Laura Robson is bringing her handcrafted spoons to the Salem Art Fair this weekend. (courtesy Laura Robson) Hope Raszka remembers walking through Salem Art Fair as a child, happily looking at the local art. “It’s just such a happy atmosphere,” she said.  When Raszka decided she wanted to pursue art[Read More…]

(Illustration by Anna CK Smith/Special to Salem Reporter) Friday Need a good read? The YMCA is hosting its annual used book sale this weekend. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. 685 Court St. N.E.[Read More…]

Construction crews re-frame the doorway in the Center for Hope and Safety on Saturday. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Crews were hard at work Saturday tearing down walls, ripping out drywall and re-framing doorways at the Center for Hope and Safety in downtown Salem. Construction workers from JE Dunn Construction, which has[Read More…]

Korrin Grimes holds Franny the chicken upside down. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Saturday was agricultural day at the Marion County Fair and the 4-H and FFA members were able to show off their livestock and their showmanship skills. The fair runs one more day this weekend, on Sunday from 10 a.m. to[Read More…]

McKay Park is getting new playground equipment this year. (Saphara Harrell/ Salem Reporter) When it came to McKay Park, Carol Snyder said she knew there was a lot of work to be done. To help, she and the Salem Parks Foundation raised $96,000 to buy new playground equipment, giving kids[Read More…]

(Illustration by Anna CK Smith/Special to Salem Reporter) It’s that time of year again. 4-H and FFA kids will show off their livestock, the rodeo’s in town, and giddy kids will rush toward carnival rides at Oregon State Fairgrounds. The Marion County Fair runs from July 11 to 14. Saturday is[Read More…]

The American Red Cross in Salem has moved its services to a building on Hawthorne Avenue. (Courtesy Red Cross Cascades Region) American Red Cross’s Blood Donation Center in Salem and its local offices are moving into the same building. The new space, located on 1860 Hawthorne Ave. N.E., will house[Read More…]

The play “Bethany Sees the Stars” debuts Wednesday at the Lee Pelton Theatre. (Courtesy/Dale Peterson) Thomas Nabhan and his wife, a professor at Willamette University, had been going to student productions at the college for more than a decade when they asked: “Why aren’t the seats filled?” They started brainstorming[Read More…]

(Illustration by Anna CK Smith/Special to Salem Reporter) Wednesday River Rock Salem is bringing three consecutive nights of live music to the Riverfront Park amphitheater this week. Country singer Ned LeDoux will perform Wednesday, the Spin Doctors perform Thursday and John Splithoff will close the series with special guest Edna[Read More…]

Ned LeDoux performs at River Rock Salem this Wednesday. River Rock Salem is back this year with three concerts, three nights in a row at the Riverfront Park amphitheater. The series kicks off Wednesday evening with country music singer Ned LeDoux, the son of famed singer-songwriter Chris LeDoux. He’s followed[Read More…]