Center
Stage
J UL Y 2017
Siuslaw Jam
Molly Hardin
The new music event is an extension of the long-running Siletz Bay Music Festival and will
bring many of the festival’s internationally known singers and musicians to the FEC.
hree years ago, Florence resi-
dent and City Councilor
Joshua Greene was intro-
duced to the Siletz Bay Music
Festival — a small celebration of music
and education held each year in
Lincoln City.
“Each time I attended, I came away
impressed with the passion and spirit
on display with each performance,”
said Greene. “My relationship with the
festival grew and I thought about how
fantastic it would be to bring some of
these world-class musicians to the
Florence Events Center (FEC).”
Greene extended an invitation to
Siletz Bay Artistic Director Yaacov
Bergman and some members of the
organizing board.
“After a tour of the FEC, they
became excited by the possibility of
the musicians performing in a theater
setting,” Greene said, explaining how
the Siltez Bay Music Festival is on a flat
floor as opposed to a theater.
“The opportunity to play in a formal
T
ormer
Florence
resident,
singer, songwriter, recording
artist and touring performer
Molly Hardin is bringing her exciting-
ly choreographed stage production,
an R&B Ballet of her debut full
length album Skin Deep, to the FEC
main stage.
Niece of the late Tim Hardin (“If I
Were a Carpenter,” “Reason to
Believe,” and many other classics),
Molly Hardin has joined forces with
choreographer Joselito Castillo to
interpret the album’s music with con-
temporary dance, jazz ballet and
street dance to create a completely
original interpretation.
With soulful vocals and stage dra-
matics, this family-friendly produc-
tion has been choreographed to
F
Florence’s own Molly Hardin will per-
form at the Florence Events Center as
she kicks off the music tour of her new
album “Skin Deep.”
present a message of unity, love and
peace through the celebration of
diversity, music and dance.
Performer Mary Dana will open the
stage, preparing the audience to go
on a journey with Hardin, Dana and
the show’s extraordinary dancers.
Be prepared to be asked on stage
to dance if you are in the front few
rows!
It’s a journey that begins the
moment audience members take
their seats, and lasts until the final
encore — a moving tribute song she
wrote for her dad and nephew, both
Gallery One (page 2)
theater with real acoustics became an
exciting prospect,” said Greene.
With the support of the Siletz Bay
Music Festival, Greene pursued the
creation of an annual event in
Siuslaw Jam (Page 3)
Master Class (Page 3)
A LSO
International renown jazz and soul per-
former Clairdee will co-host the Siuslaw Jam
which debutes this July in Florence.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Wallflowers & Wine (Page 3)
Cavies Show (Page 4)
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