The Marion County Environmental Services EarthWISE Sustainability Luncheon hosted by Salem Environmental Education will be held at the Willamette Heritage Center on March 6 from 12:00-1:00 and is open to both EarthWISE organizations and the general public.

Elaine Blatt from Oregon DEQ will talk about why materials matter, highlighting impacts of materials across their entire life-cycle and pointing to ways that the business community can play a leadership role in reducing waste.

Select EarthWISE businesses/organizations and several community members will be honored with a Green Award for their amazing efforts to reduce waste and conserve resources while working toward a more sustainable Oregon.

For tickets visit the Salem Environmental Education website at www.salemee.org

Willamette University’s Dramatic Vocal Arts program is thrilled to produce the west coast premiere of the new chamber opera Town Hall by composer Theo Popov, and librettist – and distinguished Willamette alumna – E.M. Lewis. A bit of background and synopsis of the work, provided by E.M. Lewis and Theo Popov: In a small town, somewhere in America, a community gathers to ask their senator questions about the politics of the day. But the conversation turns into a heated debate with mortal stakes when a retired librarian takes the event hostage.Each evening’s performance will also include a student showcase immediately following the 50-minute opera, which will feature the talented students of the music department alongside collaborative pianist, Brenda Winberg. The opera will be staged in Smith Auditorium on the Willamette University campus from March 7th-10th.

Performances:
March 7, 8, 9 – 7:00 pm
March 10 – 3:00 pm

Willamette University’s Dramatic Vocal Arts program is thrilled to produce the west coast premiere of the new chamber opera Town Hall by composer Theo Popov, and librettist – and distinguished Willamette alumna – E.M. Lewis. A bit of background and synopsis of the work, provided by E.M. Lewis and Theo Popov: In a small town, somewhere in America, a community gathers to ask their senator questions about the politics of the day. But the conversation turns into a heated debate with mortal stakes when a retired librarian takes the event hostage.Each evening’s performance will also include a student showcase immediately following the 50-minute opera, which will feature the talented students of the music department alongside collaborative pianist, Brenda Winberg. The opera will be staged in Smith Auditorium on the Willamette University campus from March 7th-10th.

Performances:
March 7, 8, 9 – 7:00 pm
March 10 – 3:00 pm

Come Celebrate Pi Day With Some Handmade Artisan Pie
By Autumn Anglin
March 1, 2019
Salem, OR – Locally owned Bountiful Pies is celebrating their Grand Opening on Pi Day, March 14, 2019 from 1:59-6pm. Come get some free pie samples and meet our artisan baker/owner, Julie Paulson. We will be offering tours of our commercial kitchen where you can see where the pies are created. Join us for a special raffle and door prizes (while supplies last).
About Bountiful Pies
Bountiful Pies is a local West Salem pie company, baking handmade artisan pies to order. Over the past 30 years , Julie has been baking state fair, award winning pies, for countless family gatherings and events. She loves experimenting with different flavors, and is committed to using only the freshest, highest quality ingredients that set her pies apart from just any ol’pie. She uses all butter crust, purchases her fruits locally, uses farm fresh eggs from free-range chickens and locally grown and milled flour from Shepherd’s Grain. You can taste the difference! We hope you enjoy eating Bountiful Pies as much as we enjoy baking them!
About Pi Day
Pi Day is a fun take on the mathematical constant  used in the calculation of the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.  or Pi is a Greek letter of the alphabet used to represent this ratio of 3.14159. This is why we celebrate Pi Day on March 14th because the date is 3-1-4, or the first three numbers of Pi. In the English language, Pi and Pie are homonyms and that is the reason we like to eat pie on Pi Day. In 2009, the US House of Representatives recognized March 14th as National Pi Day.
Contact
To learn more about Bountiful Pies, please contact
Julie Paulson
1109B Edgewater St. NW, Salem, OR 97304
Located in the Alley!
Phone: 503-420-9250
bountifulpies@gmail.com
www.bountifulpies.com
https://www.facebook.com/bountifulpies/

This event is free and open to the public! This event is RAIN OR SHINE! Events, performances and exhibits, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A detailed event schedule can be found at the beginning of March at www.oregoncapitol.com. *Tower Tours are capacity controlled and are weather permitting. These tours are first come, first served, limited to 45 people per tour. Waivers need to be signed, and children under the age of 18 need to be accompanied by an adult. Wristbands will be issued for each person going on the tour.

At the beginning of March you will start to see decorated Japanese parasols at local downtown businesses and other locations. These are a project by Artists in Action. Check out the parasols when you are out and about. Learn more about Artists in Action at http://artistsinaction.org/.

Respected by the millions of fans who are drawn to her music and undeniable talent, Wynonna’s rich and commanding voice has sold over 30-million albums worldwide spanning her remarkable 34-year career. As one-half of the legendary mother/daughter duo “The Judds,” Wynonna was once dubbed by Rolling Stone as “the greatest female country singer since Patsy Cline.” Wynonna and her band The Big Noise, led by her husband/drummer/producer, Cactus Moser, released their debut full-length album in February 2016 via Curb Records to critical acclaim. Wynonna has described the new sound as “vintage yet modern” and a “return to the well.”

Doors open at 6:30.

Keith Weathers has inspired audiences with concerts in the tradition of the Sousa band in our annual In the Steps of Sousa concerts since 1993. In his final concert with the band, he will share the podium with John Skelton to take you on a musical tour celebrating some of the finest traditional band literature from home and abroad. You will hear his own Intrada Fuga, music from Suite of Old American Dances by Robert Russell Bennett, and the world premiere of a new trumpet solo by local composer Zach Gulaboff Davis featuring Joan Paddock, trumpet soloist. We’ll take you to the British Isles with samplings from Percy Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy, The Lochnagar Suite of Nigel Hess, and a sprightly Irish tune to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. We will cross the channel to enjoy music from The Queen of Sheba by Charles Gounod, the Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar by Edvard Grieg, and Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich. Our celebration will return home with a stirring rendition of our national march, John Philip Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever.

Doors open at 2:00

The International Championship of High School A Cappella (ICHSA), brought to you by Varsity Vocals, is the largest international a cappella tournament exclusive to high school students around the world. Varsity Vocals gives young singers the opportunity to interact, compete, learn from each other, get feedback from the pros, and perform in fantastic venues around the globe. The high school competition includes more than 150 groups across the world with over 30 events. This event will include 9 high school a cappella groups from the state of Oregon. This is a family-friendly event, all ages welcome.

Description The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA), brought to you by Varsity Vocals, is the largest international a cappella tournament exclusive to universities around the world. Varsity Vocals gives young singers the opportunity to interact, compete, learn from each other, get feedback from the pros, and perform in fantastic venues around the globe. The collegiate competition includes more than 400 groups across the world with over 50 events. This event will include 10 college a cappella groups who have already placed first or second in events across the West Region.

The group placing first in this event will be named ICCA West Champion and move on to the Finals held in New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Saturday, April 21st, 2018.
This is a family-friendly event, all ages welcome.

By Henrik Ibsen
Translated by David Harrower
Directed by Susan Coromel

A new translation of Ibsen’s seminal work, the play that introduced one of today’s most heard phrase in news and politics: “Enemy of the People.”

Renowned Doctor Stockmann tries to expose an important discovery to the community. His world soon turns upside-down, as friends and neighbors begin to turn against him. What happens when we dare to speak truth to those who refuse to accept it?

Public Enemy paints a vivid image of a society that values comfort over safety, wealth over equality, and publicity over truths.

By Henrik Ibsen
Translated by David Harrower
Directed by Susan Coromel

A new translation of Ibsen’s seminal work, the play that introduced one of today’s most heard phrase in news and politics: “Enemy of the People.”

Renowned Doctor Stockmann tries to expose an important discovery to the community. His world soon turns upside-down, as friends and neighbors begin to turn against him. What happens when we dare to speak truth to those who refuse to accept it?

Public Enemy paints a vivid image of a society that values comfort over safety, wealth over equality, and publicity over truths.

By Henrik Ibsen
Translated by David Harrower
Directed by Susan Coromel

A new translation of Ibsen’s seminal work, the play that introduced one of today’s most heard phrase in news and politics: “Enemy of the People.”

Renowned Doctor Stockmann tries to expose an important discovery to the community. His world soon turns upside-down, as friends and neighbors begin to turn against him. What happens when we dare to speak truth to those who refuse to accept it?

Public Enemy paints a vivid image of a society that values comfort over safety, wealth over equality, and publicity over truths.

By Henrik Ibsen
Translated by David Harrower
Directed by Susan Coromel

A new translation of Ibsen’s seminal work, the play that introduced one of today’s most heard phrase in news and politics: “Enemy of the People.”

Renowned Doctor Stockmann tries to expose an important discovery to the community. His world soon turns upside-down, as friends and neighbors begin to turn against him. What happens when we dare to speak truth to those who refuse to accept it?

Public Enemy paints a vivid image of a society that values comfort over safety, wealth over equality, and publicity over truths.

The Oregon State Capitol will be celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander Day at the Capitol on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Capitol is kicking off National Asian and Pacific Islander Month, which is May, and offering a gateway to the events happening throughout the state. A detailed schedule of events will be posted in mid-April at www.oregoncapitol.com. For more information call Visitor Services at 503-986-1388.

• Lan Su Gardens
• Greater Salem Filipino American Association
• Filipino American National Historical Society
• APINET Asian and Pacific Islander Network
• COFA Alliance National Network
• Worldbeat
• Memorial Healing Garden by the Asian Pacific Family Club
• Micronesian Islander Community
• Oregon Micronesian Community
• Chinese Friendship Association
• AARP Diversity Group
and more!

Festival Chorale Oregon invites you to our performance of Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor on Sunday, April 28 at 4 pm at The Elsinore in downtown Salem. Solveig Holmquist, Founding Artistic Director, conducts the 100-voice chorale, joined by Amy Hansen, soprano; Olga Valdez, alto; Les Green, tenor; Ryan LeGrand, baritone; and a symphonic orchestra.

This may be the greatest of all Mozart’s works, not only his finest sacred piece. It is rarely performed outside of Europe. Much of the choral sections are massive in scope, at times calling for double choir, and the brilliant complexity challenges the performers while inspiring the audience.

The Great Mass was composed in 1782 and was the last of many masses composed by Mozart starting when he was 10 years old. The work fulfilled a promise he made to write a mass that would be performed in Salzburg when he he would bring his wife, Constanze, to Salzburg to meet his family for the first time after his father’s earlier opposition. Constanze sang the “Et incarnatus est” at its premiere in Salzburg.

In 2015, Pope Francis told reporters that the “Et incarnatus est” from the work “is matchless; it lifts you to God!”

FRIENDS! The Musical Parody is the hilarious new musical that lovingly lampoons TV’s Friends celebrating the wacky misadventures of your favorite group of 20-something pals as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life, and love in 1990s Manhattan. It’s a seemingly typical day at New York’s only coffee shop, Central Perk, until an unexpected runaway bride with beautiful hair enters the picture and kicks the whole gang out of second gear! This delightfully naughty confection plucks the best moments from the show’s ten years and recreates the moments through an uncensored, fast-paced, music filled romp. You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll Unagi!

Recommended for mature audiences.

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.”

By Henrik Ibsen
Translated by David Harrower
Directed by Susan Coromel

A new translation of Ibsen’s seminal work, the play that introduced one of today’s most heard phrase in news and politics: “Enemy of the People.”

Renowned Doctor Stockmann tries to expose an important discovery to the community. His world soon turns upside-down, as friends and neighbors begin to turn against him. What happens when we dare to speak truth to those who refuse to accept it?

Public Enemy paints a vivid image of a society that values comfort over safety, wealth over equality, and publicity over truths.

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.

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.

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!

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