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8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2016 ❘ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM THIS WEEK ON THE / SIUSLAWNEWS ❘ @ SIUSLAWNEWS COAST 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 Saturday, Aug. 13 2 ND S TAR ALIGHTS IN F LORENCE Second Star Festival presents its second annual cultural arts celebra- tion honoring creativity of all forms at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and 14. The Nathaniel Johnstone Band and Eugene Taiko will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. “Always Create! Always Encourage! Never Land!” is the motto of the festival, highlighting artisans, authors, illustrators and per- formers of music, storytelling and puppetry. Look for workshops, Talks from the Flight Deck and more inter- active fun. For more information and ticket information, go to 2ndstarfestival.com or eventcenter.org. Saturday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 14, at 2 p.m. For more information or tickets, call 541-997-4815 or go to www. catproductions.org. will discuss sex and prostate cancer. Bring questions and get answers, or just come to enjoy lunch, listen and learn. Call Bob Horney at 541-999-4239 for more information. Sunday, Aug. 14 Wednesday, Aug. 17 L IONS TO MAKE PANCAKES D E F AZIO TO VISIT F LORENCE Mapleton Lions Club serves its pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the club in Mapleton, 88148 Riverview Drive. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, ham and eggs for $7 for adults and $3 for youth aged 12 and under. Rep. Peter DeFazio is holding a series of town hall meetings across Southwest Oregon to hear from his constituents and update them on his work in Washington, D.C. DeFazio will be in Florence at the Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St., from 10 to 11 a.m. The public is encouraged to attend. Tuesday, Aug. 16 LCC HOSTS EDUCATION OPEN HOUSE R EPUBLICANS MEET AND GREET Learn more about upcoming Lane Community College Florence Center Continuing Education classes and trips during an open house on cam- pus, 3149 Oak St., at 10:30 a.m. N ORTHWEST B RONCOS ROUND UP Light refreshments will be provided. Fans of 1966 to 1977 Ford This will be a chance to meet Broncos should head out to Three instructors and learn about upcoming Rivers Casino Resort, 5647 Highway opportunities for the fall semester. 101, for the Northwest Bronco Registration is Sept. 6. Roundup from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in For more information, contact the parking lot. Marsha Sills at 541-997-8444, ext. Come see more than 300 Broncos 4825. in one place — a fine sight to behold. G ET PROSTATE CANCER INFORMATION For more information, visit www. The Us TOO Florence Prostate northwestbroncoroundup.com. Cancer Education/ Support Lunch Bunch will meet at Ichiban CAT SHOWS ‘G RACE AND G LORIE ’ Restaurant, 1179 Highway 101, from Class Act Theatre (CAT) has two noon to 1 p.m. more showings of the two-woman In addition to other prostate cancer play “Grace and Glorie” on information, Dr. Roger McKimmy The Republican Club of Florence will be holding a Meet and Greet the Candidates in the Bromley Room of the Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St., at 6 p.m. Five Republican candidates for state and federal offices will be there to answer questions, with two more on video. Don’t miss this opportuni- ty to learn more about key issues affecting Florence, Lane County and the Oregon coast. For more information, contact Sherry Harvey at 509-540-4880. Thursday, Aug. 18 P EACE H EALTH HOLDS INFO MEETING The City of Florence and PeaceHealth Medical Group are sponsoring a health care town hall to inform the community about nation- Call 541-997-8104, Florence Antiques Upcoming events C OIN S HOW COMES TO FEC At the 19th annual Coin and Stamp Show at the Florence Events Center, nearly 50 vendors from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and as far away as Connecticut will be exhibiting, trading and selling coins from around the world. On hand will be U.S. territorial gold coins, as well as coins from Greece, Italy, the Middle East and more. The show will be held Saturday, Aug. 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 21., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free to the public and coin appraisals will be available. C OMMUNITY C HORUS BEGINS Registration for the Community Chorus Christmas Concert will begin Monday, Aug. 22, at the Cross Roads Church, 10th and Maple streets. 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