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Festival
Celebrate art, wine and jazz at Florence Fest debut
Seven jazz acts, including
rapidly-rising international
star Halie Loren, will comple-
ment 12 wineries of regional
and global renown, and an
invitational juried art show, to
lure aficionados of discerning
tastes
to
Florence
for
FlorenceFest ‘17.
The two-day event takes
place at the 21,000-square-
foot Florence Events Center
from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, March
31, and noon to 8 p.m. on
Saturday, April 1.
Pre-event tickets are $20
online and available at www.
florencechamber.com, or $25
at the door.
Admission is restricted to
adults age 21 and over.
“We’re excited to launch
this event in Florence for the
wine, art and jazz aficionados
throughout Oregon,” says
organizer Jon Thompson.
“The quality of the wine, art,
food and music is critical to
the overall success of the
event and will appeal to a dis-
cerning audience. We know
attendees will be delighted.”
Wineries from the Columbia
Gorge to the Rogue Valley
will offer free tastings as part
of the admission price.
Wineries include Gelardi
Vi n e y a r d / P o c o C o l l i n a ,
Hanson Vineyards, Benton —
Lane
Winery,
Panache
Cellars, Youngberg Hill, Iris
Vineyards,
Rivers
Edge,
Season Cellars, Cathedral
Ridge,
Naked
Winery,
Sineann and J Scott Cellars.
Wineries will sell their prod-
uct by the glass or bottle.
On Friday, The Michael
Anderson Jazz Trio and
Michelle and Dave Van
Handel, will precede headlin-
er Toni Glausi and his 9-piece
Funk Band.
On Saturday, headliner
Halie Loren and her quintet
will take the stage after per-
formances by The Paul Biondi
and Gus Russell Quartet, The
Miles To Go Quartet and Don
Latarski and D’Trio.
The juried art show and
sale, conducted by Robert
Canaga — artist, appraiser
and gallery owner/curator —
will include 60-plus finalists
out of more than 100 entries
from Seattle to Bandon,
including many Lane County
locals. Prizes range up to
$1000. The event is coordi-
nated by the Florence
Regional Arts Alliance.
Thompson
says
that
throughout the two days, a
tapas-style menu will be avail-
able from a variety of
providers.
“Florence is so centrally
located on the coast, and
springtime is amazing here,”
adds Thompson, owner of
Coast Radio KCST/KCFM in
Florence, which is producing
FlorenceFest ‘17.
“Florence bills itself as
‘Oregon’s coastal playground,’
and this event at this venue is
a great part of all the fun
Florence has to offer.
We want to fill the town
with people who appreciate
fine art, fine wine, and inter-
national
caliber
jazz,”
Thompson said.
For more information, visit
w w w. F l o r e n c e F e s t O r e g o n
.com or call Coast Radio at
541-997-9136 or the Florence
Area Chamber of Commerce
at 541-997-3128.
Volunteer opportunities
The Friends of the Florence Events
Center has a long-standing history of
volunteerism.
Without the thousands of hours given
each year by a team of committed vol-
unteers, the Florence Events Center
would not function.
A current call for new volunteers is
going out for all aspects of altruism at
the event center.
Opportunities for volunteers include:
ushering, taking tickets, working back-
stage, helping with room set-up, art
gallery set-up, office support and
fundraising for the Friends of the F.E.C.
Being a volunteer requires a minimal
training orientation to find out what the
interest of the volunteer might be.
The average number of hours a volun-
teer may donate range from 2 to 20 per
month.
For more information on volunteering
at Florence’s arts and entertainment
focal point, call Sandi Anderson, FEC
office and volunteer coordinator, at 541-
997-1994 or drop by the office at 715
Quince St., Monday through Friday, 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Moon
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Goodwin as assistant director,
The local all-star cast has to life in a way that will leave
LRP’s strong ensemble cast fea- appeared in several local the- audiences laughing long after
Directed
by
Paula tures eight actors in comedic ater productions and will bring the lights go out.
Lindekugel-Willis with Leah roles.
this uproaringly funny comedy
For more information, go to
www.lastresortplayers.org. To
purchase tickets, visit the FEC,
call 541-997-1994 or visit www.
eventcenter.org.
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ecologically friendly.”
Mark Seery of Mark and Company
will have a display of affordable and
energy reducing windows inside, but
outside will be what he likes to call
“garden art”.
Seery and his crew began assembling
wood and glass greenhouses from old
windows they were taking out of homes
and businesses. The greenhouses are
functional, but also extremely attrac-
tive.
Alongside the tiny home and the
greenhouse, there is a wide selection of
Kubota tractors from Mid Valley
Tractor.
Once people move indoors at this
year’s show, they will see many familiar
exhibits, including a centerpiece display
created by Laurel Bay Gardens.
“Laurel Bay has been with us for
every show,” said Thompson. “This year
they are back again and, in keeping
with the theme of doing something a
little different, they’ll be talking about
how to create tiny gardens and fairy
gardens.”
Fairy gardens can be any size and fea-
ture small features that are intended to
attract fairies. A tiny “Tinkerbell” size
bench, or even a miniature arbor, will
make fairies feel comfortable in any size
garden.
For those short on space, Laurel Bay
can help create a tiny garden to fit any
home. Laurel Bay staff will be present-
ing seminars on both tiny and fairy gar-
dens during the weekend. Any one can
learn how to create their own.
There will be lots of things on display
to help people improve their homes
and gardens, but there will also be some
tasty things as well. Noti’s Winter
Green Farm will have a display of their
organic goodies, Bandon’s Face Rock
Creamery will have samples and
Kitchen Kraft will be offering classes on
low-fat, but very tasty cooking.
The Florence Home and Garden
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ANNUAL
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AND
G ARDEN S HOW
OFFERS TIPS , SUGGESTIONS AND FREE SAMPLES TO HELP PRE -
PARE YOUR OWN HOME AND GARDEN FOR SPRING .
Show is presented by the Siuslaw News
and Coast Broadcasting, KCST and
KCFM. It is sponsored by Bi-Mart and
Three Rivers Casino Resort.
It will run three days in March,
Friday, March 3, to Sunday, March 5, at
the Florence Events Center.
Tickets are $2, or free admission on
Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m.
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