The Salem Reads flyer for 2022 (Salem Public Library Foundation) The Salem area was once home to a thriving community of Japanese farmers who grew most of Oregon’s celery. Though the community is less well-known today than large Japanese-American communities in Portland, Hood River and Ontario, about 300 families lived[Read More…]
Tag: SALEM EVENTS
“The Little Mermaid,” awash with melody and heart, opening at North
Kaydence Gillespie as Ariel, the Little Mermaid, and her best friend in the play, Flounder, (Jemma Casem) take a break at rehearsal (Helen Caswell/Special to Salem Reporter) A lively, tuneful evening is in store for Salem theatergoers when “The Little Mermaid” opens at North Salem High School next week. Filled[Read More…]
Far-right “Reawaken America Tour” will bring former Trump officials to Salem
A poster for the Reawaken America Tour conference in Salem Organizers of the far-right Reawaken America Tour moved a conference slated for Redmond to Salem following a conflict with Deschutes County officials over enforcement of Oregon’s mask mandate. The conference includes guest speakers who have spread false conspiracy theories about[Read More…]
Uncategorized PHOTOS: Tuba performers make merry at Salem Tuba Holiday
Tuba performers at Salem’s Tuba Holiday at the Elsinore Theatre on Dec. 24, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Salem’s Tuba Holiday, organized by Salem Symphonic Winds, returned to the stage in 2021. Read more about the tradition here. John Skelton, director of the Salem Tuba Band, leads the audience in a[Read More…]
Salem’s Christmas Eve tuba tradition is back
A pre-pandemic Salem Tuba Holiday rehearsal (Courtesy/Salem Symphonic Winds) The biggest gathering of tuba, euphonium and baritone players in town will return to the Elsinore Theatre on Friday for Salem’s Tuba Holiday concert. The annual performance of seasonal tunes is back on this year after the pandemic forced a hiatus[Read More…]
Uncategorized PHOTOS: Titans put on a show for the holidays in music concert
Student musicians at West Salem High School entertain the crowd during a holiday presentation on Thursday, Dec. 9. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) In schools across Salem and Keizer, students are putting on display the result of rehearsals and practices – the annual holiday concert. Such shows are returning after a pandemic-induced[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Oregon veterans recognized at Capitol
Gold Star widow Valerie Morey, of Milwaukie, Ore. stands at attention while holding a U.S. flag during a Veterans Day Celebration in front of the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Morey’s husband, Steve, served in the U.S. Army. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Major Travis Hugmeyer, of the Oregon[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Behind the scenes of “The Mousetrap” as live theater returns to Salem
The cast of “The Mousetrap” perform a matinee at the Pentacle Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. Cast members rehearsed in masks for weeks until they began a weekly testing regimen for COVID-19 two weeks before opening night. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s Pentacle Theatre returned to the stage this month[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Dance and celebration mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Salem
Ulali Quenelle, 6, of Grand Ronde, dances during a performance for Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Riverfront Park on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Children perform a dance during a celebration for Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Riverfront Park on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Breanna Waller, a[Read More…]
A Disney-themed surprise lifts spirits for June
June, a two-year-old cancer patient from Mill City at a Make-A-Wish Foundation event in her honor at Capitol Auto Group in Salem on Sept. 30, 2021 (Courtesy/Capitol Auto Group) A two-year-old cancer patient was so overwhelmed when she came through the front door of Capitol Subaru to see balloons, Donald[Read More…]
