SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016
Free cider tasting at
Homegrown this Friday
Come to Homegrown, 294
St., on Friday, April 8, begin-
ning at 4:30 p.m., for another
of the restaurant’s free Friday
tastings.
This week’s guest will be
Wildcraft Ciderworks from
Eugene.
WildCraft Cider Works
prides itself on developing
innovative, artisanal dry ciders
inspired by traditional and
wild methodology.
Wildcraft insists on whole
fruit and botanicals grown in
Oregon to create pure ciders
without artificial flavorings,
sulfites or added sweeteners.
The result is is a uniquely dry
cider unpasteurized and bottle
conditioned.
Wildcraft owners consider
themselves stewards of the
outdoors; always acting con-
sciously to ensure that their
ingredients are regional.
For more information, call
Homegrown Pub at 541-997-
4886.
Homegrown supports local
producers in Florence and the
surrounding area.
Library
Tidings
News about
the Siuslaw
Public Library
Mon Ami partners with KXCR
to offer evening performances
Some refreshing changes
are taking place at Mon Ami
Café on Highway 101’s
antique row. Gone are the fas-
cinating nooks and crannies
amidst the clutter of antiques.
Owner Diane Marti says,
“Initially, some customers
might be surprised by the
changes, but we will continue
to serve our fresh-made bak-
ery goods, salads, soups, cof-
fee and teas. It’s a new open
feeling that takes a little time
to get used to, but it offers
new opportunities as well.”
In partnership with KXCR
90.7 FM, the nonprofit public
radio station will have a
space to stage a variety of
music, dance, storytelling and
poetry in the evenings.
“This gives us a wonder-
fully welcoming space where
we can present talent for the
community’s enjoyment and
hopefully add a new dimen-
sion to Mon Ami’s business,”
says Stu Henderson, station
representative. “We’re very
excited about this collabora-
tion.”
Marti emphasizes that Mon
Ami catering will continue
and that their warm food
offerings will take place both
during regular business hours
and when KXCR presents
their talented performers.
“I’d like to invite folks to
drop by and visit as we work
to make this transition,” she
says. —Submitted by Stu
Henderson
www.TheSiuslawNews.com
After the Storm
By Linda Castillo
Book review by Susie Voth
A tornado is heading toward
Painters Mill and Kate
Burkholder, Chief of Police in
the small town, has her work cut
out for her. The tornado touches
down at a trailer park and caus-
es severe damage and personal
injuries.
Burkholder’s department is
understaffed and stretched to its
limit.
In the aftermath of the storm,
a local Boy Scout troop is help-
ing with clean-up at an aban-
doned barn. Two scouts discover
human remains, a partial skele-
ton. Burkholder finds herself in
charge of identifying the bones.
Her investigation takes her
back 30 years to the disappear-
ance of a young Mennonite man.
Burkholder asks herself: Was
this a murder or merely an acci-
dent?
In this series, we learn a little
bit about the Amish culture.
Burkholder was once Amish but
shortly after Rumspringa (a
period of freedom from reli-
gious rules when Amish
teenagers are able to live
on their own, drive cars, drink
and experiment with other
aspects of mainstream Ameri-
can culture), she made the
“From Baroque to classical
and romantic; from jazz, to pop
and Broadway, this group is so
multitalented they let the audi-
ence select the pieces they will
play,” says Nancy Pearson,
director
of
SEAcoast
Entertainment
Association
which is producing the group’s
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Wednesday, April 13, 2:00pm
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Wednesday, June 8, 2:00pm
(541) 997-6111
375 9th St
Florence, OR 97439
www.spruce-point.com
Space is limited for these FREE
educational events. For more information
and to reserve your seat please call
(541) 997-6111, or visit us today!
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Siuslaw
Capital Levy
With the facts:
Superintendent Ethel Angal and
Business Manager Kari Blake
Also: school board members
Eric Rines and Bill McDougall.
Sponsored by:
Andy Baber, Edward Jones Investments
Holloway and Associates, CPAs
PeaceHealth, LCC Florence
The Archives, Photo Restoration Specialists
Siuslaw Public Library
We have seen technology
change over the years, such as
sound recordings going from
LPs to cassettes to CDs to MP3
files. Libraries tend to hold on
to things longer but eventually
old formats must pass away.
So, the library will be discard-
ing it’s remaining VHS videos
concert in Florence. “You’ve
never been to a concert like this.
Every performance is a com-
pletely customized and memo-
rable experience. It really is like
putting your iPod on shuffle;
only better because it’s live.”
Shuffle Concert will perform
in a rare Thursday evening con-
cert April 7, at 7 p.m., at the
Florence Events Center. They
will give a pre-concert talk at
6:15 p.m.
Also, Shuffle Concert mem-
bers will present an informal
performance at the Florence
Senior Center on Friday, April
8, as part of SEAcoast’s arts and
cultural outreach and enrich-
ment program. The 1 p.m. event
is free and open to the public.
“At a Shuffle Concert per-
formance, the audience does not
receive a traditional program as
they enter the concert hall.
Instead, they get a number and a
‘musical menu,’” explains
Black Suitcase Mystery
Author Gail Elliott Downs
will be speaking at the library on
Tuesday, April 19, at 1 p.m,
about “The Black Suitcase
Mystery.”
Step back in time to the 1940s
and delve into a World War II
mystery
involving
B-24
Liberator bombers, the men who
flew them and the women who
waited for their safe return.
Downs, from Depoe Bay,
worked as an elementary school
librarian, and had inherited a
“black suitcase” full of 1930s
and 40s letters and mementos.
A fifth-grade class took the
suitcase on as a project, search-
ing out the story of the World
War II era correspondents.
Downs has compiled the
whole story in a wonderful book
that she will discuss in this free,
public program.
COURTESY PHOTO
Members of Shuffle Concert
Pearson. “Members of the
group pick a number out of a
hat, the audience member hold-
ing that number then selects the
piece they want to hear from the
menu.”
And the menu is amazing
with 40 to 50 items, including
styles from Americana to
French, from Spanish/Latin to
Stocks.
Bonds. CDs.
IRAs. Mutual
funds.
Wednesday, May 11, 2:00pm
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Tip of the Week: Certain
formats are going away
as well as it’s cassette audio-
books. Each section has been
reduced dramatically and it’s
been years since we have pur-
chased material in those for-
mats, but within several weeks
all of the remaining VHS and
cassettes will be gone.
If you want to check one of
those out, be sure to do so –
now! This will be your last
chance with VHS and cassettes.
Experience one-of-a-kind Shuffle Concert tomorrow
Spruce Point Assisted Living and
Memory Care Community
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decision to leave the faith.
Burkholder is the liaison
between the English and Amish
communities in Painters Mill.
She speaks the language and
although she is not readily
accepted by the Amish because
of her decision to abandon the
faith, she is able to offer insight.
Burkholder also translates
because the Amish in the series
speak in Pennsylvania Dutch.
Castillo does an excellent job of
translating smoothly without
distracting from the storyline.
“After the Storm” is the sev-
enth book in the Kate
Burkholder mystery series by
author Linda Castillo. “Sworn
to Silence” is the first book in
the series and although it is not
necessary, it is helpful to start at
the beginning of the series.
Kathleen McInerney narrates
the audio version of “After the
Storm.”
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True Crime
Andy Baber, AAMS®
Financial Advisor
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1010 Highway 101
Florence, OR 97439
541-997-8755
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
Florence Police Chief
Tom Turner
Lane County
Update
West Lane
Commissioner
Jay Bozievich
Siuslaw
Athletic
Boosters
With
Gina Castro- Brandt
And
Andy Gzreskowiak
Wednesday,
April 6th
4-6 PM on
KCST, 106.9
and
Thursday,
April 7th
10 - Noon on
KCFM
AM1250/FM 104.1
With Host
Bob Sneddon
Florence Food Share is your local community food
pantry. We serve emergency food boxes to all those
who qualify fi nancially. Our hours are 9:30a.m.-
1p.m., Monday through Friday. We reopen in the af-
ternoons on Monday and Wednesday from 4-6p.m.
We are also now open the fi rst and third Saturday
of each month, from 10a.m. – 1p.m. Please call us
with any ques ons and/or for more informa on.
2190 Spruce Street
541-997-9110
www.l orencefoodshare.org
info@l orencefoodshare.org
Florence Food Share es su lacena de comida co-
munitaria. Servimos cajas de comida de emergen-
cia a todos esos que califi quen fi nancieramente.
Nuestras horas son de 9:30a.m. – 1p.m., de lunes
a viernes. Re-abrimos por la tarde del lunes y del
miércoles de 4-6p.m. También, ahora abrimos el
primer y tercer sábado de cada mes, de 10a.m. –
1p.m. Por favor llámenos con cualquier duda y/o
para conseguir más información.
Jewish and covering periods
from Baroque to Romanic to
Classical to early- and mid-20th
century.
The New York City-based,
mixed-genre Shuffle Concert
was born in 2010 while founder
and artistic director Eliran Avni
was exercising on the elliptical
machine at the gym. His MP3
player jumped from a
Pretenders song to the first
movement of Prokofiev’s Fifth
Symphony, nearly causing him
to lose his balance.
The six core members —
Avni (piano), Ariadne Greif
(soprano), Brendan Speltz (vio-
lin), Moran Katz (clarinet),
Sofia Nowik (cello), and
Hassan Anderson (oboe) — are
all classically trained chamber
musicians, but can handle
everything from Beethoven to
Björk to Gershwin to Stevie
Wonder.
Anand Giridharadas, critic
for The New York Times,
writes: “To be in the room that
evening was to discover the ten-
sion and the drama of never
knowing what’s next ... As they
played, they swayed ... They
moved as if the music were
something they were riding
atop, not creating.”
“SEAcoast’s season wraps up
Friday, May 13, when The New
Hot Club of America heats up
the FEC,” says Pearson. “This
dazzling ensemble is comprised
of some of today’s top gypsy
jazz artists in North America.
You’ll want to tango in your
seat as they recapture the sound,
style and spirit of the 1930’s-era
Hot Club of France.”
Performances by Shuffle
Concert, and Quattrosound last
October, were in part sponsored
by a grant from the Western
States Art Federation and
National Endowment for the
arts, secured by SEAcoast
board director Sandy Kuhlman.
Tickets, artist profiles, show
times, video clips and more are
available at SEAcoastEA.org.
Tickets are $30 or $10 for those
age 17 and younger.
Tickets can also be purchased
at the Florence Events Center
box office, 715 Quince St.; by
phone at 541-997-1994 or
online at www.eventcenter.org.