British folk rockers ‘Chad & Jeremy’ come to Florence
The popular English
singing folk rock duo Chad
and Jeremy will be per-
forming at the FEC on
Saturday, Oct. 29, begin-
ning at 7 p.m.
The duo, Chad Stuart
and Jeremy Clyde, origi-
nated in the 1960s and
were part of the British
Invasion’s influx of British
rock and pop musicians to
the American music scene.
The duo’s first single,
1963’s
“Yesterday’s
Gone,” was an instant hit,
with their strings-backed
sound catching the atten-
tion of listeners in the
United States.
C HAD & J EREMY
World Artists Records released
their mid-1960s strain of commer-
cial folk music while the duo devel-
oped its trademark style of “whisper
singing.”
Their second single, and biggest
American hit, “A Summer Song,”
hit No. 7 on Billboard’s Hot 100
in October 1964.
Follow-ups included a cover ver-
sion of “Willow Weep for Me,”
which reached No. 1 on the Easy
Listening chart, and the Top-20 hit
“Before and After.” Chad and
Jeremy had seven U.S. Top-40 hits
between 1964 and 1966.
In the fall of 1967, they released
the psychedelic album “Of
Cabbages and Kings” and a 1968
follow-up, “The Ark.”
The duo also made several television
guest appearances. They portrayed a fic-
tional singing duo, “The Redcoats” (Fred
and Ernie), that satirized Beatlemania on
the sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show.
In 2003, PBS included Chad and
Jeremy in the ’60s Pop-Rock Reunion
special, which also prompted a tour the
next year.
In 2008, the group released “Ark-eolo-
gy,” an album featuring remakes of mate-
rial they recorded in the 1960s.
In September 2010, Chad and Jeremy
marked 50 years of performing together
with a limited-edition CD entitled “Fifty
Years On.”
Tickets for the Oct. 29 concert are $25
each and are available by calling the box
office at 541-99-1994 or going online to
www.Florence EventsCenter.com.
‘River of No Return’ documentary to be screened at library
COOS BAY — The “Armchair Film
Adventure” series at Coos Bay Public
Library continues Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 2
p.m. in the Myrtlewood Meeting Room.
The PBS ‘Nature’ documentary
“River of No Return: A Honeymoon
Adventure in Idaho’s Wilderness” will
be shown.
Deep in the heart of Idaho lies the
Frank Church-River of No Return
Wilderness, part of the largest roadless
area left in the lower 48 states. At 2.5
million acres, it is larger than
Yellowstone, yet most people have never
even heard of it.
Designated a federally-protected
wilderness in 1980 by the U.S.
Congress, the region is full of deep
canyons and mountain forests, rivers and
abundant wildlife. Otters and elk, deer
and coyotes, blue birds and bighorn
sheep and newly-restored wolf popula-
tions all thrive there.
Today, nine packs of wolves roam
freely through the park, each pack
dependent on family — raising their
young and hunting together.
Working with the Nez Perce Tribe in
Central Idaho, wolf biologist Isaac
Babcock spent 13 years participating in
the wolf reintroduction program organ-
ized in the area. Wanting to share the raw
beauty of the land and the wolves with
his new wife, Bjornen, Isaac proposes
spending a year there as an unconven-
tional honeymoon, documenting their
days as they go along.
“River of No Return” tells their story:
a couple that took on the wilderness and
all its challenges. The two have come to
treasure their experience in an untamed
place that, for a period of time, they
called home.
Everyone is welcome at this program
sponsored by The Friends of Coos Bay
Public Library.
No admission is charged and refresh-
ments will be served.
Call 503-269-1101 for more informa-
tion about this program.
The library is located at 525 Anderson
Ave. in Coos Bay.
Wine, Women and Who Knows What to include auction, gifts and more
What would it be like to get Christmas
shopping finished before Halloween?
That could happen at the fourth annual
“Wine, Women, and Who Knows What?”
wine tasting Sunday, Oct. 16, at the
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Florence Events Center.
There will be a silent auction with 30
custom-themed gift baskets showing
everything from “Downton Abbey
Forever” to “Beachy Theme,” “Fiber Art
Collection,” “Home Office” and
“Pirates.”
Appropriate wine is included with most
of the baskets.
The works of many local artists will be
available in the silent auction as well,
including pieces by Kathryn Davis,
Carole Hillsbery, Julie Rassman, Ken
McDougal, Michael Wood, Gene Olson,
Julie Strecker, Karen Jackson, Renee
Westerberg, Paula Becker and Susan
Johnson.
Local merchants who have contributed
baskets and gift certificates include Le
Bouchon, All About Olives, Kitchen
Klutter, On Your Feet with a Splash,
Maple Street Grille, Bay Street Grille,
Rebecca Posterno and Class Act Theatre.
New this year is a well-stocked “buy it
now” table with every item priced at $20
or less. Perfect for those hostess gifts or
stocking stuffers. Lots of wine related
items and other goodies to be found here.
And of course, there will be wines to
taste, along with gourmet food pairings. A
non-alcoholic beverage will also be avail-
able.
The Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris from
Campbell Lane winery will be featured,
along with wines from Zerba Cellars and
Lavelle Vineyards.
A private “meet the winemaker” event
and tasting with Campbell Lane Winery
will begin at 4 p.m.
The main tasting opens at 5 p.m. and
runs until 7 p.m.
Tickets to both tastings are $30 each,
and for the main tasting only, tickets are
$25. Call 541-999-9082 to purchase tick-
ets.
All proceeds go toward scholarships for
women in higher education.
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