Ja z z K i n g s t o c ro o n yo u r C h r i s t m a s s e a s o n f avo r i t e s to do: look for old favorites like “White Christmas” (1942), “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” (1943), “The Christmas Song,” “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” ( both 1944), “Let It Snow” (1945), and many more! It will be an evening for the entire family Thursday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults, $27 for college student with ID, $15 for youth (17 and younger). For tickets call the Florence Events Center at 888-968-4086 or visit www. eventcenter.org S u b m i s s i o n s s o u g ht fo r Ar t i s t i c Vi s i o n s S h ow CYAN MAGENTA Artists are encouraged to submit original 2-D, 3-D and photography works of art for the Artistic Visions Awards Show in January at the FEC. This awards show is sponsored by the Friends of the Florence Event Center Gallery Committee, and will be on display from Jan. 5 through Feb. 1, 2016. Three out-of-town judges have been selected for this show, each one respected in their fi eld of expertise (2-D, 3-D, photography). A cash prize of $150 will be awarded for fi rst place in each category, along with honorable mention ribbons. Each artist may submit up to three works of art. Reproductions (ink jet prints, etc., with the exception of photography) of original artwork are not eligible. A nonrefundable fee of $20 per work must be sent with the entry form. High School Student art fees will be $10 per work. All artwork must be for sale, and content must be appropriate for the Florence Events Center. Due to space restraints, forms will be accepted on a fi rst-come, fi rst- served basis. All artwork must be hand delivered to Gallery One at the FEC on Monday, Jan. 4, between 9 a.m. and noon. Awards will be presented at a reception Jan. 9. Deadline for entry forms and fees is Dec. 15. Entry forms may be obtained at the FEC offi ce, or by visiting www. eventcenter.org YELLOW BLACK Shirley Andress returns with her 8th- annual Florence Christmas “Swinging On a Star,” featuring Tracy Williams, Marisa Frantz, Bob Cross and Bill Hulings fronting Jesse Cloninger and the Emerald City Jazz Kings in Christmas Swing confi guration! Look for all of your favorites, plus a few surprises in this heartwarming evening of Christmas cheer and togetherness tailored to this season’s Jazz Kings 20th Anniversary of Swing! And since so many of our best-loved Christmas songs were written during the Swing Era, that’s not going to be so hard CONCEAL CARRY PERMIT CLASS Oregon-Utah, Valid in 35 States OR/Utah-valid in WA $80 or Oregon only $45 Wednesday, December 16th 1pm or 6pm • Walk-ins are welcome! Location: Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. For more information 360-921-2071 FIREARMTrainingNW.com • FIREARMTrainingNW@gmail.com For ticket information, contact The Florence Events Center box office at (541) 997-1994 Page 7