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Eu g e n e Sy m p h o ny o f fe r s s p e c i a l ‘ Fl o re n ce - O n l y ’ p e r fo r m a n ce
SEAcoast Entertainment Association’s sensational season of
seven high-caliber performances wraps up on Friday, May 15, at
7 p.m., when the Eugene Symphony returns to present a special
Florence-only “Orchestra Showcase.”
This unique, one-time concert will include the music of
Barber, Haydn, and Strauss; and feature the Symphony’s principal
cellist Anne Ridlington. The Symphony will host a free pre-
concert talk at 6:15 p.m. to meet the audience and give insights
on the evening’s music.
Individual tickets are $30 per adult and $10 for those under
18. Tickets are available online at SEAcoastEA.org or at the
Florence Events Center box offi ce, 715 Quince Street; or by
phone at 541-997-1994. Artist profi les, video clips, and more
information are available at SeacoastEA.org.
SEAcoast is planning another outstanding season beginning
in October with Latin/pop/jazz/classical artists, Quatro. Also
included in the 2015-2016 line-up are singer Ken Lavigne,
guitarist Jesse Cook, Ballet Fantastique, the Glenn Miller
Orchestra, SHUFFLE (a group so multitalented they let the
audience pick the playlist), and gypsy-jazz artists The New Hot
Club of America. Season tickets, which offer a value of seven
concerts for the price of fi ve, go on sale later this spring.
IT’S ABOUT TIME PRODUCTIONS WILL BE HOLDING AUDITIONS
for another hilarious farce, “Whose Wives Are They Anyway?” written by Michael Parker and will be
directed by Judy Adams. Auditions will be held at the Florence Events Center from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday,
April 25, and Sunday, April 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. Performance dates will be August 21, 22, 23 and 28, 29, 30
on the main stage of the Florence Events Center.
Roles are available for three males and fi ve females. Everyone is encouraged to audition regardless of
experience. If you have a desire to be onstage or to work behind the scenes, please come to auditions.
Fl oTo n e s t o s i n g ‘ Fo r t h e G l o r y o f Love’
“Glory of Love” musicians Lou Invernon, Marty Adams and Lynette Kristine. (Not shown: Ron Green and Randy Curtola)
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The Benny Goodman 1936 hit tune
recording “The Glory of Love” spawned many
covers, including the 1969 Jimmy Durante
version and Bette Midler’s 1988 appearance in
the movie “Beaches.” Florence’s jazz ensemble
singing group, the FloTones, will use the song’s
lyrics as a framework for its May 29 and 30
appearance at the Florence Events Center for
its “The Glory of Love” concert.
The lyrics cover the gamut from
disappointment to euphoria that lovers
experience. Songs will included such favorites
as “That Old Black Magic” and “As Time
Goes By,” mixed in with Bobby Troup’s “The
Meaning of the Blues” and Dave Brubeck’s
tricky “Take Five” (with lyrics by Brubeck and
his wife, Iola).
The performance, which will be
accompanied by a group led by Marty Adams,
will feature more than 20 classic tunes.
Adams, a favorite Florence musician,
will be backed by three veterans of previous
FloTone performances along with one relative
newcomer. Trumpeter Ron Green, bassist
Lynette Kristine and drummer Randy Curtola
all appeared with the FloTones in its 2013
production, “Down Memory Lane.” For
“The Glory of Love,” they will be joined by
woodwind player Lou Invernon, who brings
outstanding music experience, having taught
band music in Sacramento for 22 years. His
professional career includes stints with the
Barnum and Bailey circus band, the Ice Follies,
the Dorsey Brothers, Artie Shaw and Nelson
Riddle road bands, and as back up for such
artists as Johnny Mathis and Ray Charles.
Seating for the two performances is
limited. Tickets are available now for $15 at the
FEC Box Offi ce.
For more information, call 541-997-1994.
The Florence Events Center website: www.eventcenter.org