Live Concert: Seacats and The Starship Renegade

7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6
Loucks Auditorium

Pop/rock geniuses the Seacats return to Salem Public Library for the second show of their Spring Tour 2013 which will take them from Seattle to Austin, Texas. Billing themselves as the Northwest rock-n-roll’s “funny guyz” since 2009, the Seacats reach out to fans with high energy music and witty lyrics. Their music is available online at: www.seacats.bandcamp.com

They will be joined on the Loucks stage by The Starship Renegade, who ran away with the win at the 2012 Battle of the Bands. Lively and energetic, The Starship Renegade is working hard to be the next big music act out of Oregon. Their music is available at: www.reverbnation.com/thestarshiprenegade

Admission is free, with seating on a first-come, first-seated basis. Snacks and drinks will be sold by the Salem Public Library Teen Advisory Board, with proceeds benefitting teen services and programs at Salem Public Library.

 More information is available from the Information Desk at 503-588-6052.

Upcoming Marion-Polk Food Share Seed Exchange

· Where: Marion-Polk Food Share, 1660 Salem Industrial Dr. NE, Salem, OR

· When: Saturday, March 2nd, 10:00am-12:00pm

· No seeds? No problem. Seeds available for all

Bring seeds to share

Meet local gardeners & seed savers

Everyone takes home seeds

What is a seed exchange?

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/How-To-Organize-A-Community-Plant-And-Seed-Swap.aspx

http://www.foodnotlawns.com/how-to.html

For more Information, contact Ian Dixon-McDonald at: 503-581-3855 x329, imcdonald@marionpolkfoodshare.org

HandsOn Annual Volunteer Recognition Event

Party Like A Volunteer

HandsOn’s annual volunteer recognition event is going on the road this year!  Instead of hosting a stationary event, we will take the Hard Hat Awards to the volunteers where they work, play or volunteer.

Nominate your amazing volunteer(s) for one of the following categories:

1.    The Crew Volunteer Group of the Year Award: A group of volunteers who continually do good together, volunteering on a regular basis with determination and zeal to make the world a happier place.

2.    The Ben Stone Volunteer of the Year Award: An individual volunteer who is a regular at your events and one-time projects, diligently helping wherever the need is greatest with a smile.

3.    The Do-Gooder Award: An individual volunteer that goes above and beyond the call of duty, increasing the capacity of the organization by leaps and bounds.

Send nominations to Melissa no later than March 29th.  You are highly encouraged to submit multiple nominations.  Please include the following information:

1.    The Volunteer’s Name or Name of the Group

2.    The Award Category of your choice

3.    In 200 words or less please describe how your nominee(s) has gone above and beyond the call of duty in your organization and made life at your organization a little brighter.

If your nominee is selected, we will contact you to discuss the best place and time during National Volunteer Week to recognize the winner.

Jan Michael Looking Wolf Performance

Jan Michael Looking Wolf

7 p.m. Friday, March 1

Loucks Auditorium

Compassion, Civility, Community Series

Native American flute player Jan Michael Looking Wolf is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, with Kalapuyan and Irish heritage.  He brings his acoustic trio and his message that all people are one regardless of color, nationality, gender, ethnicity, or wealth.

His music combines traditional Native American music with influences from new age, folk, blues and contemporary rock.  His eighteen CDs have won numerous awards including a top ten ranking on national new age charts.

Free tickets will be available at the Central Library’s Information Desk and the West Salem Branch Service Desk beginning Friday, February 22.  Tickets are valid until 10 minutes before performance time.  At that time, those waiting will be allowed to fill any unused seats.

More information is available at 503-588-6052.  Sponsored by the Salem Public Library Foundation.

Willamette University Survey

Please help out a group of Willamette University students by completing the following survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8WXWY9X

These Willamette University students are in a Communications and nonprofit marketing class and are working with Salem Friends of Felines to get the word out about adult cat adoptions, and they need some feedback from the Salem community to help us form their communication outreach. The survey is very short, and the more responses they receive the more they can learn about how to shape their campaigns. The students are also aware that most communities want the number of stray cats in the area controlled, and they think the Salem community would like to know about Friends of Felines spaying/neutering services.

The students greatly appreciate your help in responding to their survey.

Fruit Tree Planting Work-Party

Fruit Tree Planting Work-Party

Please join Marion-Polk Food Share at our fruit tree-planting work party this weekend! Open to the public – all ages and skill levels welcome.

This planting project is exciting for several reasons. First of all, Jardin de la Paz is located next to a food pantry operating out of the church, so the fresh fruit will be welcomed by the hungry families the food bank serves. Also, these trees were funded by a grant from the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon. Thanks to the HPSO’s generosity, we've planted over 100 fruit trees and berries in community gardens all over Salem and Keizer. Let there be fresh fruit for all!

Where: Jardin de la Paz (Garden of Peace) at the Salem SDA Church. Enter the garden through the brick gate at 4625 Cordon Road NE, Salem. Drive around the church to the community garden in the back.

When: Sunday, February 24, noon – 2 PM

What we’ll be doing :

Planting apple, cherry and plum trees! Trees funded by the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon. We’ll also plant blueberry bushes.

Bring:

Sturdy shoes, weather-appropriate clothes, and a snack if you need it. Tools and gloves will be provided.

If possible, RSVP to imcdonald@marionpolkfoodshare.org so we can estimate the number of tools to bring.

For more information about Sunday’s work-party, please contact Ian at 503-798-0339. See you in Sunday!

Rose Pruning Workshop

Save the Date ~ Rain or Shine

Saturday, February 23, 2013, 9–11 a.m.Salem Rose Society and City of Salem Parks are pleased to announce a rose pruning workshop to be held at Bush’s Pasture Park Municipal Rose Garden. Parks Operations Horticulture Technician, Tom Beatty, along with Salem Rose Society experts, will be on-hand to demonstrate and teach proper pruning techniques. Have you ever wondered what the differences are between a hybrid tea rose, a floribunda, or a multi-flora? These and other questions relating to roses will be addressed during this informative pruning workshop.

People interested in attending are asked to bring their own hand tools. These tools should include hand pruning shears (sorry, no anvil type). If you don’t have hand tools, there are a limited number of tools that will be available for use at the workshop.

Sign up now to take advantage of this great opportunity to build your rose pruning skills and to learn more about roses. To reserve a spot, please contact Tibby Larson at talarson@cityofsalem.net or 503-589-2197.