‘Never Land’ at August’s 2nd Star Festival
FLORENCE — The 2nd Star Festival
presents its second annual cultural arts
celebration honoring creativity of all
forms. “Always Create! Always
Encourage! Never Land!” is the motto of
the festival, held at the Florence Events
Center (FEC) , 715 Quince St., on Aug.
13 and 14.
The event will highlight artisans,
authors, illustrators and performers of
music, storytelling, and puppetry. It is an
experience for all ages to be mesmerized
and immersed in a land of imagination
and inspiration.
“What an amazing event filled with
incredible vendors, wonderful perform-
ances and abounding in creative energy!
My family can’t wait to return,” said fes-
tival goer Brian W. Parker.
Following a fun, exciting, successful
first year in 2015, the festivities for 2016
will include opportunities for participants
to be captivated by many unique areas of
creativity meant to inspire and encour-
age.
Artisan booths will offer unique ink
stamps for attendees to collect in their
Passports as they wind their way through
the indoor Goblin Market, where they
can meet guest artists Charles Mason and
Tayliss Forge from the show,
“Steampunk’d,” along with local Eugene
interactive steampunk artists Steve
LaRiccia and Joe Mross, who will be dis-
playing some of their unique creations.
Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be
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Come to the 2nd Star Festival, created
by Matt and Kesha Hawk (right), to
experience magic, steampunk, fairies,
mermaids, activities and more.
catered by Florence eatery, Mon Ami
Cafe.
“Talks from the Flight Deck’s” stories
and musical performances on the theater
stage will inspire and encourage all those
who find a seat in the audience.
Take a step through the gates of The
Tesla Field in our outdoor area, where
you will find mermaids, pirates, face
Call to artists for quilt show
YACHATS — Polly Plumb
Productions board member,
Ruth Bass, recently announced
a call to artists for the Ocean
Artistry Art Quilt Show to be
held at the Yachats Commons,
441 Highway 101 in Yachats,
on March 10 to 12, 2017.
This juried show will accept
art pieces from local, regional,
and international art quilters.
The theme of this inaugural
show will be “Gems of the
Ocean.”
Details of the call to artists
can be found at www.ocean
artistrycall.com.
Quilt entries will be accept-
ed between Dec. 15, 2016 and
2 2 • C OAST
Jan. 15, 2017, and will be
decided by Feb. 1, 2017.
Final judging will be made
by a five-person panel of artists
and dignitaries during the
show.
All selected entries will be
on display during the Ocean
Artistry Art Quilt show running
March 10 to 12 at the Yachats
Commons in the multi-purpose
room.
The show will run from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
“One of the goals of the
show is to introduce art quilt-
ing to both locals and visitors
to the area,” said Bass. “We
thought the ocean theme would
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allow artists to explore the
beauty of this area and make
interpretations based on their
own whimsy.”
The new art show has
already received financial sup-
port from both the Siletz Tribal
Charitable Contribution Fund
and the City of Yachats’ New
Event Fund.
“We’re delighted to bring
this type of show to Yachats.
This will brighten up the town
and we welcome everyone to
experience an art quilt show,”
said Bass.
For more information about
the
quilt
show,
email
info@oceanartistry.org.
painting, demonstrations, workshops, a
gaming area, a vardo acoustic music
stage, Nymbol’s Secret Garden, Fooble
the Dragon and a beer garden sponsored
by local WildCraft Cider Works.
Join event creators Matt and Kesha
Hawk of the Hawk’s Aerie for a fun-
filled, inspiring weekend of creative
wonder.
People are encouraged to dress up in
any and every manner.
Saturday, Aug. 13, and Sunday, Aug.
14, are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for
all of the daytime activities.
At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, The
Nathaniel Johnstone Band will play with
its and opening act, Magician Matt Van
Zee.
All events are within walking distance
of Historic Old Town in Florence on the
beautiful Oregon coast.
For tickets, call the FEC at 541-997-
1994. Children 12 and under are free.
Adults are $10 a day or $15 for both
days.
Tickets for the Nathaniel Johnstone
Band concert are $25. A weekend pack-
age is also available and includes festival
entry for both days and the concert for
$35 per person.
To learn more about the festivities or
to get involved, go to 2ndstarfestival.com
for full details and a list of artisans, spon-
sors and guest artists, or email the Hawks
at 2ndstarfestival@gmail.com for any
questions.
Learn to dance
‘Bollywood Fusion’
at Elks Lodge
FLORENCE — A
Bollywood Fusion Class is
being held Thursdays from 10
to 11 a.m. at the Florence Elks
Lodge.
Bollywood Fusion is a play-
ful dance form that has
evolved from the Hindi
Culture in India. As the film
industry in Bombay has
grown, so has the dance style
in their films. Bollywood
Fusion takes on a mixture of
belly dance, Indian folk, clas-
sical and modern jazz.
The music is very light-
hearted and many of the
moves are simple.
For a typical Bollywood
class, the women wear coin
belts/hip scarves like in belly
dance.
Many students enjoy wear-
ing ankle bells, too.
For more information or to
attend the class, contact Eileen
Angilletta by email at
eangilletta@yahoo.com or
visit her Facebook page The
Dancing Divas.