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Behind the jousting and teasing on Reel Film Snobs is a true love of movies
Angela Yeager and Bryan Michael host Reel Film Snobs, a bimonthly movie review show that airs on CCTV. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The hosts of Reel Film Snobs, a bimonthly movie review show on CCTV, note on their website that “Angela and Bryan may kill each…
Documentary provides glimpse into mental health crisis
Salem’s Historic Grand. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Residents who want to learn more about the mental health crisis and participate in an audience discussion can head to Salem’s Historic Grand Tuesday evening. “Bedlam,” a documentary that tracks individual stories of mentally ill patients in…
Salem takes to the streets to remember Martin Luther King Jr.
Children march along Lancaster Drive during Salem’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) “This march is not about the numbers. It’s about the commitment.” Benny Williams, Salem-Keizer’s NAACP president, kicked off Salem’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day march by urging the nearly…
PHOTOS: Englewood Park tree planting
Jahazz Octave, left, and Sydney Pickett, right, try and get a tree out of its pot during a planting at Englewood Park Monday. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) A group of volunteers grabbed shovels and got to work Monday, planting more than 200 native trees and shrubs…
Get connected with jobs, housing and healthcare at Salem’s annual MLK Day celebration
Salem residents pray on the Oregon Capitol steps during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem residents can celebrate a civil rights leader’s legacy and get help with healthcare, housing and more at this year’s Martin Luther King Jr.…
Englewood Park to see new trees, shrubs after MLK day planting
Volunteers will plant more than 200 trees and shrubs in Englewood Park on Monday. (Courtesy/ Northeast Neighbors) After years of removing invasive species, volunteers are about to give Englewood Park some new life. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, a group of volunteers will plant…
Salem dance group performs suspended in air
Beyond Limits Aerial Dance formed in Salem last year. (Courtesy/ Beyond Limits Aerial Dance) On a stormy Wednesday evening, a group of dancers does crunches in a shop on the Willamette University campus. They’re conditioning to perform dance routines in which they’ll wrap their legs…
McKay students stand up for the arts in lighthearted 80s rock musical
McKay High School’s theater students will perform 80s rock songs during “Rock of Ages,” which opens Friday. (Courtesy/ Tiffany Carstensen) Relive the glory days of glam rock as the teens at McKay High School perform “Rock of Ages.” The tunes of Poison, Styx and Pat…
New exhibit explores memory, origins through oil paintings
John Oberdorf looks at a selfie David Wilson took with Oberdorf’s painting on his phone. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) When John Oberdorf talks about his oil paintings, he says he’s asking questions through his work. Questions about memory, archeology and the human species. His latest exhibit…