SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
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FAHS urgently New FRAA Art Center opens today
seeks volunteers
The Florence Area Humane
Society (FAHS) is short-
staffed and needs volunteers to
work on weekends.
On Saturdays and Sundays,
from 8:30 to 11 a.m., FAHS
could use help cleaning the
kitten rooms and the dog ken-
nels.
On weekend afternoons,
FAHS staff could use several
volunteers to help with closing
procedures. This involves set-
tling the animals for the
evening.
Other tasks that the shelter
needs help with are washing
litter pans and dishes and fold-
ing laundry.
The shelter will match vol-
unteers to tasks they are best
able to complete.
The FAHS staff also needs
two volunteers to provide
phone coverage on on
Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.
If you would be available
and willing to help out, call the
shelter at 541-997-4277. Let
them know what you are able
to do so they can add you to
the schedule.
This is an ongoing need, so
if you are not able to help
weekends, call and let them
know when you could be
available.
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After many hours of work by
a group of dedicated members,
Florence
Regional
Arts
Alliance (FRAA) open the
doors at its new location in Old
Town today, Sept. 2, at noon.
Located at 120 Maple St.,
visitors will discover a gallery
filled with fine art paintings,
photography, jewelry, multi-
media art, fused glass, prints,
calendars, and greeting cards.
In addition to the front
gallery, some artists have indi-
vidual market spaces to high-
light their artworks. These
artists include photographer
Ken McDougal; oil paintings
by Ron Hildenbrand and
Claudia Ignatieff; pyrography
(wood burning) and watercol-
ors by Pam Parker; oil paint-
nings by John Leasure; multi-
media creations from Bill
Johnson; oil paintings by Earl
Mason; fused glass works from
Kristin Anderson; and multi-
media by Barb Tyndall.
The center of the FRAA
Gallery will be used to offer the
community a wide variety of
art classes and special events.
COURTESY PHOTO
Helping to get the new FRAA Art Center ready for opening day are (from left)
Jim Ignatieff, Ron Hildenbrand, Claudia Brown, Tracy Webster and Claudia Ignatieff,
(not pictured: John Leasure and Bev Hildenbrand).
The official grand opening
will be held Oct. 23, but the
gallery is open to the public
beginning today.
Gallery
hours
are
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.,
and Saturdays, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Classes are listed on the
FRAA website at www.fraa
oregon.org.
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Sherry, Offi ce Manager
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Hearing is believing
‘CROW Sings’ CD exciting opportunity for youth vocalists
Children’s Repertory of
Oregon Workshops (CROW),
the nonprofit Florence based
youth theatre organization, is
always on the lookout for cre-
ative opportunities for kids
that are unique and different.
This time, they’ve created a
pretty neat one, with the help
of multitalented and very sup-
portive local musician and
producer, Marty Adams.
“‘CROW Sings’ will be a
fundraiser CD, produced by
Adams, and featuring the
beautiful voices of our local
kids,” says CROW Artistic
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Director Melanie Heard.
Students from CROW’s Summer 2015 Song and Dance
All funds raised through
Camp work on a song together. Now, CROW kids will get
sales of the CD will benefit
the chance to sing in a CD produced with Marty Adams.
CROW’s building purchase
and renovation process for its necessary fixtures such as toi- ed a way in which friends and
artistic facility for youth, lets, sinks, countertops and supporters of area student per-
located at 3120 Highway 101. cabinets.
formers can listen to them
CROW is currently raising
“Kids put their hearts and over and over again, while at
funds for a new roof, new souls into their songs and I’m the same time contributing
flooring for the front room, always so moved by the voice toward the future success of
renovated electrical panel of a child,” continues Heard.
children in the arts.
work in the interior, overhead
With this CD concept,
“It’s a win-win situation,”
lighting, a security system and CROW hopes that it has creat- says Heard.
CROW will hold open audi-
tions for the 14 tracks on the
CD on Saturday, Sept. 19, at
1 p.m. at the Florence
Playhouse, 208 Laurel St. in
Old Town.
To audition, students must
bring their background music
track on a CD. A CD player
will be provided.
There must not be any
extraneous background vocals
on the music track — i.e.,no
backup singers or harmony.
“We are looking for kids
between the ages of 5-22+,
who demonstrate the kind of
talent, skill, integrity and
enthusiasm that CROW is all
about,” says Heard. “We’d
encourage anyone interested
to come and give it a try. No
experience is needed.”
For more information, or if
you have questions, call
Heard at: 541-999-8641.
You
also
can
visit
www.crowkids.com to learn
more about the CROW pro-
gram.
Local PEO announces third annual wine tasting
The local Philanthropic
Educational
Organization
(PEO), Chapter FQ, has
announced its third annual
“Wine, Women and Who
Knows What?” wine tasting,
taking place Sunday, Oct. 18,
from 5 to 7 p.m. in Galleries 1
and 2 at the FEC.
“We’ve moved our event to
the FEC this year,” said co-
chair Jean Koning, “because
our last two events have sold
out, and we simply need more
space. This will give us a bet-
ter venue for accommodating
our guests, and also displaying
the many wonderful art pieces
and gift baskets featured in our
silent auction.”
All proceeds from the wine
tasting go to provide scholar-
Spruce Point
Assisted Living
presents:
ships, loans and grants to
women pursuing higher educa-
tion. Over the years, PEO has
awarded many scholarships to
local women who have
obtained their degrees at vari-
ous colleges and universities,
and then returned to Florence
to give back to the local com-
munity.
The wine tasting will feature
five wines from Oregon vine-
yards, along with food pairings
for each wine, created by culi-
nary arts students at Siuslaw
High School.
“It’s a pleasure working
with these students and their
teacher, Kyle Lewis,” said co-
chair Gayle Sisson. “Giving
them a chance to show off their
creativity and skill totally fits
with everything PEO is about
— supporting young people
who are pursuing their
dreams.”
An extensive list of door
prizes has been donated, and
there will be a silent auction
for art by a number of well-
known local artists.
Tickets for the event are $25
and must be reserved in
advance.
Call 541-997-2318 or 541-
999-6617 for information.
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