Fly over the moon with LRP’s ‘Moon Over Buffalo’
L
ast Resort Players (LRP) will present
from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and
Ken Ludwig’s “Moon Over Buffalo”
hilarious uncertainty about which play they
on March 17 through 19 and 24 to 26
are actually performing, caused by
at Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St.
Charlotte’s deaf old stage-manager mother
In the madcap comedy tradition of “Lend
who hates every bone in George’s body.
me a Tenor,” the hilarious “Moon Over
Directed by Paula Lindekugel-Willis with
Buffalo” centers on George and Charlotte
Leah Goodwin as assistant director, LRP’s
Hay, played by John Bachman and Judy
strong ensemble cast features eight actors in
Adams, fading stars of the 1950s. At the
comedic roles.
moment, the Hays are playing two shows in
Daphne John plays Ethel, Karylynn
rep in Buffalo, New York, with five actors.
Keppol plays Rosalind “Roz” Hay, Victoria
On the brink of a disastrous split-up
Seitzinger plays Eileen, Grant Hammond
caused by George’s dalliance with a young
plays Howard, Jim Wellington plays Paul
The cast of Last Resort Players’ “Moon Over Buffalo”
ingenue, they receive word that they might
and Chuck Knorr plays Richard.
just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is com- Scarlet Pimpernel.”
For more information, go to lastresortplayers.org.
ing to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he
To purchase tickets, visit the FEC Box Office, call 541-
Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything
sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of “The that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit 997-1994 or go to eventcenter.org.
28th annual South Coast
Clambake Jazz Festival comes
to North Bend March 10-12
NORTH BEND— For nearly three
decades, the South Coast Clambake Jazz
Festival has entertained thousands in the
Northwest with a range of musical genres
including toe tapping rockabilly jams, hot
jazz, blues and get-up-on-your-feet swing
dance music.
This year’s festival lineup includes
Dave Bennett and The Memphis Speed
Kings, Blue Skies Big Band, Stompy
Jones, Twice As Good, Red Skunk,
Midnight Serenaders, Evolution, Gator
Nation, High Street, The Young Bucs and
It’s About Time Big Band.
Make sure you book your hotel and get
your tickets early, as you don’t want to
miss a moment of this beloved music festi-
val!
For more information, call 541-756-
8800 or visit www.clambakejazz.org
All performances are held at the The
Mill Casino Hotel & RV Park, 3201
Tremont Ave.
Tickets are on sale at KoKwel Gift Shop
inside the casino or online at clambake
jazz.com/tickets.
T ASTE THE BEST W URSTFEST
ON THE O REGON COAST F EB . 25
FLORENCE—It’s time to get pre-
pared for the best Wurstfest on the cen-
tral Oregon coast, coming to the
Florence Elks Lodge, 1686 12th St., on
Feb. 25. Gustav will be here to assist the
Elks in presenting their first ever
Wurstfest.
Gustav will be bringing with him,
dancers, musicians and plenty of deli-
cious food, beer, wine, soda and water.
Since this Is being called the
Wurstfest, there will be plenty of
bratwurst, sauerkraut, grilled onions
and hot German potato salad. There will
be other goodies for everyone’s palate,
such as apple strudels, German choco-
late cake and large pretzels.
Wurstfest will be held inside the
Florence Elks Lodge and will be open
to the public.
It promises to be the same kind of fun
and frolics as the Septoberfests of a few
years ago.
Admission is $5 and proceeds will go
to the Rowdy Row Vocational
Scholarship Fund.
Entertainment includes Sam Pecarilla
and the Polka Gems, The European
Take-Out Band and possibly an accor-
dionist and more.
There will also be a raffle drawing.
Gemutlichkeit!
FLORENCE—Backstreet Gallery, 1321 Bay
St., has added two new artists to their artists
collective, Colleen Mcknight and Kathleen
Wenzel.
McKnight is a gourd artist and Wenzel is a
designer of remarkable seed bead jewelry.
As Mcknight only has been decorating gourds
since 2015, one could wonder at the expertise
she has developed in such a short time.
Every sculptural piece is individually created
to enhance the organic shape of each gourd.
Mcknight carves graceful shapes and cutouts,
then finishes them with a range of subtle colors
and metallic finishes. Many of her sophisticated
creations have lids, making them useful as well
as decorative.
After moving from Southern California
to Florence nine years ago, Wenzel began bead-
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ing.
While she is a talented artist in several
media, her outstanding beadwork is what
caught the eye of Backstreet Gallery.
Her one-of-a-kind jewelry ranges from
items as simple as a snowflake pendant to
intricate necklaces, earrings, pins and amulet
bags entwined in beaded chains.
Each piece is woven of tiny seed beads into
intricate designs that often are three dimen-
sional and always elegant.
These unique artists began showing their
work in January.
Gallery winter hours are daily 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.
An interesting and unusual fine art gourd
from new Backstreet Gallery member
Colleeen McKnight.