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30 | AUGUST 2015 nshoremag.com 4 Saturday Morning Coffee Walks A U G U S T 1 Tour Salem's vibrant downtown on this walk- ing tour rich with history, local anecdotes, and a few fun nibbles along the way. Enjoy a free organic coffee or tea during the tour and a local cider tasting at the end. 9:15 a.m. Tickets $20 (adults); free (children under 6), reser- vations required, 978-594-8811, salemfoodtours.com 1 Kitchens and Cooking at the Ropes Mansion J U L Y 2 5 Hear historian Nancy Carlisle describe how life in the kitchen of the reopened Ropes Mansion has changed since the 18th century, and sample a treat that might once have been made in that kitchen while wandering through the mansion's beautiful gardens. 11 a.m. Tickets $12 (members); $15 (nonmembers), reserva- tions required. Ropes Mansion, 381 Essex St., Salem, 978-542-1511, pem.org 2 Latin Dance Party J U L Y 2 9 Spice up the night with a free salsa les- son from Greg Cole- man, and then show off your new moves after class during the themed dance party. 8 p.m. Free. Rockafellas, 231 Essex St., Salem, 978-745-2411, rockafellasofsalem.com 3 Paula Cole J U L Y 3 0 – 3 1 Listen to the melodic voice of the Grammy Award-winning sing- er-songwriter and Rockport native when she returns home for two shows this summer. 8 p.m. Tickets $49–$68, Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main St., Rockport, 978-546- 7391, rockportmusic.org 5 Salem Heritage Days A U G U S T 1 – 1 0 Join the city of Salem as it celebrates its long history with this annual festival. Enjoy food, the Essex Street fair, tour-a-truck at Salem Willows Park, an ice cream bowl on the com- mons, and a car show on Chestnut Street, as well as many other fun and family-friendly events and activities taking place over the course of 10 days. Free. Salem, salem.org agenda Ropes Mansion Salem Food Tours photograph by Walter Silver (top)