Calendar of
Events
FEBRUARY
7 Jazz Kings – 1:30 p.m.
7 Crab Crack – 4 p.m. SOLD OUT!
9 Trillium Community Health Plan –
11 a.m.
9 Lane Blood Center Mobile Unit –
11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
12 Oregon Home Care Training – 2 p.m.
12 Chamber Business Expo – 3– 7 p.m.
13 Public Works Training 8 a.m. - noon
13 Oregon Home Care Training – 8:30 a.m.
13 C.R.O.W. Fundraiser - 7 p.m.
13 SEA’s Metales M5 – 7 p.m.
(Pre-concert talk 6:15)
14 Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance 6 – 9 p.m.
16 President’s Day – FEC Closed
17 Pacific Source Health Plan – 1:30 p.m.
18 Van Fans Fundraiser – 11:30 a.m.
21 Indoor Yard Sale – 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
25 City Volunteer Luncheon –
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
27 Yesterday Beatles – 7 p.m.
28 Peace Health Heart to Heart -
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
MARCH
6 Home & Garden Show – 2 – 6 p.m.
7 Home & Garden Show – 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
8 Home & Garden Show – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9 Siuslaw High School Band – 7 p.m.
14 Rotary’s “Roaring Good Time for Giving”
Auction – 5 p.m.
15 SEA’s Voetberg Family Band – 2 p.m.
(Pre-concert talk 1:15)
17 Siuslaw High School Choir – 7 p.m.
20 LRPs Our Town – 7 p.m.
21 LRPs Our Town – 7 p.m.
22 LRP’s Our Town – 2 p.m.
27 LRP’s Our Town – 7 p.m.
28 LRP’s Our Town – 7 p.m.
29 LRP’s Our Town – 2 p.m.
Ca l l t o Ar t i s t s fo r M a rc h G a l l e r y S h ow : L i fe i n O u r Tow n
D e a d l i n e f o r a p p l i ca t i o n s – Fe b r u a r y 2 0
During March, the classic production
of Our Town will be presented by the Last
Resort Players at the Florence Events Center.
In an exciting collaboration between the play’s
producers and the FEC galleries, the Gallery
Committee is announcing a “Call to Artists”
for a Rent-A-Rod show during the month of
March. The theme is “Life in Our Town.”
Entries can either follow the themes of the
play – everyday living, love and marriage, and
the reality of death, or can focus on our own
town of Florence. To rent-a-rod, an application
can be obtained on-line, www.eventcenter.
org. Click on the top header “Galleries.”
Applications can also be obtained at the FEC
Offi ce during normal business hours. The cost
to rent-a-rod is $20.00, and each rod can hold
up to three paintings. The glass case is also
available for up to three items per application
for $20.00.
The Pulitzer Prize winning play Our Town
is set in small town America 100 years ago. It is
a beautifully written work by Thornton Wilder
about appreciating the beauty of the simple
things and is heralded by some as the greatest
American play ever written.
Our Town will be presented on March 20
and 21 at 7 p.m., and on the 22 at 2 p.m. It
will be repeated on March 27 and 28 at 7 p.m.,
and on March 29 at 2 p.m. The three act play
has two intermissions, and the audiences will
be encouraged to visit Gallery One during the
intermissions to refl ect on the art work and its
relation to the play.
J a z z K i n g s Ta ke L i s t e n e r s B a c k t o “Ava l o n”
S a t u rd a y, Fe b r u a r y 7 , 1 : 3 0 p. m . – Ti c ke t s $ 2 6 a d u l t , $ 1 3 yo u t h
The Jazz Kings tribute to the Jazz Age in
2014 was a tremendous hit. It featured great
material from that hot, sassy and fascinating
period of American popular music, but, so
much had to be left out, Jesse and the band felt
they just had to do a follow-up performance.
That will happen in a special Saturday
matinee on February 7 at 1:30 p.m.
This year’s show gives a special nod to the
many fantastic female vocalists of the period,
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Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at noon.
Box Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. weekdays
and 1 hour before major events
ONGOING EVENTS :
Florence Rotary Club luncheon -
Tuesdays at noon
The fourth annual Crab Crack,
benefi tting Florence Food Share, has
been sold out since mid-December.
Next year, get those tickets early!
including Helen Kane, Annette Hanshaw,
Bessie Smith and Ida Cox. But the group will
also take on early sides by Hoagy Carmichael,
Bing Crosby and the Rhythm Boys and more.
Look for such gems as “Dangerous Dan
McGrew,” “That’s My Weakness Now,” “Body
and Soul.” “I Need A Little Sugar in My Bowl,”
“River Boat Shuffl e,” “Wild Women Don’t Have
The Blues,” “Livin’ in the Sunlight, Lovin’ in
the Moonlight,” and, of course, “Avalon!”
Eve nt s Ce nte r We b S i t e
G e t s N ew Lo o k
Recent visitors to the Florence Events
Center web site might not recognize it. A
completely revamped and upgraded site was
launched on January 9.
A major change to the site, according
to FEC Director Kevin Rhodes, is that it is
now mobile-friendly. Patrons can check event
calendars, view performer photos, and order
tickets—all on their smart phones or other
mobile devices.
A new feature on the home page is
the photo carousel of upcoming events and
performances. The next ten upcoming events
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open to the public are pictured in date order on
the carousel. Users may click on any photo and
go direct to the detail page with information
about that event.
Out of town visitors will appreciate the
new map feature, showing the Center’s exact
location, as well as links to hotels and places
to eat in town.
“We want our web site to be totally user-
friendly so that visitors feel welcome and can
fi nd us easily. We want everyone, both in and
out of Florence, to enjoy the many features and
activities we have to offer,” Rhodes says.
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All mediums of art and photography
are encouraged, and organizers urge the art
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jennifer@eventcenter.org.
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