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PHOTOS: Tuba performers make merry at Salem Tuba Holiday
Tuba performers at Salem’s Tuba Holiday at the Elsinore Theatre on Dec. 24, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Salem’s Tuba Holiday, organized by Salem Symphonic Winds, returned to the stage in 2021. Read more about the tradition here. John Skelton, director of the Salem Tuba Band,…
Salem cellist returns to “Nutcracker” shows after 2020 hiatus
Andrea Chandler in the Pacific Northwest Ballet orchestra pit during a 2015 Nutcracker performance. (Courtesy/Andrea Chandler) Andrea Chandler has played the Nutcracker hundreds of times, but this year, the Salem cellist said the score feels fresh again. The annual Christmas tradition, which Chandler, 61, performs…
Salem’s Christmas Eve tuba tradition is back
A pre-pandemic Salem Tuba Holiday rehearsal (Courtesy/Salem Symphonic Winds) The biggest gathering of tuba, euphonium and baritone players in town will return to the Elsinore Theatre on Friday for Salem’s Tuba Holiday concert. The annual performance of seasonal tunes is back on this year after…
Salem volunteer has helped pick up 9 tons of trash in the city
Dave Newman, left, and Mayor Chuck Bennett pose for a photo. (Courtesy/city of Salem) Dave Newman has picked up a lot of trash. In the last decade, he’s collected 18,350 pounds of garbage from Salem’s streets. It’s more trash than all the city’s 96 Adopt-A-Highway…
PHOTOS: Titans put on a show for the holidays in music concert
Student musicians at West Salem High School entertain the crowd during a holiday presentation on Thursday, Dec. 9. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) In schools across Salem and Keizer, students are putting on display the result of rehearsals and practices – the annual holiday concert. Such shows…
Where to find holiday lights in Salem
Holiday Sparkles drive-thru (Courtesy/Antique Powerland Museum Association) There’s no shortage of spots in the Salem area to find holiday lights on display throughout December. Events listed below are free unless otherwise noted. The Silverton Christmas Market at the Oregon Garden Resort, 895 W. Main St.,…
To restore Eco Earth to its former glory, Salem Parks Foundation seeks to raise $300,000
The Eco-Earth Globe in Riverfront Park on Nov. 10, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Tiles have broken off. Moss is growing in the cracks. Pieces of continents are missing. One of the signature features of Riverfront Park for the past 18 years is falling apart. The…
Indigenous woman gets stolen tribal regalia back after being contacted by stranger
Auburn Logan wearing some of the traditional regalia pieces she says were stolen and later returned. (Courtesy/Auburn Logan) Just over a week after Auburn Logan reported her traditional regalia pieces stolen, she got a message request on Facebook that she couldn’t ignore. The message, delivered…
Comedy trio brings standup, parenting stories to Salem’s Elsinore Saturday
Meredith Masony (top), Tiffany Jenkins (left) and Dena Blizzard (right). (Courtesy/Jeffrey Vincent Photography) Tiffany Jenkins will probably never let her kids attend her comedy shows. She said her daughter gets the most sad whenever she goes on the road, so Jenkins does at least want…