20 P oi so n Pe n P la ye r s p u t o n ‘D ea d i n th e S l ed ’ E u ge ne B a ll e t p r es en ts ‘N u t cr ac ke r’ at FE C Sh o re Ac re s’ h ol i d ay d i sp l a y o p e n t hr ou gh Ne w Y e ar ’s C OAST C ENTRAL 10 8 I NSIDE O REGON C OAST Events Calendar .................................................. 4-5 Editorial: Ryan Cronk, Editor • 541-902-3520 Events@TheSiuslawNews.com Advertising: Susan Gutierrez, Advertising Director • 541-902-3530 Susan@TheSiuslawNews.com Coastal Culture: Gallery Listings ............................ 6 F REE M ONTHLY G UIDE TO A RTS AND E NTERTAINMENT ON THE Welcome to Coast Central, a monthly publication focusing on arts and entertainment on and near the central and southern Oregon coast, from Florence to Bandon. Submit all press releases and photos with captions to PressReleases@ TheSiuslawNews.com. Submit all events and gallery listings to Events@TheSiuslawNews.com. Deadline for submissions is the 15th of each month. Coast Central is published the first week of every month, so please plan accordingly when submitting events. Produced by Central Coast Publishing P.O. Box 10, Florence, OR 97439 C OVER S TORY : Hit the Lights .................................... 8 Hear sounds of Christmas at Wurlitzer concert .... 9 Eugene Ballet to present holiday classic .............. 10 “Appalachian Winter” comes to FEC .................... 15 Santa to visit North Bend tree lighting ................ 16 “Dead in the Sled” to “sleigh” audiences .............. 20 Empty Bowls celebrates 20 years ........................ 22 D E C EM BE R 2 01 5 • A rt s & E n te r ta i n me n t • C OAST C ENTRAL • 3