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541-997-1994 | www.EventCenter.org | Florence Events Center | Center Stage | Page 3 Helping the hungry Sixth-annual Florence Crab Crack to benefit local Food Share Four hundred crab lovers will converge at the sixth-annual Florence Crab Crack on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. Participants will enjoy ting Florence Food Share. BJ’s dessert will be served by The popular annual event great food and company while Oregon coast Dungeness “crab head” volunteers. sold out last month, with 400 aiding the less fortunate in the crab, along with pasta, coleslaw, A no-host bar will also be tickets selling for $35 each. area, with all proceeds benefit- garlic bread, sodas, coffee and available. concert From page 1 self-described “small town girl” from Chilliwack, British Columbia. She left for Vancouver straight out of high school and earned a degree in Jazz Trumpet Performance from Capilano University. But even as she absorbed the deep knowledge and disciplined work habits needed for a jazz career, she was also hus- tling hard to book her two bands. While in university she juggled working every weekend, traveling to festivals and shows, plus cramming in schoolwork — all while on the road. When not traveling for her own gigs, she was building up her stage and per- formance chops with Dal Richards, Vancouver’s “King of Swing.” Playing at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver capped off this exciting period, with Skonberg featured at the Paralympics opening ceremony. In 2012, she released “So Is The Day” (Random Act Records); her first album on a US-based label. That collection showcased a developing flair for original songs with just the right amount of stan- dards mixed in, and also featured a duet with the legendary John Pizzarelli. “So Is The Day” received rave reviews from critics, drawing comparisons to T RUMPETER , Norah Jones in The New York Daily News. In 2015, a year after her second album, “Into Your Own,” was released, Skonberg received the Jazz At Lincoln Center Swing! Award. To date, she has performed at some 100 festivals worldwide. She is the co- SINGER AND SONGWRITER B RIA S KONBERG founder of the New York Hot Jazz Camp and New York Hot Jazz Festival. Additional accolades include Best Vocal and Best Trumpet awards from Hot House Jazz Magazine (2014-15), Outstanding Jazz Artist at the New York Bistro Awards (2014), a DownBeat Rising Star (2013-15), and a nominee for Jazz Journalists’ Assoc. Up and Coming Artist (2013). Tickets can be purchased at the Florence Events Center box office, 715 Quince St., or by phone at 541-997- 1994 during regular business hours. Ballet From page 1 one of the West’s busiest and most versatile profes- sional dance companies. The company has per- formed in more than 100 cities in 32 U.S. States and internationally to Canada, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Syria, Jordan, Tunisia and Taiwan. Over the past two decades, the EBC has been continuously recog- nized by the National Endowment for the Arts with Dance Company Grant awards and, in 1996, was the first Oregon dance company to be a recipient of the Governor’s Arts Award. The Eugene Ballet Company has set a high standard in the perform- ing arts and has gained a loyal following of dance fans everywhere the com- pany has performed. Tickets can be pur- chased at the Florence Events Center box office, 715 Quince St., or by phone at 541-997-1994 during regular business hours. E UGENE B ALLET jazz From page 1 as represented by Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll these variations, with particular Morton and the cooler, as well focus on the differences as the more relaxed and lyrical between the New Orleans style style associated with the work of Frankie Trumbauer, Bix Beiderbecke and Jimmy Dorsey. Performers will include: Jesse Cloninger, music director, reeds; Marisa Frantz, vocals; Shirley Andress, vocals; Tracy Tooze, vocals; Joe Manis, reeds; Dave Bender, trumpet; Glenn Griffith, trombone; and Vicki Brabham, piano. Tickets can be purchased at the Florence Events Center box office, 715 Quince St., or by phone at 541-997-1994 during regular business hours. 715 Quince Street | www.eventcenter.org 541-997-1994 | 888-968-4086
