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Uncategorized Musicians perform in downtown Salem as part of Make Music Day on Tuesday, June 21 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Members of the Sprague High School orchestra perform in the Riverfront Park amphitheater for Make Music Day on Tuesday, June 21 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oregon Symphony violinists Peter Frajola, left, and Erin[Read More…]
Nupurum Folk Dance showcased dances from the different states of India in brightly colored saris during the 2019 World Beat Festival. (Saphara Harrell/ Salem Reporter) At Salem’s last World Beat Festival in 2019, Kathleen Fish overheard a conversation where a Polish couple thanked a Mexican couple because their country took[Read More…]
Nicole attended Capital Pride on Aug. 21, 2021. (Helen Caswell/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem residents this Saturday can start their morning with yoga, join a Pride march and enjoy queer comedy, drag performances and live music downtown. For over a decade, Salem has held its LGBTQ Pride event in August[Read More…]
Rich McCloud performs at the debut concert at the amphitheater in Riverfront Park on Friday, June 3 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Rich McCloud performs at the debut concert at the amphitheater in Riverfront Park on Friday, June 3 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The Gerry Frank | Salem Rotary Amphitheater is illuminated for[Read More…]
Uncategorized A bagpiper salutes during the Veterans of Foreign Wars Marion Post 661 Memorial Day ceremony at City View Cemetery in Salem on Monday, May 30 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Graves at City View Cemetery in Salem are decorated on Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Graves at City[Read More…]
Uncategorized Left to right, Barnabas Wong, Hannah Wong, 6, Benjamin Wong 9, and Paul Wong work on a building project at Powerland Heritage Park Saturday, May 14 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Kids and families dove into science and technology Saturday at Powerland Heritage Park. The park, a collection of independent museums focused[Read More…]
A “Saxon History Chair,” a seat from the former Rose Auditorium collaged with yearbook photos, will be among the items for sale at the Saxon Success Fund gala April 2 (Courtesy/Saxon Success Fund) When South Salem High School was built in 1954, nobody expected it would someday need outlets in[Read More…]
Competitors wait for the turn in the Oregon State Fairgrounds’ Historic Horse Stadium during the Oregon Paint Horse Club Spring Fling on Sunday, March 27. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) More than 70 competitors converged on the Historic Horse Stadium at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday to compete in[Read More…]
Senior Gabriel Jurado, 17, rehearses Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” with the McKay High School orchestra on Feb. 23, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) As Alex Figueroa’s students returned to full-time school in the fall, he knew many felt disengaged from orchestra after a year of classes online. Rather than ease back in,[Read More…]
Emma Friesen, third from left, Taylor Ehrens, center, and Roman Castronova, right, of the South Salem High School Unified Program team, jump into the pool during the 2022 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Oregon at Illahe Hills Country Club on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Twenty-four teams dressed[Read More…]
