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World Beat 2010 in Salem

Celebrate and learn about the cultural richness of the world, in Oregon's capital city.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Held in Salem's Riverfront Park on the banks of the Willamette River, the World Beat Festival is a two-day, non-stop program of international music, dance, song, traditional theater, ethnic foods, hands-on crafts, traditional customs and rituals, and folklore.

Vortex 2: Festival of Life, Peace for Prosperity (and Rock Music!)

Vortex 2 is POSTPONED. A NEW DATE IS FORTHCOMING.

(SALEM, Ore.) - THIS FESTIVAL INFORMATION HAS CHANGED. THE FESTIVAL DID NOT OBTAIN THE REQUIRED PERMIT(S) AND IS NOT SANCTIONED BY THE STATE OF OREGON PARKS & REC DEPT, MANDATORY IN SECURING THE LOCATION.
DO NOT GO TO MILO MCIVER STATE PARK THIS WEEKEND EXPECTING TO SEE A FESTIVAL. VORTEX 2 HAS BEEN POSTPONED; A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED ASAP.

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In Oregon, the land of grassroots organizations and hippies old and new, a festival is being organized to rock the world in more ways than one.

Gary Coleman (A Different Strokes Memorial) R.I.P.

What you talkin' about Willis?

(LOS ANGELES) - Good luck finding someone in the USA who lived in the 70's and 80's, who isn't familiar with Gary Coleman. He was a child star who had a very hard time emerging from that role as an adult.

Gary Coleman was adopted as an infant and had three different surgeries for his kidney condition before he was five years old.

Keizer Iris Festival in Full Bloom This Weekend

The annual Iris Festival has been a tradition for over twenty years, showcasing Keizer's awesome iris-growing industry.

(KEIZER, Ore.) - The Keizer Iris Festival is in full swing! Don't miss the Mayor's Pet Parade followed by the official Iris Parade, both Saturday morning. Many stage shows will keep audiences entertained throughout the weekend, and festival-goers will have opportunity to take a high flying helicopter ride over the event and out over the acres of blooming iris fields for a lifetime of memories.

Here is a rundown of what the weekend has in store for Iris Festival attendees:

MAYOR’S PET PARADE 9:40 a.m.
IRIS PARADE 10:30 a.m.

Cirque du Soleil - KOOZA

Cirque du Soleil not only knows on how to put on a show, but they know how to treat their audiences.

(SALEM, Ore.) - During times of stress I don’t dream of chucking it all and moving to a desert island. I dream of chucking it all and joining the circus.

Not just any circus. Cirque du Soleil — Circus of the Sun. If you haven't seen it you’re missing out on the best show on Earth.

Tel Aviv Israel Concert Canceled by Gil Scott Heron

Scott-Heron is perhaps best-known for the classic The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, was a leading voice in calling for the cultural boycott of apartheid South Africa.

(LONDON) - Gil Scott-Heron, whose political poetry influenced a generation of rap artists, sensationally announced the cancellation of his planned gig in Tel Aviv.

From the stage of London's Royal Festival Hall, Scott-Heron told the audience he "hated war" and his Israel tour date would not be going ahead.

Music Review: Josh Turner - Haywire

"The life that I live and the experiences that I have always affect what comes out of me creatively. I think that's what makes music real." --multi-platinum MCA recording artist Josh Turner

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Josh Turner is already on his fourth CD, and shows no signs of slowing down. Haywire is a mix of up-tempo feel-good songs and slow romantic ballads.

The first single is “Why Don’t We Just Dance” and it will get you doing just that. If you get a chance to see the video, it will take you on a trip through many fun decades.

Weezer Launches `Love is the Answer` Remix Contest

Indaba Music's community and Weezer are partnering to launch a global contest, inviting fans to remix "Love Is the Answer" from their most recent LP, "Raditude".

(Salem, Ore.) - The "Love Is the Answer Remix Contest" that launches today offers one Grand Prize winner a chance to participate in a one-on-one collaboration with fromtman Rivers Cuomo. Winners will be hand-selected from semi-finalists by Weezer, Interscope/Geffen and Indaba Music, and will be featured on an official release, as well as weezer.com and myspace.com/weezer.

Female Sportscasters: The Death Knell of Machisimo?

“I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell - 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Things have got to change.” Fictional TV anchorman Howard Beale’s speech in the movie NETWORK (1976)

(LAGUNA BEACH) - Guys, who wants to dawg paddle over to the shallow end of the Salem-News online pool for a while?

Tired of all of those intellectually demanding, complex articles, the ones which after you’ve read them and the mind-bending comments sections that follow, you only succeed in giving yourself a migraine-sized headache?

Entertainment Will Not Save Us

In a recent report the New Economics Foundation hit the nail on the head when they said "economic growth no longer possible for rich countries."

(GOLD RIVER, B.C.) - The ancient Romans were fond of games. So much so that a politician's popularity could hinge on the games that he organized during his tenure as a Curile Aedile, one of the career steps for a man rising in the Roman political establishment.