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SECTION B
Community News
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Filling bowls for the area’s hungry
B
uy an empty, hand-
made ceramic bowl
created by local
artists and, in the
process, help someone who
may otherwise go hungry for
the holidays.
That’s been the idea behind
the annual Empty Bowls event
for the past 21 years. This
year’s event will offer more
than 700 handmade ceramic
bowls to the public, created by
many local artists, with the
purchase price of $10 each.
Smaller bowls will also be
available at $5 each.
Each bowl will be accompa-
nied by a coupon redeemable
for one cup of the soup of the
day at a participating restau-
rant during the month of
December.
Participating restaurants
menus and locations will be
featured at the “Soup Table” at
the event for viewing by the
public.
There will be a wide variety
of eating establishments partic-
ipating this year so that many
different cuisines will be avail-
able to choose from.
Along with local Florence
artists from throughout the
More than 700 handmade bowls will be available to purchase during this weekend’s annual
area, more than 75 Siuslaw
High School students will be
This project has helped raise Reception and the Empty
ticipate in.
involved in the production of
their awareness of the needs of Bowls Fundraiser.
The 21st Annual Empty
handmade ceramic bowls.
others and how they might
Under the direction of
Bowls fundraiser opens Friday,
Through the Empty Bowls
assist in meeting those needs.
instructor Kyle Lewis, students Dec. 2, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
event, ceramics students are
Also, for the third year, the
will be creating delicious
and continues Saturday, Dec.
not only learning how to create
Siuslaw High School Culinary
snacks for Empty Bowls atten- 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
handcrafted ceramic bowls,
Class will join forces with
dees.
concludes Sunday, Dec. 4,
they are also learning how to
Empty Bowls, providing
A silent auction is also
from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
give back to their community
refreshments for the Artists
available for attendants to par-
Every year, sponsors, local
in a unique way.
Free acoustic concert at library Saturday
David Helfand and Justin
Lader, a multi-talented acousti-
cal team, will perform their
original eclectic mix of music
on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m.
in the Bromley Room at the
Siuslaw Public Library.
Helfand and Lader have
been touring around the Pacific
Northwest
and
northern
California the last few years
sharing their signature blend of
music at coffeehouses, festivals
(including the Eugene Irish
Festival), libraries, private
homes and the Lane ESD
Planetarium.
Their music has been called
“an eclectic blend of original
multi-cultural inspired music
of passion and transcendence
with inspirations from the
Celtic lands, the Middle East,
pentatonic meditation music,
space music and progressive
rock.”
Helfand himself is a multi-
talented instrumentalist who
composes as well as plays the
Celtic harp, mandocello,
octave mandolin, guitar and
keyboards.
COURTESY PHOTO
Multi-instrumentalist David Helfand and Violinist Justin Lader
will preform Saturday, Dec.3 at the Siuslaw Public Library.
Lader, who teaches the vio-
lin and viola, also composes
and is an accomplished violist.
To date, the duo has released
three albums: acoustic works
of harp and viola titled “After
the Rain” (2012); “From a
Distant Land” (2013), which
embraces the spirit of Celtic
music; and, most recently, a
sacred journey through space
searching for lost loved ones in
“Through the Portal” (2016).
Prior to collaborating with
Lader on these three albums,
Helfand recorded six albums
both as a solo artist and with
ensembles.
Lader has also collaborated
on albums with Jake McNeillie
and Albert Howell.
David Macdonald of White
Horse Coffee and Tea in
Sutherlin, Ore., said of
Helfand, “His style is contem-
porary, but rooted in ancient
values and connections, res-
onating the theme of change
moving in an outward spiral
with an orbit around tradition
and ancestral heritage.
“His work is beautiful. This
is what he aims to project.”
For more information about
this concert, call the Siuslaw
Public Library at 541-997-
3132.
PHOTOS BY JACK DAVIS/SIUSLAW NEWS
Empty Bowls fundrasier for Florence Food Share.
restaurants, artists, Lane
Community College, Siuslaw
High School and numerous
volunteers join together to
make this community event a
success.
All proceeds from this
fundraiser make it possible for
our local food pantry to pro-
vide services to those in need
in the area.
Admission is free.
So come purchase a one-of-
a-kind piece of art that is beau-
tiful to look at, functional and
will help the needy.
St. Vincent seeks help
with gift-giving program
St. Vincent de Paul
Society of Lane County is
looking for community
support for “Holiday Joy,”
a gift-giving program that
helps Florence residents
living in affordable hous-
ing.
“Holiday Joy is a won-
derful program that bene-
fits residents in our afford-
able housing that could use
a little extra help during
this holiday season of giv-
ing,” said Ashely Hensley,
St. Vincent de Paul’s com-
munity engagement coordi-
nator. “For many people
living in our housing or
participating in one of our
assistance programs, cover-
ing the base necessities like
rent and power can be chal-
lenging enough. While the
holiday season is about far
more than gifts, a kind ges-
ture can go a long way in
reminding folks that we’re
all in this together.”
Hensley said that cur-
rently there are about 24
Florence residents, includ-
ing families led by single
mothers, grandmothers and
seniors living alone. She
added that those who have
applied to the program
include single mothers,
large families and seniors.
“Their wishes include
educational toys for their
children, new scrubs for
work, diapers and basic
household
supplies,”
Hensley said. “No gift is
too small in helping us
meet the needs of these res-
idents who have made great
strides in getting housed.”
In addition to its thrift
store in Florence, St.
Vincent de Paul operates
See
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