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September 21st my friend Gerry Frank celebrated his 93rd birthday with a gathering of friends from all over the Northwest at the Yost Gallery in Salem. Four of Ore-gon’s living Governors (Brown, Roberts, Kulongoski and Kitzhaber) spoke, and then Gerry invited me up to say a few words. Here’s a bit of what I said:

"It’s a great pleasure to join you here tonight. I honestly never expected to be at an event where I spoke after Gov-ernor Kitzhaber, but it’s been a strange political year. Four score and 13 years ago, Aaron and Ruth Frank brought upon this earth the singular individual who we honor tonight. It’s worth pointing out that, for reasons I don’t entirely understand, Gerry has afforded me a singular priv-ilege. Near as I can tell, Gerry has only worked for three men in his life: His father, Aaron Frank, the great states-man Senator Mark Hatfield and me.

When Gerry first went to work for me on the TV show NW Reports he was just a pup of 70. Despite his youth and inexperience, Gerry delivered. He traveled the North-west, to showcase great local travel opportunities… Great hotels, restaurants, and places right here in our own state that so many who have lived in the state their whole lives didn’t even know existed: from Timberline on Mt Hood, to Paradise on the Rogue river by jet boat…there was no place Gerry would not travel to tell a story about a place he knew people would like. And he did it for a salary that wouldn’t get you soup and sandwich at Gerry’s Kondi-torei…well, maybe soup but no cake.

All kidding aside, what Gerry did for KPTV and me what he’s been doing his whole life for the state he loves: Serv-ing as the single greatest ambassador for Oregon and the Northwest.A lot of folks born in his circumstances would have simply enjoyed life on the beach. Not Gerry. Be-cause Gerry comes from a family of leaders. Who started a great department store, known nationwide A family that employed tens of thousands over the decades since 1857 produced a governor for Oregon, who himself started the Oregon State Police.Rest is not in Gerry’s vocabulary. He’s served in Washington DC, started and ran businesses, writ-ten what the Wall Street journal describes as "America's

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by Lars Larson

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Concept showcases future design, technical systems in development

This Flagship Sedan is a concept for a more expressive, expansive companion to the recently launched CT6

The Dual-Theme interior includes Curved OLED displays, next-gen connectivity designs, ingenious details

The Escala Concept debuts in California tonight, introducing the next evolution of Cadillac design and previewing the craftsmanship and technology being developed for many future models. Following a series of private previews, Escala will be displayed this weekend at the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

The Escala Concept previews the design and technical ideas driving the next phase of Cadillac’s ongoing expansion.

“Escala is a concept with two clear objectives,” said Johan de Nyss-chen, president of Global Cadillac. “First, Escala is a statement of intent for the next iteration of the Cadillac design language, and also technical concepts in development for future Cadillac models. Secondly, Escala

builds Cadillac’s aspirational character, signaling the brand’s return to the pinnacle of premium.”

Cadillac has released a new slate of models bristling with expressive design and exhilarating per-formance, driver’s cars taking Cadillac into a new chapter of its storied 114-year history.

“Escala is a concept car, but one based upon the unrelenting rise of our product substance,” de Nysschen said. “Depending on the development of market segment for large luxury sedans, Escala is a potential addition to our existing product plan.”

Escala — Spanish for “scale”— is a concept for a larger, more elite and expressive companion to

Cadillac Unveils Escala Concept

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Cadillac Unveils Escala Concept

the recently launched 2016 Cadillac CT6, the brand’s remarkable new range-topping prestige sedan. Escala is also the third in a series of con-cepts Cadillac has debuted at Pebble Beach in recent years, following the Ciel convertible (2011) and Elmiraj coupe (2013).

Escala is designed to be both a driver’s car and an indulgent flagship sedan. The large 4-door sedan features an expansive liftback design emphasizing the car’s considerable scale and versatility. At 210.5 inch-es in overall length, Escala is roughly 6 inches longer than today’s CT6.

Escala features a new and evolved face of Cadillac design that will begin appearing on production models soon. This includes a new expression of Cadillac’s vertical lighting, a brand signature since 1948.

Organic light emitting diode (OLED) lighting elements are thin-ner and set deep within the fascia, creating a sinister look, day and night. The concept’s details invite closer inspection, including

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best guidebook to the Big Apple", as well as "the ONLY guidebook you’ll ever need".

Even so, Oregon is the state that Gerry knows even better, and loves the best. A man whose counsel has been sought for decades and still is today by young entrepreneurs and experienced politicians alike.

It’s a great tragedy that, despite Gerry’s love for Oregon, he has never let the state’s great wines nor Pendleton Whiskey grace his lips…but even still, it’s a pleasure tonight to lift a glass in honor of Mark Hatfield’s “dollar-a-year-man”, the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court of Chocolate Cake, the Captain of the Kondi-torei, to Oregon’s third senator; My friend and mentor Gerry Frank.

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Marion County Commissioner, Kevin Cameron and Gerry Frank

Gerry Frank's 93 rdA Birthday Bash!

By Michael Patrick O’Connor

A who’s who list assembled in Salem on Septem-ber 21st to celebrate the 93rd birthday of Gerry Frank, a man known from coast to coast as Mr. Oregon for his tireless contributions to make his state and his nation a better place.

Those in attendance at Salem Magazine’s birth-day bash for Mr. Frank, which was held at The Roger Yost Galley in downtown Salem, included sitting Oregon governor Kate Brown and for-mer Oregon governors Ted Kulongoski and John Kitzhaber, all of whom deliv-ered messages from the heart to a man who has a whole lot of heart for the people and places around the state.

A very poignant address came from Mr. Mark O. Hat-field Jr., the son of late United States Senator Mark O. Hat-field, for whom Mr. Frank worked for some two decades. Senator Hatfield’s widow, Mrs. Antoinette Hatfield, also came to fête her longtime friend.

Others who delivered re-marks to Mr. Frank and the crowd of well-wishers includ-ed City of Salem Mayor Anna Peterson and former Salem mayor Janet Taylor, philan-thropist and business titan Dick Withnell, and syndicated radio host Lars Larson.

Oregon State Senator Jackie Winters, gubernatorial candi-date Bud Pierce, and former Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court Edwin J. Pe-terson were also on hand.

Guests were treated to char-donnay and pinot noir from Willamette Valley Vineyards and food catered by Roth’s supermarkets, which included a lobster appetizer on radic-chio and other delicious fin-ger foods and several amuse bouche.

Cake was also served, including a chocolate one, given Mr. Frank’s longtime love affair with the dessert.

Willamette Valley Vineyards Founder Jim Ber-nau attended and was lauded during Mr. Frank’s comments to everyone as was grocer Michael Roth. In fact, as is Mr. Gerry Frank’s way, he had kind words for all the luminaries who showed up and also had an ebullient and eloquent ‘Thank You’ for every attendee.

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Happy 93rd Birthday, Gerry Frank!

Gerry's Secret: Dark Chocolate & Friends

Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Gerry FrankA Birthday Kiss Caught Live

Mr. Frank concluded his comments to thunderous applause.

Members of Enlightened Theatrics performed some musi-cal numbers after the throng in attendance belted out Happy Birthday to Mr. Frank, who, of course, was obligated to blow out some candles on a personalized chocolate cake. While guests enjoyed their food and drink and strolled through the art gallery, chanteuse Phoebe Jacobs’s voice serenad-ed those mingling about the first and second floors of Sa-lem’s tallest office building, one that houses artworks from around the world, including pieces from Russia, Germany, and England.

Partygoers were able to stand before and peruse Impres-sionist, Russian Impressionist, and Cubist pieces. Works from Russia, Germany, and England are well represented at The Roger Yost Gallery as is homegrown art from the Hudson River Valley School. Some of the gallery’s museum quality pieces are 500 years old, but Salem’s priceless no-nagenarian Gerry Frank is who everyone came to see on a night to remember.

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Happy 93rd Birthday, Gerry Frank!

Former Salem Mayor Janet Taylor was a featured speaker.

Gerry's Secret: Dark Chocolate & Friends

Mrs. Mark O. Hattfield, (Antoinette)Former Oregon Governor, Doctor John Kitzhaber

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important addition is an open invitation for all non chamber member businesses and organizations.

An expanded base of invited exhibitors will add to the excitement, va-riety and certainly result in a great visitor experience.The draw and suc-cess of Showbiz is fun. It's where community meets business. Always dedicated to shopping locally and doing business with your neighbors.

The networking opportunities remain the centerpiece of Showbiz. The place to see and be seen.

Bags full of samples, special presentations, award ceremonies, vendor showcases and most of all... The people that make the mid-Willamette a great place to live. See you at the new Showbiz in May 2017.

PublisherBruce Taylor

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Harvey Gail, Patrick Ireland, Ron Cooper, John Svendsen

Devin Fedenrecht, Blakely Trettenero, Lisa Joyce, Anna Peterson, Lars Larson

Dr. Keith Neaman, Jeanne SilsbyDave Sweeney, Gerry Frank

Patti Milne, Roger Yost, Evan McDaniel, Bryce Petersen,

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Roger Yost, Rebecca Maitlan Courtney

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Salem Magazine, Vol 2, #4

P.2 Lars Larson - "My Friend Gerry"

P.4 Cadillac Unveils Escala

P.6 Gerry Frank's 93rd Birthday

by Michael Patrick O'Connor

P.10 Showbiz - "Back by Popular Demand"

P.12 Hallie Ford Art Museum - American Folk

Art, "Strange and Wonderful"

P.18 April Waters - Salem Art Association

P.19 Art Talk

P.20 Holiday Gala

P.21 Window/Mirror by Frank Miller

P.22 Art Workshop

P. 23 Nordstrom Fall Collection -

Olivia Palermo + Chelsea 28

P.29 Debra Herring "Fall Into Fashion"

P.34 The Artisan of Kraft

P.48 Exclusive Style - Kelly's Fine Furnishings

and Design Gallery

P.50 When Game Playing is a Good Thing

P.50 Revitalizing Costume Jewelry

P.53 Ritter's Housemade Foods - Grand

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P.54 Bon Mua Coffee - "A Legacy"

P.59 Percunova Percussion Duo

P.61 Keeping Salem's Young and Young at

Heart, "Rolling Forward on Two Wheels"

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Last year the Salem Chamber of Commerce replaced Showbiz with the Lead Business Summit.

The buzz around town was that the community looked forward to Showbiz each year and overwhelmingly support the return of Showbiz.

The new Showbiz planned for the Jackman Long Expo Center at the Oregon Fair Grounds in May 2017 is now produced by the Salem Busi-ness Journal and anchored with the Marion-Polk Food Share. The new word for Showbiz is "More". More vendors and exhibitors, More fun and even more community than ever before. A donation of any food item is admission at the door.

Open now to members of eight local Chambers of Commerce in the mid-Willamette, including Salem, Keizer, Dallas, Silverton, Woodburn, Stayton/Sublimity, Independence/Monmouth and Albany. Also invited are members of Travel Salem, Salem Area Realtor Association, City of Salem, Marion County, Polk County, Marion-Polk Medical Society, The Salem Fire Foundation and Family Building Blocks. Perhaps the most

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND"The Mid-Willamette Valley's Largest and Oldest Business Trade Show"

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Lullu’s Tutto Cucina is a unique kitchen store: Lullu, the owner, is certified, 110% Italian! She is proud to have a store that has unusual, rare mer-chandise (mostly European imports), that cannot be found at most kitchen stores. There is a warm, inviting atmosphere at the cooking classes (many are hands-on) that regional guest Chefs conduct throughout the year. She also specializes in Italian food and wine. Gift certificates and gift baskets are available, and special orders are welcome.

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Strange andWonderful

American Folk Artfrom the Volkersz Collection

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American Folk Art from the Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection” opens September 17 at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in the Melvin Hender-son-Rubio Gallery, and continues through December 22, 2016. This exhibi-tion provides viewers a rare opportunity to see into the world and art of 32 “outsider” artists from across the country.

The history of folk art dates back to the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries in the United States and has changed over time as a split devel-oped between those American artists who received formal training versus those who were self-taught.

Folk art continued to flourish in the United States during the first few decades of the twentieth century. By the 1930s, a number of exhibitions be-gan to showcase the work of self-taught artists. It was during this time that art collectors and patrons, such as Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and others, began to amass large collections of folk art that would eventually form the basis for some of the most significant collections in the country, including the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

By the 1940s, there emerged a large group of self-taught artists whose work became notable and collectable. They tended to live in rural parts of the United States and lacked formal education. Many were the sons and daughters of sharecroppers and former slaves. Most started their artistic careers late in life and often used inexpensive and ordinary material to cre-ate their artwork. Some of these artists experienced visions in which God

or the angels told them to make art, while others carved, painted, or sewed to keep active in retirement. Still others used their artwork to rail against the government or their neighbors.

In 1972, the British art scholar Roger Cardinal coined the term “outsider” art to refer to the contemporary folk art created by these self-taught artists who worked outside the mainstream art scene.

Willem and Diane Volkersz, of Bozeman, Montana became intrigued with the storytelling and narrative aspects of outsider art and began to amass their collection in the 1970s while living in Missouri. From that time to the present, their collection has become one of the most important folk and outsider art collections in the country with works by artists such as Rev. Howard Finster (known for his album cover designs for R.E.M. and Talking Heads), Dilmus Hall, Eddie Martin, Nellie Mae Rowe, Mary T. Smith, and Sarah Mary Taylor, among many others.

The exhibition includes over 100 objects and features information about each artist as well as photo murals depicting several of the artists’ work en-vironments. A 64-page, full-color book with essays by Willem Volkersz and folk art scholar Tom Patterson is also available for $24.95.

This exhibition has been made possible by general operating support grants from the City of Salem’s Transient Occupancy Tax funds and the Oregon Arts Commission.

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American Folk Art from the Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection” opens September 17 at the Hallie Ford Muse-um of Art in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery, and continues through December 22, 2016. This exhibition provides viewers a rare opportunity to see into the world and art of 32 “outsider” artists from across the country.

The history of folk art dates back to the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries in the United States and has changed over time as a split developed between those American artists who received formal training versus those who were self-taught.

Folk art continued to flourish in the United States during the first few decades of the twentieth century. By the 1930s, a number of exhibitions began to showcase the work of self-taught artists. It was during this time that art collectors and patrons, such as Abby Aldrich Rocke-feller and others, began to amass large collections of folk art that would eventually form the basis for some of the most significant collections in the country, including the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

By the 1940s, there emerged a large group of self-taught artists whose work became notable and collectable. They tended to live in rural parts of the United States and lacked formal education. Many were the sons and daugh-ters of sharecroppers and former slaves. Most started their artistic careers late in life and often used inexpen-sive and ordinary material to create their artwork. Some of these artists experienced visions in which God or the angels told them to make art, while others carved, painted, or sewed to keep active in retirement. Still others used their artwork to rail against the govern-ment or their neighbors.

In 1972, the British art scholar Roger Cardinal coined the term “outsider” art to refer to the contemporary folk art created by these self-taught artists who worked outside the mainstream art scene.

Willem and Diane Volkersz, of Bozeman, Montana became intrigued with the storytelling and narrative aspects of outsider art and began to amass their collection in the 1970s while living in Missouri. From that time to the present, their collection has become one of the most important folk and outsider art collections in the country with works by artists such as Rev. Howard Finster (known for his album cover designs for R.E.M. and Talking Heads), Dilmus Hall, Eddie Martin, Nellie Mae Rowe, Mary T. Smith, and Sarah Mary Taylor, among many others.

The exhibition includes over 100 objects and features information about each artist as well as photo murals depicting several of the artists’ work envi-ronments. A 64-page, full-color book with essays by Willem Volkersz and folk art scholar Tom Patterson is also available for $24.95.

This exhibition has been made possible by general operating support grants from the City of Salem’s Transient Occupancy Tax funds and the Oregon Arts Commission.

RELATED PROGRAMMING

Lecture “Strange and Wonderful: American Folk Art from the Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection”, September 16, 2016 at 5 p.m. | Free and open to the public, Paulus Lecture Hall, Willamette University College of Law

Willem and Diane Volkersz will speak about folk and outsider art in their collection and in general.

About the Artist Howard Finster.

Howard Finster was born in Valley Head, Alabama, in 1916 and lived on a farm with his parents and thirteen brothers and sisters. He attended school through the sixth grade, became a “born again” Christian at a Baptist revival at thirteen, and began to preach at sixteen. He gave occasional sermons at local churches; wrote religious articles, songs, and poetry for the town newspaper; hosted a radio program in the late 1930s; and became a full-time pastor in Alabama and Georgia beginning in 1940.

Finster claimed to have been told by God in 1961 to spread the Gospel through the design of “Paradise Garden,” a folk-art sculpture garden built on swampy land behind his home near Summerville, Georgia. He had a second vision in 1976 in which God told him to paint sacred art, and during the next twenty-five years his diverse subjects ranged from religion and history to politics and pop culture, often embellished with Bible verses. He gained widespread notice in the 1980s with his album cover designs for R.E.M. and Talking Heads. He passed away in Rome, Georgia, in 2001.

Lecture: “Singular Spaces: Art Environment in Spain and Around the World”

October 20, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., Hudson Concert Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center at Willamette University. Join internationally-recognized scholar, curator, and writer Jo Farb Hernandez as she introduces audiences to art envi-ronments around the world.

Evening for Educators, September 20, 2016 from 4:30 - 6 p.m., The Maribeth Collins Lobby and Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery

Educators are invited to join Elizabeth Garrison, the Cameron Paulin Cura-tor of Education, for a complimentary preview of the exhibition at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. This workshop is designed to help teachers prepare students for a field trip to the exhibition, as well as broaden curriculum con-cepts for use in the classroom. Advance registration for this free workshop is required by Sept. 19 by calling 503-370-6855.

Family Activity Day, October 15, 2016 from noon-4 p.m. Maribeth Col-lins Lobby and Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art.

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Alva Gene Dexhimer (American, 1931 – 1984), “Woman with Bird and Flashlight,” 1982, paint on chipboard, 14.75 in. x 12 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection, photo: Willem Volkersz.

ABOVE:

Rev. Howard Finster (American, 1916 – 2001), “The Holy Dove of God,” 1983, nails and paint on wood, 11.75 in. x 14.25 in x 4 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection, photo: Willem Volkersz.

BELOW:

Robert E. Smith (American, 1927 – 2010), “A Rural Family,” 1990, acrylic, pen and ink on illustration board; 15 in. x 20 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection.

Alva Gene Dexhimer was born in Clarksburg, Missouri, in 1931. As a young boy, he fell off a tractor and suffered a severe head injury. This acci-dent caused major learning disabilities that led him to drop out of school after the eighth grade. The years he attended school were spent drawing, and he continued to draw throughout his lifetime; unfortunately, he never learned to read or write.

In his teens, Dexheimer worked for his father, who was a carpenter and handyman, and he lived with his parents until they died. In 1972, his sister and brother-in-law offered him a place to live, and it was at this time that he began to make a wide range of objects from scrap wood, as well as paintings on cardboard, shoe soles, and other scrap materials found at a nearby shoe factory. He died in Syracuse, Missouri, in 1984.

Robert E. Smith was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1927. He spent his early years in Missouri and Tex-as. He joined the United States Army in 1948 but was given a medical dis-charge after six months. In 1950, he had a “nervous breakdown” and was committed to Farmington State Hos-pital, near St. Louis, until 1968. After his release, he worked in the mental health field, earned his GED, and worked as a “hawker” (a person who sells refreshments or merchandise) at baseball stadiums in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Houston.

Smith began to paint in 1964 while he was still at Farmington State Hospital. He painted on poster board and paper with acrylics, crayons, and watercolors, and his cartoon-like paintings and drawings had a strong narrative content. His subjects included political events, family gatherings, historical events, and stories about his life. He often wrote or recorded his stories on a tape recorder before he painted them, and many of his paintings and drawings include writ-ten text. He passed away in Springfield, Missouri, in 2010.

Robert E. Smith, "A Rural Family"

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Arthur Frenchy was born in Fall City, Nebraska, in 1884, the son of former slaves who had migrated to the Midwest and settled in Nebraska. Although little is known of his life, he creat-ed a broad range of folk-art objects that are enigmat-ic and powerful: canes or conjuring sticks, decorated with animal skulls, paint, and costume jewelry; a set of smoking pipes decorated with found objects, paint, and costume jewelry; and a group of small chairs made of chicken bones, and decorated with collage, paint, rug scraps, and jew-elry. He died in Kansas City, Kan-sas, in 1975.

Arthur Frenchy (American, 1884 – 1975), “Chair with Plastic Bird,” c. early 1960s, painted chicken bones and collage, 14.5 in. x 13.25 in. 8 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection, photo: W.Volkersz.

Rev. Benjamin F. Perkins (American, 1904 – 1993), “All American Jumbo Airmail,” c. 1980s, painted met-

al mailbox, 11.5 in x 7 in. x 21 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection, photo: Willem Volkersz.

Benjamin F. Perkins was born in Vernon, Alabama, in 1904. He served in the United States Ma-rine Corps from 1921 to 1925, and he claimed that during his service he went on several secret missions to South America and other places. He was ordained a minister in the Assembly of God Church in 1929, rising to the rank of bishop. He married in 1936 and had two daughters, and served a number of different churches in rural Alabama during his career.

In 1979, he took a few art classes at Albert Brewer Community College in Fayette, Alabama, where, ac-cording to Perkins, the teachers let you choose your own style. He began to paint on canvas and wood, as well as on gourds and even mailboxes. His subjects focused on three themes: stories from the Bible, of-ten with Biblical messages and verses incorporated into the work; patriotic scenes, such as the American flag; and objects found in King Tut’s tomb. Perkins passed away in Bankston, Alabama, in 1993.

Brenda Clements, Artist of "The Memory Jug", lives in Bozeman, Montana. As a self-taught art-ist, she has been fascinated with the American flag and has painted them and collected them for many years. Her memory jug is a departure from her typical artwork, although the tradition of memory jugs (vessels covered in mortar and encrusted with shards, shells, and various found objects) dates to Victorian times and may have originated from Afri-can mourning vessels.

Brenda Clements (American), “Memory Jug,” date unknown, glass bottle with attached found objects, 19 in. x 15 in x 15 in., Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection, photo: Willem Volkersz.

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“This concept shares how Cadillac will bring forward a new expe-rience that is uniquely American, and unmistakably Cadillac,” says Andrew Smith, executive director of Cadillac Global Design. “Escala is an expressive symbol of reward and an exhilarating driving expe-rience. On the interior, we pushed further. It’s about precision and ingenuity in craftsmanship, and the artistic integration of technology.”

Escala features a “dual personality” interior crafted with distinctly different zones: The front is about intensely focused modern technol-ogy, while the rear delivers relaxation.

“My brief to the designers was to create a car that you desperately want to drive, and also one in which you want to be driven,” Smith said. “So rather than a single design, this interior consists of two themes. It was an opportunity for our designers to "break the rules" a little bit, get creative and innovative, which is exactly what Cadillac should do from time to time.”

An array of three curved OLED screens is a prominent feature in the front of the cabin. The very thin, curved displays are layered in front of the driver, with the back sides wrapped in hand-stitched leather embossed with the Cadillac script. The array of screens con-solidate the traditional “cluster” of driving gauges with the “center stack” into one integrated unit.

Escala includes new designs for connectivity and control, providing a prototype for the user experience in development for future pro-duction models. The system features a central control module that enables the driver to execute tactile commands across the spectrum of connectivity functions, in addition to voice and gesture control tech-nology. Inside the controller sits a new edition of Cadillac’s “flying Goddess” icon, a nod to the brand’s illustrious heritage.

Like all Cadillac models today, the interior is assembled using hand cut-and-sewn techniques. However, Escala presents several new and unique touches, blending overt luxury with covert technology. Escala makes broad use of hand-tailored fabric on the door trim and seat-ing areas. Inspired by suiting material used by Cadillac’s partners in the fashion industry, the fabric provides a new level of hand-applied craftsmanship and color, unique in today’s auto interior landscape.

The Escala Concept utilizes Cadillac’s new RWD-centric large luxu-ry car architecture, featuring one of the world’s most advanced body structures, which debuted on the new CT6. The mixed-material con-struction enables unprecedented agility and efficiency.

Escala uses a new 4.2-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine, a prototype of a new system in development for future Cadillac models. The advanced engine utilizes Active Fuel Management technology, enabling fuel-sav-ing 4-cylinder operation.

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Come hear from artist April Wa-ters as she offers insight into her latest exhibition, Confluence, a two-person show with fellow paint-er Bets Cole. For more than twenty years, the waterways of the Wil-lamette Valley and Oregon coast have been a central focus for April Waters both in terms of inspiration for her paintings as well as her en-vironmental concerns.

Waters’ paintings have been fea-tured in numerous exhibitions over the past thirty years and her work is in the collections of the Hal-lie Ford Museum of Art, Oregon State University, Salem Hospital, State of Oregon’s Percent for Art Program, Mount Angel Abbey Li-brary, and the Hermann Memorial Hospital in Texas, among others. She maintains studios in both Sa-lem and in Neskowin overlooking the ocean. A meeting of the SAA Gallery Guides will take place af-ter the lecture. Those interested in becoming volunteer docents at the Bush Barn Art Center are welcome to attend the meeting. This event is free and open to the public.

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High School Art Mentorship High School Art Mentorship Program Call for Artists Due Tuesday, October 4 | 5 pm

The Salem Art Association is currently seeking artists in grade 9-12 to participate in the annual High School Art Mentorship Program. Students in public, private, parochial or homeschool settings are encouraged to apply.

Lasting for the duration of the 2016-2017 academic year, this experience is a wonderful opportunity for budding art-ists to receive one-on-one mentorship with an established artist, engage with their peers, and receive guidance from industry professionals.

There is no fee to apply or participate in the High School Art Mentorship Program. To learn more or to view the applica-tion please visit www.SalemArt.org/programs/cae and click on the High School Art Mentorship Program page. For ques-tions, please contact Susan Powers at 503-581-2228 x311 or susan@SalemArt.org.

Estuary Dawn, Salmon River, 2011Oil on Wood Panel,

34” x 34”

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Art Talk and Book ReleasePrint Arts Northwest (PAN)

Art Talk & Book Release | Leila Philip and Garth EvansOctober 11 | 10 am Bush Barn Art Center FREE, Open to the public.

Join us for a presentation by Connecticut-based husband and wife, Garth Evans and Leila Philip, as they talk about and share works from their recent collaborative book project, Water Rising, which presents watercolors by Ev-ans and poems by Philip.

Art has played an important role in the preservation of the American landscape and the authors intend for this project to draw upon that history to challenge and inspire audiences to a greater awareness of and discussion about our relationship to our rural spaces.

Leila Philip is the author of three books and has received numerous awards for her writing including from the National Endowment for the Arts, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Garth Evans is a British sculptor whose work is included in major public collections in the United States, Britain and Australia. The title poem of Water Rising was a finalist for the 2015 Pushcart Prize in lit-erature. Proceeds from book sales will be donated to support environmental stewardship. For more information on the project, visit www.water-rising.com.

October 16-November 4 | Bush Barn Art Center AnnexThe Salem Art Association will be exhibiting 28 prints from Print Arts

Northwest (PAN) in the Annex at the Bush Barn Art Center. Artists work-ing in intaglio, relief, monotype and silkscreen will be featured. Exhibiting artists include: Jules Altfas, Kristine Blodget, Lise Drost, Dennis Floyd, Jan Fowler, Kristin Kohl, Liv Rainey-Smith and Ann Truax.

PAN is a nonprofit organization of professional printmakers who advo-cate the art of printmaking by providing exhibitions, professional devel-opment and educational programs that promote the creation, appreciation and collection of original artists’ prints. PAN has a great diversity of fine art prints representing many different printing processes drawn from a mem-bership of over sixty artists in 6 western states.

Exhibitions of the work of PAN members take place regularly in local galleries, universities and colleges, libraries, and businesses. PAN is located at the Multnomah Arts Center in Portland, Oregon. A panel discussion with PAN artists titled The Nature of Prints will take place on Tuesday, October 25 at 5:30 pm in the Annex.

The exhibition and discussion are free and open to the public. For exhibi-tion hours, please contact Kathleen Dinges Rice at 503-581-2228 x312 or kathleen@SalemArt.org.

September 23-October 14 Bush Barn Art Center Annex

looking forward: LOOKING BACK will be the inaugural exhibition in the Annex at the Bush Barn Art Center when it opens to the public on September 23. Through audio interviews and visual art from past Salem Art Association artists and administrators such as Carl Hall, Charles Heaney, Sara Swanberg, Nancy Lindburg and Bonnie Hull, visitors will be able to reflect on the history of the organization and imagine what the future will hold for this exciting new space. Art by Andrew Myers, Eric Tautkus and Chris Casarez will also be on view throughout the Annex. For exhibition

Ann Traux, Peek, Woodcut

The Annex

hours, please contact Kathleen Dinges Rice at 503-581-2228 x312 or kathleen@SalemArt.org. The opening for this exhibition will take place during The Annex Grand

Opening & Fine Art Friday event from 5:15-8 pm on Friday, Septem-ber 23. Additionally, a Conversation with Bonnie Hull, Nancy Lindburg and Sara Swanberg, plus past Salem Art Association administrators and artists from the local arts community will take place on Friday, October 14 at 5:30 pm. The reception, discussion and exhibition are free and open to the public.

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Confluence: April Waters/Bets Cole

September 23-November 5 Bush Barn Art Center

Sponsored by Roth’s Fresh MarketsConfluence presents paintings by April Wa-

ters and Bets Cole that highlight the painters’ differing approaches to capturing the beauty of the Oregon landscape and beyond. The waterways of the Willamette Valley and Ore-gon coast have been a focus for April Waters for more than 20 years—both in terms of her paintings and environmental concerns. Bets Cole primarily works in the plein air tra-dition, traveling throughout the United States and Europe from her home in Eugene. She is process-oriented in her work, layering with a variety of media—acrylic, gouache, watercolor, pastel and pencil—as she reworks and builds layers to create a sense of history. Both have

exhibited widely in the United States and are in several private and public collections. Waters earned a BFA from University of Colorado, Boul-der. Cole earned a BS degree from Cornell Univer-sity in Design and Environmental Analysis and a BFA and MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Oregon. Waters and Cole met while National Park Artists-in-Residence for the Crater Lake Centennial Celebration in 2001.

A reception will be held in conjunction with the openings of Window/Mirror – Photographs in India by Frank Miller and Featured Artist: Anton Pavlenko from 6-8 pm on Friday, September 23. April Waters and Bets Cole will talk about their work at 6:15 pm.

The reception and the exhibition are free and open to the public.

Bets ColeDriftwood Puzzle Holiday Gala

Holiday Gala Advance Ticket Deadline: Tuesday, October 25 | 5 pm

Mark your calendar for the Salem Art Association’s annual Holiday Gala. This year’s theme, Winter Won-derland, will present an elegant evening filled with festive food, live music, friends, libations, and of course a visit from jolly St. Nick. You’ll also have an opportunity to get a head start on your holiday shop-ping by perusing hundreds of handmade gift items and art in the Holiday Showcase exhibition. Refresh-ments will be provided by LifeSource Natural Foods and the SAA Gallery Guides.

Advance tickets purchased by October 25 are $10 for SAA members and $20 for non-mem-bers. Tickets purchased after October 25 are $15 for SAA members and $25 for non-members. To purchase tickets for the Holiday Gala, call 503-581-2228 or at the Bush Barn Art Center.

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October 22 & 29Bush Barn Art Center AnnexInstructor: Deanna White Registration: $55 + $20 supply fee each day. October 22: Experi-ment with various papers/techniques to make your own collage papers by stamping, paint-ing, scraping, etc., then prepare a substrate and begin a collage. October 29: Continue with your collage, learning about color, tex-ture and composition. Finishing touches will be made with hot wax texture and pigments. Twelve student maximum.

SalemArt.org/programs/annex.

Deanna White, Uncaged

Window/Mirror: Photographs In India, By Frank Miller

Bush Barn Art Center Sponsored by Statesman Journal

Window/Mirror presents a series of photographs taken by Salem-based art-ist Frank Miller during travels to India in 2011. The images capture chance en-counters as people work, play and travel through the unfolding narratives of their lives—providing a first-person account of India’s rich culture. For Miller, the photographic process does not produce “true” documents of a place, but rath-er captures one’s own individual expe-rience as seen through the filter of our identities. Miller described his journey in India as feeling “like a beautiful hurri-cane of experiences and sensations, as if everything that could happen was taking place simultaneously, in every pos-sible space.”

A reception will be held in conjunction with the openings of Confluence: April Waters and Bets Cole and Featured Artist: Anton Pavlenko from 6-8 pm on Friday, September 23. FREE and OPEN to the General Public.

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Reception 6-8:00pm Friday, September 23. Free and open to the public. Bush Barn Art Center. Sponsored by Bryn Mawr Vineyards. Plein air paint-er Anton Pavlenko was born in the Ukraine and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1990. Primarily self-taught, he copied paintings of masters in his youth and took up plein air painting later in life.

In his work, Pavlenko strives to capture the essence of the landscape, working from an intuitive state with effortless, swift strokes. He states, “For me, a good landscape painting is always born outdoors – out there in the elements. I focus less on capturing a visual snap-shot and more on a dynamic observation which employs all my senses.” His work has been featured in numerous publica-tions and exhibitions and is in several private and public collec-tions across the country.

Art Workshop, Abstracted Play:

Oil & Cold Wax

October 6-9 | Bush Barn Art Center Annex

Instructor: Dayna Collins

Registration: $350 + $20 supply fee

Experiment with laying down paint,

building texture, scrapping, and doing it

again. Work intuitively and abstractly on mul-tiple pieces, exploring

texture, layers, com-position and design, and the use of color

through oil paint and pigment sticks. The

layers dry quickly and clean up is done with mineral oil. Eight stu-

dent maximum. Learn more and register on-line at www.SalemArt.org/programs/annex.

Artist Anton Pavlenko

Dayna Collins, Caught Up in Waterweeds

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When remodeling or build-ing your home you want to feel well cared for and listened to throughout the entire construc-tion process. Next to providing the highest quality craftsman-ship, you want your contractor to work diligently to give you the absolute best of themselves. You want your project to be a professional implementation of a seamless process, with room for your input, and control over the experience. You not only want to trust your contractor to do the best possible job, you also want a sense of camaraderie and in-it-together-ness. For many homeowners, this feels like too much to ask.

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Imagine if, before every job, your contractor asked, “What does my client need from me in order to feel most cared for? What does my client need to see hap-pen for this project to be completed according to their standards?”

Now, imagine your contractor’s diligence to com-municate with you honestly and directly, in order to deliver according to your expectations. It might sound fantastical, and maybe it is, but not for Kraft Custom Construction. Make a list of everything most import-ant to you in terms of your construction experience and Kraft works tirelessly to provide that experience. For Kraft, it’s about communication – listening to the client and mirroring their needs back to them through open conversations and direct action.

Whether now or later, there are inevitable conversa-tions required between contractor and client to ensure satisfaction and successful end results for every con-struction job. Everything from expectations, assump-tions, costs, timeline, design, goals, vision, tradesmen, materials and so on, need to be determined before a project gets underway. Having those ‘elephant-in-the-room conversations’ with your contractor before he tears into your house seems like a no-brainer, howev-er, a lot of contractors focus on getting the job and figuring the details out later. This inevitably leads to a chaotic experience and haphazard construction pro-cess, leaving homeowners worse off than they started. In many ways this has become the standard. You hear people talk about their contractors and construction/remodel experience the same way they talk about toxic relationships.

After 35 years in business, Kraft Custom Construc-tion has become a recognizable leader in raising indus-try standards. They have perfected their procedures and processes to minimize surprises and ensure the entire project is taken care of in the best possible way. There will always be hiccups of one sort or another during the construction process. The goal isn’t to elim-inate hiccups. That’s impossible. However, to have a skilled contractor in your corner who values solid pro-cedures and an ability to exceptionally manage all the moving pieces of a job on any given day – controlling the uncontrollable – is worth their weight in gold. Kraft knows what they are about. They are about pro-viding high quality construction services in a profes-sional business atmosphere that exceeds their clients’ desire for service, value, and craftsmanship. The only question remaining is whether homeowners are ready to be taken care of so effectually. Kraft shows up ready to listen, work, and communicate. Their clients need to be ready to do the same.

“I hired good people to do their thing, and I got out of the way. They were smart in figuring out what I needed. The original scope of my imagination was very limited compared to what I ended up getting.” – Angus

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"There’s a

certain sense of

accomplishment

when you can see

a physical result of

your work. There’s

a logical sequence

between the work

you put in and the

results at the end

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Vail, Client, Whole House Remodel

Kraft Custom Construction is all about creating a strong partnership with home-owners to manifest the best possible construction experience. Think of it as an “us against the beast” scenario: your construction project is the beast; you work side-by-side with Kraft to strategize, de-feat and conquer your project. Tell Kraft everything you want to get out of your experience and they develop a customized process to deliver exactly what you want. When you can communicate with your contractor about the construction experi-ence – and process necessary to create that experience – everything falls into place. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Owner, Robert Kraft, developed a love for historic buildings at an early age due to his obsession with a house down the street from his childhood home in Bos-ton, Massachusetts, that was built in 1767. He graduated with a degree in economics from Hobart College and upon graduation became a carpenter, naturally setting him-self up to become an entrepreneur in the construction industry. After years of ex-pansion, Robert eventually downsized his company and decided to keep it simple. Kraft now has a handful of dedicated em-ployees who share his vision for providing quality craftsmanship and a professional construction experience. Passion for car-pentry, craftsmanship and professionalism has kept Robert in the business all these years.

“There’s a certain sense of accomplish-ment when you can see a physical result of your work. There’s a logical sequence between the work you put in and the re-sults at the end of the day,” says Robert. “I don’t swing a hammer much these days, but I still get to do a lot of problem solv-ing and learning the craft of business, which isn’t unlike remodeling, with all its moving parts and pieces. I love what I do.”

Kraft keeps business local, mostly work-ing in Salem, Portland and surrounding ar-eas. Robert is the first of two Master Cer-tified Remodelers in the state of Oregon, is the current Oregon Remodelers Associ-ation president, and has been volunteering at the Salem Art Fair and Festival for over 21 years. Kraft recently won the National Contractor of the Year Award for an inno-vative basement remodel where he, and his team, created a ceiling to look like a wave.

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Quality and Style are the driving forces behind Kelly's Fine Furniture and Design Center.

Nowhere else in Salem has the extensive selection of Custom Home Furnishings, Window Treatments and Accessories offered in such a relaxing and inspiring atmosphere. With thousands of fabrics and leathers at your finger tips, our In-Home Design Consultants will steer you in the right direction for your space every time.

Now is the time to order your Fine Furnishings for the Holidays this year. Our Annual Floor Sample Clearance Sale will get you started on the right track!

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Like people coming together for a fabulous meal surrounded by cheerful camaraderie and amazing food, playing old school board games has been a mainstay of virtually every culture across the globe since the inception of time. Today, both board and digital game playing continues to bring our fam-ilies, friends, and even strangers closer together in the name of fun, laughter, and even a bit of healthy competition. Game playing, in most cases, helps to foster positive social encounters and rich feelings of being a part of something familiar and most enjoyable. It is probable that the first board games were carved into the dirt. The games pieces would have likely been players using stones, nuts, or fruit pits. In fact, one of the earliest board games on record was a game called, “Senet;” which was similar to today’s contemporary back-gammon game. “Senet” hit the scene around 3000 BC during the Pre-dynastic Egyptian period.

Games and game playing express the ideas and worldviews of their cultures and tribes and are commonly passed on to the future generation. Games were valued as social bonding and cultural events. Games are also used for both teaching instruments and as benchmarks of social status. The origins of some of our most popular games are vast and deep. For instance, card playing was ferried from Asia and India during the Egyptian Mamluk Dynasty using coins, polo sticks, swords, and cups as suits. Dominoes, as we know it was trans-formed from early Chinese tile based games. The continent of Africa pre-sented the world with Mancala which is derived from a family of board games called "sowing" or "count-and-capture" games describing the rules for game-play. Modern chess rules originated in Italy and Spain during the 15th century with the adaption of the classic Queen and Bishop movements (on the outset referred to as, "Mad Queen chess"). And, in 1933, a board game was produced similar to today’s “Monopoly.” “Scrabble” made its acclaimed debut in 1952 and collectible trading card games first attained wide popularity in the 1990s. Finally, the golden age of arcade video games began in 1978 along with the advent of the personal computer, which opened the gateway for today’s digital gaming experiences.

Salem Magazine recently visited with Randy Muir, owner of Wild Things Gaming in downtown Salem. Randy told us that although traditional board games are still popular and selling well, trading card games, like “Magic: The Gathering (Origin: 1993),” “Yu-Gi-Oh! (Origin: 1996),” and “Pokémon (Ori-gin: 1996)” have taken off in very big way. “Specific magic cards based on their rarity and utility can be quite valuable with prices ranging from a few cents to tens of thousands of dollars,” Muir shared. “Game playing, including minia-ture war games remain so wildly popular that we have continued to promote

When Game Playing is A Good Thing

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Costume jewelry is commonly comprised of less expensive metals and stones than those found in fine jewelry, which are crafted from precious metals and gemstones. Nonetheless, piec-es of your costume jewelry collection may remain valuable, either monetarily, sentimentally, or both. Furthermore, costume metals and stones are cus-tomarily less durable than those metals and stones contained within fine jewelry, thus necessitating the use and application of a more gentle cleaning pro-cess. Understanding how to carefully clean such pieces appropriately without causing damage or altogether destroying your piece will help you more confidently get the job done - restoring the luster of your most prized costume jewelry items.

Before sharing the steps to cleaning and revitalizing your costume jewelry, Scott Smith, on-site custom jeweler at Nopp’s Jewelry & Art in Salem, Oregon says, “It is important to note that before embarking upon your costume jewelry cleaning endeav-or, it may be wise to have your local trusted jeweler assess the specific piece to ensure that you do not subject your item to a cleaning process that could permanently cause irreparable damage.”

1.Cleaning Environment: Clear off a workspace with good lighting. Overhead lights in a dimly lit room are prone to cast shadows and must be avoided. Consider a desk-top with an adjustable lamp that can directed. A practical alternative might be to clear a countertop in front of a window using raw daylight to effectively light the item.

2.Delicately Brush Item: Use a dry baby or toddler toothbrush, or similarly, a soft brush to delicately groom the surface of the piece. This step will help to remove any dirt that has congealed on the surface.

3.Compressed Air Application: Position a can of compressed air approximately an inch or two from the surface of your costume jewelry and carefully spray a few short bursts. This step will likely loosen any dust and dirt that might be caught in the holes and/or crevices.

4.Inspection: Inspect your costume jewelry piece with a magnifying glass or your favorite readers. Be on the lookout for any lingering debris that may still be attached to the item.

5.Toothpick Cleaning: Use a rounded toothpick to meticulously remove any dirt ob-served with your magnifying glass and readers. Never use a metal-type pick. This de-vice type may indelibly scratch fragile gemstones or glass beads should your grasp slip.

6.Polishing: Polish your costume jewelry item using a clean, dry, soft cloth. This step will clear most smudges and fingerprints, ultimately returning your costume jewelry

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Ritter's Housemade Foods Grand Opening FAMILY, COMMUNITY & HOUSE COOKED FOOD

Our love of food, family and community are the backbone of Ritter’s Restaurant. We've created a place where people can gather, eat good food and share in community. We are committed to our locale and strive to highlight the best of what our Willamette Valley has to offer.

We take pride in sourcing local, sea-sonal, and organic ingredients for use in our housemade recipes. Our close relationships with companies such as Willamette Valley Cheese Co., Oregon Olive Mill, Carlton Farms, Red Wagon Creamery and Silver Falls Bread Co. allow us to partner with some of the best local purveyors. Our region is known worldwide for its wines and proudly features many local wineries and breweries. We ac-knowledge the importance of being an environmentally conscious company that contributes to the well-being of the environment and our community, and ensure that all of our take-out materials are recyclable and/or compostable.

Many of our patrons have special dietary needs or restrictions, and we strive to provide delicious food for each particular need. Our goal is for you to really have a memorable, enjoyable, welcoming and delicious experience. . We look forward to meeting you here!

The Salem Chamber of Commerce officiate ribbion-cutting at Ritter's Grand Opening. Dan Clem, Chamber Executive Director/CEO,officionated Mike and Jessica Ritter, brother and sister, and their entire staff and crew; welcome everyone to Ritter’s.

Housemade food with corner patio dining, at Liberty & State Street, Downtown

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What's Brewing in SalemMichael Patrick O'Connor

For consumers who want to purchase directly from Bon Mua Oregon, an online option exists by going to its website: bon-muaoregon.com.

Bon Mua Oregon’s founder has a soft spot for children, the elderly, as well as nonprofit causes that benefit vulnerable members of both populations. As a result, Marberry plans to dedicate ten percent to 15-percent of her company profits to those efforts. The genesis of this commitment can be traced to

her working directly with the young and the old in Oregon while furthering her education in the United States.

Marberry devoted time to Meals on Wheels of Lake Os-wego while attending Portland Community College and volunteered at Food for Lane County while attending the well respected School of Education at the University of Oregon. In all, she estimates that she has logged some three thousand volunteer hours, which included time in New Orle-ans’s Lower Ninth Ward to help its residents bounce back from Hurricane Katrina.

The history of coffee is a colorful one, spiced with more than a bit of mythology when it comes to the alleged discovery of coffee plants in Ethiopia around the 10th century. One legend has it that a herder stumbled upon coffee plants and enjoyed a buzz after first observing the lifting effect it was having on his goats. Anoth-er story circulated throughout history credits a Yemeni and Sufi mystic for trying coffee berries after watching birds get a charge out it. Actual domestic coffee consumption in liquid form can definitely be traced to monastic life in Yemen in the 15th century when Sufis assuredly took to sipping on the stuff.

Coffee’s popularity enjoyed a slow and, more often than not, steady climb in popularity as trade routes opened up. Even though the Ethiopian Orthodox Church cracked down on the first budding coffee craze because Muslims were enjoying java, it became the go-to beverage of Bedouins to beatniks to a bevy of present day consumers falling in love with Starbucks’s burnt and overly acidic brand of brew. The latter mud has captivated con-sumers thanks to the marketing genius of Howard Schultz and an axiom: mediocrity sells.

Coffee’s rich roots filter down to individual families, too, and I promise not to devote excessive column inches to the mythical Juan Valdez, a clever creation of the Na-tional Federation of Coffee Growers of Columbia in 1958. The Valdez pitch was another stroke of marketing genius, and one hatched when the aforementioned Mr. Schultz was age one and still in diapers. However, as coffee made an ascent into consumer consciousness, it also began to be nurtured along with a very real little girl in the highlands of Vietnam. A six-year-old Lan Marberry would spend many hours un-der a tarp between trees to work alongside her industrious father in the cultivation of coffee on their modest family farm.

Flash-forward a few decades and Ms. Marberry, who now re-sides in Salem, joined a trade delegation to Asia. Her perspicacity quickly led to the creation of Bon Mua Oregon of Salem, which provides coffee beans from that same family farm, a still humble but productive operation that sits roughly one mile above sea level in Southwest Vietnam.

Bon Mua Oregon has quickly ramped up its production in the past nine months, especially in supplying wholesalers in Salem, Eugene, Bend, Portland, Seattle, Southern Oregon, and Arizona its green beans. Wholesalers in these markets cater to more so-phisticated coffee palates and have been quick to purchase Bon Mua Oregon’s Arabica and Robusta beans.

Salem residents who wish to enjoy Bon Mua Oregon roasted beans can currently find them at E Z Orchards Farm Market, which is located at 5504 Hazelgreen Road Northeast. More retail outlets are planned throughout the Willamette Valley and beyond.

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“The foundation and knowledge (education provided) gives me higher strength to nurture and establish the company and manage the company,” Marberry explained.

English is not Marberry’s first language but she quickly overcame that deficit to receive a prestigious Ford Family Foundation grant to attend the U of O. Always learning in the classroom and outside the class, Marberry ultimate-ly pursued an MBA at Willamette University’s Atkinson Graduate School of Management.

“I (still) want to be a part of the community and commu-nity services,” Marberry said. “There are plenty of people in our community that need sup-port,” she added.

In addition to being sen-sitive to the needs of the very young and the very old, Bon Mua Oregon is a model environmental steward. Mar-berry and her family have seen fit not to protect their crop via harmful pesticides. Instead, the family relies on flowering black pepper vines as a natural deterrent to ward off bugs interested in sam-pling the coffee plants them-selves.

Coffee and caring are at the heart of the Bon Mua Oregon name, which translates in En-glish to Four Seasons.

The coffee purveyor practic-es this brand of compassion for people, places, and things year round.

Bon Mua Coffee, A Legacy

Photograph above: Lan Marberry (foreground) with her father, Lan Tan Nguyen, and her son, Kevin Marberry, on the family coffee farm in the high-lands of Vietnam

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Veteran nonprofit, volunteer-run venue presenting theatrical productions in a cozy & rustic setting.324 52nd Ave NW, Salem, OR 97304(503) 364-7200

Great shows, with very talented performers. Not a bad seat in the house. Local theater with in an

Strange and Wonderful: American Folk Art from the Willem and Diane Volkersz Collection”

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Working in any office setting generally means spending a whole lot of time sitting in your office chair - a posture that increases stress to the structures in your spine. Ac-cordingly, to fend off developing or instigating painful back problems, it's essential to have an office chair that's ergonomic, pleasingly comfortable, and accurately supports your lower back while promoting improved posture.

“Settling upon the perfect office chair is far more than just instant comfortability,” says Greg Riggs at Total Office Interiors in downtown Salem. So then, what char-acteristics should your perfect ergonomic chair possess? Greg tells us that there are seven core features to consider before deciding upon which of the many ergonomic office chairs would be a perfect fit for your posture, derriere, and overall comfort throughout your daily work regimen.

The seven main features for choosing your perfectly ergonomic office chair are: Seat Height. Your office chair seat height should be smoothly adjustable. A pneu-matic adjustment lever will commonly do the trick. Generally, a seat height ranging from 16 to 21 inches off the deck should accommodate you. This will allow you to have your feet flush on the floor, with thighs horizontal, and arms even with the height of your desk. Seat Width and Depth. Your seat should have enough width and depth to support comfortably. 17-20 inches wide is the standard. The depth (from your front to back of the seat) needs to be deep enough so that you can sit with your back against the backrest of your chair while leaving approximately 2 to 4 inches between the back of your knees and the seat of your chair. The forward or backward tilt of the seat should also be adjustable. Lumbar Support. Lower back support in an ergonomic chair is paramount. Your lumbar spine has an inward curve, and sitting for extended periods of time without support for this curve tends to lead to slouching and puts strain on the structures of your lower spine. Your perfect ergonomic office chair should have a lumbar adjustment (both height and depth) so you can attain the proper fit to support the inward curve of the lower back. Backrest. The ideal backrest is 12 to 19 inches wide. If the backrest is separate from the seat, it should be adjustable in height and angle. It should be able to support the natural curve of your spine; with special focus being placed upon proper support of your lumbar region. Seat Materials. The materials used in the design of your perfectly ergonomic office chair seat and back should have enough padding to be comfortable to sit on for long durations of time. Armrests. Your perfectly ergonomic office chair armrests should be adjustable. In fact, your armrests should allow your arms to rest comfortably while keeping your shoulders relaxed. Swivel. Your perfectly ergonomic office chair should easily rotate so you can comfortably reach out to areas of your desk without straining.

Greg Riggs invites you come in for your perfectly ergonomic office chair fitting at Total Office Interiors. Greg and his Salem-based company have built lasting relation-ships with over 100 manufacturers as they strive to assist our customers in finding perfect products for any project. Greg and the staff at Total Office Interiors will guide you through the selection process by determining your specific office or workspace needs. Plus, with an interior designer on staff who can help coordinate your project, they are able to help you visualize and design the perfect end result.

New Ballot Measure to Change Cannabis Access in Marion County

While this article focuses upon questions concerning medical and recreational can-nabis producers, processors, wholesalers, and retailers, it is in no way meant to serve as medical or legal advice, or to support or refute the current state of medical marijuana in Oregon or anywhere else for that matter. The purpose of this article is to inform you about specific aspects of the medical cannabis industry and how Oregon canna-bis dispensaries, particularly here in Salem, are working in tandem with lawmakers, politicians, administrators, and the community at large as new regulations, policies, and statutes come into effect.

We recently caught with long-time dispensary owner; Denise Concanon of The Holistic Choice cannabis dispensary is Salem. Denise, her husband John, and their adult children have been serving the medical cannabis market in Salem since the pass-ing of Oregon Ballot Measure 67 (Oregon Medical Marijuana Act) in 1998 (passing with 54.6% statewide voter support). For nearly 20 years, Denise explains that she and her family have worked hard and long to ensure strict compliance with Oregon State medical marijuana mandates, to remain informed and educated about the evolving medical cannabis industry – locally and nationally, and to serve patients within a rap-idly-emerging medical cannabis marketplace.

The Oregon Medical Marijuana Act made Oregon the second state in the United States, after California's Proposition 215 in 1996, to remove criminal penalties for medical marijuana. It established the first state registry for medical marijuana users. For medical cannabis dispensaries, like Concanon’s small cannabis business, “every day brings along new regulatory and legal challenges; not to mention perpetual busi-ness uncertainties because the Act affects only state law because the U.S. federal gov-ernment refuses to recognize medical marijuana, thus, U.S. federal penalties remain in force,” said Concanon.

In 2014, Measure 91, Oregon’s recreational marijuana initiative was approved by Oregon voters. Much has taken place since the inception of this now approved ballot measure. Come this November, how to administer the process will be determined by the Oregon lawmakers, Oregon Liquor Control Commission, and other various state agencies. According to Marion County Commissioner Sam Brentano, “while Measure 91 passed statewide, in Marion County, the marijuana initiative failed by 51.56 percent. State law allows the county to put to a vote the future expansion of recreational mar-ijuana businesses outside of city limits.”

Commissioner Brentano explains that his objective is not to convince voters to cast their votes in one direction or another, but rather to promote voter knowledge about the issues surrounding whether or not to allow: the establishment medical cannabis processing locations and dispensaries in unincorporated Marion County Allow the establishment of recreational cannabis businesses including producers, processors, wholesalers, and retailers to operate in unincorporated Marion County • Establish a three percent tax should voters approve the upcoming ballot measure.

Individual rights to acquire, possess, grow, or use cannabis will not be affected under Measure 91. Commissioner Brentano said, “These measures affect only the unin-corporated areas of Marion County and do not affect the authority of incorporated cities to allow recreational marijuana businesses.” In fact, a new community digital newsletter, “Marion County TODAY” has been published and no-cost subscriptions are available keep the community cognizant of news and announcements about the various Marion County programs and services. http://salemmagazine.com/mctoday

We thank the many Oregon legislators, Marion County Commissioner Sam Bren-tano, Oregon State administrators, the OLCC, and Salem, Oregon cannabis dispen-saries and operators, such as Denise Concanon at The Holistic Choice in Salem for their continued dedicated work pertaining to the cannabis industry. These Oregon pi-oneers continue to oversee and participate in the strategic planning, implementation, and the future evolution of an industry, that until a few short years ago, did not exist to what it has become today and where things could ultimately wind up tomorrow and into the future distant.

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With a collaboration history of ten years in a wide variety of musical genres, Jonathan Ovalle & Neeraj Mehta have appeared together and independently

throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Their experience includes performances at the Percussive Arts Society Interna-tional Convention, The Midwest Clinic, Detroit International Jazz Festival, Art Tatum Heritage Jazz Festival, as well as nu-merous guest artist residencies including the Juilliard School,

Northern Illinois University, the University of Texas A&M-Com-merce, Baylor University, Butler University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Their current work together as PER-CUNOVA includes concertizing and developing repertoire which features contemporary duo per-cussion works, new commis-sions, transcriptions, and original co-composed and improvised music. Jonathan Ovalle and Neeraj Mehta are sponsored by Pearl/Adams, Innovative Percus-sion, Remo, and Zildjian.

For further information contact the Willamette University Music department at 503-370-6255 or email dtrevett@willamette.edu.

On Tuesday, October 11th, 7:30pm, the Percunovo Percussion Duo per-forms in Hudson Concert Hall, Rogers Music Center at Willamette University. Admission is free and no ticket is required.

The PERCUNOVA Percussion Duo (Jonathan Ovalle & Neeraj Mehta) strives to bring contemporary art music and global percussion rhythms together through diverse repertoire and virtuosic performance. The duo made their international debut at the 2014 Mahidol Univer-sity Brass and Percussion Confer-ence in Bangkok, Thailand where they performed a full recital, gave educational clinics & workshops, and appeared with the Mahidol University Wind Ensemble as con-certo soloists while in residence.

Following their Thailand debut, the duo toured India, where they presented performance workshops at seven international schools in the cities of Mumbai and Pune. More recently, the duo has been active performing and giving work-shops at universities in the U.S. including William Paterson Uni-versity, Queens College, Colorado State University, University of Col-orado-Denver, and the University of Denver.

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table top gaming tournaments and special Salem community gaming events.” During our tour of Wild Things Gaming, we found ourselves pleasing over-whelmed with the wide assortment of the most popular games and proprietary game accessories.

We kindly thank Randy Muir, 30+ year gaming guru and his expert staff for walking us through a door of imagination, fun, and possibilities. We recom-mend that any seasoned or newbie Salemite gamer meet with Randy or his staff to find the perfect selection of gaming products for your most discerning gaming desires.

Randy Muir, Wild Things Gaming, 241 Commercial Street, NE., Downtown Salem, Oregon, 503-364-4263 • http://www.WildThingsGames.com

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closer to its original luster.

If after considering these basic costume jewelry cleaning techniques you still feel a bit apprehensive about conducting your own DIY jewelry cleaning process, it may be time to reach out to a seasoned local jeweler. One such local custom jewelry expert, Scott Smith of Scott’s Custom Jewelry; located inside Nopp’s Jewelry & Art in down-town Salem renders accuracy precision jewelry repair and cleaning while ensuring your most cherished pieces never leave Nopp’s premises. In fact, Scott’s Custom Jew-elry goes far above and beyond custom rebuilds and jewelry repair. Scott can repair glasses and frames and even small metal parts with the unique advantage of his state-of-the-art laser welding machine. His motto, “When you are told, “it can’t be fixed,” allow me to work my craft under a microscope using revolutionary laser technology to solve the problem.”

Nopp’s Jewelry & Art, Scott’s Custom Jewelry, 201 Commercial Street, NE, Down-town Salem, Oregon. 503-399-0333, Nopps.com

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There is something that lives in all of us. A sensation. An inner tickle. A wild hair. Call it what you will, but you know you’ve felt it--that impulsive urge to move forward. At times far; other times just around the block. But always forward. Toward fitness, toward milestones, toward freedom, toward empow-erment. Achievement one pedal stroke at a time. For the past 43-years, The Bike Peddler has kept Salem’s young- and young at heart- rolling forward on two wheels. “We’re matchmakers--we help riders find just the right bike for how they’d like to ride.” explains General Manager, Robert Chavier. “And we help our riders have a solid fit assessment and makeadjustments for comfort and/or performance, which can make all the difference,” added Fit Specialist and Master Mechanic, Eric Vickers.

Now's the perfect time for bikeriding. Advancements in cycling design, for example, electronic shifting, e-bikes, comfort bikes, adult trikes, and tubeless tires, are making it possible for people who never considered riding to get out and explore. And it goes both ways. These advancements also extend possibili-ties to those who have always ridden, but find as they age or encounter physical ailments, they can’t ride like they used to.

“Showing people options, like a step through bike (i.e. has a lower point of entry) with a comfortable seat and easy gear range, is one of the most reward-ing parts of my day. I can’t tell you how many folks have become teary-eyed when they realized they don’t have to give up fitness--they just have to think about it in a different way.” shared Chavier. Bikes for all needs and interests coupled with the team’s deep expertise and repair services, The Bike Peddler has been a go-to shop for the Salem community. ● Bike Brands: Specialized, Jamis, Nirve ● Bike Types: commuter/hybrid, road, mountain, touring, adven-ture, cruisers, kids, adult trikes, comfort bikes ● Accessories: Bike racks, auto racks, lights, helmets, locks, bells, plus much more

● Apparel: Jerseys, shorts, hats, gloves, shoes ● Services: Tune-ups and ba-sic repairs, fit assessments, bike rentals ● Education/Pure Fun: Weekly yoga, bike maintenance classes, monthly women’s ride ● Helmet • Light - headlight/tail light • Lock • A more upright bike often makes navigating through traffic easier • Mirror • Spare tube, toolkit, patch and/or CO2 cartridge •

● Nice to haves: rack, panniers (aka sidebags that attach to the rack for easy stuff toting), gloves, waterproof jacket.

503-399-7741, http://www,bikepeddler.com

Keeping Salem’s Young and Young-at-Heart Rolling Forward on Two Wheels

The Stunning Swan Photography189 Liberty St NE, Suite 209, Salem Oregon • 503-586-4495

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