SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Speaker Wave music video
to premier at City Lights
On Thursday, Sept. 29,
Florence-based band Speaker
Wave will screen its first orig-
inal music video live on City
Lights Cinemas’ Chaplin
Stage.
The event will include live
music
performances
by
Speaker Wave and new
Florence-based band Good
Problems.
This release brings Speaker
Wave’s
original
song,
“Leavin’ Town,” featured on
its debut album “Tsunami
Evacuation Route,” to the big
screen. The song brought the
band local fame as a semi-
finalist pick in the Eugene
Weekly’s “Next Big Thing”
song competition, earning
them an invitation to play The
Lane County Fair and a spot
on the Next Big Thing compi-
lation CD.
“Leavin’ Town” exhibits an
acoustic, slightly folk-rock
side of Speaker Wave.
Folk melodies, traditional
folk instruments and elements
of alternative rock mingle, fus-
ing together to create an emo-
tional indie folk-rock ballad.
(Steven Ingham on guest fid-
dle, Teresa Mihm on guest
flute)
The band contacted director
and editor Dan Haberly with a
proposed music video project,
Leavin’ Town being the likely
candidate.
Haberly, having shot still
photography for the band in
the past, was intrigued by the
prospect of a video collabora-
tion.
Shooting commenced and,
with much local support, the
video was completed.
The combination of ethereal
cinematography from Haberly
and the smooth yet slightly
angsty lyrics of Speaker
Wave’s original song offer an
apt portrayal of a somber tale
about a guy who believes his
circumstances will improve by
“leaving town.”
The video was all shot, edit-
ed and produced locally in the
Florence area.
Tickets are $4 and available
at City Lights Cinemas or
online at www.citylightscine
mas.com.
Doors open at 7:15 p.m.,
and the show is from 7:30 to
10 p.m.
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Library
Tidings
News about
the Siuslaw
Public Library
Library Tidings,
a regular feature
of the Siuslaw News,
features news about
upcoming Siuslaw
Public Library pro-
grams for adults and
children, new books
and videos, and other
library news of interest
to the community.
Library Tidings by
Kevin Mittge
Three Minutes in Poland
By Glenn Kurtz
Book review by Kevin Mittge
When author Glenn Kurtz
stumbled upon an old family
film in his parents’ closet in
Florida, he had no inkling of its
historical significance or of the
impact it would have on his life.
The film, shot long before by
his grandfather on a sightseeing
trip to Europe, includes shaky
footage of Paris and the Swiss
Alps.
Astonishingly, the elder Kurtz
also captured on color 16mm
film the only known moving
images of the thriving, predomi-
nantly Jewish town of Nasielsk,
Poland, shortly before the com-
munity’s destruction in the
Holocaust.
In his book “Three Minutes in
Poland: Discovering a Lost
World in a 1938 Family Film,”
Kurtz details his remarkable
journey to learn everything he
can about Nasielsk and the peo-
ple who appeared in his grandfa-
ther’s film.
In restoring the film and pro-
viding a copy to the U.S.
Holocaust Museum, remarkable
stories begin to emerge. A
young woman views the film and
recognizes her grandfather as a
young boy; an elderly refugee in
Florida helps Kurtz locate more
survivors of the village, includ-
We’ll help the pieces fall into place
Have you always been inter-
ested in acting and the theatre?
Now’s your chance to take cen-
ter stage.
Melanie Heard will offer an
acting class for adults on 5
Saturdays this fall: Oct. 8 and
15, Nov. 5, 12 and 19, with a
possible
extra
Saturday
evening “Improv Games
Nights.”
Classes will be held at the
new CROW Center for the
Performing
Arts,
3120
Highway 101 in Florence.
During this fun and enrich-
ing five-week course, students
will explore characterization,
motivation, diction, and stage
presence. Students will learn
how to deal with stage fright,
how to audition like a pro, and
will
uncover
individual
strengths as an actor, while also
discovering how to overcome
habits and weaknesses.
Contacting the
library online
What causes cancer? Why does
it happen? Will too much of
anything give you cancer?
Dr. Charles King will address
these and other issues in a pres-
entation at the library on
Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m. in the
Bromley Room.
Dr. King was awarded his
Ph.D. in biochemistry from the
University of Minnesota, and
began a lifetime’s work of
researching the origins of cancer,
on which he has published exten-
sively. In this program designed
for a general audience, Dr. King
will explain what carcinogens
are, changes in cancer rates over
time, the environmental basis for
cancer, and much more.
Anyone interested in science
and medicine should not miss
this important program.
If you find yourself wanting to
contact the library when the
library is closed or don’t have
time to call or visit, or if you are
online with the library’s website
(www.siuslawlibrary.info) and
want to ask us to purchase a
book, or let us know about a
problem with your account, or
have a concern or compliment,
there is a very easy way to mes-
sage us.
From the library’s main web-
page, hover over “About” near
the top of the page and you will
see “Contact Us” appear on the
drop down menu.
Click on that and you will be
brought to a page where you can
“Contact a Librarian/Ask a
Question,”
“Share
a
Last year’s members of the CROW Adult Acting Class
Through the use of games
and activities, participants will
be exposed to a wide range of
theatre terminology and tips,
tricks and traps for actors.
“Acting is very liberating,
and great for building your
self-confidence,” said Heard.
Join Us for our
Open House
Wednesday, Sept. 14
1 pm - 4 pm.
We have music, refreshments, a raffl e drawing
for a gift basket and much more!
Everyone is invited to join us!
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ing a woman in the film found
standing next to the man she
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Kurtz painstakingly assem-
bled “Three Minutes in Poland”
from interviews, photographs,
documents and artifacts.
The book tells the rich and
harrowing story of seven sur-
vivors and their Polish home-
town. From his grandfather’s
brief film, Kurtz creates a
poignant yet unsentimental
exploration of memory, loss and
improbable survival.
Adults, here’s your chance to take center stage
Florence’s Own Line Dancers will perform at 1:00 pm
Country Music by Russ and Ron begins at 3:00 pm
Focus on the big picture
Oh hello there I’m Stewart
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“I have enjoyed working with
Florence’s adult actors in past
class sessions, and I can’t wait
to do it again. We laugh a lot,
learn a lot, and it’s a great place
to push yourself in a safe and
supportive environment.”
The class will be custom tai-
lored to each level of partici-
pant.
“Even if you have no desire
to be an actor, this class can
still be very helpful,” Heard
said. “Many of the skills you
will learn can help you in your
day to day life, such as inter-
personal communication and
job seeking skills.
“Theater is powerful stuff.”
Heard is a director/choreog-
rapher, actress and credentialed
teacher with more than 20
years of experience in the pro-
fessional theater world.
She co-owns Poison Pen
Players, a comedy murder-
mystery company headquar-
tered in Florence, and is the
artistic director of Children’s
Repertory
of
Oregon
Workshops (CROW).
Originally
from
Los
Angeles, Heard has studied act-
ing with the well-known South
Coast Repertory Professional
Conservatory, has performed in
more than 50 plays and musi-
cals, holds a bachelor’s degree
in Theatre Arts from Cal State
Fullerton, and an master’s
degree in Education.
To sign up, call Melanie He-
ard at 541-999-8641 or email
crowtheatrekids@yahoo .com.
All ages over 18 are wel-
come. Classes will be held at
the CROW Center for the
Performing Arts.
Space is limited and no
experience is required.
Participants can attend sin-
gle classes in this session for
$12 per class, or will receive a
discount if they sign up for all
five classes at $50.
For more information, visit
www.crowkids.com.
Cars, Elvis and rootbeer
floats at Shorewood
The annual Shorewood
Car Show will be held Sept.
23, at The Shorewood, 1451
Spruce St., in Florence, from
10 a.m. to noon.
This year, Shorewood
Senior Living is adding some
flair to the annual car show,
with Elvis on stage. The pub-
lic is invited to come enjoy
finger foods and refresh-
ments while taking in the
beauty of the vintage vehi-
cles.
At 11 a.m., Elvis will take
the stage to put on a hip-
shaking good time, and to
bring it all to a close enjoy a
refreshing root beer float.
For more information,
contact Belinda Shores at
541-997-8202.
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