Antwone Fisher is an award-winning film and literary writer. Born in an Ohio prison to a teenage mother, Antwone became a ward of the state and was placed in foster care. He spent two years in a loving foster home, but was subsequently moved and suffered twelve years of abuse at the hands of his new foster family.
Antwone has worked in Hollywood for 20 years as a writer and producer, with an impressive fourteen writing projects or assignments with the major studios. Among those projects is the feature classic, Antwone Fisher, directed by and starring Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington, written by Antwone and based on his own life. The film garnered numerous nominations and awards. Antwone received the renowned Humanitas Prize, the Screenwriter of the Year Award from the National Association of Theater Owners.
About how far he has come, Antwone states, “I think back on a childhood full of longing for belonging, and see my life now as what I have created out of my dreams. An image comes to mind of Mrs. Brown at the orphanage in Cleveland, me sitting at her side, telling her, ‘You’ll read about me someday.’ I was definitely dreaming then. With no evidence of that ever being possible, I clung to that preposterous vision and with the force of those dreams willed it and made it happen. Not because I needed to be famous, but because I needed a world that made me feel uninvited to be wrong, so I imagined myself free, I imagined myself loved, I imagined myself… as somebody.”

May 3rd and 4th @ 9pm
THE NIGHT DEPOSIT WHISKEY LIBRARY
195 Commercial St NE, Salem, Oregon 97301

Same as Thursday but for the weekend!
Hosted by DJ Sticky Soundwavves

Curating a new and modern dance night with the coolest Latin, hip hop and club music!
Located in Downtown Salem’s original Whiskey Library, The Night Deposit!

Drink Specials, Cool Music, Raffles and Good Vibes!
Collaborations with local businesses in photography, filming, fashion, live art and pop-up shops!
Different themes and activities every night!

Expect to hear:
-Reggaetón
-Latin Trap
-Dembow
-Cumbia
-Neo-Perreo
-Trap
-Hip-Hop
-and way more!

Everyone is invited!
Lots of dancing get ready

Check out DJ Sticky Soundwavves Here: https://www.facebook.com/stickysoundwavves
Thursday events here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1776749562470496/

Press Release

Cinco de Micro Brewfest

Salem, OR – Back for an eighth year, Cinco de Micro Brewfest, presented by OZ Cap LLC will be returning to Salem, featuring over 130 unique and spring release craft beers and ciders from 60 local, northwest and national breweries, plus a handful of distilleries.

Local eateries will also be present at the event including Xicha’s, Fusion Food Truck, Gilgamesh Food Truck, CR Snell’s Custom Pizza, PopcornFetti, Bakke Brothers Jerky and Baker’s Bar Cupcakes.

• Friday, May 4, 2018
o Open: 4pm – 10pm
o Entertainment:
6:00 – 7:30 pm: Three Rivers Crossing
8:00 – 9:30 pm: Fat Bottom Girls
• Saturday, May 5, 2018
o Open: 2pm – 10pm
o Entertainment:
5:30-7:00 pm: Jacob Westfall
7:30-9:30 pm: Gabriel Cox

Admission is $25 at the door or $20 if purchased online by May 2. Designated driver admission is available for only $5. For full ticket package options, visit: https://cincodemicro.com/tickets/

All proceeds collected from the event benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion and Polk Counties thanks to generous sponsors including: Columbia Distributing, Magoo’s Sports Bar, Roth’s Fresh Markets, MAPS Credit Union, HomeSmart Realty Group, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., Les Schwab, Spirit Mountain Casino, West Side Taphouse & Brewery, Jose Cuervo, Green Acres Landscape, Constellation Brands, Armstrong Chai, Perseverance Strategies and Zephyr Engineering.

For more information please contact, Halie Peplinski at 503-581-7383 x31 or hpeplinski@bgc-salem.org. You can also visit the event website at www.cincodemicro.com.

Beloved for his intimate, confessional live shows, Colin Hay is widely known for being the influential and celebrated frontman of Men At Work with multi-platinum hits that include Down Under, Who Can It Be Now, and Overkill to name a few. This show will feature Colin Hay and his fantastic band of LA based musicians playing songs from both the Grammy winning Men at Work catalog and his solo work that include hits like Waiting For My Real Life, Beautiful World and many more. He is bound to tell some amusing stories that are such a stalwart feature of his intimate solo shows too. The range of artists who have chosen to cite him as a muse or who have found themselves on stage with him in the past year spans the genre landscape from heavy metal, to Americana, to Cuban rhythms and beyond. His inclusion as a playlist favorite from the likes of Metallica to The Lumineers reflects his continuing relevance and broad appeal.

Saturday, May 11, 2019
10am – 4pm
FREE FOR ALL AGES!

First held in 1985, our Sheep to Shawl festival is a classic family event, offering the opportunity to experience the full spectrum of wool fiber processing, from the shearing of animals—sheep, of course, but also alpacas, llamas, and the occasional rabbit—to the production of beautiful lace at the hands of expert fiber artists. Weaving, spinning, knitting, and rug-hooking are on display, as are blacksmith demonstrations in our operating forge.

You don’t want to miss the 2019 Sheep to Shawl! Bring the whole family! Admission is free for everyone.

Experience the garden as the day winds down. A perfect way to relax after a busy day. Share an evening out, or come by yourself for a breath of beauty and calm.

The Lord & Schryver Conservancy is delighted to welcome visitors and tours to the Gaiety Hollow gardens. Elizabeth Lord and Edith Schryver frequently opened their gardens to visitors eager to see their timeless beauty and we are happy to continue that tradition. Mature hedges and shrubs form the backdrop and “bones” to the seasonal display flowers. Visitors in spring enjoy a gorgeous array of camellias, azaleas, rhododendrons, tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths. Later in the season, beds overflow with colorful old-fashioned flowers like Canterbury bells, zinnias, marigolds, heliotrope, and delphinium. In late summer, the dahlias, asters, and other late-blooming plants will steal the show.

Since giving up his job as a grocery truck driver in 2002, Tim Hawkins has been establishing himself as one of the most in-demand comedians in the country. With over 300 million video views online and over 100 sold-out concerts every year, his Jackwagon Crew has grown into a revolution of multi-generational proportions.

Tim’s gut-busting comedy show entertains the entire family while doubling down on the funny, a daunting task in an age where the obscene has become routine. His act is 1 part gifted 2 parts twisted – the only certainty being his on-the-nose observations that expose the ridiculousness of daily life while marveling in its hilarity. The perils of marriage, homeschooling, and growing up in the Midwest may not exemplify the rock star life, but they make for really good punchlines.

And while his stand-up is riotous, fans are often more amazed at his singing voice and guitar chops. Tim’s hilarious music videos have brought him viral YouTube fame with fan favorites including The Chick-fil-A Song, Yoga Pants, Cletus Take The Reel, and The Government Can. Above all, Tim reminds us that for life’s many trials, laughter is our best medicine – especially when the Prozac runs out.

Join us for an evening with Dana Haynes, author of St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking.

“St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking”
Michael Patrick Finnigan, an ex-New York cop, and Katalin Fiero Dahar, an ex-soldier, spy and assassin for Spain, work together to track down the worst of the world’s worst and to deliver them to the International Criminal Court. The thriller is set in Serbia, Italy and France — places Haynes traveled to for research — and focuses on a conspiracy by criminals and a rogue battalion of the Kosovo military to kidnap refugee children and sell them into the sex trade. Finnigan and Fiero work to stop the crime until the organizers realize they work for a judge in the International Criminal Court. Now the duo have to save their mentor and the kidnapped children.

We will rock you with The Queen Symphony, a magnificent symphonic treatment of the music of Freddie Mercury and Queen. British composer Tolga Kashif weaves together themes from Queen’s most popular melodies into a lush work that will feature Salem Symphonic Winds, Festival Chorale Oregon, the Salem Select Children’s Choir, with Caius Oprea, violin soloist, Georgienne Young, cello soloist…and more! Hear “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Killer Queen,” “Scaramouche,” “We Are the Champions,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Who Wants to Live Forever” and more, all cloaked in some of the most beautiful symphonic writing one can imagine. Celebrate the music of Queen performed by an expanded symphonic wind ensemble with choir and soloists. All Hail to the Queen!

Join us for an evening with Kate Hope Day, author of “If, Then”.

“The earth trembles. She tastes metal. That’s how it starts on a moonless Sunday in Clearing, Oregon, in the shadow of the dormant volcano locals call Broken Mountain.” IF, THEN centers on four neighbors—an ambitious surgeon, her husband who is a wildlife scientist, their young neighbor reeling from the recent death of her mother, and another neighbor who is a new mother—and how they find their lives upended when they begin to see themselves in a parallel reality. At first the visions are relatively benign, but they grow increasingly troubling and more frequent. And when a natural disaster threatens them all, it becomes clear that the visions were not what they first seemed, and their hometown will never be the same. IF, THEN is about the choices we make that shape our lives, as well as a reimagining of the forces we can control—and those we cannot.

In conjunction with the Senior Art Thesis | (re:phrase) exhibition, the current group of seniors will discuss their work as part of four free Tuesday Gallery Talks during the exhibition.

Tuesday Gallery Talk
April 23, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.
Join senior art majors Erica Meier, Breanna Doss, Genevieve Lawrence, and Ella Mernyz for a guided tour as they talk about their work.

Tuesday Gallery Talk
April 30, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.
Join senior art majors Gretal Menzies, Sinead Cahill, Matthew Jensen, and Thea Phillips for a guided tour as they talk about their work.

Tuesday Gallery Talk
May 7, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.
Join senior art majors Nathan Sohn, Ant Proctor, and Arthur William Stamey-Mills for a guided tour as they talk about their work.

Tuesday Gallery Talk
May 14, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.
Join senior art majors JT West, Clarice Benz, Maria I. Saldaña Suastes, and McKenna Watkins for a guided tour as they talk about their work.

The best musicians of the NW compete to win a production package of three songs with grammy-nominated, gold record winning producer Steve Valenzuela, and a featured spot on the national S.O.S. tour.

To enter, artists will send a video of themselves performing an original work, which will each be personally reviewed by Steve, and the most promising artists selected will be invited to perform June 29th, 2019 at the Historic Elsinore Theatre in Salem, Oregon before a panel of judges (consisting of celebrities and music industry experts).

The winner will be invited to record with Steve without any charge for production or studio fees, and an invitation to join the national S.O.S. Tour to raise awareness, support and solutions for teens in trouble. Portions of the proceeds of this event go directly to the S.O.S. Tour. (“You Could Save A Life” #standupownupspeakup).

Doors open at 6:00 with Red Carpet Entrance

Hoopla is the premier 3×3 street basketball event in Oregon, and it is believed to be the 2nd largest event of its kind in the United States. The special 21st edition of Hoopla will be held August 3rd and 4th in 2019, and upwards of 1,000 teams, 4,000 participants, 1,000 volunteers and thousands of spectators are anticipated.

Participants young and old, male and female, and of all skill levels compete in the shadows of the Oregon State Capitol Building in Salem. Some play in one favorite division, others play on multiple teams in several divisions, enhancing their HATER (Hoopa All-Time Efficiency Rating).

Friends, family, fun, and ball. It’s all good.