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16th Annual World Beat Festival to Celebrate Japanese Culture

Takafuji Dance Company to Headline World Beat 2013.

(SALEM) - The Salem Multicultural Institute today announced the focus of the 2013 World Beat Festival is Washoi Japan! Celebrate Japan! The festival, which showcases cultural traditions from throughout the world, takes place this June 29 and 30 at Riverfront Park in Salem.

The Takafuji Dance Company will travel from Kanazawa and Tokyo to headline the festival with traditional geisha and lion dance performances.

Free Dental Care at YWCA Salem

YWCA Salem and Medical Teams International offer free dental care, Mobile dental care unit provides no-cost dental services for low-income adults.

(SALEM) - On Monday, Mar. 18 from 8:00 a.m. until Noon, YWCA Salem will host the “dental van” developed by Medical Teams International at the YWCA office, 1255 Broadway St NE (corner of Broadway and Market Streets).

Dental van professionals give uninsured, low-income adults much needed dental services.

Comic Con in Photos

The folks from Oregon Comic Con say the event brought it all. The event was held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Tens of thousands of comic fans converged on the Oregon Convention Center at Portland Comic Con to celebrate the best in pop culture.

Oregon Bus Tour Seeks to Unite Rural Communities on Immigration Reform, Fair Treatment for Immigrants

Includes "March for ONE Oregon" Bus Tour Schedule.

(SALEM) - Next week, 50 Oregonians will embark on a 5 day regional Bus Tour through Oregon’s Congressional District 2.

The goal of the historic event is to unite rural communities in the vision of immigration reform, restoration of driver’s licenses and fair treatment for all immigrants.

Salem Concert Band with Hanz Araki and Kathryn Claire to celebrate St Patrick`s Day

Tickets are $15, $20 reserved mezzanine, $5 for students.

(SALEM) - The Salem Concert Band with guest soloists Hanz Araki and Kathryn Claire will perform a Celtic Celebration on St Patrick’s Day, March 17, 3 pm, at the Historic Elsinore Theatre.

Portland-based performers Hanz Araki and Kathryn Claire, who have been working together since 2008 and have released four CDs on their label Celtic Conspiracy, will be the featured soloists in an all-celtic program.

Family Launches the Mark Bosworth Fund at 2013 Cycle Oregon Kickoff Party

There's a $10,000 reward for information that leads to finding Mark.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Family and friends of Mark Bosworth will launch a fund in his name to send fellow cyclists to Cycle Oregon, a yearly event near and dear to Mark's heart. The Mark Bosworth Fund will sponsor a first-time rider in Cycle Oregon each year. Nearly half of this year's fundraising goal of $30,000 has already been raised.

The Mark Bosworth Fund will sponsor a first-time rider in Cycle Oregon each year. The fundraising goal is $30,000 for this year, with nearly half of that already raised. The money will cover the fee for the week-long Cycle Oregon ride, including meals and the tent and porter fee. The application process for candidates, fundraising efforts and a new website.

More than 100 Attend The Compassionate Friends 16th Worldwide Candle Lighting

Loved ones gather to honor those who passed.

(SALEM) - Communities across the globe joined in The Compassionate Friends 16th Worldwide Candle Lighting on December 9, 2012.

The organization's Salem Chapter held their candle lighting event on the Oregon state capitol steps. The names of children who have passed were read aloud to a gathered crowd of more than 100 people.

Historic Oregon Town Hosts Halloween Ghost Walk

The event is run by volunteers and attracts about 1,000 people a year.

(INDEPENDENCE, Ore.) - Independence, Oregon has a long history of spooky stories. It is an annual tradition for many to return to Independence during the Halloween season to take part in the Ghost Walk.

Get Ready for the Salem Peace Festival

Event takes place 18 August at Unity of Salem, 1777 Fabry Rd. SE. Salem, Oregon.

(SALEM) - The Salem Peace Festival is a non-political community event, currently in its fifth exciting year of operation.

John Gordon, who contacted our newsroom on behalf of the event, says the mission is to provide an opportunity for individuals from various faith and cultural backgrounds to come together to promote peace in our community. "We expect to draw more than 600 people to our one day, all-ages event, which takes place on August 18 from 10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.," Gordon said.

Sublimity Harvest Festival to Celebrate 40 Years

September Festival is “40 and Pullin’ Strong”

(SUBLIMITY, OR) - The second weekend in September will mark the 40th annual Sublimity Harvest Festival, a destination family event that started as a local truck and tractor pull competition and has evolved into a three-day outdoor weekend festival that includes monster trucks, multi-engine and modified tractors, ATVs, horses, modified trucks and farm tractors.

The Festival opens on Friday, Sept. 7 at 5 p.m. with a Pit Party to meet the drivers and their vehicles. The event is held on the Harvest Festival Grounds at Highway 22 and Golf Club Road in Sublimity.