Organized by Collection Curator Jonathan Bucci, the exhibition features a selection of European and American prints and photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that depict scenes of workers and the working class in European and American life.
Included in the exhibition are works by Jean Charlot, John Stuart Curry, Carl Hall, Darius Kinsey, Lewis Hines, Marion Post Wolcott, and Myra Albert Wiggins, among others.

The works were generated at a time of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval – a time period that included two world wars, the industrial revolution, worldwide economic collapse, and large scale immigration to the United States. Socialist and capitalist ideas were very much in debate in the Western world during this time and concern for how these changes impacted the working classes was a subject of significant artistic output.

Do you love theater? Do you love the downtown Salem community? Do you love to volunteer? If this sounds like you then please check out the volunteer opportunities with Enlightened Theatrics.
We are calling for volunteers to help with our Front of House which includes: Ushers, Ticket Takers/Greeters/ and an OLCC licensed Concessions person. If you volunteer for Sweeney Todd you also are welcome to stay and watch the show for free. Its a great way to support the arts and partake in them as well! Sweeney Todd will be running from October 10th – November 4th. Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 7:30pm (we ask volunteers to arrive at 6:25pm) and Sundays @ 2:30pm (we ask volunteers to arrive at 1:25pm).

If you have questions please contact Brooke@enlightenedtheatrics.org or 503-585-3427*1.
You can sign up for a volunteer shift here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4aa4aa2fa0fe3-sweeney

For brief moments in time, sometimes for less than a single day, a fruiting and near-floral display takes place that rivals any of the world’s greatest cultivated and natural gardens. In these moments, the normally invisible world of mushrooms and other fungi suddenly creates fruiting bodies of unusual colors and shapes. Few of us ever get to see them, but mushroom expert and photographer Taylor Lockwood travels the world to capture their images for us to see in National Geographic, New York Times, Washington Post, and other fine publications. Sometimes he presents his photos in person at special events around the world. This time he is coming to Salem, Oregon, to show us what he’s found, so you, your family, and friends can see these precious, never to be seen again, moments.

Lockwood will present “The Mushroom Art Universe of Taylor Lockwood” at a special event of the Willamette Valley Mushroom Society (WVMS) on Thursday October 25th at 7- 8:30 p.m. at the Salem Library’s Loucks Auditorium for $5 per person, free if you’re a member of WVMS.

For 62 years, Willamette Valley Mushroom Society in Salem, Oregon, has brought together wild mushroom and fungi enthusiasts from the Salem area to explore, discover, and learn about the amazing variety of wild mushrooms and other fungi in Western and Central Oregon. The organization meets on the first Monday of the month, except in January, July, August, and September at the Woodland Chapel, 582 High Street in Salem at 7 p.m. Programs include presentations by mushroom experts, wild edible mushroom cooking demonstrations by a local chef, wild mushroom identification tips and other related subjects. Members can also sign up to attend frequent mushroom hunting trips, called forays. The forays include experienced mushroom hunters to help new wild mushroom enthusiasts learn how to find and identify mushrooms. For more information about upcoming programs and events, write to dianar@collectorsnursery.com

Taylor Lockwood Official Website http://www.mushroom.pro/
Willamette Valley Mushroom Society https://www.wvmssalem.org/

Join us for a special Last Friday Poetry Group! In partnership with The Salem Poetry Project, The Salem Public Library, and The Salem Public Library Foundation, The Book Bin is proud to take part in the first Salem Poetry Festival.

Lawson Fusao Inada is a third-generation Japanese American from Fresno, California. As a child during World War II, he was imprisoned in California, Arkansas, and Coloraado. A graduate of Fresno State University and the University of Oregon, he is an emeritus professor at Southern Oregon University. His book of poetry, Before The War, was the first volume of poetry by an Asian American to be published by a major firm. His other books of poetry are Legends From Camp and Drawing The Line. He is the editor of Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience.

Inada’s honors include an Oregon Book Award, an American Book Award, fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry. His poetry has been featured on CBS and PBS television, and has been presented across the nation, from the San Fransisco Poetry Center to the White House. He has served as the Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks Scholar in Residence at Wayne State University, the Steinbeck Chair of The National Steinbeck Center, and as Poet Laureate of Oregon.

This campy classic starring Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter is an annual Halloween tradition. Pre-show games and a costume contest will start at 8:30 p.m.
Our shadowcast will take you on an adventure into the interactive experience that is The Rocky Horror Picture Show with actor interaction, call backs, dancing, and more during this hands-on immersive show. Costumes are encouraged and Plus, we provide your goodie bag with all the play-along treats you need so leave your extra props at home please.

NOTE: The show is recommended for ages 18 and older, but younger than 18 will be permitted with an adult. Parental discretion is advised.

Two performances October 26th and 27th. Doors open at 8:00 p.m.

Celtic culture comes alive at the Ceili of the Valley’s third annual Samhain Celtic New Year Festival, which features a day of hands-on experience 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. New this year, the event is being held in the Spinning Room at the Willamette Heritage Center, 1313 Mill St. SE.

Honoring the seven Celtic Nations (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, Galicia and Isle of Man), the event is a day of immersive live music, speakers, workshops and educational hands-on activities that are fun for the whole community.

Learn about Celtic history and heritage. See demonstrations of art, cooking and dance. Take part in a workshop for fiddle, whistle, uilleann pipes and bodhran. Listen to stories of the wee folk and faeries. Visit the children’s area for opportunities in printmaking, clay working, coloring, knot creation and more, plus don’t forget to step outside where kids can take part in a mini highland games and test their skills at the caber toss, sheaf toss, and welly throw.

This year’s headlining band is Biddy on the Bench, a Portland band blending the versatile combination of banjo, guitar, mandolin, tin whistle and four part vocal harmony in high-energy Irish rebel songs and shanties, lively session tunes, and mournful Gaelic ballads. Grounded primarily in the folk/traditional style of Irish music pioneered by such bands as “The Dubliners”, “Planxty”, and “The Bothy Band”, Biddy on the Bench breathes life and authenticity into old standbys of the genre and lesser-known tunes alike.

Come hungry and ready for lunch as Celtic culinary delights, such as potato soup, cock-a-leekie soup, and bubble and squeak soup (prepared by local eatery Sassy Onion), as well as other sweet and savory treats will be available for purchase.

Admission to the Samhain Festival is $10 adult and $5 students. Free for children younger than 12. Purchase tickets in advance at: https://orcelticfest2018.brownpapertickets.com/

Learn more about the presenters, exhibitors and vendors at our website: www.celticfestival.info.

The Samhain Celtic New Year Festival is supported by a grant of Transient Occupancy Tax from the City of Salem, and also made possible with support from Rich Duncan Construction, Inc.
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The Samhain Celtic New Year Festival is organized by the Ceili of the Valley Society, a Salem-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and perpetuating Irish heritage and culture in the Willamette Valley primarily through social events that incorporate music and dance. An all-volunteer organization, the society teaches weekly classes, and holds dances with live music on the second Friday of the month. For more information, visit www.ceiliofthevalley.org.

Get out the scrunchies and spandex!
1859 Cider Co. is hosting an 80’s dance party on Oct. 27th of Halloween weekend.
We also have a full schedule of other Halloween shenanigans starting at 3 pm, running well into the night!

Up first:
Pumpkin Carving and/or Painting Contest: 3-5 pm
(We’ll supply the pumpkins and basic decorating tools, but please bring anything special you may need.) Winner will receive a prize!

Games from 6-8pm – Prizes will be given.

Costume Contest Starts at 7 pm -Winners (1st,2nd,3rd) and prizes announced at 9 pm.
( All costumes welcome, not just 80’s)

80’s Dance Party brought to you by Camp Crush from 8-10pm on our outdoor stage (weather permitting)!

Spooky Specialty Cider Cocktails TBA!

We hope you’ll dance like a maniac with us!

Located in the alley between Court and Chemeketa St.
Music and Alley area will be all ages.
Tasting room is 21

Come Trick-or-Treat at Willamette University! Bring the whole family and enjoy a carnival full of games, treats, photos, and fun!
Meet us at the Montag Center near the State and 12th Street intersection. (See map in comments below)
Questions? Email Claire at cejohnson@willamette.edu.

31 de octubre: 4:00 – 7:00
Venga a Trick-or-Treat en la Universidad de Willamette. ¡Traiga a toda la familia y disfrute de un carnaval con juegos, dulces, fotos y diversión!
Nos reuniremos en el Centro Montag cerca de la intersección de State y la calle 12. (Ver mapa en los comentarios de abajo)
¿Preguntas? Email Julia: jdisimon@willamette.edu.

A summons to travel back into a world of rock.
Come to dance, come to sing, and behold a sight to be seen. Come to resurrect our beloved Queen. Welcome to Glam Rock 2018….

$10 Pre-Sale tickets now available at Taproot Lounge and Cafe.
$15 at the door.
Get here when the doors open at 8, for by 9 it may be too late.

“I am immortal.
I have inside me blood of kings.
I have no rival.
No man can be my equal.
Take me to the future of your world

Born to be kings.
Princes of the universe.
Fighting and free.
Got your world in my hand.
I’m here for your love and I’ll make my stand.
We were born to be princes of the universe.”
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WE WILL ROCK YOU!

Enrique Chagoya (American, born Mexico, 1953) is an internationally recognized printmaker who teaches at Stanford University in California. Organized by director John Olbrantz, the exhibition features a range of Chagoya’s deceptively subversive prints that explore issues of immigration, colonialism, the economy, the government, the commodification of art, and the recurring subject of cultural clash that continues to riddle contemporary life.

Chagoya’s provocative works incorporate diverse symbolic elements from Pre-Columbian mythology, Western religious iconography, and American pop culture. He has frequently used his prints and codices to critique how history has been written by cultures that have colonized or obliterated others. Chagoya has termed this “reverse anthropology,” and he uses complex visual and textual narratives to reexamine traditional accounts about culture and inheritance.

Drawn from the extensive collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, the Chagoya exhibition has been organized as a companion exhibition to Witness: Themes of Social Justice in Contemporary Printmaking and Photography

The Salem Symphonic Winds, formerly Salem Concert Band, welcome Suzanne Nance, president and CEO of the nation’s premier classical musical station All Classical Portland, as our featured vocalist and narrator for this opening concert of our 44th season. She will charm you with her vocal styling and narrate the powerful new symphony by Nigel Clarke. ‘A Richer Dust’ intertwines text and music, weaving together voices ranging from those of historically significant figures through to voiceless, ordinary people living in extraordinary times. Nobility and virtue are found in the narration.

Doors open at 2:00 p.m.

Festival Chorale Oregon opens its 40th Season with a performance of Brahms Requiem on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 4 pm at the Elsinore Theatre in downtown Salem.

Ein Deutches Requiem by Johannes Brahms is a beautifully melodic work with rich harmonies, sung in the German language. While the Requiem Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy begins with prayers for the dead (“Grant them eternal rest, O Lord”), Brahms German Requiem focuses on the living, beginning with the text “Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted” from the Beatitudes. This theme—transition from anxiety to comfort—recurs in five of the seven movements.

Solveig Holmquist, Founding Artistic Director, conducts the 100-voice chorale, joined by Laura Aguero, soprano, Brett Peldyak, baritone, and a symphonic orchestra.

Tickets are available at www.festivalchorale.org or at the Elsinore Theatre box office, 170 High St NE, Salem. This season concert goers may enjoy premiere seating in the mezzanine with special tickets. Students, seniors 62 and better, and Oregon Trail Card holders enjoy special discounts.