Catch a Beatles tribute band, paint your pet or watch a classic comedy film as 2024 comes to a close.
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Here’s a roundup of local events for the week from Thursday, Dec. 26, to Tuesday, Dec. 31. Salem Reporter will also publish a roundup of New Year’s Eve events early next week.
*Starred events are free to attend, although they may include ticketed components or a suggested donation.
Stand-up comedy
Friday, Dec. 27: Slay ‘Em at Infinity Room will feature a lineup of comedians from the Willamette Valley. The venue, 210 Liberty St. S.E., has a full kitchen and bar menu before and during the show. The show is all ages but material will not be clean. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.
A Beatles tribute band
Friday, Dec. 27: Tribute band The Fab Four are stopping at the Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St S.E., to celebrate The Beatles’ first visit to the U.S., with performances from the Ed Sullivan show and the Meet The Beatles album, as well as the Beatles’ greatest hits of every era. Doors open at 6:30 and showtime is at 7:30. Tickets start at $34.50.
A dark comedy
*Friday, Dec. 27 – Sunday, Dec. 29: “Through The Window,” a two-act dark comedy, is the story of an 18-year-old New Yorker in desperate need of a heart transplant. His father, an esteemed cardiologist, races against time to secure a heart donor and save his son’s life. The story unfolds in a quirky Upper West Side condo, where a historically protected tree grows through their eighth-floor window overlooking Central Park. The shows are free and will be performed at Hope Point Church, 1705 12th St. S.E. Tickets can be reserved online. Shows will be Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Country music show
Saturday, Dec. 28: The Oregon Opry, a monthly country music event, is back at Salem’s Historic Grand Theatre with its founding band, Jake & The Hill People. Two singers and songwriters, Monmouth’s Bailey Heide and Eugene’s Rudolf Korv, will also perform. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 on show day.
Classic film showings
Sunday, Dec. 29: The comedy “Singin’ in the Rain” will play at Salem Cinema at 12:30 p.m. The film is a spoof of the turmoil that afflicted the movie industry in the late 1920s when movies went from silent to sound. When silent movie stars Don Lockwood and Lina Lamonts’ latest movie is made into a musical, a chorus girl is brought in to dub Lina’s speaking and singing. Don is on top of the world until Lina finds out. Tickets are $9.
Monday, Dec. 31: Salem Cinema is showing the classic romantic comedy “When Harry Met Sally” on New Year’s Eve. In 1977, college graduates Harry Burns, played by Billy Crystal, and Sally Albright, played by Meg Ryan, share a contentious car ride from Chicago to New York, during which they argue about whether men and women can ever truly be strictly platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in the company of their respective best friends, attempt to stay friends without sex becoming an issue between them. Tickets are $9 and showtime is 8 p.m.
Contact reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian: [email protected] or 503-929-3053.
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Ardeshir Tabrizian has covered criminal justice and housing for Salem Reporter since September 2021. As an Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has traversed the state. He has done reporting for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.
