
Wanted: Works of art to dress up Keizer utility boxes
Keizer's Public Arts Commission is taking submissions for artwork to wrap on three boxes in the coming year, adding to Keizer's collection of street artistry.

Keizer's Public Arts Commission is taking submissions for artwork to wrap on three boxes in the coming year, adding to Keizer's collection of street artistry.

A benefit to aid veterans, story time and a host of community meetings pack the calendar in Keizer.

Keizerites can enjoy a luau, cultural artisan fair, and steaming plate of kalua pork at Keizer Rapids Park on Saturday, Aug. 30. Paradise of Samoa, a local heritage group, is hosting the 14th Annual Luau and Fair from noon to 8:30 p.m. after a four-year hiatus.

Highlights of the 160th state fair include 30 new food vendors, a special section for kiddy rides and 12 new carnival rides.

The Keizer Community Library will have a back-to-school party with free school supplies for families on Saturday, Aug. 23, from noon to 2 p.m.

Children can read to Maxwell, a black Labrador, on the first and third Saturdays of the month at the Keizer Community Library.

Theater is home to Bentley Michaels, who honed his skills first at McNary High School and went on to success in larger venues. He always comes back, though, to Salem's Enchanted Forest.

Keizer artists will showcase their work at a free outdoor festival on Saturday, Aug. 9, at Englewood Park in Salem. The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature a diverse range of artists.

Keizer residents will find plenty to do this weekend, including an art show reception and a concert in the park, and just north of town the annual Steam-Up.