The fair will include fun activities such as pony rides, swimming, live music and more.
Tag: SALEM AREA EVENTS
Hoopla bringing basketball action back to Salem
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 just over 1,000 teams already[Read More…]
Color, music will again fill Bush’s Pasture Park as Art Fair returns
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 Bush’s Pasture Park, returning to[Read More…]
Gender-bending “Twelfth Night” adaptation opening Friday at Pentacle dives into identity
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 opening night of the third[Read More…]
COLUMN: Community leaders gather, applaud mayor’s final State of the City
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 people attended this event put[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Volunteers help build trails in Silver Falls State Park
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 on the new North Rim[Read More…]
Where to find holiday lights in Salem
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., will have snowless tubing, an[Read More…]
Comedy trio brings standup, parenting stories to Salem’s Elsinore Saturday
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 to bring her backstage someday[Read More…]
Uncategorized Pentacle presents “It’s a Wonderful Life” through radio broadcast
Pentacle Theatre is hosting a live radio performance of “It’s a Wonderful Life” in December. (Courtesy/ Pentacle Theatre) Debbie Neel thinks the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” is an inspirational story that’s relevant to living through a pandemic. In the story, George Bailey is a dreamer who has great[Read More…]
Salem Peace lecture to focus on Indigenous strategies to fight climate change
Winona LaDuke (Courtesy photo) One of the most influential environmental activists in the world today, Winona LaDuke, will discuss Indigenous responses to climate change in the 23rd Annual Salem Peace lecture Nov. 10. LaDuke is a Harvard and Antioch University graduate, a two-time running mate of Green Party Presidential candidate[Read More…]
