Editor's note: The time forThe MET’s “Der Rosenkavalier" has been corrected.
Saturday, May 13
“Celebrating 100 Years Of Recorded Jazz”:Cherry Blossom Orchestra will be presenting a concert paying full tribute to the trailblazing Original Dixieland Jazz Band, who recorded the first jazz record ever issued, as well as showcasing many landmark recordings from the first 25 years of recorded jazz, 7:30 to 10:45 p.m., Historic Grand Theatre, 191 High St. NE, Salem. $15 to $30. enlightenedtheatrics.org.
Saturday-Sunday, May 13-14, and May 20-21
North Lincoln County Spring Art Studio Tour: Sixteen artists will show off their private workspaces, demonstrate their creative processes and sell their work, in locations ranging from Neskowin to Depoe Bay, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., plus The Chessman Gallery will be hosting a show of all of the artists that participate in the tour throughout the month of May, Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 Northeast Highway 101. $10 tour. Tour buttons and maps can be purchased at the LCCC, the Ryan Gallery and at studio sites. 541-994-9994. lincolncity-culturalcenter.org.
Five things to do this weekend in Salem: May 12-14
Sunday, May 14
Complimentary Mother’s Day Tours of Bush House Museum: Light refreshments will be served in the Bush Barn Art Center where you can pick up your complimentary Museum tour tickets, then, after the tour, spend time wandering through the historic 1882 Conservatory and stroll through thousands of blooming roses in the Hybrid Tea-Floribunda and Tartar Old Rose collections, 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m., Bush House Museum, 600 Mission St. SE Salem. SalemArt.org.
Mother's Day Brunches in and around Salem
Paint and Sip: Uncorked Painting: Create your own masterpiece while you sip on wine, step-by-step painting instruction provided, bring a picnic and come early to get your drinks, 1 to 4 p.m., Arcane Cellars, 22350 Magness Road NW, Salem. $30 includes all materials, instruction, aprons and a 16-by-20-inch take-home canvas. arcanecellars.com.
Linfield College Choral Concert: The Linfield Concert Choir, the Wildcats Men’s Glee Club and the Women’s Vocal Ensemble will present a special Mother’s Day program that will showcase an eclectic mix of music, from the Beatles and music from “Les Miserables,” to the St. Nicholas Mass by F.J. Haydn, 4 p.m., Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College, 900 SE Baker, McMinnville. 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
What to do outside Salem May 12-14
Tuesday, May 16
Life drawing sessions: Grab your favorite drawing medium and come to the Bush Barn Art Center for figure study sessions under the guidance of artist Rich McCloud, materials for creating work are not provided, and space is first-come, first-served, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays in May, Bush Barn Art Center, 600 Mission St. SE, Salem. $12 or $40 for four sessions (cash only).
Wednesday, May 17
The MET’s “Der Rosenkavalier”: Richard Strauss’ rich, romantic masterpiece stars Renée Fleming in one of her signature roles as the Marschallin, opposite Elina Garanca as Octavian, four hours and 50 minutes, including two intermissions, 6:30 p.m., Regal Santiam Stadium, 365 Lancaster Drive SE. $18 to $24.
Thursday, May 18
Salem Poetry Project: Efrain Diaz-Horna, a Peruvian by birth, has been writing poetry, painting and drawing since his childhood, followed by open mic, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Barrel & Keg, 1190 Broadway St. NE, Salem. Free with food and drink available for purchase.
The Oregon SenateAires: Sing with the Oregon SenateAires, the Willamette Valley’s finest men’s A Capella preforming group, with free voice lessons weekly, along with public performances throughout the year, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Salem First Presbyterian Church, 770 Chemeketa St. NE, Salem.
Friday-Saturday, May 19-20
“Our Town” by Thorton Wilder: North Salem High School Theater Arts presents play that won the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 7 p.m. May 19-20 plus 2 p.m. May 20, North Salem High School. Adults $7 and students $5 at the door.
“The Half-Life of Love”: U.S. Premiere of play by Gail Louw, about a woman disrupted by the 17-year-old adopted son of her abusive ex-partner, which raises questions about what’s been happening since her relationship ended, 8 p.m. May 19-20, plus 2 p.m. May 19, The Verona Studio at The Reed Opera House, 189 Liberty St. NE, Suite 215. $17.50; tickets available in advance at brownpapertickets.com/event/2564482. 805-657-7538 or go to theveronastudio.com.
5 things to check out at Keizer Iris Festival May 18-21
Friday-Sunday, May 19-21
“Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”:“Sweeney Todd, an exiled barber, returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance against the judge who framed him and ravaged his wife, 7:30 p.m. May 19-20 and 2:30 p.m. May 21, plus select days through June 3, Albany Civic Theater, 111 West First Ave. $15 or $12 for seniors and juniors. albanycivic.org.
Saturday, May 20
Premier of Salem composer Zach Gulaboff Davis’ “Organ Prelude”:The National Federation of Music Club’s Young Composer of the Year, Davis, a doctoral student in composition at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Conservatory and the son of Rev. Rick Davis of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem, will premiere his “Organ Prelude,” which was commissioned and will be performed by Bob Thompson, plus Davis will also play several of his piano works, 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 790 Marion St.Free.
Vietnam War book signing: Meet Marc C. Waszkiewicz, author of “1000 Yard Stare,” a photographic memoir that follows Waszkiewicz and his brothers in arms through three combat tours, first on a fire support base and then in the bush, 7 p.m., Book Bin, 450 Court St. NE, Salem. 503-361-1235.
Sunday, May 21
Salem Pops Orchestra concert: Featuring three of the finalists from the Pops’ 2017 Del Milne Memorial Scholarship competition, flutist Marah Christenson, baritone Anthony Beyer and flutist Hayley Guptill, 3 p.m., Chemeketa Community College Auditorium in Building 6, with access from 45th Street. $15, $5 for students and $2 for ages 6 and younger, available at salempopsorchestra.org, from Pops members and at the door the evening of the concert.
Festival Chorale Oregon Concert: “Mars and Venus: Songs for Men’s and Women’s Choirs,” a departure from the chorale’s norm as it will split up the sexes to feature music for men’s and women’s choirs separately, with music from gospel to opera chorus to folksong, with much of the singing a cappella, with some pieces accompanying by piano, flute or fiddle, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Historic Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St. SE, Salem. Tickets $20, $15 ages 62 and older and $5 students. elsinoretheatre.com.
“Rhythm’s Gonna Get Ya”: Bells of the Cascades presents its first concert under the direction of renowned handbell composer Matthew Compton, 3:30 to 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 600 State St., Salem. $10 admission; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Camerata Musica: The last concert of the current season will feature a string quartet whose members are Adam LaMotte and Lisa Fujita on violin, Jason Fisher on viola and Noah Seitz on cello, include string quartet music by George Gershwin, Ludwig van Beethoven and Antonin Dvorak, 2:30 p.m., Loucks Auditorium, Salem Public Library. Free.
Salem Concert Band premiere: The band, under conductor John Skelton, will conclude its 42nd season by presenting a world première of “An Oregon Journey,” a tone poem depicting the scenic beauty of the Pacific Northwest by renowned national composer Eric Ewazen, plus “Celestial Dancers” by Ewazen, the North American premiere of “Gigue Qui Pique” by Bart Picqueur, a modern tribute to Ravel’s “Bolero” and works by Rossano Galante and Julie Giroux, 3 p.m., Hudson Hall, Willamette University. $20 reserved seating, $15 general admission and $5 students. Tickets are available at the Salem Concert Band website, by calling 503-362-0485 and at the door.
Asian, Pacific Islander culture comes to capitol May 20
Cherry City Roller Derby will crown champion May 20
Ukulele classes, concert at Salem Public Library May 20
On exhibit
Bush Barn Art Center: Salem painter Julie Jeanseau, featuring a series of art focusing on trees and treehouses, and “Contemporary Abstraction,”an exhibit on different approaches to contemporary, abstract art through the work of photographer Julia Bradshaw, sculpture Ellen George and painter Elizabeth Magee, both through June 4, and May’s artist-in-residences quilter Kate Speckman and writer Kai River Blevins, who will be working on a chapbook exploring the intersections of gender, sexuality, mental health and whiteness, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, 600 Mission St. SE, Salem. Free. 503-581-2228.
Currents Gallery: “The Witness Tree Project” by Sepha Nisbet, a large Shiloh Sophia McCloud-Klimt-esque “Witness Tree” will be painted by Nisbet on a gallery wall in golds with white stars of the cosmos running through the trunk, and viewers will be invited to articulate their wishes, dreams or ideas by writing on a gold or bronze paper leaf and attaching it to the tree, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, 532 NE Third St., McMinnville.
Elsinore Framing & Fine Art: 22 local artists in a floral-themed show of original works, through May, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Elsinore Framing & Fine Art, 444 Ferry St. SE, Salem. Free. 503-581-4642.
Hallie Ford Museum of Art: Art by Willamatte University’s Senior Art Majors, Willamette University Assistant Professor of Art Cayla Skillin-Brauchle exploring the glossy appeal of speed and the reality of when things actually move slowly and Salem artist David George Andersen (1960-2017), who contemplates some of the hypocrisies of modern American life through politically charged, irreverent, and whimsical mixed-media assemblages, through May 14; “The 60s: Pop and Op Art Prints,” which explores how the Pop and Op art movements that emerged in the 1960s had a profound influence on the development of psychedelic posters and fashion, through Oct. 22; and “Turned On!: American Blacklight Posters, 1967-71,” through July 16, which offers viewers an opportunity to experience the fun of stepping into a ’60s style blacklight room featuring 10 posters and an Op art dress, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State St., Salem. $6, $4 seniors and students ages 18 and older, $3 ages 17 and younger and everyone free on Tuesdays. 503-370-6855.
Keizer Art Association: “Celebration Of Flowers” and Iris Poster Contest, through May, 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, 980 Chemawa Road, Keizer. 503-390-3010.
The High St. Gallery: Gallery shows “Gestalt,” a multi-media group art exhibition that explores our individual visual perceptions, whether the whole is greater than the sum of the individual parts, through June 3, noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturdays, 700 High St. NE Suite 180, Salem. Free. 503-793-4504.
Salem's new art gallery has goals for more
Lunaria Gallery: “Random Small Pieces,” mosaics by Pamela Edwards and jewelry by Elaine Tan, unique works using randomly chosen small stones, rocks, gems, pearls, seed pods and glass, tile and found metal bits, plus guest artists who all read “Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot and the Battle for the American Dream” by Joshua Davis and created an artwork in reaction to the book, both through May 29, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Lunaria Gallery, 113 N Water St., Silverton. Free. 503-873-7734, Lunariagallery.com.
Willamette Heritage Center at Mission Mill: “Nature and Community,” a Heritage Invitational Exhibit that explores the relationship between humans and their natural environment in the Mid-Willamette Valley throughout history, with pieces from historical organizations throughout the Willamette Valley, through May 15, and Children’s Art Exhibition “Honoring Nature: Student Art Show,” through May 29, at Eco Hub at The Willamette Heritage Center, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 1313 Mill St. SE, Salem. “Nature and Community” free with regular museum admission; “Honoring Nature” $5 suggested donation. 503-585-7012.
World Beat Gallery: “Kitsuke: The Art of Wearing Kimono,” the art and craftsmanship of the iconic Japanese garment and secrets of kitsuke, through May 17, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, some Saturdays and by appointment, Reed Opera House, 189 Liberty St. NE, Salem. Free. 503-581-2004.
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