Salem Reads 2025: Exploring Identity
Read the winning stories from the Exploring Identity writing contest, a part of the 2025 Salem Reads program
Salem Reads: I Am
This article was the third-place adult winner in the Exploring Identity writing contest, part of the 2025 Salem Reads: One Book, One Community program, which delved into the themes of Why Didn't You Tell Me? A Memoir by Carmen Rita Wong.
Jun. 01, 2025
Salem Reads: Telenovelas During Dinner
This article was the second-place adult winner in the Exploring Identity writing contest, part of the 2025 Salem Reads: One Book, One Community program, which delved into the themes of Why Didn't You Tell Me? A Memoir by Carmen Rita Wong.
Jun. 01, 2025
midnight
Salem Reads: Faith Over Fear
This article was the third-place teen winner in the Exploring Identity writing contest, part of the 2025 Salem Reads: One Book, One Community program, which delved into the themes of Why Didn't You Tell Me? A Memoir by Carmen Rita Wong.
Jun. 01, 2025
noon
Salem Reads: Who Am I?
This article was the second-place teen winner in the Exploring Identity writing contest, part of the 2025 Salem Reads: One Book, One Community program, which delved into the themes of Why Didn't You Tell Me? A Memoir by Carmen Rita Wong.
Salem Reads: More Than Meets The Eye
This article was the first-place adult winner in the Exploring Identity writing contest, part of the 2025 Salem Reads: One Book, One Community program, which delved into the themes of Why Didn't You Tell Me? A Memoir by Carmen Rita Wong.
Jun. 01, 2025
midnight
Salem Reads: More Than a Name - What Identity means to me
This article was the first-place teen winner in the Exploring Identity writing contest, part of the 2025 Salem Reads: One Book, One Community program, which delved into the themes of Why Didn't You Tell Me? A Memoir by Carmen Rita Wong.
Jun. 01, 2025
noon
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Downtown Salem Holiday Parade
Downtown Salem’s Holiday Parade rolls back into town on Friday, November 28 and help is needed to set the stage
Oct. 26, 2025
8:28 a.m.
Salem Reads 2026 Title Announced
The selected book is Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Oct. 05, 2025
12:31 p.m.
Grants Available for Salem Events and Cultural and Historic Attractions
The City of Salem is accepting grant proposals from organizations that want to host historic, cultural, and tourism-related events in Salem.
Sep. 23, 2025
2:41 p.m.
Arts and Culture Caucus to announce 2025 priorities at Feb 12 event in Salem
The Feb 12 event at the Elsinore Theatre will feature performance from Oregon native and Grammy award-winning artist Esperanza Spalding
Jan. 31, 2025
10:41 a.m.
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