By Jim Kinghorn
Dust off your dancin’ shoes and get ready for the second annual Silverton Sidewalk Shindig. The Oct. 5, daylong festival of melodic merriment will feature “a town-wide family-friendly festival for all ages featuring a wide variety of musicians playing on the sidewalks in front of the many unique businesses that call Silverton home.” Come on down and get your groove on…
Have you ever wanted to get more involved in your community or government but just didn’t know how? Well Sparkey, now you’re in luck because you can attend “Get Involved Silverton” on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Community Center. Sponsored by the North Willamette Association of Realtors, in collaboration with the Silverton Chamber, and Our Town, it will feature presentations from the city, school district , fire department and library district and give you all the information you need to make a difference in your community…
The “King of Bavaria”, Jerry Lauzon, slipped on a sausage just before Oktoberfest and fractured his wrist. A difficult situation to be sure but thankfully it wasn’t his “PROST!” hand… Now that would have been a true disaster…
If you didn’t get your fill at Oktoberfest, you can attend Septoberfest Fresh Hop Festival at Seven Brides on Sept. 27 – 28. If you have any extra bras hanging around (and who doesn’t) you can bring them to the event and donate to “Operation Bra Drop” which seeks to support women in need of…er, ah…support. Brides Against Cancer will also be on hand to provide resources for women impacted by cancer and will be accepting wedding dress donations… Brides, Bras & Beer… What a combination… The Man may even volunteer as chief bra inspector…
Ar-teeest Barry Shapiro, (or B-Shap as he’s known in the hip hop world) recently spent 10 weeks working with nine young women incarcerated in the Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility. The resulting poetry and photographs tell the “stories of their dreams of finding a better path in life” and will be on display at Lunaria Gallery, Oct. 4 – 28 with a reception First Friday, Oct. 4, 7 – 9 p.m.
The Silverton Country Historical Society and the Gordon House is hosting a unique event on Sept. 21 called “Caring for your Treasures: A Different Kind of Roadshow.” The event features a presentation and advice on antiques and family treasures. You are also invited to bring your own relic for assessment and care recommendations… Soooo Darby, feel free to bring Ken along…. For more info call 503-874-6006…
It’s been said that a fool is born every minute. Apparently one also dies as evidenced by the Swedish company that is selling $30,000 coffins for the corpse that “has (or had) everything.” The fancy digs (pun intended) feature two way speakers, a Spotify music streaming account and a digital display on the headstone so you can enjoy the same music that your dearly departed is “listening” to… The system also allows you to add tracks to the playlist … You guessed it, “Pause for Ever”…
As all the new concrete up by the Senior Center dries and the Silverton Skatepark gets closer to it’s long awaited completion, The Man wonders what the new park will be named. Given its proximity to the upcoming dog park how ‘bout “Growls, Grandmas and Grinds Park”….”Crusty Scab Park”….maybe “Silverton Health ER Annex Park” would work… Or we could just keep it simple and go with my favorite, “Franz Park.”
