Category COMMUNITY
Westminster Festival of Fine Art highlights local artists with demonstrations, galleries
The festival, which runs Friday through Sunday, features a variety of art styles: paintings, carvings, weaving, drawing, fabric dying, stained glass, and more.
Halloween costume swap Saturday promotes sharing, reducing waste
The event is meant to offset the waste created by Halloween costumes, and share with the community.
Salem Fiberarts Guild holds annual sale this weekend at the Willamette Heritage Center
Holiday shoppers line up for handcrafted dishtowels available during this annual sale. Demonstrations may inspire you to take up a fiber-related craft.
PHOTOS: At OakFest, visitors appreciate acorns with all five senses
Students and faculty at Willamette University highlighted the Oregon oak with a Saturday festival that included acorn pancakes, oak seedling planting and locally-grown delicacies.
PHOTO: Salem celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
Photographer Ron Cooper captured this image of a Klamath Modoc dancer performing at the end of Monday's celebration in Riverfront Park.
What’s behind Salem’s unusually summery October
A lack of rainfall is helping high temperatures persist, and Salem may break a record for October days with a high more than 80 degrees.
Salem Folklore Community steps back on the scene with community dances
The dances offer people a chance to learn new steps, meet new people, and connect with timeless music.
PHOTOS: Indigenous carvers make their mark at Hallie Ford
The Saturday event brought carvers from several Indigenous nations together prior to the dedication of a commissioned “welcome figure” by Bobby Mercier of the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde.
Strongest quake in years hits Oregon – just ahead of the state’s annual earthquake drill
Authorities say Friday's earthquake is a good reminder that Oregonians need to prepare for more quakes. Individuals and businesses can sign up to participate in a drill planned for Oct. 20.