.m., Peabody

Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. Learn how to roast green coffee beans using a hot air pop-corn popper. Methods of brewing coffee, including pour-over and French press, will also be discussed. Coffee will be provided for sampling. Free; event takes place in the library courtyard. Rain date is Sept. 27, 11 a.m. to noon. Register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 14International Festival & Kids Day, 11 a.m. to

5:30 p.m., in Peabody Square. The city of Peabody celebrates its ethnic heritage with more than 60 food and exhibit booths. Festivities include authen-tic foreign foods and unique cuisine, continuous entertainment at three sites, art by more than 50 local artists on display in the Artist’s Galleria,

games, moon bounces, entertainment and more for all ages. Admission is open to the public and free for all events; fees for food and activities vary. Rain date, Sept. 21. Free parking and shuttle available. www.peabodyinternationalfestival.com.

MONDAY, SEPT. 15Computer Lab Practice, 10 a.m. to noon, Peabody

Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The library’s Computer Lab will be open to those who want to prac-tice and ask questions. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 16SciFi & Fantasy Book Group Meeting, 7 to 8

p.m., Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The library’s Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Group will meet to discuss “Blackout” by Connie Wil-lis. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17Music at Eden’s Edge: September in Venice,

7 p.m., Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. Music at Eden’s Edge summer series contin-ues with music of the Venetian Baroque performed by Baroque flutist Andrea LeBlanc, Baroque cellist

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Sarah Freiberg, Baroque violinist Maria Benotti and harpsichordist Francis Conover Fitch. Tickets cost $20 general, $18 seniors, $15 students and $55 fami-lies (up to five family members). Purchase tickets at www.edensedge.org, 978-270-4463 or at the door.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 18Film Discussion Group, 7 p.m., Peabody Insti-

tute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The library’s

Film Discussion Group will meet to discuss “Sunset Boulevard.” Free; view the film prior to discussion. Register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.


Ken Anderson and Rebecca Hall, of the folk duo Hungrytown, will perform at Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch Nov. 17 as part of the library’s annual Fall Concert Series.

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 23Microsoft Word Basics: Part one, 10 a.m. to

noon, Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The first of two classes in which partici-pants learn the basics of Microsoft Word 2007. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 25Adult Readers Group, 1 to 2 p.m., Peabody

Institute Library’s South Branch, 78 Lynn St. All interested adult readers are invited to discuss best-sellers and other books worthy of discussion. New members welcome. Register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-3380.

Winterizing Your Garden, 6:30 p.m., Peabody Institute Library’s South Branch, 78 Lynn St. Peabody Garden Club board member Fran Lucas presents “Winterizing Your Garden,” a program for adults. Lucas will answer questions and provide her best tips and tricks for getting a garden ready for its dormancy. Free; register in advance at www.pea-bodylibrary.org or 978-531-3380.

DIY Around the Home, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Peabody Institute Library, Creativity Lab, 82 Main St. Library hosts a free program for adults ages 16 and up, intended to assist participants with all their “fix it” projects. The instructor will help guide participants through their home repairs, answer lingering home improvement questions, and teach participants to be proactive in avoiding the need for future repairs. Sign-ups encouraged but not required. For details or to sign up, visit the Creativity Lab calendar at www.peabodyli-brary.org. Questions may be sent in advance to [email protected].

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27Computer Lab Practice, 10 a.m. to noon,




TUESDAY, SEPT. 30Microsoft Word Basics: Part two, 10 a.m. to

noon, Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The second of two classes in which partici-pants learn the basics of Microsoft Word 2007. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

THURSDAY, OCT. 9The Perfect Drug, 7 p.m., Peabody Institute

Library’s South Branch, 78 Lynn St. Mike Cross, pro-fessor at Northern Essex Community College, talks about why chocolate is good for humans, how much is healthy and what kinds are best to eat. Cross will dem-onstrate how the brain reacts positively to chocolate, making it the perfect drug. Chocolate for tasting will be provided. Program for adults. Free; preregistration required at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-3380.


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Learn how to make your own personalized holiday cards using stamping techniques, die cuts, embossing and watercolor pencils in a three-week workshop at Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch. The workshop starts Thursday, Nov. 6.

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THURSDAY, OCT. 16Film Discussion Group, 7 p.m., Peabody Institute

Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The library’s Film Discussion Group will meet to discuss “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.” Free; view the film prior to discussion. Register in advance at www.peabodyli-brary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

TUESDAY, OCT. 21Introduction to Genealogy, 7 to 8:15 p.m.,

Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. Learn how to start the search to learn more about one’s family tree. The library’s archivist will demon-strate what resources are available on the Internet and at the library, and how to overcome roadblocks. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

SciFi & Fantasy Book Group Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The library’s Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Group will meet. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

THURSDAY, OCT. 23Witches of Salem, 7 p.m., Peabody Institute

Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. Dr. Emerson Baker of Salem State University presents a talk on the witches of Salem. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

MONDAY, OCT. 27Moonshine Holler in Concert, 7 p.m., Peabody

Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. Moon-shine Holler, a husband and wife duo, performs hillbilly blues, ballads and other American music. Part of the library’s annual Fall Concert Series. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

THURSDAY, OCT. 30Adult Readers Group, 1 to 2 p.m., Peabody

Institute Library’s South Branch, 78 Lynn St. All interested adult readers are invited to discuss best-sellers and other books worthy of discussion. New members welcome. Register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-3380.

THURSDAY, NOV. 6Stamping Class, 10 a.m., Peabody Institute

Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The library

presents a three-week stamping workshop for students to make 12 personalized holiday cards. In addition to stamping techniques, students will use die cuts, embossing techniques and watercolor pen-cils to embellish their work. Each participant should bring Tombow glue or two-sided Scotch brand tape. All other materials provided. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10. Classes continue Nov. 13 and 20.

MONDAY, NOV. 107 Hills Ensemble Concert, 7 p.m., Peabody

Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The 7 Hills Renaissance Wind Band presents a program of diverse wind music from Italy, Germany, Spain and the low countries in the era between 1450 and 1600, coupled with introductions of the different instru-ments and commentary about the life and role of a professional musician in Renaissance Europe. Event is part of the library’s annual Fall Concert Series. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

THURSDAY, NOV. 13Teacup Flower Arranging, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.,

Peabody Institute Library’s South Branch, 78 Lynn St. Hands-on class on teacup flower arranging. Fran Lucas teaches participants how to create eye-catching teacup displays suitable for any holiday tablescape. Participants can expect to take home a completed arrangement of their own design. Bring one teacup and saucer; all other materials provided. Space is limited. Preregistration required at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-3380.

MONDAY, NOV. 17Hungrytown in Concert, 7 to 8 p.m., Peabody

Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The folk duo Hungrytown performs as part of the library’s annual Fall Concert Series. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

TUESDAY, NOV. 18SciFi & Fantasy Book Group Meeting, 7 to 8

p.m., Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The library’s Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Group will meet. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.

THURSDAY, NOV. 20Film Discussion Group, 7 p.m., Peabody Insti-

tute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. The library’s Film Discussion Group will meet. Free; register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.


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Courtesy photoBaroque violinist Maria Benotti, artistic director of Music at Eden’s Edge, will perform with Baroque flutist Andrea LeBlanc, Baroque cellist Sarah Freiberg and harpsichordist Francis Conover Fitch in a “September in Venice” concert Sept. 16 at Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. Purchase tickets at www.edensedge.org, 978-270-4463 or at the door.



File photoDr. Emerson Baker of Salem State University will present a free talk on the witches of Salem on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. at Peabody Institute Library’s Main Branch, 82 Main St. Register in advance at www.peabodylibrary.org or 978-531-0100, ext. 10.



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