Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
Oregon's Bounty fills the State Capitol with farm animals and square dancing Saturday, a Hispanic Heritage food fair and Venture Hall's first open mic night follow Tuesday, and harvest festivals round out the week of Oct. 1–7 in Salem.
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Oregon's Bounty fills the State Capitol with farm animals and square dancing Saturday, a Hispanic Heritage food fair and Venture Hall's first open mic night follow Tuesday, and harvest festivals round out the week of Oct. 1–7 in Salem.
Community
Oregon's Bounty fills the State Capitol with farm animals and square dancing Saturday, a Hispanic Heritage food fair and Venture Hall's first open mic night follow Tuesday, and harvest festivals round out the week of Oct. 1–7 in Salem.
Community
Five Salem organizations will receive a combined $81,100 from the Oregon Cultural Trust's record $4.5 million statewide grant cycle, funding programs from youth theater to music lessons for low-income students.
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The Rotary Club of Salem is accepting applications for literacy grants of $500 to $2,500 for nonprofits and educators in Salem, Marion and Polk counties, with a 6 p.m. deadline on Oct. 8.
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A statewide early-intervention program for young people experiencing psychosis got its start in Marion County in 2001 and now serves about 700 Oregonians at any time, with a local office on Center Street NE accepting referrals for ages 12 to 30.
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The Rotary Club of Salem is accepting applications for its 2026/2027 Good Works Large Grant, offering $5,000 to $30,000 for nonprofit projects that benefit Salem-area youth and community health. Applications are due by Oct. 21.
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A free exhibit at the Oregon State Capitol traces 100 years of the Bridge of the Gods, from its 1926 opening through the 1940 engineering feat of raising the entire span 44 feet, and runs through Oct. 1.
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MusicOregon included Salem in a statewide listening tour where about 130 music professionals described feeling isolated from collaborators and opportunities, and separately, server Lorri Hibbard celebrated 40 years at Sybil's Omelettes Unlimited.
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The 77th Salem Art Fair & Festival runs Friday through Friday, Sept. 11-13, at Bush's Pasture Park, featuring more than 200 juried artists, live music, a Kids' Court and food vendors, with adult admission at $10 a day.
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The East Salem Rotary Club's annual book drive, in partnership with Book Bin, runs through the end of September to keep 14 little libraries stocked in high-need east Salem neighborhoods that lack a public library branch.
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Salem's Historic Landmarks Commission will hold a Sept. 17 public hearing on whether to designate Englewood Park, one of the city's oldest parks, as a local historic resource. Only those who participate will have standing to appeal the decision.
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The Grand Kyiv Ballet plans to perform "Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights" at Salem's Historic Grand on Sept. 29, but the venue's operator situation remains unsettled after To The Ceiling Entertainment's departure in late August.
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The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is hosting a free Ready Fair on Oct. 10 at its Salem offices, part of Gov. Tina Kotek's September Preparedness Month proclamation and the "Be 2 Weeks Ready" campaign.
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The 77th Salem Art Fair & Festival, Hispanic Heritage Day, Xicha Fest and a new inclusive playground at Riverfront Park headline a packed September calendar for Salem residents.
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