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Public Library, 1460 Ninth St.
Meetings are open to ukulele
A RTIST Q&A AT KB G ALLERY players of all levels and anyone
Kenneth B Gallery will sponsor interested in learning more about
an artist question and answer ses- the club, as well as anyone who
sion with featured artist Tamarah just wants to listen and/or sing
along—audience welcome.
Phillips from 1 to 2 p.m.
Beginners meet first from 1:30-
Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and
2:30 p.m.
refreshments as the artist
For more information, email
explains how she broke through
janetwellington@charter.net.
old routines and developed new
painting skills.
Monday, Aug. 1
Kenneth B Gallery Art Studios
is at 1458 First St. Call 541-999-
SSWCD BOARD MEETING
5875 or visit
The Siuslaw Soil and Water
kennethbgallery.com for more
Conservation District will hold
information.
its monthly scheduled board
meeting at the district office,
C ONCERT TO BENEFIT OCHS
1775 Laurel Place, Ste #4, at
Pianist and composer Dan
6:30 p.m.
Chadburn, along with singer and
songwriter Tom Nichols, will be
Wednesday, Aug. 3
making their third appearance at
Kathy Parsons’ “Mainly Piano
C OMMUNITY C OALITION MEETS
House Concert Series” as a bene-
Florence Area Community
fit for the Oregon Coast Humane Coalition will hold a meeting
Society (OCHS).
from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the
The concert begins at 7 p.m. at Bromley Room of the Siuslaw
Parson’s house in Sandpines
Public Library.
West.
The coalition meets on the first
Suggested donation is $15.
Wednesday of each month
For directions or more informa- throughout the year.
tion, call Parsons at 541-999-
9720 before the event.
G ET TO KNOW THE V AN F ANS
Sunday, July 31
The monthly meeting and
luncheon for the Van Fans will be
F LORENCE F LUKES TO STRUM
at The Shorewood, on Spruce
Florence Ukulele Club (The
Street, beginning at 11:45 a.m.
Flukes) will meet from 3 to 4
Everyone is welcome to bring
p.m, for a song circle in the
new members and guests.
Bromley Room of the Siuslaw
The Van Fans is a fun group of
Saturday, July 30
volunteers who meet monthly
with the goal of keeping the local
cancer van in operation. This is a
free service, which transports
patients round trip to Springfield
and Eugene for radiation treat-
ments.
The group also sponsors two
card parties and an annual ice
cream social to benefit the van
service.
For more information, call
Karen Lee at 541-997-9669.
Upcoming events
F LORENCE D EMS
PICNIC
The Florence Area Democratic
Club will be holding its annual
picnic at the Honeyman State
Park Meeting Hall on Sunday,
Aug. 7, from noon to 4 p.m.
This is a campaign kick-off
event and opportunity to meet
candidates. For more information
and to RSVP, contact Sue Jones
at 541-997-4820.
Call 541-997-8104,
Florence Antiques
LCC
TO HOST OPEN HOUSE
Learn more about upcoming
Lane Community College
Florence Center Continuing
Education classes and trips dur-
ing an open house planned on
campus at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 16.
This will be the only chance to
meet instructors and learn about
upcoming opportunities for the
fall semester prior to registration
on Sept. 6. Guests will have a
chance to win door prizes and
Continuing Education course reg-
istration up to $50.
Light refreshments will be pro-
vided. The open house is planned
on the Lane campus, 3149 Oak
St.
For more information, contact
Marsha Sills at 541-997-8444,
ext. 4825.
D E F AZIO
TO VISIT F LORENCE
Rep. Peter DeFazio will soon
2 ND S TAR ALIGHTS IN
be holding his next series of
F LORENCE
town hall meetings across
Second Star Festival presents
Southwest Oregon to hear from
its second annual cultural arts
his constituents and update them
celebration honoring creativity of on his work in Washington.
all forms at the Florence Events
This year, DeFazio will be
Center on Aug. 13 and 14.
holding 16 town hall meetings
“Always Create! Always
across Oregon’s 4th
Encourage! Never Land!” is the
Congressional District.
motto of the festival, highlighting
He will be in Florence on
artisans, authors, illustrators and Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the
performers of music, storytelling Siuslaw Public Library, 1460
and puppetry.
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