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Page 5 Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009 Fall concert season a fresh start for new 3 Rivers Chorale director By SCOTT JORGENSEN IVN Staff Writer Change will be in the air when the 3 Rivers Chorale begins its fall season next week. Dave Marsten had served as the group’s director since its founding, but died last spring. Illinois Valley resi- dent Kate Campbell was sub- sequently named interim di- rector, and plans to use her years of experience as a mu- sic teacher to take the choir to the next level. Campbell has been in- volved in choirs since the fifth grade, and has been pro- viding private vocal and key- board lessons for 30 years. She has an undergraduate degree in music from San Francisco State University and a master’s degree in teaching music from Portland State University. “I’ve been doing music all my life,” Campbell said. Aside from all that, Campbell directed five choirs Kate Campbell (Photo provided) in Portland; currently directs a church choir in Grants Pass; and has arranged music rang- ing from Motown classics to Emmilou Harris. Although she’s just start- ing as 3 Rivers Chorale’s interim director, Campbell previously has worked as a pi- anist with the group. During that stint, Campbell said she imagined what it would be like to direct the choir, and estab- lished a rapport with many members. “It’s a lively, fun bunch,” she said. “They really are a won- derful set of peo- ple.” Fall season for the 3 Rivers Chorale will kick off on Monday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living at 466 S.W. “I” St. in Grants Pass. Auditions for singers will be conducted at 8:30 p.m., after the first rehearsal. Valley Girls quilt show, fiber arts on tap Oct. 16, 17 By JOYCE ABRAMS Southern Oregon Guild The Valley Girls Quilt Show Committee, Southern Oregon Guild and Picket Fence Fabrics are collaborat- ing to bring a new Fiber Arts Festival to Illinois Valley on Oct. 16 and 17. The event will showcase the amazing array of fiber artists and artisans here and provide a new opportunity for the public to purchase beauti- ful handmade work as well as material for their own crea- tions. When Southern Oregon Guild was looking for a date to hold a sale of an exquisite recently donated collection of yarn and fabric, Celia Lettis, who belongs to the Guild and the Valley Girls Quilt Show Committee, suggested that having two major fiber arts events at the same time could potentially draw a larger crowd by making a trip to the valley from the broader southern Oregon region more attractive. Gabrielle Hampton added to the idea, suggesting that the Guild broaden the sale to a full Fiber Arts Show & Sale at Rogue Community College’s Kerby Belt Bldg., site of the Guild’s Gallery & Artists’ Center. The Valley Girls already had planned their second an- nual Valley Girls Quilt Show for Oct. 16 and 17. Their event will include an exten- sive show of never-publicly- IVHS Activities Calendar Brought to you by the folks at displayed quilts as well as a raffle, silent auction and available lunch. Featured quilter will be Joani Sanford. Carol Dickson, Valley Girls Quilt Show Committee president, was enthusiastic about the idea of another event that same weekend, and the Valley Girls accepted the idea to work in conjunction. Carol Ronan, who pro- duces and spins prize-winning fiber and yarn at her ranch in Selma, and Iris Chinook, whose hand-spinning and knitting are well known in the valley, also were enthusiastic about the idea. They joined with additional Guild mem- bers Nancy Hall and Joyce Abrams to design the Fiber Arts Show and Sale, now also slated for Oct. 16 and 17. The event will feature the hand-made arts and fine crafts of artisans producing finished functional and decorative arts from animal and plant fibers. This includes hand-spun yarns, knitted, felted and woven goods, hand-sewn work such as cloth dolls and clothing, and multimedia art, hand-made papers and bas- ketry. Such a wide spectrum of fiber arts, all of which are practiced in our valley, will be a dramatic testimony to the artistic talent and skill here. The show and sale also will offer materials for pro- ducing everything from hand- spun yarn and knitted, felted, crocheted and woven work to sewn garments or other pro- jects. Locally hand-made beads and buttons as well as plant fibers, if available, also will be welcome. A special feature of the sale will be the exquisite col- lection of yarn and fabric recently donated to the Guild, offering sale prices on beauti- ful goods. Demonstrations are planned for both days. Six-foot indoor vendor tables are available. Registration forms for the fiber show are available at the Guild Gallery in RCC’s Kerby Belt Building, which is open Tuesdays through Satur- days from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Forms for both events are available at Picket Fence Fab- rics on Caves Hwy., which also will be open during the festival. For more information, phone Dickson at 592-8521, Abrams at 659-3858 or Hampton at 592-2800. Cyclists coming Sept. 15 The public is invited to join in the fun when Cycle Oregon, the annual bicycle ride enjoyed by some 2,000 riders through Oregon’s backroads landscapes, visits Illinois Valley. The riders will arrive in the valley on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The ride, which begins in Medford, will travel south and leave the state for only the second time in the tour’s history. After overnight stays in Yreka and Happy Camp, the sturdy riders will make a push over Page Mountain. After lunch at Bridgeview Winery, riders will wend their way over Bear Creek Road to Lake Selmac to camp overnight. There, the cyclists will be met with an enthusiastic welcome by scores of community volun- teers. Spearheading the Illi- nois Valley’s involvement is the Selma Community & Education Center. Jim Te- han has taken on the Site Coordinator position, which entails coordination of de- tails large and small. Others on board who will share the load are Illinois River Val- ley Arts Council, and the I.V. Booster Club. Between these groups the volunteers will set up camp, haul lug- gage, decorate, serve meals, provide clean towels, coor- dinate entertainment and activities and break down afterward. The cyclists will un- wind with their provided showers and dinner, and then an evening of Illinois Valley-style entertainment is scheduled. The public is welcome to come out to mix with the riders in a festival- like atmosphere which will include vendors, area arts and crafts, and informa- tional displays. The route will continue north to Grants Pass and environs on Wednesday morning before returning to Medford. Anyone interested in trying out should bring a piece of music to sing. Campbell promises that “it will be a very easy audi- tion. “It’s not terrifying,” Campbell said. “I’ll make it fun.” Rehearsals will be con- ducted until the choir’s first performances, Campbell said, which are scheduled in Janu- ary. Campbell said that there were around 30 members at her audition, and that she an- ticipates most returning. Despite that turnout, Campbell said that she would like to see the group enlarge. She said she hopes for more basses and tenors to audition. Also promised by Camp- bell is an “eclectic” selection of music for the choir. She said that the group will cover everything from modern Latin to African music and tunes from the 17th century. “It’s going to be really diverse,” she said. The choir is entirely sup- ported by its membership. Tuition covers hall rental, sheet music and compensa- tion for the director. Members range in age from 20 years old to senior citizens. For more information, phone Campbell at 592-2981, or e-mail info@3rivers chorale.com. Back Street Salon Come in and try our High & Low Lights by “Scruples” Have healthy, shiny highlights on natural or color- treated hair without over-processing or unwanted tones! Lowlights deposit evenly on pre-lightened hair. High & Low Lights SPECIAL $50 & up Now offering foot reflexology. Acrylic or Gel fills $15 & up Remember...Monday Haircuts $5 Walk-ins always welcome! 222 N. Redwood Hwy., CJ 592-4277 Visa/MasterCard Accepted Say you saw it in the I.V. 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