For the art lovers coming to town there is TONS to see in Boston and on the North Shore around Salem and Beverly.
More specifically around Salem we have the world-renowned Peabody Essex Museum:
http://pem.org
http://pem.org
Among several fantastic exhibitions, notably on view there is "It's Alive! Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Art from the Kirk Hammond (Metallica) Collection"
Finally, where I work at the Montserrat College of Art in Beverly (3 miles from Salem) we have three shows that I curated on view:
I am happy to give a tour of the School and exhibitions this Thursday, October 5 at 10:00 am, otherwise the hours are 12-6!