“RIVER ROCK” splashes at Riverfront Park in #SalemOR

River Rock Concert Series

Where: Riverfront Park, Front Street, Salem

Time: Each concert begins at 7 p.m.

• July 10, Curtis Salgado (blues rock)

• July 17, Stone In Love (Journey tribute band)

• July 31, Vintage Trouble (classic rock revival)

• August 7, Reckless Kelly (roots-rock)

Besides rock n’ roll, the evenings feature family-friendly activities organized by A.C. Gilbert House Museum, food by Loustic Marche and Jonathan’s Publick House, beer by Santiam Brewing and wine from Santiam Wine & Bistro.

Tickets are $10 for each show or $25 for the series (only available at riverrock.ticketleap.com). Children 10-and-under are admitted free.

Besides the aforementioned Web site, tickets may also be purchased at Jonathan’s Publick House (136 High St. SE), Withnell Motor Company (2650 Commercial St. SE), Santiam Wine & Bistro (1555 12th St. SE), U.S. Bank (302 State St. SE), or Gallagher Fitness (135 Commercial St. NE). Each concert begins at 7 p.m.

For more information, visit RiverRockSalem.com and Salem Weekly article.

2013 World Beat Festival in Riverfront Park in #SalemOR

The 2013 World Beat Festival in Riverfront Park has selected JAPAN to be its Focus Country this year.

Where: in beautiful Riverfront Park in Salem, Oregon

When: June 29 and 30

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
with Dances of fire and light beginning at Dusk

Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
with Dragon Boat Races beginning at 9 a.m.

Headliner is Takafuji Ryu, a classical Japanese dance company from Kanazawa and Tokyo, who will bring their many years of traditonal training to show Salem their creative style of classical dancing.  One of their featured dances is their rendition of “Renjishi,”  the Kabuki dance masterpiece which tells the story of Two Lions, and requires the wearing of large, heavy red and white “mane-wigs”.  They will also perform Geisha and other dances, as well as demonstrate their innovative Sword Exercise Fitness Program which has gained a following in Tokyo among women!  This group is not charging the Salem Multicultural Institute for their performances because of their desire “to contribute to Japan-US cultural exchange through the World Beat Festival.”  However, SMI is paying for their flight and hotel expenses, so we ask for a $5 donation at the gate.  It supports the whole festival.

We will also welcome Ms Chosho Yabe, who will do several Calligraphy Live Art performances on huge expanses of washi (Japanese handmade paper).  She is being sponsored by Salem’s sister city Kawagoe because they want to contribute to the success of our Japan-focused World Beat.  You can Google her name and watch some video of her performance in Sante Fe in 2011, among others.

Akiko Suzuki, a kimono sensei from Tsurugashima is coming to do a kimono event which will show “Kimono in the Life of a Japanese Woman”.  This will encompass what a baby girl wears for her Omiya Mairi (first shrine visit), through the Rites of Passage in Japanese life, until she is a mature woman with grown children attending their weddings.

We will have many other participants from the Japanese communities in the Salem/Portland area, including Okinawan dance and music, Japanese folk stories by Alton Takiyama-Chung, Rakugo (Japanese comedy) in English by PSU Prof. Matthew Shores, martial arts, bon dancing, cooking demonstrations, and of course, LOTS of dynamic Taiko Drumming!

For the Japanese performances, the venues to check are Amphitheater, Cultural Center, and Asia-Pacific. The Schedule Grid shows you the whole festival’s timelines.

Of course, as always, the World Beat Festival brings the World to Salem for two days, so there will be many other cultures besides Japan’s for you to explore and enjoy.  Wear something from your own cultural heritage and join in the fun… AND the Parade of Nations at 4pm on Sunday!

You can check out the schedule of performances online now at:  http://www.worldbeatfestival.org/program.shtml

I hope to see you there…. in Salem’s Riverfront Park, June 29th and 30th!

The whole world loves a Festival!

History Pub at Willamette Heritage Center at the Mill in #SalemOR

WHC History Pub – Save the Date!

5:30 pm on four Thursdays:  June 27, July 11, 18, 25

Come raise a pint and listen to stories of Abraham Lincoln and/or the Civil War era. The Center’s History Pub presentations explore various aspects of Lincoln’s presidency and/or our country’s Civil War. Sponsored in part by local breweries. $3 for members and $5 for non-members. Beer and food will be available. Beer only for those 21 and over with valid ID.

June 27 – Kenneth Coleman, “Dangerous Subjects: Black Exclusion and the Anxiety of Conquest in the Willamette Valley”

Coleman brings a look at Oregon’s first black exclusion law of 1844, and places it in the regional shift that was happening from British colonialism to American settlers. While white immigrants claimed the law was necessary to prevent slavery from taking root in the region, historical evidence suggests that the real reason for the law was their fear that Oregon’s few black residents would join with local Indian tribes to attack their newly founded settlements.

More information at WHC.

Wednesday Evening Film Series at the Elsinore Theater in #SalemOR

Safety Last (Fred C. Newmeyer, USA, 1923) *SILENT*

One Week (Buster Keaton, USA, 1920) *SILENT*

Tonight, June 26, at the Elsinore Theater at 7:00 pm

In his most famous thrill-comedy, Harold Lloyd leaves his small-town home and his girlfriend (Mildred Davis) to seek his fortune in the big city. Among Harold’s urban misadventures is a publicity stunt he concocts for a department store: a professional climber will scale the face of their twelve-story building. But, when the stunt climber fails to show, Harold must attempt the climb himself! Lloyd’s famous comic acrobatics high above the street were performed without a stuntman. In Keaton’s hilarious short One Week, Buster attempts to build a prefabricated house from a kit that has scrambled part numbers. 95 minutes.

Cost is $5.

Breath of Heaven, Breath of Earth: Ancient Near Eastern Art from American Collection – Willamette University in #SalemOR

Breath of Heaven, Breath of Earth: Ancient Near Eastern Art from American Collection – 8/31/2013 – Willamette University.

Take a Bite at the Kroc Center!

Kroc Bites News & Updates from The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Have Breakfast at the Kroc! Sacred Grounds now offers breakfast! Get a breakfast sandwich, gourmet oatmeal or biscuits and gravy the next time you’re at the Kroc! Check out the new menu here! Open: Monday-Saturday 7a-8p Sunday- 12p-7p Family Fun Night Friday July 5, 2013 6p- 8p Looking for something fun to do with your family? Join us at the Kroc Center every 1st Friday for some special family fun! FREE with Membership or Day Pass! CAMPS Start Today! Bring your kids to the Kroc Center for a summer of exciting camps and activities! Space is limited so register today! Camps include: Top Chef, Musical Theater, Hip-Hop and much more! To learn more click here! Reminder: The Salvation Army Kroc Center facility will be CLOSED on Thursday July 4, 2013 for the Fourth of July holiday. Fuel Efficient and Carpool Parking Spaces Did you know? There are parking spaces located on the east side of the Kroc Center that are designated specifically for fuel efficient vehicles and additional spaces designated for carpool parking. If you drive an electric, hybrid or economy sized vehicle we encourage you to utilize these parking spaces. Two or more parties using the same vehicle qualify as a carpool and are also encouraged to park in the specially marked spaces. Please refrain from parking in these areas if your car does not fall into these categories. STAY CONNECTED

Forward this email The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center | 1865 Bill Frey Drive NE | Salem | OR | 97301

Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War in #SalemOR

Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War Opens to the Public, Friday June 21

Runs through Friday, July 26, 2013

The Center is thrilled to host Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, a nationally traveling exhibition which focuses on Abraham Lincoln’s struggle to meet the constitutional challenges of the Civil War. This exhibit is brought to us by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association.

Using the Constitution as the cohesive thread, this exhibition offers a fresh and innovative perspective on Lincoln that focuses on his struggle to meet political and constitutional challenges. Organized thematically, the exhibition explores how Lincoln used the Constitution to confront three intertwined crises of the war – the secession of Southern states, slavery, and wartime civil liberties. Visitors will leave the exhibition with a more complete understanding of Abraham Lincoln as president and the Civil War as the nation’s gravest constitutional crisis.In addition, the Center will add a section featuring aspects of the Civil War years in western Oregon.

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Elsinore Wednesday Movie Series in #SalemOR

Shanghai Express (Josef von Sternberg, USA, 1932)

Tonight, June 19 at 7:00 pm

At the Historic Elsinore Theater, downtown Salem (170 High St SE, Salem OR 97301)

Described as “Grand Hotel on a train,” this exotic, pre-Code tale of romantic and foreign intrigue stars Marlene Dietrich as “Shanghai Lily,” a notorious American woman taking the Express from Peking to Shanghai during the Chinese civil war. It’s a risky journey, and among the various international passengers is a British officer (Clive Brook), her former lover. In 1934, this daring film was classified as unfit for re-release by the Breen censorship office. You’ll see why. Nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture and Director, it won for Best Cinematography. It’s gorgeous. Restored. With Anna May Wong, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Eugene Pallette. 83 minutes.

“Irresistibly enjoyable. In this glossy mixture of sex and intrigue, Shanghai Lily and her exquisitely stoic beloved (Clive Brook) fall into the hands of sinister Chinese revolutionaries led by Warner Oland. This movie has style––a triumphant fusion of sin, glamour, shamelessness, art, and, perhaps, a furtive sense of humor.” ––Pauline Kael, The New Yorker

“The plot concerns an evacuation from Peking to Shanghai, but it’s in every sense a vehicle for something else: a parade of deceptive appearances and identities, centering on the notion of a prostitute with more honor than those around her. Dietrich’s Shanghai Lily hasn’t aged a day…” ––Time Out

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#SalemOR Public Market’s 70th Birthday & Annual Strawberry Festival

Time To Celebrate the Salem Public Market’s 70th Birthday with the Annual Strawberry Festival this Saturday June 15th.

Bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Marion Polk Food Share and receive a free Strawberry Shortcake.

There will be live entertainment through-out the day, come early and stay late.

Bring Dad and get a head start on the Fathers’ Day Celebration.

All your favorite farmers and crafters will be on hand with their wares. Whether it is raining or the sun is shining, there will be Strawberry Short Cake.

Celebration starts at 8:30 am and goes until 2:00 pm.

Strawberries, Strawberries, YUM YUM YUM……

You can find us on Facebook under Salem Public Market or at www.SalemPublicMarket.com

 

The Salem Public Market is a year round market that is open 08:30am to 02:00 on Saturdays.

We are located on 1240 Rural Ave SE, Salem, Oregon 97302.

Items are “always local and always fresh.”

#SalemOR Public Library: Reptile Man returns for three shows

Subject: #SalemOR Public Library: Reptile Man returns for three shows

The popular Wednesday Summer Family Performances series at Salem Public Library kicks off with a visit from “The Reptile Man.”

Once again, Richard Ritchey, “The Reptile Man,” will amaze and awe audience members. He will share fascinating information about the many reptiles and amphibians that he brings to show, including a king cobra, a rattlesnake, and a giant python!

The Reptile Man will appear three times:

11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 19

Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. SE.

Free tickets are available at 10:00 a.m. the day of the show

Wednesday Summer Family Performances are a part of the library’s Summer Reading Club, which provides reading incentives for readers from birth to adult. More information about the performances or the Summer Reading Club is available at www.salemlibrary.org or 503-588-6088.

Dianna Clark
Office Assistant /Administration
Salem Public Library
585 Liberty ST SE

Visit Salem Public Library at: http://www.cityofsalem.net/departments/library/Pages/home.aspx