{"id":5926,"date":"2017-05-03T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=5926"},"modified":"2017-05-02T16:17:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T00:17:27","slug":"superheros-tacos-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/superheros-tacos-fireworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Superheros, tacos and fireworks"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>By: Ashton Newton\r\nEntertainment Editor<\/pre>\n<p>If April showers really bring May flowers, here\u2019s hoping those come up soon. In the meantime, there are plenty of fun local events both inside and outside to keep busy with.<\/p>\n<p>Keizer Homegrown Theatre\u2019s latest show, \u201cHearts Like Fists,\u201d is running May 5-7 and 11-13 at 7 p.m. in the Chemeketa Community College Auditorium. \u201cHearts Like Fists\u201d is a superhero romance that plays to fans of both genres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe play is very smart in that there\u2019s nothing supernatural and no super powers. They are crime fighters. It\u2019s grounded in reality,\u201d Director Jay Gipson-King told the Statesman Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for \u201cHearts Like Fists\u201d are available now for $15 and can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/keizerhomegrowntheatre.org\">keizerhomegrowntheatre.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Salem\u2019s Pentacle Theatre opens their newest show \u201cLeading Ladies\u201d on May 26 at 7:30 p.m. and runs until June 17.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeading Ladies,\u201d originally written by Ken Ludwig, is a comedy that finds two down-on-their-luck Shakespeare actors posing in drag as an old lady\u2019s nieces in order to get ahold of her fortune but, when romance gets in the way, things don\u2019t quite go as planned.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for \u201cLeading Ladies\u201d cost $25 and can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/pentacletheatre.org\">pentacletheatre.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to Cinco de Mayo, Salem is hosting the annual Taco Crawl. On May 3-5, participating downtown restaurants will be open for guests to come in and try all the tacos they can eat. The event is all day long and ends with a performance from the Orquestra Pacifico Tropical at Venti\u2019s on May 5.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and a list of participating restaurants, check out tacocrawlsalem.com.<\/p>\n<p>A little further from Monmouth, Portland\u2019s famous Rose Festival begins on May 6 and has events throughout the month. The biggest event in the festival is Portland\u2019s CityFair, running May 26-29. On May 26, the fair opens at 5 p.m. and includes a firework show at 8 p.m. Each day following, the fair runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>CityFair will have exotic animals, music, rides and more. The fair is held at the Portland Waterfront and only costs $8 to get in. Tickets can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/rosefestival.org\">rosefestival.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of events this May to take a break from class and hopefully enjoy the sun.<\/p>\n<p>Contact the author at journalentertainment@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor If April showers really bring May flowers, here\u2019s hoping those come up soon. In the meantime, there are plenty of fun local events both inside and outside to keep busy with. 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