Saturday December 6, 2025 From 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. | BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM
HAPPENING AT THE BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM
From 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. visitors can can enjoy music and explore immersive history by traveling back in time in the Museum’s seasonally decorated and beautifully maintained home and grounds!
- December 3, and through December 6, Bush House Museum will begin collecting non perishable food donations for Marion Polk Food Share. Your generosity helps support families right here in our community throughout the winter months. We’re also pleased to be partnering with the Bush House Museum and Deepwood Museum & Gardens during the day-long Holiday Happening where all three sites will be collecting food donations on December 6. *Prior to Saturday, December 6, donations can be dropped off at the Bush Barn Art Center front desk.
ENJOY LIVE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE DAY At THE BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM:
Constant Billy | 1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Constant Billy is known for their Celtic and Americana music, performed with voices and acoustic instruments. For this special Holiday performance spanning the late 19th century and into the early 20th century, the duo- Emily Standish & Bill Galbraith- will do an entirely acoustic hour of holiday music from the 1870s- the period when Bush House Museum was completed and the Bush family was in residence.
Jabberwocky Quartet | 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Jabberwocky Quartet is an a cappella quartet made up of Micky Logan, Walt
Haight, and Gayle and Jim Rastorfer. They incorporate elements of jazz, barbershop, doo-wop, rock’n’roll, and quirky (thus their name “Jabberwocky”).
Melissa Terrall | 3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Melissa Terrall is an award-winning classical pianist currently based in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. A 2023 Fulbright grant recipient, she spent a year researching Mexican piano repertoire in Mexico City.
Melissa holds degrees from the University of Kansas and Portland State University. An equally passionate performer and teacher, she has worked as interim piano professor at Linfield University and Clark College while also maintaining a private piano studio.
Location: Bush House Museum, Mission Street Southeast, Salem, OR, USA
HAPPENING AT THE BUSH BARN ART CENTER AND ANNEX
From Noon to 4:00 P.M. Shop while enjoying some holiday treats! Visitors can enjoy one stop shop for unique gifts. More than 50 artists will be selling traditional art, plus jewelry, ceramics, textiles, tree ornaments, greeting cards!
We are excited to offer our members an additional 15% savings on purchases —
a 25% discount on this day only (for items over $10).
Shop while enjoying some holiday treats!
11:00 A.M. ARTIST TALK WITH JO HAMILTON
o’s exhibition “Shine On” featured in the A.N. Bush Gallery will talk about the intricate process of making her large-sale crochet installations.
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENT OPEN STUDIO HOURS
Come meet Anna Thoreau during open studio hours and learn more about her her illustration process and project, “I Can Haz Fly”.
LOCATION
The Bush Barn Art Center & Annex
600 Mission St. SE, Salem, OR 97302
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