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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2017
Local theater group seeks
piano player for musical
Last Resort Players Theater
Company is in search of a
piano and keyboard player for
their upcoming musical pro-
duction of “Annie.”
The pianist will be asked to
accompany two rehearsals a
week for September and
October, along with playing
in the orchestra on Nov. 3, 4,
5, 10, 11 and 12.
The skill level requirement
is intermediate to advanced
and a stipend will be offered
to the pianist for their time.
Inquiries and questions
should be directed to the
assistant director, Beth
Johnston, at 541-999-0159.
S EPTEMBER W ORDS ON THE
C OAST CONFERENCE SET
“Making Your Writing the
Best it can Be” is the theme of
a new writers’ conference,
Words on the Coast, to be
held the weekend of the
Florence Festival of Books,
Sept. 29 and 30.
Sponsored by Florence
Regional Arts Alliance,
Florence Festival of Books,
Port Hole Publishing and
Lane Arts Council, the con-
ference will feature several
regional authors who will
teach on the theme.
Bob Keefer, arts editor for
Eugene Weekly and longtime
arts reporter for the Eugene
Register-Guard, will teach
“Making Your Writing Sing,”
on polishing your work.
Bestselling author and pub-
lisher Ellen Traylor will teach
“How to be Your Own
Editor,” perfecting your prose
and following modern style.
Ned Hickson, Siuslaw
News editor and humor
writer, will teach “Getting
Organized: 8 Steps to
Mapping Out Your Novel or
Memoir.”
Karen Nichols, novelist
and leader of a local writing
group, will teach “Jump
Starting Your Writing,” gen-
erating ideas and motivation
to tackle writing projects.
Patricia Marshall, publish-
er at Luminaire Press, will
teach the “Who, What, When,
Where and Why” approach to
receiving and giving writing
feedback.
In addition, Barbara Giles,
writing instructor at Lane
Community College, will
teach on developing charac-
ters In your writing.
“We appreciate the support
from local arts groups in get-
ting this conference off the
ground,” said Traylor. “If this
event is a success, we hope to
make in an annual event.”
Details on cost and sched-
ule will be announced soon,
but anyone interested in
reserving a place at the con-
ference may contact Ellen
Traylor at 541-999-5725 or
porthole@centurytel.net.
Master Recycler classes to
be offered this fall
Lane
County
Waste
Management Division is
offering a free course this fall
that provides comprehensive
training on local solid waste
issues.
The Waste Management
Division hosts this course to
help Lane County residents
and businesses reduce, reuse,
recycle and rethink waste
habits.
Fall classes will be held on
Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 9
p.m., Sept. 12 through Nov. 7,
at Lane County Waste
Management Division locat-
ed at 3100 East 17th Ave. in
Eugene.
Hear from local experts,
tour local recycle facilities
and learn why things are (or
are not) recyclable.
Retirees, teachers, green
job seekers, parents, high
school and college students
studying sustainability, busi-
ness owners and employees
tasked with reducing solid
waste in the workplace all
find common purpose in the
Master Recycler community.
The Master Recycler train-
ing course includes 35 hours
of classroom instruction: nine
consecutive Tuesday evening
classes, a Saturday compost
demonstration and two
Saturday multi-site field trips
to area solid waste and recy-
cling sites.
Instructors are local experts
in solid waste from business,
government and non-profit
sectors.
The course is free for those
who volunteer 30 hours to
educate and assist their com-
munities in the year following
the training.
Those who do not wish to
volunteer may pay a small
fee. In addition to attending
class sessions and tours with
local experts, all participants
enroll in Recycling 101
online.
The R101 course was
developed for and by
Oregon’s recycling industry.
Normally valued at $50 to
$75, R101 is free for Lane
County Master Recycler stu-
dents.
Applications are available
on line or by calling 541-682-
2059.
Completed applications
may be submitted by fax,
email or regular mail.
Survey part of study
about Florence’s Future
The City of Florence is
conducting a study of housing
and the local economy to
ensure there is sufficient land
for these uses for the next 20
years.
The City requests the pub-
lic take time to complete a
brief questionnaire to share
their ideas at www.survey-
monkey.
com/r/Florence
Housing.
The survey ends Sept. 15.
For more information on
the project, visit the City of
Florence website at www.
ci.florence.or.us or contact
City Recorder Kelli Weese at
541-997-3437 or email her at
kelli.weese@ci.florence.or.us
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Yachats Arts Guild begins fall show
The Yachats Arts Guild
Fall Show begins Sept. 2 and
runs through Sept. 4 in room
eight of the Yachats
Commons, 441 Highway
101 N from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
daily.
The guild will have over
20 framed art items in the
exhibit including watercolor,
oil, acrylic and photography
for sale and viewing. Also
available are cards, prints
and ceramic tiles of the orig-
inal art.
The Yachats Arts Guild
began in 2007 with seven
founding members and has
grown to the present 18
members, all from the
Central Oregon Coast.
The guild has an ongoing
display at the Yachats Public Seal Rock
Library. Art by members can
also be seen in local galleries, restau-
rants, bookstores and gift shops.
A show featuring four of the guild
Path, oil by Maeona Urban, at the Yachats Arts Guild Fall Show.
members’ art continues at the Florence Yachats.
Event Center through August.
Applications for membership are
The public is invited to meet the artists available from artists who are in atten-
Sept. 2 through 4. at the Commons in dance each day.
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