Tag SALEM AREA EVENTS

Jason Unruh was managing The Hoop, now the Capital Fieldhouse, back in 1999 with his father Charrol when Jim Kniffin approached them with an idea: a three-on-three basketball tournament.  That tournament became Hoopla and is set to spill out over Salem streets this week with…

Customers browse at the 2019 Salem Art Fair (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Salem art lovers are in for more sun when the annual Salem Art Fair and Festival makes a long-awaited return this weekend. The 2022 event, sponsored by Salem Art Association, runs July 15-17 in…

The final dress rehearsal for “Twelfth Night,” scheduled to run Friday through May 14 at the Pentacle Theatre. (Courtesy/Vicki Woods) Isaac Joyce-Shaw was 11 years old when he performed in his first show at Salem’s Pentacle Theatre. Joyce-Shaw, 27, is now one day out from…

Mayor Chuck Bennett gives his final State of the City address on Feb. 9, 2022 at Salem Convention Center (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Mayor Chuck Bennett gave his 6th State of the City Address on Feb. 9 at the Salem Convention Center. Over 150…

Park ranger Matt Palmquist works with volunteers to rake rock onto the new North Rim trail at Silver Falls State Park on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Park rangers Matt Palmquist and John Hilbert give an orientation to work party volunteers before working…

Holiday Sparkles drive-thru (Courtesy/Antique Powerland Museum Association) There’s no shortage of spots in the Salem area to find holiday lights on display throughout December. Events listed below are free unless otherwise noted.  The Silverton Christmas Market at the Oregon Garden Resort, 895 W. Main St.,…

Meredith Masony (top), Tiffany Jenkins (left) and Dena Blizzard (right). (Courtesy/Jeffrey Vincent Photography) Tiffany Jenkins will probably never let her kids attend her comedy shows. She said her daughter gets the most sad whenever she goes on the road, so Jenkins does at least want…