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SEAcoast announces exciting 2016-17 season lineup
“Since its beginning 36 years ago,
SEA has brought top quality performers to
Florence audiences,” said Linda Gargis,
SEA board vice-president. “This upcoming
season continues that tradition. We have
seven fantastic shows, including midweek
concerts, plus a new ‘Dinner and a Show’
package available for season ticket holders.”
In the new season, four of SEA’s concerts
will be held on Wednesday nights with a nod
to the increased weekend demands in the
Florence community.
“SEA is a big supporter of the Florence
Events Center,” said Gargis. “By scheduling
Wednesday shows, we are not only helping
keep the FEC active midweek, we were able
to book several acts that would have been
unavailable on weekends due to scheduling,
travel issues and cost.”
The season opens Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 7
p.m., with “Cantus,” one of the premier vocal
groups in the United States. This all-male
ensemble will highlight the camaraderie,
bonding and honor of the Armed Forces.
SEA will partner with local veterans groups
to help set the tone for Veterans Day.
The holiday season kicks off Nov. 18
with the incomparable musical group “Pink
Martini.” Oregon’s own “little orchestra”
will provide two performances at the FEC:
Dallas Brass
Friday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m., as part of the SEA
season, and again on Saturday, Nov. 19, at
7:30 p.m., in partnership with the Friends of
the Florence Event Center.
SEA season ticket holders will have
reserved seats for Nov. 18 as part of the
regular season ticket package.
Single tickets for the Friday or Saturday
shows will be $49.
The Joe Trio will entertain on Saturday,
Jan. 21, 2017, at 7 p.m., bringing their
humor, versatility and wit to the FEC stage.
The three tremendously musical, classically
trained players (piano, cello, and violin) will
bring all a fresh appreciation for the standard
concert repertoire (think “Beethoven meets
The Pink Panther”) while entertaining the
audience with humor and spontaneity.
Celebrate Mardi Gras a couple of days
early with “Bria Skonberg’s New Orleans
Jazz Band” during a Sunday afternoon tea
dance Feb. 26, 2017, at 4 p.m. Bria is a
specialist in classic American hot jazz. She
leads her band, wails on the trumpet, and
beautifully vocalizes jazz standards with
energy and pizzazz.
SEA is providing Florence fans of brass
with a much-needed dose of energy with the
Dallas Brass on Wednesday, March 29, 2017,
at 7 p.m. The quintet masters all aspects of
the brass repertoire: classical, Dixieland,
swing, show tunes and more as they provide
a musical travelogue through American
instrumental history.
On Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at 7
p.m., SEA presents “Barrage 8,” a high-
energy dose of modern string instruments
and movement. Their innovative stage
performance blends wonderfully with their
musical talent — and strings like you have
never heard them before.
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at 7 p.m.,
it will be an incomparable night for keyboard
fans: dueling pianos when “The Piano
Caméléons” will ring out the SEA season
on two grand pianos, expertly manned by a
pair of virtuoso pianists. They revisit great
For ticket information, contact The Florence Events Center box office at (541) 997-1994
Pink Martini
classic pieces with interpretations touched
by traditional jazz, world beat and other
infl uences.
It will be a spectacle for the eyes, ears
and soul.
Ticket packages for new season-ticket
holders go on sale July 8, continuing through
July 31, with single ticket sales available
Aug. 1 at 9 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at
the Florence Events Center box offi ce, 715
Quince St., or by phone at 541-997-1994
during regular business hours.
Artist profi les, show times, links to
video clips, and more are available at www.
SEAcoastEA.org.
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