SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017
Awakening Peace event
May 28 at Senior Center
Florence’s fourth annual
“Awakening Peace” event will
be held Sunday, May 28, from
noon to 4 p.m. at the Florence
Senior
Center,
1570
Kingwood St.
Featured artists will include
Siuslaw’s Indian Education
Program Drummers and
Dancers with Lynn Anderson.
MaryBeth Nickel, story-
teller, harpist, flautist will be
performing along with percus-
sionists Rodney Turner, Jim
Harder and others.
There will be a Native
American smudging upon
entering with Elder Julie
Belcher and Sarah Bower
accompanied by Bruce Jarvis
on flute.
There will also be a
Children’s Table and Face
Painting by Susan Peavey!
Bring your own lunch or
snacks.
Come for an hour or the
whole afternoon.
The Baha’i community of
Florence is sponsoring this
event.
There is no charge and of
course and everyone is wel-
come to attend.
Library
Tidings
B OOK REVIEW
Before the Fall
By Noah Hawley
In the novel Before the Fall by
Noah Hawley, 11 people — 10
privileged, one down-on-his-luck
painter — depart Martha’s
Vineyard on a foggy summer
night on a private jet headed for
New York.
Sixteen minutes later, the
unthinkable happens: the plane
plunges into the ocean. The only
survivors are Scott Burroughs —
the painter — and a four-year-old
boy, who is now the last remain-
ing member of an immensely
wealthy and powerful media
mogul’s family.
With
chapters
weaving
between the aftermath of the
Library Tidings,
crash and the backstories of the
a regular feature
passengers and crew members —
of the Siuslaw News,
including a Wall Street titan and
features news about
his wife, a Texan-born party boy
upcoming Siuslaw
just in from London, a young
Public Library pro-
grams for adults and
woman questioning her path in
children, new books
life, and a career pilot — the
and videos, and other
mystery surrounding the tragedy
library news of interest
heightens.
to the community.
As the passengers’ intrigues
Library Tidings by
unravel, odd coincidences point
Kevin Mittge
to a conspiracy. Was it merely
by dumb chance that so many
influential people perished? Or
was something far more sinister
at work?
Events soon threaten to spiral
out of control in an escalating
News about
the Siuslaw
Public Library
storm of media outrage and accu-
sations.
And while Scott struggles to
cope with fame that borders on
notoriety, the authorities scram-
ble to salvage the truth from the
wreckage. Amid pulse-quicken-
ing suspense, the fragile relation-
ship between Scott and the young
boy glows at the heart of this
stunning novel, raising questions
of fate, human nature and the
inextricable ties that bind us
together.
Noah Hawley is an Emmy,
Golden Globe, PEN, Critics
Choice and Peabody Award-win-
ning author, screenwriter and
producer.
Before the Fall is his fifth
novel.
Endowment books
presentation
On Friday, June 9, at 1 p.m.,
librarian Kevin Mittge will be
presenting a selection of this
year’s endowment books, the
purchase of which is made possi-
ble by the contributions to the
Siuslaw
Public
Library’s
Endowment Fund, administered
by Western Lane Community
Foundation.
The Endowment Fund was
established in the early 1990s
with a contribution from the
Friends of the Library, who have
made successive contributions
5 A
since then, as well as have
numerous individual donors.
Each year the book purchases
increase and so this year only a
selection of the books will be dis-
played. Attendees will get the
first chance to view and check
out some wonderful new library
books.
Zentangle class
with Rosie Hill
On Saturday, June 17, at 1
p.m., Rosie Hill will be offering a
free introduction to Zentangle
class at the library. Attendance is
limited to 25 participants so any-
one interested in learning about
this wonderful, easy art form is
required to sign-up in advance at
the reference desk.
Zentangle is an easy to learn,
relaxing and fun way to create
beautiful, abstract images by
drawing structured patterns,
called “tangles.”
It is a mindful approach to
drawing that is suitable and satis-
fying for all ages and abilities.
This introductory class will
provide background information
on the Zentangle phenomenon.
Several “Tangles” will be taught,
and at least one Zentangle will be
completed in class.
Supplies will be provided.
This program is one of many
in this year’s summer reading
program.
‘Glassy Ladies’ to hold show at FRAA June 10,11
Four glass artists have joined
together to put on a two-day
Art Show and Sale. The dates
are Friday ,June 9, from 1 to 5
p.m., and Saturday, June 10,
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The venue is the FRAA Art
Center and Gallery, 120 Maple
St. in Old Town Florence.
Receptions for visitors will be
held on Friday from 3 to 5
p.m., and Saturday from 3 to 6
p.m.
Just who are these four
“glassy ladies” living here in
Florence? They are Peggy
Goodrow, who works with
FRAA members Peggy
Goodrow, Tina Shoys,
Pattie Williams and Kristin
Anderson will be having a
two day show and sale at
FRAA on June 10 and 11.
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stained glass; Tina Shoys, who
works with mosaic glass;
Kristin Anderson, who works
with fused glass; and Patti
Williams, who does lampwork.
Goodrow says her favorite
thing to do with glass is to “use
lots of color and different tex-
tures of glass.”
In addition to being a mem-
ber of Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA), she is on the
art display committee at the
Siuslaw Library.
Shoys started to do mosaic
work after retirement, and she
sells her art on Etsy, at local
arts and crafts events, and has
sold work in several local
shops. She is also a member of
FRAA.
Anderson says she fell in
love with the color and creativ-
ity that comes with creating
glass art.
She has an Etsy store, and
has sold work in Galleries,
including FRAA, where she is
president of the board. She is
also a member of Backstreet
Gallery.
Williams, in addition to
painting with watercolors and
oils, creates jewelry which is
“inspired by nature.”
Her method of creating
involves lampworking, which
is a type of glasswork where a
torch or lamp is primarily used
to melt the glass.
Once in a molten state, the
glass is formed by blowing and
shaping with tools and hand
movements.
Williams is a member and
teacher at FRAA, and also
serves on the gallery display
committee at the Florence
Events Center.
Oregon
Alzheimer’s
classes at library
TheAlzheimer ’s
Association Oregon Chapter
will be holding an education
class, “Dementia
Conversations,” from 5 to
6:30 p.m., Monday June 5, at
the Siuslaw Public Library in
the Bromley Room.
This class is designed to
help attendees discuss with
family challenging and often
uncomfortable topics that
surround Alzheimer’s and
dementia. The 3class is free,
but registration is required.
To register, call 800-272-
3900.