SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017
Community Chorus holiday concert Dec. 9
This year, the Community
Chorus of Florence will pres-
ent two free concerts at the
Presbyterian Church of the
Siuslaw.
Directed by David Aakre,
the chorus will perform classi-
cal Christmas music, with
Rhianna
Haines,
chorus
Tuesday 11/14
accompanist, playing a special
piano solo.
The concert will take place
Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. and
Sunday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m.
Both free concerts will take
place at the Presbyterian
Church of the Siuslaw, 3996,
Highway 101 in Florence.
Brenda McDaniel
Lanny Nivens
Although the concert is free
to all, any donations are appre-
ciated.
For more information, call
541-997-3469, or visit www.
communitychorusflorenceore-
gon.org.
Westlake
Florence
Safeway/Florence
Safeway/Florence
Wednesday 11/15 Benny Villaruz
Conrad Anderson
Cottage Grove
Florence
Safeway/Florence
Florence Liquor Agency
Thursday 11/16
Linda Stevens
Richard Kuert
Reedsport
Florence
Safeway/Florence
Safeway/Florence
Friday 11/17
Bear McDaniel
Lonita Dalziel
Westlake
Florence
Beachcomber
Florence Liquor Agency
Saturday 11/18
Linda Vieria
Pattie Panther
Mapleton
Florence
Dunes Café
Firehouse Restaurant
Sunday 11/19
Linda McPhedran
Roger Rice
Florence
Florence
Grocery Outlet/Florence
Safeway/Florence
Monday 11/20
Bear McDaniel
Conrad Anderson
Westlake
Florence
Safeway/Florence
Safeway/Florence
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Annual Empty Bowls to feature
Raku art from Greg Kennedy
At Florence Food Share’s
annual Empty Bowls fundrais-
er this December, ceramic
artist Greg Kennedy will again
be donating multiple original
pieces to the event.
Kennedy began working
with clay while apprenticing to
Mike McCollum at the
University of Nevada Las
Vegas in the early 1970s.
McCollum
instilled
in
Kennedy a deep appreciation
of Japanese Momoyam Era
ceramics, inspiring him to visit
the seven ancient kiln sites of
Japan as well as the home and
studio of Shoji Hamada in
Mashiko.
Other travels in Kennedy’s
life have focused on the ceram-
ics of Great Britain, Southeast
Asia, Tibet, Egypt and Mexico.
Etruscan, Cycladic, classical
Greek and Pueblo pottery of
the southwest have also woven
their sensibilities into his work.
For 34 years, Kennedy has
continuously worked to devel-
op his clay aesthetic. During
that time, he has also taught
ceramics at cultural art centers,
community colleges and, more
recently, taught ceramics at the
Idyllwild Arts Academy in
California for 18 years.
Since moving to Deadwood
COURTESY PHOTO
Raku ceramic art by Greg Kennedy, whose work is on
display at River Gallery. He is donating pieces to this
year’s Empty Bowls event.
Creek in the coast range of
Oregon in 2004, the focus of
his work has been on Raku and
saggar
firing
practices.
Kennedy’s artwork is currently
being shown at the River
Gallery in Florence.
“I am compelled to manifest
my inner vision, to make mud
stand up and take flight, to try
to predict and to produce out-
come from apparent chaos, and
to forge form with fire to
accomplish a holistic unity of
surface
and
structure,”
Kennedy said of his works.
The annual Empty Bowls
event is a fundraiser for Food
Share. See Kennedy’s latest
creations at this year’s event,
whihc takes place Dec. 1-3, at
the Florence Events Center.
For more information, call
Food Share at 541-997-9110.
FRAA to hold its annual Holiday Arts Festival
The Holiday season is here
and the Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA).
Holiday Arts Festival 2017
is a great place to shop for
unique gifts and fine crafts-
manship.
The festival opens Friday,
Dec. 1, from 1 to 7 p.m. for
afternoon and evening shop-
ping, and again Saturday, Dec.
2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Florence Events Center.
Attendees will get to meet
the local and coastal craftsmen
and artisans, showing off their
latest creative designs and
unique works of art.
Artists include: Barbara
Campbell, stained glass; Rich
Huckins, wood creations;
Kristin Anderson, fused glass;
Kim Miller, watercolors, prints
and cards; Tina Shoys, mosaic
art; Lori Muir, local fine art
photography; Debbie Kiturkes,
hand painted pottery; Maggie
Bagon, homespun and hand-
dyed wool hats;
Beverly
Apple, copper roof jewelry;
Kathi Smith, hand knitted/cro-
cheted hats, scarfs and shawls;
Festival of Trees
"Walking Through a Winter Wonderland"
Saturday, 10am-4pm - FREE ADMISSION
Shop for grab-and-go trees & wreaths!
Come see Santa!
Sunday, 5pm - Dinner and Auction
Tickets available in advance
at the museum gift shop.
Patti Williams, Silver art jew-
elry and paintings; Peggy
Goodrow, stained glass; Sherry
Seacrest, steampunk, altered
art mobiles; Cindy Covert, cro-
cheted and seasonal items;
Janette and Kevin Square,
intarsia wood art and fractal
art; Ralph and Vicki Martin,
scrollsaw wood art; Foggy Bay
Studios, wood items, hand-felt-
ed scarves and more; Peggy
Brewster, mushroom art and
encaustic paintings; Joyce
McCutchen, knit items, pens,
bottle stoppers and more; Kris
DeNoyer, ceramic critters and
ceramic ornaments; Pat Tellez,
beadwork; and Claudia Brown,
bead, wirework and sea glass
designs.
Artisans exhibiting in the
Holiday Arts Festival will be
donating 10 percent of their
sales to the FRAA Art Center.
Admission is free.
For more information, con-
tact Claudia Brown 541-902-
1933.
IMPOUNDMENT
#13710
#13708
A male Border Collie mix
#13710 and female mixed
breed #13708 have been
impounded at the Oregon
Coast Humane Society.
Call 541-997-4277 or stop
by the shelter at 2840
Rhododendron Drive to
claim.
Visit OCHS at oregoncoast
humanesociety.org.
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TICKETS FOR DINNER & AUCTION ARE AVAILABLE
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