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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…
CTEC students show off artistic side during fashion show
A 3D design student paints the backdrop ahead of a CTEC fashion show Thursday. (Courtesy/ Sina Zimmerman) Cupcakes. Secret agents. A drone half-time show. All that and more will be on display when students from Salem-Keizer’s Career Technical Education Center hit the runway Thursday night…
Weekly poetry event fosters creativity, connection
The Salem Poetry Project meets at IKE Box every Thursday night. (Courtesy/Salem Poetry Project) Every Thursday a group of poets gather at IKE Box, listening to a featured reader followed by an open mic that Marc Janssen jokingly calls “infamous.” Janssen started the Salem Poetry…
Want to help make a west Salem park greener? Grab a shovel
Oregon white oak. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Wallace Marine Park is about to get a little greener. On Saturday, Jan. 11 Friends of Trees, a Portland nonprofit, is hosting a tree planting from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The group will be planting 50 trees of various…
With a theme of “vision,” this year’s TEDx Salem talks bring inspired ideas into focus
Carla Brauer at the 2019 TEDx Salem event. (Courtesy/TEDxSalem) Eight years ago, Carlee Wright and Brian Hart were texting each other about Candy Chang’s TED Talk “Before I die I want to…” In it, Chang talks about a wall she created for people to share…
Exclusion, housing discrimination and rumored riots: panel explores Oregon’s civil rights movement
“Racing to Change – Oregon’s Civil Rights Years Exhibit” is on display at the Oregon State Capitol until Jan 28. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) In 1967, the public was invited to see Eldridge Cleaver, an early leader of the Black Panther party, in a Portland Park.…
EVENTS: Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve firework. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Ring in the “Noon” Year with little ones during a kid-friendly party at Gilbert House Children’s Museum. There will be crafts, photo ops and a balloon drop at 12 p.m. The event starts at 10 a.m. Admission costs $8.…