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8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2016 THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM THIS WEEK ❘ / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS COAST ON THE A W EEKLY L ISTING OF C OMMUNITY E VENTS IN THE F LORENCE A REA S UBMIT ALL E VENTS I NFORMATION VIA E MAIL TO P RESS R ELEASES @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM 541-997-3727 for details. Saturday, April 30 Monday, May 2 T OASTMASTERS OPEN HOUSE The public is invited to attend the Siuslaw Chapter of Toastmasters International’s open house from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St. P HOTOGS TO FOCUS ON WEATHER The Siuslaw Viewfinders Camera Club will hold its next meeting at 6 p.m., in the Bromley Room at the Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St. The contest theme is “Rain or Foul Weather.” Everyone is welcome. ‘D IARY OF A NNE F RANK ’ AT FEC Last Resort Players will play the final performance of “The Diary of Anne Frank” at 2 p.m. at Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. For more information, go to event center.org or call 541-997-1994. SSWCD MEETS M ONDAY Sunday, May 1 CCOF TO HOST PATRIOTIC CONCERT The Community Chorus of Florence will present its spring concert in shades of red, white and blue at 2 p.m. at the FEC. The chorus will bring to the audience a selection of inspiring patriotic songs. Adult tickets are $10 and children under 18 will be admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St., or by calling 541-997-1994. C HAMBER MUSIC TO PLAY The Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra will present the season finale of its 2016 Spring Concert Series at Florence Community Baptist Church, 4590 Highway 101, at 7 p.m. Featured soloists are local musicians Sara Gage-Hunt and Richard Jones. Tickets for adults are $10 at the door, students and children are admit- ted free. Visit www.occorchestra.org or call The Siuslaw Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its reg- ularly scheduled board meeting at the district office, 1775 Laurel Place, Ste #4, at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact the District Office at siuswcd@gmail. com or call 541-997-1272. Wednesday, May 4 L EARN ABOUT ADULT MENTAL HEALTH The public is invited to attend the May meeting of the Florence Area Community Coalition (FACC) from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Bromley Room at the Siuslaw Public Library. The speaker will be Christopher Eilers, M.A., LPC., an Older Adult Behavioral Health (OABH) specialist from Trillium Behavioral Health Service. For more information, contact board secretary Monica Kosman at MONISTAR@aol.com. V AN F ANS TO HOST LUNCHEON The monthly meeting and luncheon for the Florence Van Fans will be held at The Shorewood on Spruce Street at 11:45 a.m. Lunch is $8.50. Everyone is welcome to join the group of volunteers and learn about the many activity the group does for the community. For more information, call Karen Lee at 541-997-9669. Old Fashioned Car Hop Service 1690 Hwy. 101, Florence 541-997-8124 Call 541-997-8104, Florence Antiques The original A&W Drive-in opened in 1961 Let us cater your special events! Diane Marti proprietor 541-997-9234 490 Hwy. 101 • Florence monamicafeandcatering @gmail.com Where great friends and good food meet! P OETRY S LAM COMES TO FEC T HERAPY ANIMAL ORIENTATION Oregon Coast Therapy Animals is inviting the public to attend its upcom- ing orientation. Anyone interested in Pet Partners and volunteering with their pet as a visiting therapy animal team can come find out how to get started. Orientations will be held in Lincoln City at the Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital at 6 p.m. For more information, visit www. OregonCoastTherapyAnimals.org. Saturday, May 7 Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA) presents the Big Wave Spoken Word Poetry Slam and Contest at 6 p.m. at the Florence Events Center. Poets are encouraged to register at www.fraaoregon.org/poetryfest.html. Rules and information are available on the website. Poets are free to perform any style. Admission to the event is $10, which supports FRAA Poetry Events and the Youth Poetry Program. For more information, visit www.fraaoregon.org or call Bettie Egerton at 503-910-3625. CAT AUDITIONS ‘G RACE , G LORIE ’ F LORENCE D EMS TO MEET The Florence Area Democratic Club will meet at 11 a.m., in the Bromley Room of the Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St. There will be a presentation and dis- cussion about the City of Florence ReVision plans for the Highway 101 and 126 corridors, and entry to Old Town. Everyone is welcome. G ARDEN C LUB HOLDS PLANT SALE Florence Garden club will hold its annual plant sale and raffle from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Disabled American Veteran’s building, 1715 21st St. The plant sale, held the day before Mother’s Day, offers hundreds of plants provided by club members in 4- inch and larger pots, priced from $1. Many are suitable as Mother’s Day Class Act Theatre (CAT) are audi- tioning the part of Gloria — in an upcoming production of Tom Ziegler’s “Grace and Glorie” — from 7 to 9 p.m., and Sunday, May 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. at 509 Kingwood St. A prepared monologue is not neces- sary, but those auditioning are encour- aged to borrow a script from the Siuslaw Public Library or by calling the Class Act Theatre at 541-997-4815 to check out a script. Upcoming Events E LKS TO CELEBRATE MOTHERS Florence Elks Lodge #1858 will honor all mothers on May 8 at 1 p.m. The public is invited to join the Elks family at this ceremony at 1686 12th St. in Florence. 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