Traditionally held in November, the Keizer Art Association’s Black White and Gray show will open on Thursday, Sept. 6 and run through Tuesday, Oct. 1. One of the art association’s most popular shows, all of the entries in the five categories must be completed in white, black and/or gray. The[Read More…]
Arts & Ent.
Wyatt Earp docu-drama flawed, yet entertaining
By JT REID For the Keizertimes Perhaps no other time in American history has been quite as romanticized as the Wild West era, and that is not surprising. Cowboys are cool; just ask my 200+ hours logged in Red Dead Redemption 2. Anybody who knows anything about the gunslingers of[Read More…]
Review Alien: Romulus
The titular beast from the Alien series is one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time, but as with everything, familiarity breeds—well, not exactly resentment in this case, but it does facilitate a definite diminishing return when it comes to scariness.
Keizer Homegrown Conservatory launches horrifying world premiere
By MAEVE Z. O’CONNOR Special to the Keizertimes When walking past the Keizer Cultural Center, one might be inclined to picture rows of dusty books, or historical relics sleeping quietly in glass cases. But it’s the theater upstairs that has been the source of all the recent screaming. Eager young[Read More…]
Movie review: Dark Knight at his best
By JT REID For the Keizertimes Like most nerds, I like Batman. Most people do, if one takes the shear amount of times the character has appeared in print and on the small and big screens as evidence of his popularity. But I’m kind of getting tired of Bruce Wayne[Read More…]
Rich McCloud will perform at July 27 Summer Sounds Concert Series
The 2024 Summer Sounds Concert Series in the Park continue on Saturday, July 27, , at the Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre at Keizer Rapids Park. Doors open at 5 p.m., with tjhe show starting at 6:30 p.m. Food vendors will be on hand with the trucks; beverages will be offered by[Read More…]
Summer concerts kick off with Rhythm and Business
The 2024 Summer Concert Series in the Park kicked off on Saturday, July 20, at the Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre at Keizer Rapids Park. Opening act, Flight, performed a variety of genres from funk to the blues. About 500 people were in attendance. The headlining act, Rhythm and Business, gave the[Read More…]
Brat Pack documentary fails
If you lived during the 1980s there is a very strong possibility that you knew of the Brat Pack. 3 minute read time.
A Quiet Place: Day One focuses on formula, succeeds
What started as a tense little story of a family trying to survive in a world of aliens with an intense desire to maul everything that makes the slightest sound eventually did what most successful films do: It became a big ‘ol series.
Despite this, the second film did not lose its intimate and personal nature, and the prequel/, A Quiet Place: Day One, follows suit, much to its benefit.
BOOK REVIEW: “Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves” by Nicola Twilley
What’s for dinner? The answer to that can be gotten by opening your refrigerator door. Are the makings of a salad there? The ingredients for a recipe you’ve been dying to try? Cold OJ, eggs, leftover pizza, or dim sum? Okay, now, shut the door – we’re not refrigerating the[Read More…]