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Page 2 | Center Stage | Florence Events Center | www.EventCenter.org | 541-997-1994 WMF Artisan Fair Calendar FRAA to present 15th annual Artisan Fair Jan. 9 FEC Indoor ard Sale signups 8:30 a.m. Jan. 14-15 Winter Music Festival • Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Danny O’Keefe at 7 p.m. • Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 21 CREATIONS BY ( FROM LEFT ) N ATHALIE P ICARD , M ERRITT L AVENDER F ARMS The 15th annual Winter Music Artisan Fair will be a two-day event, Saturday, Jan. 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a must-see event for the weekend and admission to the Artisan Fair is free. This year, the Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA) will be the event committee for the Artisan Fair. There will be artisans, both local and regional, who will come and demonstrate their creative talents and bring their latest creations. Artisans will vary from wood craft to herbs; knit, crochet and fiber cre- ations to ward off the winter’s chill; artwork to stir the imagination and tastings to warm the heart. Among the artisans attending this year’s festival will be: • Nathalie Picard, member of the turtle clan of the Huron-Wendat tribe in Wendake, Quebec, Canada, creates artisan fine silver jewelry inspired by Iroquoian and Native American Indian culture, and Nature. Graduated flautist from Quebec City Music Conservatory, and the AND B ARBARA C AMPBELL University of Montreal ( BACC in Jazz and pop music interpretation), she also studied jazz and Cuban music in Havana and Florida. Nathalie moved to the Oregon coast in 2012 and was selected in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Artist Leadership Program in 2014. • Merritt Lavendar Farm’s Sherri’ (shuh-REE) Merritt discovered another way to live upon moving to Bandon. After working in the cor- porate world and as a small business owner, she became known locally as “the lavender lady” after starting a lavender farm. As an organic grower, she manu- facturers a line of natural lavender products and has authored three books in lavender. Merritt Lavender Farm is located six miles south of Bandon. For more information, visit www.lavenderladyfarm.com. • Foggy Bay Studios is a husband and wife business. Brad works in wood, using beautiful grained Oregon woods to create kitchen utensils, serving boards and hair buckles. Ginny is a fiber artist cur- rently specializing in hand felting scarves, hand bags, hats and other items. • Local artist Barbara Campbell, who has explored stained glass art creations using glass, agates and jew- els in free-form creations of her own design as well as following classical designs. She has created free-standing and hanging pieces as well as branching out to create stained glass inserts for cupboard doors and lantern panels. Other artisans attending: MeeMee’s Goodies, Fruit Spreads by Melissa Buechler, Pat Tellez Beadwork and Porcelain Painting, Original Art by Lisa, Designs by Kathi, Square Designs, Patricia Williams Designs, Simply Lampwork, Shuttle Creek Weaving, Goldenwood Soap, Rhododendron Quilt Guild, Batty Bats, The King’s Herbals, The Herbal Gerbil, J+K Terrariums and more, Rags to Rugs and Stuff, Mudslinger’s Pottery, Florence Food Share, Siuslaw School District Writers, Spiritopia Liqueurs brabdy and handcrafted liqueur, and more. For more infor- mation, contact event chair Claudia Brown at 541-902-1933. Jan. 28 Indoor Yard Sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 30 State of the City Address 6 p.m. Feb. 2 Eugene Ballet: Midsummer Night’s Dream 7 p.m. Feb. 4 Crab Crack 6 p.m. Feb. 8 Siuslaw Awards 6 p.m. Feb. 11 Jazz Kings: Clarinet Marmalade 1:30 p.m. Feb. 26 SEAcoast: Bria Skonberg 4 p.m. Chamber of Commerce Florence to celebrate its best at annual Siuslaw Awards The Florence Events Center will be the site for the ninth annual Siuslaw Awards on Feb. 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. The awards banquet, sponsored by the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce, recognizes excellence in the local busi- ness community by naming recipients for awards of excellence in Customer Service, Curb Appeal, Non-Profit Achievement, Community Caring, Innovation in Business and the Stu Johnston Business of the Year Award. In addition, two outstanding individu- als in the community will be honored with the Future First Citizen Award and the First Citizen Award. The First Citizen Award recognizes that individual who has given selflessly to the community based on community involvement, leadership and overall community impact. The Future First Citizen Award recog- nizes that student based on his or her academic success as well as civic involvement and contributions to the community. Nominate a First Citizen or Future First Citizen. The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce will also recognize an indi- vidual or business that has selflessly given of their time and efforts in sup- porting the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce and its efforts with the Distinguished Service Award. For more information, contact the Florence Chamber at 541-997-3128. Tax Consultation and Returns Prepared for Individuals and Small Businesses SIUSLAW TAX SERVICE Steve Tollett EA, LTC#31428-C Free Estimates - Call Now lastresortplayers.com 1958 E. 17th Street 541-997-9249 P.O. Box 36000 (800) 873-9249 Florence, OR 97439 fax 541-997-5180 Email: steve@siuslawtax.com 715 Quince Street | www.eventcenter.org 541-997-1994 | 888-968-4086 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK A RT SEAcoast’s Joe Trio Concert Pre-show talk: 6:15 p.m. Concert: 7 p.m.
