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FRAA hosts exhibit by student photographer FLORENCE—Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA) has announced a new exhibit by student photographer Ashley Thomas. Thomas is currently a junior at Siuslaw High School with a love of horses and the outdoors. Her passion for photography began three years ago when she earned the This shot of a radiantly red flower and other photos by student photographer Ashley Thomas are on exhibit at Florence Regional Arts Alliance in Old Town Florence. money making blankets to buy herself a camera. Thomas has already established herself with her beautiful floral and wildlife photography in her moth- er’s gallery in Gearhart, Ore., and now will be showing her work at the FRAA Art Center in Historic Old Town Florence. Thomas’ photography can be viewed at the art center, 120 Maple St., Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.fraaoregon.org. Hear tales of wrecks on Bandon Bar Bridge author to speak Feb. 4 Coos County,” and see the Bandon Historical Society Museum’s refurbished shipwreck exhibit. The museum doors open at 1 p.m. and the program will start at 2 p.m. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Florence Area D INING 1. 1285 RESTOBAR 1285 Bay Street Florence, OR (541) 902-8338 www.1285restobar.com 4. INTERNATIONAL C-FOOD MARKET 1498 Bay Street Old Town Florence (541) 997-9646 7.MAPLE STREET GRILLE 165 MAPLE ST. Florence, Oregon 541-997-9811 2. A&W FAMILY RESTAURANT 17th & Hwy. 101 Florence, OR (541) 997-8124 5.NATURE’S CORNER CAFÉ & MARKET 185 Hwy. 101 Florence, Oregon 541-997-0901 8. The Grill & Lounge a t S a n d p i n e s 1201 35th Street at Kingwood, Florence Highway 101 & 35 St. 541-997-4623 3. SURFSIDE RESTAURANT AT DRIFTWOOD SHORES RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER 88416 1st Avenue Florence, OR (541) 997-8263 1-800-422-5091 6.THE BAY VIEW BISTRO 85625 Hwy. 101 Florence, Oregon 541-590-3000 L ODGING A. DRIFTWOOD SHORES RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER 88416 1ST AVENUE FLORENCE, OR. 541-997-8263 1-800-422-5091 B. OLD TOWN INN 170 HWY. 101 FLORENCE, OR 800 587-5879 www.old-town-inn.com C. RIVERHOUSE INN 1202 BAY STREET FLORENCE, OR 888 824-2752 www.riverhousefl orence.com D. BEST WESTERN PIER POINT INN 85625 HWY. 101 FLORENCE, OR 541-997-7191 YACHATS—On Sat- urday, Feb. 4, the Yachats Academy of Arts and Sciences will host Judy Fleagle in a program about historic coastal bridges. The program will be held at the Yachats Commons, Fourth Street and Highway 101, at 6:30 p.m. Fleagle, nicknamed “The Bridge Lady of the Oregon Coast,” said, “This is an updated program — with some new info and more photos. Be part of its premier showing.” Fleagle’s previous books include: “Crossings: McColloughs Coastal Bridges,” “The Crossings Guide to Oregon’s Coastal Spans,” “Around Florence” and “Devil Cat and Other Colorful Animals I Have Known.” Fleagle’s interest in the bridges began as a childz when her family vaca- Yachats quilt show BANDON—Shipwreck Stories: Tales of the Treacherous Bandon Bar comes to Bandon Historical Society Museum, 270 Fillmore Ave., on Feb. 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. Hear accounts of local shipwrecks, meet H.S. Contino, author of “Shipwrecks of COURTESY PHOTO Author Judy Fleagle will be making a new Power Point presentation on Oregon coast bridges Feb. 4 at the Yachats Commons. tioned on the coast while living in Portland. Fleagle also was an editor and YACHATS—Polly Plumb Productions’ Ocean Artistry Art Quilt Show will be held at the Yachats Commons on March 10, 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The theme of this show is Gems of the Ocean. All selected entries will be on display in the writer for Oregon Coast and Northwest Travel mag- azines. multi-purpose room. The quit show has received financial support from both the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund and the City of Yachats’ New Event Fund. For more information, email info@oceanartistry.org. F E B R UA R Y 20 1 7 • Ar t s & E n t e r t a in m e nt • C OAST C ENTRAL • 1 7
