SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017
Soon the country will cele-
brate
Valentine’s
Day,
Tuesday, Feb. 14, with flow-
ers, candy and dinner out. But
not everyone is lucky in love,
and Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) celebrates
the other side — love gone
wrong.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, at
6:30 p.m., poets and songsters
will regale the audience with
their original poems and
songs about heart break,
rejection and all other woes of
the forlorn at “Love Gone
Wrong.”
Sally Wantz, emcee for the
event said, “We laugh, we cry,
we hand out tissues, we give
hugs, we vote on our favorite
song/poem and have a won-
derful time at this event. You
won’t want to miss it!”
Tickets can be purchased
for $10 at the FRAA Art
Center, 120 Maple St. in Old
Town Florence, or at the door,
and poets/songsters can sign
up to perform at the FRAA
Art Center or that evening if
space is available.
All proceeds go to support
the Big Wave Poetry Festival,
a statewide event held in
Florence on May 12 and 13.
For more information, go to
www.fraaoregon.org.
Romance
and
Dining
Community groups celebrate Valentine’s Day with events
February is a time for heart-
felt events and the celebration
of love. Below, find some of
the Valentine concerts, show-
ings, parties and events going
on around this special day.
Ongoing
• Florence Kiwanis Club
will sell See’s Candy every day
through
Valentines
Day,
Monday through Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Sunday from noon to 3 p.m., at
the Sears Showroom, Sixth
Street and Highway 101. This
fundraiser supports programs
for children and youth in the
community.
Saturday, Feb. 11
• The Second Saturday
Gallery Tour, from 3 to 5 p.m.,
invites all to “Love the Arts” at
various galleries in Florence.
Many locations offer refresh-
ments and some feature live
music. The gallery tour is free
to the public.
• Children’s Repertory of
Oregon Workshops (CROW)
invites all sweethearts and
dessert lovers to the sinfully
sweet and decadent “Death by
Dessert” at 6:30 p.m. at Three
Rivers Casino Resort, 5647
Highway 126. More than 20
local bakers and restaurants are
participating in a competition
to provide the best dessert —
and the guests get to decide.
Pre-sale tickets are $22 each, or
$40 for a couple. At the door,
tickets are $25 each, and $45
for a couple, upon availability.
• KXCR Community Radio
is sponsoring a Valentine
Dance from 7 to 11 p.m. at the
Elks Lodge, 1686 12th St. It
will present some of the best
romantic music of the past 50
years as well as prizes for raffle
winners, a free snack buffet
table, and the Elks’ no-host bar
service. There will be a $5
cover charge for the evening.
• For the fifth time, Yachats
Youth and Family Activities
Program will hold its annual
“Little Sweethearts” Family
5 p.m. ~ 9 p.m.
on the oceans edge
at The
Adobe Restaurant
this Valentine’s Day
Valentine Dance from 7 to 9
p.m. at the Yachats Commons.
Tickets are $15 per couple or
$25 per family.
Sunday, Feb. 12
• Dragon Art Studios, 502
Laurel St., is hosting a
Valentine Craft Day from noon
to 6 p.m. For $35, people can
make a variety of crafts and
gifts, with all materials provid-
ed.
Tuesday, Feb. 14 —
Valentine’s Day
• Siuslaw High School jun-
ior class, is opening the high
school gym from 5 to 9 p.m.
for a fun evening for children
so their parents can have a
night out. The junior class will
be joined by CPR-certified
volunteers. All children must
be potty-trained, and places
must be reserved in advance.
Rates for the night are $8 per
child, per hour, with discounts
for multiple children. Contact
siuslaw.juniors@gmail.com to
RSVP or for more information.
• The Little Log Church and
Museum in Yachats will pres-
ent its annual Ceremony of
Renewal and Commitment at
5:30 p.m. Both married and
unmarried committed couples
are invited to attend. The
church is in the heart of town
at 328 West Third St. A dona-
tion of $10 per couple is sug-
gested. Since space is limited,
Serving a special limited Valentine’s Menu!
reservations are required by
calling 541-547-4547.
• PFLAG (Parents, Families
and Friends of Lesbians and
Gays) invites all to a “Be My
Valentine” Party at 6:30 p.m.
in Room 158 at Lane
Community College Florence
Center, 3149 Oak St. Mix it
up with games, prizes and lots
of goodies for all who attend
this free, open meeting.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
• Musician Stella Blue,
accompanied by musician Jeff
Lovejoy, will perform at the
Starlight Cabaret at the
Florence Unitarian Universa-
list Fellowship, Highway 101
and Heceta Beach Road.
Music begins at 6:30 p.m.
Donations are welcome for
this evening of warm bever-
ages and smooth music.
Saturday, Feb. 18
• Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) and commu-
nity poets and songsters will
regale the audience with their
original poems and songs
about heart break, rejection
and all other woes of the for-
lorn at “Love Gone Wrong” at
FRAA Art Center, 120 Maple
St., at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are
$10, and poets/songsters can
sign up to perform at the Art
Center, at www.fraaoregon.
org, or that evening, if space is
available.
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