The Marion County Fair opens July 9, giving Salem families a four-day run of live music, livestock shows, and $3 admission on opening day at the Oregon State Fairgrounds.
Fair Event Coordinator Jill Ingalls said organizers built each day with its own personality. More than 400 4-H and FFA youth have registered to show animals and compete, according to the Salem Business Journal.
Main Stage acts include Radio Ready, The Junebugs, DJ Avelanche, Justin Lawrence, and Casey Donahew.
The fair runs through July 12. Hours are noon to 10 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Seniors, active-duty military, veterans, first responders, and their families get in free Thursday. Sunday is Family Day, with free admission for children 12 and under and a pop-up exhibit from the AC Gilbert House. Children 5 and under are free all four days. Full schedule and tickets: MarionCountyFair.FUN.
Pentacle Theatre's production of Neil Simon's "Rumors," directed by Robert Barnett, enters its final stretch with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, July 8–11, plus matinees at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12.
The show closes Friday, July 18, after additional 7:30 p.m. performances July 16–18.
Barnett told Press Play Salem the cast rehearsed long, unbroken run-throughs because the script has no scene breaks until intermission. "I just want them to laugh out loud as much as they can," he said. "In a world that has such divisions in it, and such terrible things happening, sometimes we just need an escape."
Pentacle Theatre is at 324 52nd Ave. NW. Tickets: pentacletheatre.org.
Marion Berries baseball
The Marion Berries host the Deschutes Falls at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, and Wednesday, July 8, at Chemeketa Baseball Field, 4000 Lancaster Dr. NE. Tuesday is Barry's Book Club Night, presented by Salem Public Library. Wednesday is Lego Night Part 2, presented by Bricks and Beyond.
The Berries return home Friday, July 17, for Drone Show Night and Saturday, July 18, for Healthcare Workers Appreciation Night. Tickets start at $10. The West Coast League streams all Friday home games free on the home team's YouTube channel.
More on the calendar
Tuesday, July 7: Tour the Oregon Supreme Court Building, noon–1 p.m., 1163 State St. Free, no registration. Tours repeat every Tuesday through July 28.
Tuesday–Saturday, July 7–12: "Mean Girls" the Musical at the Gerry Frank | Salem Rotary Amphitheater. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; 11 a.m. matinee Saturday, July 11.
Friday, July 10: Movies in the Park screens "Superman" free at Riverfront Park, starting around 9 p.m.
Saturday, July 11: Salem Philharmonia Orchestra free Concert on the Capitol Mall, 11 a.m., celebrating America's 250th anniversary.
Tuesday, July 14: Music at the Mill featuring THIS The Funk, 6–8 p.m., Willamette Heritage Center, 1313 Mill St. SE.
Friday, July 24–Saturday, July 25: Pentacle Theatre previews its upcoming season with "A Sentimental Journey: Songs for the Homefront," 7 p.m. in the Pentacle Theatre Lobby.
