SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015
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Animal lovers and support-
ers of the local Humane
Society are invited to the
Florence Events Center on
Saturday, Jan. 31, to enjoy the
“For the Love of Animals”
exhibit and reception.
There will be complimenta-
ry punch, coffee and dog-bone
shaped cookies for all visitors,
as well as an area set up to
have photos taken of pets and
an “Animals” art exhibit by
local artists in Gallery One.
There will also be photo-
graphs of pets up for adoption
in Gallery Five.
Attendees can also purchase
raffle tickets for a chance to
win an original oil painting of
their pet by artist Ron
Hildenbrand
The event runs from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., and the only admit-
tance requested is a bag or can
of dog or cat food.
All pets visiting must
remain in the designated
“photo booth” area, and be on
a leash.
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Framed by a backdrop
depicting a city bathed in pur-
ple and staged with piano,
sound equipment and music
stands, Nancy Pearson, vice
president
of
Seacoast
Entertainment Association, and
Maggie Doud, SEA’s secretary,
took center stage at the
Florence
Events
Center
(FEC) to introduce soprano
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SEAcoast secretary Maggie Doud, opera soprano Marie-
Josee Lord and SEAcoast president Nancy Pearson
Marie-Josee Lord.
As Pearson and Doud left,
the voice of Lord could be
heard from off stage telling her
first story of the evening. This
one was about her transition
from Haiti to Canada and how
she found the world of opera at
the Conservatoire de Musique
in Quebec City.
As her life story wound
down, Lord’s musicians, pianist
Hugues Cloutier and violinist
Antoine Bareil, took their
places on stage.
Cloutier, Bareil and Lord
performed “Les Gens De Mon
Pays” by Gilles Vigneault.
Despite her obviously beauti-
ful voice, several audience
members wished they could
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understand every song, not just
the ones in English.
Next was a story about soup,
bullion in French but expressed
as jambalaya for this audience.
This is how Lord described
her performances designed to
bring opera to all audiences.
She mixes opera, pop,
Broadway, movie music and a
dash of spice together for an
eclectic flavor of entertainment.
To that end, “Papa Can You
Hear Me” from “Yentl” fol-
lowed.
This song was made famous
by Barbara Streisand. However,
Lord’s unique operatic style
created joy in hearing her sing
this popular tune.
Lord displayed another of
her many talents with her
humorous storytelling.
Engaging the audience in
stories and creating much
laughter, Lord expressed her
delightful, laid back and happy
personality.
The audience responded ver-
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residents to serve on several
key Dunes City committees.
There are many opportuni-
ties available, including:
• budget committee
• communication and ed-
ucation committee
• ordinance review com-
mittee
• parks and recreation com-
mittee
• water quality committee
• road commission
• planning commission
Volunteers are vital to the
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Dunes City community, pro-
viding knowledge, advice and,
often, physical labor to help
the city meet the needs of its
residents.
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in Dunes City, which does not
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bally including a joke or two of
their own.
Lord stated that without
musicians a singer has no sup-
port. She could not have found
better accompaniment than
Cloutier and Bareil. They can
play anything in any style and
did.
Bareil’s gypsy-style violin
during “Habanera” from the
opera “Carmen” by Georges
Bizet was outstanding. The
music from “Carmen” is a
favorite, very familiar and not
easy to play.
Cloutier made accompanying
Lord sound easy. It is not. He
had to be on his fingertips every
second. And he had to be in
sync with Bareil. Hugues was
all of this and more.
In spite of a couple of iffy
vocal moments and some dis-
tracting reading from sheet
music, Lord was not afraid to
take the risk of presenting
familiar selections with great
success.
Lord’s rendition of “Sempre
Libera” from “La Traviata” by
Giuseppe Verdi proved to be
completely over the top. It was
pure opera and total bliss.
The lack of English didn’t
matter due to one of Lord’s
other talents in her emotional
expression of the music.
The meaning was clear.
Lord was one of SEA’s 2014-
2015 series concerts. Don’t
miss SEA’s next exciting con-
cert, Metales M5, a very enter-
taining brass band from
Mexico, on Friday, Feb. 13.
Join SEA for the pre-concert
talk at 6:15 p.m., and perform-
ance at 7 p.m.
For tickets, call the FEC box
office at 541-997-1994.
teers dedicated to keeping
Dunes City the uniquely
special place that it is.
Anyone who has a little
time to give, wants to learn
more about Dunes City and is
interested in helping out, is
invited to apply for any of the
vacant positions.
Complete an Application
for Appointive Office form
available at Dunes City Hall or
on the city’s website at
www.dunescity.com/city-per-
mits-and-information.
Applications may be deliv-
ered to Dunes City Hall,
82877 Spruce Street in
Westlake, mailed to P.O. Box
97, Westlake OR, 97493, or
emailed to recorder@dunes
cityor.com.
For details about the duties
and responsibilities of these
bodies, residency require-
ments, term lengths or other
questions, visit www.dunes
city.com/city-directory or call
Dunes City Hall at 541-997-
3338.
There is no cutoff date for
submitting applications, but
applications could be consid-
ered at the Dunes City Council
meeting following the submis-
sion of applications.
Applicants will be notified
of the date the City Council
will consider applications and
should plan on attending that
meeting.
FRAA hosts
tea tasting
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The Florence Regional
Arts Alliance invites all tea
lovers to join “Lady Bettina”
and “Lady Mary” for a tea
tasting and talk on the history
of tea.
This will be held Friday,
Jan. 30, from 2 to 4 p.m., at
the FRAA Art Center, 4969
Highway 101, at Munsel
Lake Plaza #4.
The art classroom will be
transformed into a tea parlor,
and hats are welcome but
aren’t required.
Preregistration is required
by today, Jan. 28, by calling
Bettie at 503-910-3625.
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For the Love of Animals An evening of opera, humor and storytelling
exhibit at FEC Saturday
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