Live comedy, music and theater are all on the bill this weekend in Salem. Here’s your guide to Salem events from Friday, April 12, to Sunday, April 14. Shopping Vintage sale The Great Junk Hunt is back at the Oregon State Fairgrounds Friday from 4-9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.[Read More…]
SALEM EVENTS
EVENTS: Walking tour, local markets and Qingming Festival this weekend
Events this weekend in Salem include a tour through Gaiety Hollow, flea markets and the Qingming Festival.
CULTURE: April’s art, history exhibitions and events
A fresh slate of gallery shows open this month in Salem, including showcases from graduating art students, knit marine life and celebrations of self-expression.
Qingming Festival returns to celebrate Salem’s Chinese ancestors, history and community
Salem’s sixth annual Qingming Festival starts Thursday, and this year will highlight the life of Low Sun Fook, a prominent Salem business owner known as “Hop Lee” who died in 1925. Events include book discussions with his grandson, Dr. Russell Low, who said Salem has a rare history of inclusion.
EVENTS: Easter egg hunts, free ice cream and lit cherry blossoms
Salem residents have plenty of opportunities to celebrate Easter, along with a student art exhibit and a range of live performances. Here’s your events guide for March 29-31.
EVENTS: Native plant sale, metal concert in Salem this weekend
This weekend in Salem, shop for native plants at Deepwood Museum & Gardens’ annual sale, and see a metal show or Koto performance.
Local filmmaker to screen documentary examining Holocaust remembrance
In his film “Monument,” Scotts Mills filmmaker Michael Turner visits the Hungarian town where his grandmother grew up before her family’s forced removal to Auschwitz. She later returned to build a memorial there. Salem Cinema will screen the film and host a Q&A with Turner and Willamette University Professor Ellen Eisenberg on Sunday, March 24.
EVENTS: Celebrate Cherry Blossom Day at the Capitol
This weekend in Salem, events include a concert under the cherry blossoms at the Oregon Capitol Mall, an outdoor wildlife class at the Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge and “She’s Speaking LIVE.”
PHOTOS: Mayor, police chief convene meeting in east Salem on reducing violence
City officials said last week that a public forum was their first step in working with law enforcement agencies and community organizations to reduce shootings.
Community forum on gun violence prompts calls for more information in Spanish
At a community meeting on gun violence last week, Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack announced that the Marion County Sheriff’s Office is preparing a report on shootings across the county, including new data on unincorporated east Salem.