The Salem Pops Orchestra has been playing music through the falling leaves, holiday lights and to welcome spring for the last 60 years. Until everything went quiet. “We emailed but we didn’t meet to rehearse or make any music together for two years,” said Ike Nail, orchestra director, who climbed[Read More…]
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“Lorelei” set to showcase Salem on the big screen
A still from the film “Lorelei,” shot in part in Salem and due to be released locally on July 31 at Salem Cinema. Sabrina Doyle was at a gas station just outside of Salem one afternoon at the end of 2018 when she saw a man. His face got her[Read More…]
Uncategorized Hidden waterfalls inspire forthcoming Salem Public Library art installation
Artist Amanda Wojick is creating an art installation that will hang in the Salem Public Library following the seismic retrofit. (Courtesy/City of Salem) A secret hidden in the Opal Creek Wilderness inspired an art sculpture that will be installed in the Salem Public Library this summer. Artist Amanda Wojick read[Read More…]
Uncategorized New downtown gallery offers art — and a mental escape
Melanie Weston at Salem on the Edge gallery on Thursday, August 20. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Melanie Weston believes art can transport your brain to another place, especially during a time when grief weighs heavy on many people’s minds. “Every once in a while, you need to take a deep breath,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Artist creates installation with old tires, found objects
“From West to East.” (Courtesy/Junwei Zhang) When Junwei Zhang saw pieces of tire along Interstate 5 this summer, he would pull over and load them into his car. They eventually became part of an art installation at Chemeketa Community College’s Gretchen Schutte Art Gallery that explores connection through commuting. “Transportation[Read More…]
Uncategorized Utility box panels give passersby a chance meeting with local history
A utility box panel explaining the history of Salem’s Chinatown sits at the corner of State Street and High Street Northeast. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) You may have noticed something different about the utility boxes in downtown Salem. Seven of the city’s metal enclosures for electrical equipment now have a museum-like[Read More…]
