SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016
Comedy Thursdays at
Three Rivers Casino
Three
Rivers
Casino
Resort’s Comedy Thursdays
concludes tomorrow, March
31, with stand-up comedian
Drew Barth performing in
Blue Bills Sports Bar and
Tap Room (located inside
Three Rivers) from 7 to 8
p.m. Barth is one of the
fastest rising comedians in
the Pacific Northwest.
Born just outside of
Seattle, Wash., his snarky
and observational sense of
humor instantly makes him
appealing to audiences of all
ages and a regular opener for
national headliners.
Before long, Barth was
booked at colleges, clubs and
casinos up and down the
West Coast.
After
the
Seattle
International
Comedy
Competition, he moved to
Los Angeles and added The
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Drew Barth
Comedy
Store,
Laugh
Factory, and The Improv to
his list of venues. He can
now be found on Sirius XM
Radio and once more makes
Seattle his home as a comedi-
an, actor and voice over
artist.
Opener for Barth will be
Wilfred Padua.
Library
Tidings
News about
the Siuslaw
Public Library
Library Tidings,
a regular feature
of the Siuslaw News,
features news about
upcoming Siuslaw
Public Library pro-
grams for adults and
children, new books
and videos, and other
library news of interest
to the community.
Library Tidings by
Kevin Mittge
Single moms can get
free oil change Saturday
On Saturday, April 2, the
Florence Church of the
Nazarene will be hosting free
oil changes for single moms.
Oil changes will be offered
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church, 1536 12th St., behind
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John Grisham
Author review by Susie Voth
John Grisham does not as a
rule write books in a series. He
doesn’t have a character like
Alex Cross or Kinsey Millhone
who show up in book after book.
Characters that have lives that
their followers, well... follow.
Characters that change and grow
over time.
Grisham did, however, write
three loosely connected books
that take place in Clanton, Miss.
Jake Brigance makes an
appearance in two of these books
and Lucien Wilbanks shows up
in all three. The books are, in
order of publication, “A Time to
Kill” (Grisham’s first book but
not published until after the
astounding success of “The
Firm”), “The Last Juror” and
“Sycamore Row.”
Brigance is a lawyer with little
trial experience in “A Time to
Kill.” His case is a hard one; a
black man killed two white men
in front of many people. Of
course there is a reason for the
sensational killings and that
makes the very beginning of the
book difficult to read — but it
sets the scene for all that comes
next.
Don’t expect the same charac-
ters to show up in “Sycamore
Row,” the other Brigance novel.
Lucien Wilbanks is one of the
few holdovers. The story is com-
pletely different, and rightly so.
The one element that remains
constant between the books is
racial tension.
Willie Traynor is the main
protagonist in “The Last Juror.”
Traynor is a 23-year-old college
dropout. He gets a job at The
Ford County Times, the local
newspaper in Clanton, Miss.,
which he eventually buys. A
gruesome murder becomes front
page news and Traynor uses the
murder to the newspaper’s
advantage and makes a few ene-
mies in doing so.
Grisham readers might appre-
ciate a re-read of these books by
the now seasoned writer.
Tip of the Week: Reporting
damaged materials
If you notice that a book is
damaged once you’ve begun to
read it or if you’re listening to an
audiobook and a disc won’t play
or you’re watching a DVD that
is having problems, be sure to let
library staff know when you
return the item.
We can’t fix the problem
unless we know about it. It also
helps us to determine if it’s a
problem with a particular suppli-
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er or just with that one item.
And our volunteer repairmen
are wizards are repairing dam-
aged books, DVDs and CDs.
So, don’t hesitate to let us
know if there is a problem with
any materials you check out.
Unbroken Web: The Art of
Ellen and Lucy Begay
Gary Beaudoin, author of
“Unbroken Web,” about the
Navajo weavers Ellen and Lucy
Begay, will be at the library
Tuesday, April 5, at 1 p.m., to
discuss his book, display sam-
ples of the Begays’ artistic work,
and do book signings.
The Begays, mother and
daughter, spent their lives living
in the northeast part of Arizona
in the land of the Diné, or
Navajo, people.
For the Diné, weaving has
always had strong cultural value,
and for Lucy and Ellen it has
always been part of life’s daily
rhythm.
Beaudoin is the keeper of a
collection of Navajo textiles by
the Begays.
The collection spans 20 years
of their work. Each weaving is a
one-of-a-kind finely woven tex-
tile.
This program is free and open
to the general public.
Local phone book seeks cover photo submissions
Pacific Publishing, pub-
lishers of Central Coast
Connection, has announced
its bi-annual call to photogra-
phers.
Each year, the cover of the
local phone book rotates from
an original painting to a pho-
tograph. Last year’s 25th
anniversary directory fea-
tured a painting of the historic
Kyle Building on Bay Street
by long-time local artist Stu
Henderson.
This year, local photogra-
phers are invited to submit
entries for the 2016-17 phone
book cover.
All submissions must be
vertical renderings that depict
some aspect of the central
Oregon coast.
The winning photo will be
selected
by
Pacific
Publishing.
Photographers are encour-
aged to email photos to
pacificpub@gmail.com.
Photos can also be hand
delivered to Pacific Publish-
ing, 327 Laurel St., in
Florence.
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Last year’s phone book cover was a painting by local
artist Stu Henderson. This year’s cover will be a photo-
graph.
The deadline for entries is
Wednesday, June 1.
Submitted entries must be
original work.
The winning photographer
will donate the photo to
Pacific Publishing, which
will have non-exclusive
rights to use and publish the
photo on its directory cover
and for promotional purposes
determined by the publisher.
In return, the photographer
receives the promotional
value of having his or her art
appear on 20,000 copies of
the phone book that are deliv-
ered to every home and busi-
ness in a 70-mile coastal cor-
ridor, from Winchester Bay to
Waldport, and east to
Swisshome-Deadwood.
A photo and biography of
the artist will appear in the
2016-17 phone book.
Pacific Publishing will also
contribute $420 of advertis-
ing space in the phone book
for the selected photographer.
For more information, con-
tact Robert Serra at 541-997-
1040.
City Club to hear about public art at next meeting
On Friday, April 1, the City
Club of Florence will host a
presentation by the Florence
Public Art Committee.
City Club meets at Surfside
Restaurant, upstairs in the
Conference
Room
at
Driftwood Shores, 88416
First Ave.
Lunch is served staring at
11 a.m. The program begins
at noon and ends at 1 p.m.
Florence City Councilor
Joshua Greene and Public Art
Committee co-chairs Harlan
Springer and Susan Tive will
provide an update of the com-
mittee’s work to achieve
its mission: “to integrate art
into the daily life of
the Florence community
and inspire extraordinary
creative expression that
will enrich public awareness
and enhance the vitality,
economy
and
diversity
of Florence through the
arts.”
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and has been working in Real
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as a Principal Broker for 25 years,
and is the “founding father” of West
Coast Real Estate Services, Inc. He
has obtained several designations
that require continuing education,
which keeps him on the cutting edge
of the industry and he is constantly
looking for ways to expand his areas
of expertise. Jim enjoys helping
people i nd solutions to their real
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This mission statement was
unanimously approved by the
City Council at its March 7
meeting.
The presentation will focus
on the direct correlation
between the arts and econom-
ic development, especially in
increased tourism.
Examples from around the
world and in the Northwest
will highlight how the suc-
cessful implementation of
public art programs have
stimulated economic vitality
while increasing enthusiasm
for the arts.
In addition, the committee
will present its thoughts on
potential sites in Florence for
sculptures, murals and other
pieces of public art.
Contact Roger Johnson at
541-902-5135 to reserve a
seat.
For more information, con-
tact Sharon Hobart at 541-
914-7784.
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