Salem photographer Diane Beals has been making portraits of homeless residents around the city (Courtesy/Diane Beals) When tents pop up downtown with homeless occupants, some people look down as they walk past and others cross to the other side of the street. But Salem Cinema owner Loretta Miles wants Salem[Read More…]
Tag: SALEM EVENTS
Uncategorized Grab a book, then head to an open mic night, discussion or movie screening for Salem Reads
Salem Reads 2020 gets underway Feb. 5 (Courtesy/Salem Public Library Foundation) The Salem Public Library might be temporarily closing its doors, but book lovers will still have plenty to do in February as the city’s annual Salem Reads event gets underway. Now in its fourth year, the Salem Reads program[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem takes to the streets to remember Martin Luther King Jr.
Children march along Lancaster Drive during Salem’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) “This march is not about the numbers. It’s about the commitment.” Benny Williams, Salem-Keizer’s NAACP president, kicked off Salem’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day march by urging the nearly 100 marchers to defend the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Get connected with jobs, housing and healthcare at Salem’s annual MLK Day celebration
Salem residents pray on the Oregon Capitol steps during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem residents can celebrate a civil rights leader’s legacy and get help with healthcare, housing and more at this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. From 10 a.m.[Read More…]
Uncategorized “Choose to Stay” concert Friday pays tribute to Sprague student who died by suicide
Aaron Brown, right, and the bench installed in his memory at Kalapuya Elementary School (Courtesy/DeLee Brown) One year ago, DeLee Brown marched at the Oregon State Capitol to remember her son Aaron, who died by suicide. Now, she’s planning to sing. Brown, a music teacher at Kalapuya Elementary School, and[Read More…]
Uncategorized Urban Art Fest brings color, culture and resistance through art
A graffitied car on display at a prior Urban Arts Fest (Courtesy/Latinos Unidos Siempre) If you’ve ever wanted to see graffiti artists paint a 30-foot wall, Salem’s Urban Art Fest is the place for you. The free, all-ages event this Saturday celebrates graffiti art, rapping, beatboxing, breakdancing and show cars[Read More…]
Uncategorized PHOTOS: Salem Art Fair draws hundreds – still time to catch it
Hundreds of artists displayed their work during the Salem Art Fair and Festival. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The Salem Art Fair and Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets cost $5 and admission is free for kids 16 and under and for Oregon Trail Card holders. 600 Mission[Read More…]
Uncategorized Paradise of Samoa dancers among groups represented at World Beat Festival
Paradise of Samoa performs at the World Beat Festival on Friday and Saturday (Courtesy/Tasi Keener) Tasi Keener remembers thinking, “I need to represent my island,” while watching performers at Salem’s World Beat Festival 20 years ago. The Samoan native had just moved to the area with her husband and kids.[Read More…]
