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CHECK OUT: Tree lightings, a holiday concert or grab coffee with Salem Reporter
The tree lighting ceremony takes place at the Oregon State Capitol Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. (Courtesy/Oregon State Capitol) Tuesday See the Grand Tree at the Oregon State Capitol lit up Tuesday. Starting the evening off, the Sprague High School jazz group will perform at 5…
CHECK OUT: Santa traveling by helicopter, comedic holiday plays or a Christmas lights display
Christmas in the Garden opens this weekend. (Courtesy/ The Oregon Garden) Black Friday Get your photo taken with Santa this weekend. Complimentary hot cocoa will be served to the crowd while they wait for Santa and friends to arrive at the Salem Carousel on Friday. Photos start…
Salem residents promote reading and build community, one free library at a time
Sarah Chilcote organizes books in her Little Free Library on D Street in Northeast Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Some want to help local kids get books. Others are in it to meet neighbors. Dozens of Salem homeowners have erected miniature libraries in their yards and…
A holiday tradition of trains at Capitol makes its final call
A model train display at the Oregon State Capitol is making its last appearance this holiday season. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Sitting at the base of the 30-foot tall Noble fir in the Capitol is a remnant of Americana. An antique black American Flyer locomotive pulling…
Salem events: Thanksgiving 2019 edition
Thanksgiving has arrived. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Wednesday Capitol City Theater is hosting a free comedy show on Thanksgiving eve. The stand-up show will feature Portland comedians The Real Hyjinx, Adam Pasi and Wendy Weiss as well as Los Angeles comedian Joe Sinclitico. Email [email protected] to be…
PHOTOS: Schirle students get into Thanksgiving spirit with Turkey Trot
Schirle second and third grade students take off running in the school’s 2019 Turkey Trot (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) About 150 Schirle Elementary students hit the track after school Friday for the Turkey Trot, a Schirle tradition where families and Schirle alumni come out to cheer…
Major League Baseball could cut the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes loose under new proposal
The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes are a list of minor league baseball teams that could lose their major league affiliation under a new MLB proposal. (Courtesy/Salem-Keizer Volcanoes) The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes minor league baseball team is one of 42 teams that could lose their Major League Baseball affiliation.…
CHECK OUT: Holiday shopping, choral concert or a comedy show about gender
(Anna CK Smith/Salem Reporter) There’s only one week until Thanksgiving. Wednesday Colorado singer-songwriter Daniel Rodriguez will ply melodic hooks alongside poetic and contemplative folk songs at The Governor’s Cup Wednesday night. The show starts at 6 p.m. 471 Court St NE. Thursday It’s the last…
CHECK OUT: Pottery for charity, a mushroom show or a holiday bazaar
The annual Empty Bowls fundraiser is this weekend. (Courtesy/ Willamette Art Center) Saturday This weekend, visitors to the Oregon State Fairgrounds can purchase handmade bowls, while also helping feed the area’s hungry. Each year, the Willamette Art Center hosts the annual Empty Bowls benefit sale…