SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016
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Medeiros jewelry joins
Backstreet Gallery
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Backstreet Gallery wel-
comes Shelly Medeiros, jewel-
ry designer, as its newest
member. Her work now
appears at the gallery.
Medeiros is self-taught in
the ancient technique of wire
wrapping by which she creates
her special brand of handmade
jewelry. Leather plays a signif-
icant part in many of her
pieces.
Using semi-precious stones,
crystals and leather, Medeiros
weaves curvilinear designs
into beautiful wearable art.
Her talents as an artisan
developed subsequent to her
retirement from a career in the
accounting world. After vaca-
tioning in Florence, she and
her husband moved here to
take advantage and inspiration
from the beautiful surround-
ings.
Along with the work of 20
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“Turquoise Lariat” by
Shelly Medeiros
some artists, visitors can find
Medeiros’ work at Backstreet
Gallery, 1421 Bay St., which is
open daily from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m., and until 8 p.m. on
Friday evenings.
FRAA to host Rhody Days
Art Festival May 21-22
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A free show by local and
coastal artists and craftsman
will be presented by the
Florence
Regional
Arts
Alliance (FRAA) at the
Florence Events Center during
Rhody Days, May 21 and 22.
In the tradition of the arts
festival, visitors will experi-
ence and delight in the unique
artistry while also having a
chance to meet the artists.
Some of the types of artistry
that will be included are:
woodturning, fused glass,
stained glass, bead weaving,
photography, metal work, gar-
den décor, intarsia, fractal art,
pine needle baskets, fiber arts
and linens, wearable fabric art,
knitted and crocheted acces-
sories, scroll saw wood art,
raku ceramics, obsidian
knives, rocktography, hand
painted pottery, watercolors,
pyrography, lampwork beads
as well as a variety of unique
jewelry.
The show’s artists will be
donating 10 percent of their
sales to support the Florence
Arts Center, 120 Maple St.
Orchestra to
present spring
concerts
Oregon Coast Chamber
Orchestra (OCCO), under the
direction of Robin DeVour
and John Monks, will pres-
ents a Season Finale Spring
Concert program in a three-
concert series.
Whether classical to con-
temporary or folk to tradi-
tional, there is something to
please the likes of most lis-
teners.
Florence teacher Sarah
Gage-Hunt is featured as
flute soloist performing
“Fantasia Húngara, Op. 26,”
written for flute and orchestra
by Albert Doppler. It is a
well-known piece from the
era of impressionism.
Long-time Florence resi-
dent Richard Jones will per-
forma sax solo arrangement
of Harline’s “When You
Wish Upon a Star.”
These are both must-hear
pieces in a program that also
includes selections from
Meredith Willson’s “The
Music Man,” “Paysage
Sentimental” by Debussy,
“Covent Garden” by Coats
and “Dance of the Rose
Maidens” by Khachaturian.
Other pieces include a
Czechoslovakian folk song
titled “Gypsy Dance,” Cole
Porter’s “Night and Day,”
Herb Harrison’s arrangement
of “Paris,” and Charles
Perkins’ “Charlotte’s Web.”
Musicians in this orchestra
come from coastal communi-
ties between Newport and
Port Orford and from Eugene
and Springfield.
Performances are Friday,
April 29, at 7 p.m., at Yachats
Community
Presbyterian
Church, 360 W Seventh St.,
in Yachats; and Sunday, May
1, at 2 p.m., at Florence
Community Baptist Church,
4590 Highway 101.
Adult admission is $10 at
the door; students are admit-
ted free.