Holiday Film Series:A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
Cost is $6
To RSVP: salemcityclub.com/event-3538732/Registration
Cost:
Willamette Heritage Center
1313 Mill St SE
Salem, OR 97301
Third Annual Englewood Forest FestivalThe day includes art, live music, nature awareness and community connections set in a beautiful park. Enjoy family-friendly art & environmental workshops, dance, food trucks, cottage industries and community resources.
Cost- Free
Englewood Forest Festival is a home-grown festival that has three focal points: Community, Art, Environment. It was originally established to find a way to share the unique resources of Englewood Park and have an entertaining way of engaging people in learning about the flora and fauna of the park.
“We love our creative community and also wanted a vehicle to bring people together,” said a co-founder Lynn Takata.
The event has evolved, celebrating the talents of Northeast Salem artists, craftspeople, small business owners and musicians.
Englewood Park is Salem’s oldest park which dates back to the 1920s and was influenced by Lord & Schryer, renown female landscape architects.
Throughout the day, live music and dance will fill the park from numerous groups including Ceili of the Valley, and popular blues recording artist Ty Curtis.
Vendors will include local artists, nonprofit organizations and wellness practitioners, plus local governmental and environmental groups, and local food trucks.
Local service agencies, such as Safe Families for Children and Community Action Head Start, will be present.
The Northwest Hub will also be on hand with a booth offering bike repairs. This is a not-for-profit full-service bicycle shop, bike reclamation program and training center.
The day will have numerous ways for all members of the family to engage in art and learn about the environment.
Here are a few offerings:
Among the many artists to display their work will be Mona Prater (fused glass), Barbara Haddad (painting and ceramics), Debra Adela (felting and photography), Amanda Ohrn (ceramics), and Marnie Jeffers (painting and collage).
Parking will be available on streets surrounding the park, and at the Salem First Church of the Nazarene in the lot east of 16th Street NE.
Limited ADA parking spots will be found behind Englewood Elementary School, at 20th Street NE and Nebraska Street NE.
More details:
https://www.englewoodforestfestival.org/
https://www.facebook.com/EnglewoodForestFestival/
Contact:
englewoodforestfestival@gmail.com
503-877-9241
Leslie Polson 503-569-9229
Are you ready for this year’s Party in the Park? (Flyer is here.) It’s 1-4 pm on Sunday, June 23 at Aldrich Park, behind Bush Elementary (Bellevue and 15th).
Featured guests include ENLACE Cross-Cultural Development Project, who will share Latinx music and dances, and Caesar, the No-Drama Llama!
SESNA will buy a Kid’s Cone from the On Any Sundae food truck for the first 100 neighbors. Just come to the SESNA table and get a ticket! If you’re not one of the first 100, or you want something bigger, not to worry; the truck will be selling their full menu at regular prices ($3 – $6 per item) from 1-4.
SESNA will also have snacks and drinks available for sale.
Bring any games you and your friends/family want to play in the park! We will have hula hoop contests, rock painting, coloring, and more.
On a more serious note, you may be aware that Aldrich Park is in need of some love. In the past couple of weeks, it has received some touch-ups:
SESNA has applied for and been awarded two grants to replace the dangerous, broken concrete floor of the gazebo/shelter; a Salem Park Improvement Fund grant from the City of Salem, and a separate grant from the non-profit Salem Parks Foundation.
What else does the park need? What is unused? What would make Aldrich park more useful to you? What would make it more welcoming, and a true community focal point?
We’ll be asking for your ideas at the Party in the Park as we gear up for a bigger renovation project. Please come tell us what you think!
Salem-Keizer NAACP 1166 and Coalition of Churches presents:Come join us for a day of celebration, prayer, remembrance, guest speakers, praise dances, gospel singing, fun, food and games.
There is a common misconception among Americans that AbrahamLincoln freed the slaves with a stroke of his pen. Yet the Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 1863, did no such thing— or, at least, it didn’t do a very good job of it.
Two and a half years later, on June 19, 1865, Union soldiers rode horses and marched into Galveston, Texas, with General Granger announcing the end of the Civil War. Then he read aloud the Emancipation Proclamation to the people, freeing the quarter-million slaves residing in the state. It’s likely that none of them had any idea that they had actually been freed more than two years earlier. It was truly a day of mass emancipation.
That occasion has become known as Juneteenth; America’s second 4th of July (Independence Day) for African Americans. It was a day that chattel slavery in America was ended.
BBQ hot dogs, hamburger, chicken, ribs, and drinks will be provided. Bring your gloves & baseball bat for softball, cards for a card game, and potato bags or pillow-cases for a bag race.
Volunteers needed.
Please bring your favorite side dish:
Last names:
Admission is Free
Please contact Pastor Williams (pastorwms114@gmail.com) to volunteer. We are looking forward to seeing you and your families.
Sincerely,
Salem-Keizer NAACP
Family Activity Day!Free and open to the public
70 years ago, the tiny town of McMinnville was struck with UFO fever when a local family spotted a flying disc from their farm, making national news.
50 years later, in 1999, the fever descended again with the very first UFO Festival.
Time warp to today: the 20th annual UFO Festival is back, better than ever!
The 3-day festival includes renowned speakers & experts, movie screenings, radio broadcasts, vendor booths, live music, alien trivia, the Alien Abduction Dash fun run, pet costume contest, beer tastings, dining with speakers, and the Alien Costume Ball. Join us for a galaxy of fun!
https://ufofest.com/ <— more information and the schedule
Updates and more info at Mission Street Parks Conservancy
For more information and ticket prices: https://www.facebook.com/PolkCountyFolklife/
Admission at the door:
PARKING is FREE on all WOU parking lots the day of the Festival!
On March 30th, KMUZ Radio is one of the sponsors of the 2019 Polk County Folklife Festival. Our missions are so closely aligned that KMUZ is broadcasting live the entire festival for the fourth year in a row.
Western Oregon University Campus | Werner University Center
345 Monmouth Ave N
Monmouth, Oregon 97361
The whole family is invited to a joyful performance of singing and dancing by the Ugandan Kids Choir! This group of talented performers is touring the United States to bring awareness to children living in poverty.
Salem Public Library
585 Liberty ST SE
Salem OR 97301
Phone: 503-588-6315
Dave in Salem 