SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017
City Lights Cinemas celebrates
3rd anniversary Thursday
They said it couldn’t be
done, yet independent cinema
is alive and well after three
years in Florence’s revamped
City Lights Cinemas and,
adds owner Michael Falter,
“We’ve only just begun.”
City Lights celebrates its
3rd anniversary and the folks
most responsible for keeping
the faith — the 1,000 plus
members — on Thursday,
Aug. 10, with all-day screen-
ings of Steven Spielberg’s
classic “Indiana Jones:
Raiders of the Lost Ark,” the
perfect adventure film for all
generations.
At the 6 p.m. screening,
Music Editor Ken Wannberg
will be on stage for a Q&A
about the making of the film
and working with Spielberg
and John Williams.
Wannberg’s career began
at the end of the Golden Age
of Hollywood, where he
apprenticed with the greats
like Bernard Herrmann
(“Citizen Kane”) and contin-
ued through a long collabora-
tion with John Williams that
didn’t see him retire until
after the production of
“Munich” in 2005.
Members receive free tick-
ets, plus concessions and
drinks, all as a thank you
from City Lights.
“Membership is the single
most important way people
can support City Lights, and
for us to have over 1,000
members in a town this size
speaks volumes,” says co-
owner Susan Tive. “That kind
of community support is the
key to a thriving film organi-
zation.”
The member drive, which
runs through Sept. 15, gives
new members, renewing
members or those purchasing
gift memberships a chance to
win a ‘Mogul’ card — a year
of unlimited movie-going.
“We still have people com-
ing in for the first time since
the previous owners left,”
says Falter. “When they have
a City Lights experience with
non-GMO popcorn, real but-
ter, and bright, focused pro-
jectors, they get excited.”
In addition to continued
success as a hybrid commer-
cial, arthouse, and perform-
ing arts multiplex, City
Lights recently expanded
their alcohol selections with
beer, wine and cider on tap.
“We are one of the few
business open late in
Florence. Having selections,
like Humm Kombucha from
Bend and wine from award-
winning Brandborg Winery
in Elkton, Ore., on tap makes
us an attractive place to hang
out, whether or not folks are
going to a movie,” says
Theater Manager Mister
Ooh-la-la.
“Raiders of the Lost Ark”
is open to the public with reg-
ular ticket prices ($7.50
Matinee before 2 p.m./$7 12
&
Under/$8
Senior/$9
Regular).
Membership Details can be
found online at the Box
Office, 1930 Highway 101,
or online at www.CityLights
Cinemas.com/membership.
FRAA to host Business After Hours
Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) will be hosting
the Florence Chamber Business
After Hours on Thursday, Aug.
17, at 5:30 p.m.
FRAAArt Center is located at
120 Maple St. in Historic Old
Town Florence.
Guests will be treated to bev-
erages, barbequed sliders, condi-
ments and dessert as they enjoy
the guitar music of local musi-
cian Denny Weaver.
During this event, talented
local artist John Leasure will be
doing a demo of his painting
style, and one of his original
paintings will be given as a door
prize.
“We are excited to host this
fun event, as new and exciting
things are happening at the
FRAA Art Center and Gallery,
including painting, jewelry and
literary classes, and a communi-
ty ‘open-studio’ time,” said
FRAA
President
Kristen
Anderson. “Our many amazing
artists are displaying a wide vari-
ety of artwork and styles in the
gallery, including paintings, pho-
tography, wood carvings, jewel-
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An original oil painting by
John Leasure (right) will be
given as a door prize at
the Florence Regional Arts
Alliance Art Center
Chamber Business After
Hours on Thursday, Aug.
17, at 5:30 p.m.
ry, stained glass and pottery.
Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce Business After
Hours are open to the public.
For more information, visit
florencechamber.com or at fraa
oregon.org.
$9 | $8 Senior/Student/Military | $7.50 Matinees Before 2 | $7 Child | $6.50 Members | Performing Arts: $19/$15/$10
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2nd Saturday Gallery Tour
explores the arts in Florence
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Galleries are featuring Florence and Yachats artists such as (from left) Carol Summers,
Jayne Smoley and Carol Hilsbery during the 2nd Saturday Gallery Tour Aug. 12.
Enjoy
Florence’s
2nd
Saturday Gallery Tour on
Saturday, Aug. 12, from 3 to 5
p.m.
This self-guided tour inspires
locals and visiting tourists alike
and reinforces Florence as an
ever-evolving arts destination.
Enjoy great local art, interac-
tions with fellow patrons and
artists, receptions, refreshments,
live entertainment and commu-
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For more information, visit
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B ACKSTREET G ALLERY
Woodturner Russ Dixon and
glass artist Jayne Smoley are
featured at Backstreet Gallery,
1421 Bay St., for the month of
August.
A Backstreet member since
2008, Dixon’s custom bowls,
boxes, vases, jewelry, kaleido-
scopes and more are executed in
beautiful hard woods, smoothed
to perfection by wet sanding
and then finished with oils or
hand rubbed polyurethane.
Smoley’s technical know-
how and experimentation merge
with her creative abilities to
produce one-of-a-kind fused
glass art.
She uses the radiance of light
in custom lighting, wall sconces
and nightlights. Sailboats, gar-
den decor, bowls, plates and
signature starfish round out her
beautiful collection of fused
glass pieces.
F LORENCE E VENTS C ENTER
G ALLERY O NE
FEC’s Gallery One, 715
Quince St., will exhibit the art-
work of four members of the
Yachats Art Guild. Founded in
2008, the guild is open to fine
artists from the central Oregon
coast. Between 18 and 32 artists
work in watercolor, oil, acrylic,
pastel, colored pencil, pen and
ink, photography and wood-
working.
Participating artists are:
Claire Good, oil, acrylic and
watercolor paintings; Carol
Summers,
award-winning
watercolor paintings; Jowanna
Gosselin, paintings in multiple
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media; and Nina Toepher,
award-winning watercolor and
acrylic paintings.
Florence Regional Arts
Alliance
FRAA Art Center, 120 Maple
St.,
presents
“Suiseki:
Sculptural River Stones,” a col-
lection by new Florence resi-
dent an’ya. This exhibit of
Oregon river stones is in the
Japanese form known as
Suiseki, Sui = water and seki =
stone.
Suiseki is a highly sophisti-
cated and very refined sculptur-
al art form dating back to 1000
AD.
These stones have been on
display in various places in her
home state of Oregon, such as
the downtown Bend loft, the
Bend Liberty Theatre, Emerald
Art Gallery in Springfield, as
well as numerous times at the
Eugene Asian Celebration.
This reception will feature
sake, Japanese music and food.
G ALLERY A BOVE T HE S ILVER
L INING B OUTIQUE
The Gallery Above, 2217
Highway 101, is pleased to
present one of Florence’s out-
standing watercolor artists, Lin-
Su, for the entire month of
August.
Come to Lin-Su’s artist
reception featuring champagne
and hors d’oeuvres and meet
this talented artist.
Lin-Su has been creating
masterful works for years in dif-
ferent formats and is one of the
most prolific artists in town.
She is an now primarily active
as an accomplished watercol-
orist, highlighting images of
nature and animals in many of
her pieces.
Lin-Su uses contrasts of dark
and light with skill. Artists and
fans of unusual subject matter
and excellent technical skill will
be sure to enjoy this show.
T HE R IVER G ALLERY
The River Gallery, 1335 Bay
St. will be hosting a reception
for Florence artist Tamarah
Phillips.
Phillips has been interested in
art all of her life, since she was
caught drawing on walls and
floors with lipstick as a child.
Her art has come a long way.
Patterns, lights and darks in
ink, watercolor, colored pencil
and especially oil, set Phillips
unique otherworldly style apart
from other artists.
The River Gallery features
her beautiful oil paintings of jel-
lyfish floating through the
water. The colors of these amaz-
ing paintings are vibrant and her
style is captivating.
“Whatever the muse speaks, I
follow,” Phillips said.
T HE S TUDIOS AT J AYNE
S MOLEY D ESIGNS
Carole Hillsbery displays her
acrylic abstracts at The Studios
in August. This is the first-ever
acrylic abstract art show for
Hillsbery.
Perhaps you are familiar with
her watercolor paintings, as she
has painted and shown transpar-
ent watercolor for all of her
painting career.
This summer’s work has
taken her in a new direction.
Eager to explore new ways of
laying down paint, using texture
and design, Hillsbery has
jumped into the painting of
acrylics on canvas.
Her show will feature several
works showcasing her signature
love for shapes and colors.
The Studios will also feature
work from Siuslaw High School
graduate and Rhody Days King
of the Coast Benjamin Cahoon.
Cahoon is having a busy sum-
mer traveling and teaching
youth in pottery at Alissa Clark
Clayworks, 180 Laurel St. in
Florence. This week, students in
second- to eighth-grade are
attending his Five Day Art
Camp at The Studios.
Price is $55 per student. For
more information or to register,
visit jaynesmoleydesign.com
People can also sign up for
The Studios’ August classes in
painting, fused glass and more
on jaynesmoleydesign.com.
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