Category COMMUNITY
Willamette Master Chorus returns for first full in-person season since 2020
This will be the first full season the group is able to perform in person since 2020.
New Little Free Library at Willamette Heritage Center offers books, crafts
The new structure, offering free educational books and craft supplies, will have a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 1:30 p.m.
Willamette University to host Monday lecture on climate change, endangered species
Dr. Chris Smith, a professor of biology, will give a free public lecture at Paulus Lecture Hall at 7 p.m.
Local Indigenous organizers to hold rally in support of the Indian Child Welfare Act
Indigenous organizers are holding a rally in support of the Indian Child Welfare Act on Sunday, Nov. 6, as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case which could significantly alter the federal law that prioritizes the placement of Indigenous adoptees within their families or communities.
Salem Pops orchestra to start season with jazzy show this Sunday
Salem Pops, an orchestra made up entirely of volunteers, will start its season with a performance of the score from "Catch Me If You Can."
Reading with Dolly Parton proves popular for Salem kids
Three months after launching, the local iteration of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has signed up over 600 kids to get free monthly books in north Salem, Keizer, Falls City and Independence.
Bill Riegel Park to reopen this month with improvements
The park, located in the Southeast Mill Creek neighborhood, has been closed and under construction since July. The latest changes complete the second and final phase of a $740,000 improvement project that began over a decade ago.
PHOTOS: Families strut their best costumes at Fairmount Halloween Parade, SSHS
Avocado toast, skeletons, a family from Mario Kart and a mini Bob Ross were among the costumes on display during the Fairmount Halloween Parade and annual South Salem High School community trick-or-treat.
Willamette University hosts classical pianist Umi Garrett Nov. 2
The concert Wednesday kicks off the university's Distinguished Artist Series, which brings prominent musicians to Salem.