Traveling troubadours to play in Florence
FLORENCE — KXCR brings new
duo Amy Sue Berlin and Kendra Kinsey
to Florence in July.
The pair has the Kerrville Folk
Festival, in Texas, in their rearview mir-
rors. Now the two young women are hit-
ting the road as a folk singing package,
bringing their musical backgrounds and
memories with them to share with audi-
ences around Oregon this summer.
Their stop in Florence will be at the
Siuslaw Public Library’s Bromley
Room, 1460 Ninth St., Wednesday, July
6, at 7 p.m.
In the troubadour tradition, there will
no charge at the door. A passing hat and
appreciative audience will send the per-
formers happily down the road.
Kinsey has been singing since she
learned words. She grew up singing in
the choir and going yearly to the
Kerrville Folk Festival, which formed a
seedbed of melody and tunes. After
earning a bachelor’s of arts degree in
studio art, Kendra came back to music
after discovering a love of harmony.
Along came the ukulele — it was love at
love at first sight.
Kinsey sings solo but also likes to
harmonize. She is working on an album.
Berlin was born in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
but was destined for the American
Southwest.
Early on, she traveled with her moth-
er, Anne Feeney, a musician and
activist. Each year they made the trek to
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Folk singers Kendra Kinsey and Amy Sue Berlin
Texas for the Kerrville Folk Festival. It
was those trips that silently pulled Amy
Sue to move to Austin, Texas, where she
eventually laid down her roots.
Her involvement in the music indus-
try is long, but much of that time was
spent behind the scenes — selling mer-
chandise, promoting, managing and
learning the ropes. It wasn’t until
September 2012 that Amy got her first
taste for songwriting. Sitting in on some
classes at a song writing camp in
Sisters, Ore., altered Amy’s path forev-
er. She found herself a pen and never
put it down.
“She sparks the spirit of summer with
her singing. Her voice is like no other.
She is an Austin Original,” says The
Austin Chronicle.
The show is sponsored by KXCR.
For more information, go to kxcr.net or
call 541-997-5252.
Yachats Arts Guild to host 9th annual show
Artwork by (from left) Kathy Whitson, Claire Good and Carol Summers
YACHATS — The Yachats
Arts Guild Summer Show runs
through Monday, July 4, in
room 8 of the Yachats
Commons, 441 Highway 101
N., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each
day.
The guild will feature new
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members Debra Aken and Bob
Berthelotte.
The guild offers a variety of
art for sale including watercol-
or, oil, acrylic, colored pencil
and pen and ink, wood turning
and photography.
Cards and prints of the orig-
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inal art are also available.
The Yachats Arts Guild
began in 2007 with seven
founding members and has
grown to the present 25 mem-
bers, all from the Central
Oregon Coast.
The guild recently had art
on display at the Canyon Way
Restaurant
in
Newport
through last month. Art by
members also can be seen in
local galleries, restaurants,
book stores and gift shops.
Come meet the artists at the
Commons in Yachats.
New author
to sign books at
Books ’n’ Bears
FLORENCE — Join new local
author Linda K. Richison during a spe-
cial book signing of her new release,
“The Spirit of Love: Heart and Souls.”
This is the first book in the “Spirit of
Love” series.
Richison will be at Books ’n’ Bears
on July 21, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Her book chronicals “Serena,” who is
left with shattered dreams and a broken
heart as she picks up the scattered
pieces of her life.
Desperation pushes her to a new
location, where she is destined for a
brand new start.
But to her dismay, the vision and her
reality painted a different picture.
Follow the perils of Serena as she
becomes tangled in a world of mystery
and fantasy, where she must rescue a
helpless spirit with the help of a danger-
ously sexy man.
Richison lives with her husband and
their four furry kids in Oregon. Her pas-
sions are singing, dancing and writing,
also spending time outdoors.
She love to get together with her
family and friends and values her time
with her children and six grandchildren.
Books ’n’ Bears is at 1255 Bay St. in
Florence.
Senior Center
to host garage sale
event July 16
FLORENCE — The Florence Senior
Center will be holding a “garage sale”
July 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Indoor spaces will rent for $20, which
includes a table, or outdoor spaces in the
parking lot for $15. Tables may be set up
between 2 and 5 p.m. on Friday, July 15.
Call Ron Borge at 541-991-7977 by
July 11 to reserve a space.
Anyone who would like to donate
items (no clothing) can bring them to the
center on Friday, July 15, between 10
a.m. and 5 p.m., or contact Borge for
pick up.
All proceeds from this event will sup-
port the Florence Senior Center’s expan-
sion project.