Salem's hyperlocal news and statehouse watch.
Salem's hyperlocal news and statehouse watch.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
The Salem Art Association opens its inaugural Indigenous Northwest Biennial on Sept. 4 at the A.N. Bush Gallery, featuring 16 Pacific Northwest Native artists curated by Grand Ronde tribal member Steph Littlebird, with three free public talks through October.
Community
The Salem Art Association opens its inaugural Indigenous Northwest Biennial on Sept. 4 at the A.N. Bush Gallery, featuring 16 Pacific Northwest Native artists curated by Grand Ronde tribal member Steph Littlebird, with three free public talks through October.
Community
The Salem Art Association opens its inaugural Indigenous Northwest Biennial on Sept. 4 at the A.N. Bush Gallery, featuring 16 Pacific Northwest Native artists curated by Grand Ronde tribal member Steph Littlebird, with three free public talks through October.
Community
Salem's Pentacle Theatre stages the Tony-nominated musical "Catch Me If You Can" from Aug. 14 through Sept. 5, featuring a live band on stage and directed by Wendy Boyack.
Community
The Oregon Center for the Book selected *Bing's Cherries*, a picture book about the Chinese orchard worker behind Salem's iconic cherry variety, to represent the state at the 2026 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Community
The Many Nations Powwow at Oregon State Correctional Institution on Salem's north side marked more than three decades of cultural tradition on July 28, drawing roughly 80 outside guests to witness incarcerated Native American men dance, drum, and reconnect with heritage while the club's MMIW scholarship continues to grow.
Community
Salem's week of July 30 through August 6 brings five community events including a free rockabilly concert, the On High Music Festival headlined by Slightly Stoopid and Big Boi at Riverfront Park, rooftop yoga overlooking the Capitol, and a free art market downtown.
Community
Courtney Place Veterans Housing has opened a free Essential Goods Pantry at 2907 22nd St. SE in Salem, where program specialist Baltazar Campuzano provides veterans with household necessities and connects them to social activities like trivia nights and miniature golf.
Community
The acclaimed film adaptation of Azar Nafisi's memoir about women secretly reading banned books in post-revolutionary Iran opens Friday, July 24, at Salem Cinema, one of only two Oregon theaters screening the film on opening weekend.
Community
The Oregon Board of Forestry voted 5-2 on Wednesday, July 22, to approve a 168-page management plan for 640,000 acres of western state forests, projecting a 20% decline in logging over 70 years and restricting harvest on about half the acreage.
Community
Family Building Blocks is recruiting Salem volunteers for its free annual Riverfront Family Fest on Saturday, August 8, at Riverfront Park, with roles ranging from gate greeting to face painting and grounds cleanup.
Community
The Springs Living, the senior care company founded in 1996 on a grandson's promise to his grandmother, marks three decades of operation in Salem with three northeast campuses offering independent living through memory care.
Community
Valor Mentoring's free Keizer Rapids Summer Sounds concert series kicks off Saturday, July 18, with Portland band Glitterfox and runs every Saturday through Aug. 29 at the Keizer Rapids Park amphitheater in Keizer.
Community
Salem's week of July 16–22 brings the Outer Realms fantasy art market to Woodmansee Park, the Ironman 70.3 Oregon finish at Riverfront Park, and the opening of Hoopla XXVII basketball near the State Capitol, plus baseball, yoga, and live music.
Community
OSU Extension's free food safety and preservation helpline opened Monday, July 6, with volunteers from 14 Oregon counties — up from eight last year — and Marion County residents can call 800-354-7319 for canning help through Friday, October 9.
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