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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2017 F OLLIES ‘Holly Jolly Follies 2017’ Review B Y B URNEY G ARELICK W hat with Russian hacking, North Korean missiles, hurricanes galore, accusations of misbehavior and the Tweet wars, we could really use a lit- tle Christmas. Hang on to your Santa hats! Florence has the cure for the glum and gloomy this weekend, Dec. 2 and 3, at the Florence Events Center with the 2017 Holly Jolly Follies. Gather the Grinch, Scrooge, and the Griswold Family to hoist a cup of kindness as your friends, neighbors and local celebrities take the stage to sing, dance and act in seasonal splendor. Florence’s longtime DECK THE HALLS WITH holiday variety show is for the second time engineered and fine-tuned by the incomparable theatrical team of Ellen and Mike Jacobson and their daugh- ter Melanie Heard. Ellen, a Rose by any other name, wrote the script; Mike reprises his role as Amarillo Snowden, aging Latin dance master tripping the light fantas- tic on cruise ships; and Melanie directs, keeping about 85 ducks and CROWs in a row for a delightful two-hour romp. The show is titled “Totally Twisted Tinsel: The True Meaning of Christmas,” a meaning masked by an allitera- tive title that suggests felony and mayhem; sometimes you have to hack through the jungle to appreciate the goodness at the end of the rainbow. The plot’s premise is an audi- tion for Florence’s holiday show, featuring a wealth of local talent. At the end of the actual show, the producers KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS declare a spectacular audition! Subplots include friction between the show within the show’s producers, buxom blonde Dolly Dinkle (Genevieve Meltzer) and Amarillo Snowden, glittering in gold lamé. Do the rivals resolve their differences? That would be telling! Another subplot includes Santa’s elves sent to Florence to bring back the holiday spirit when Santa hears that someone has stolen the show’s costumes and a teacher (Kristen Owens) singing to her letter-writing stu- dents asks for a “Box of Rocks” for her brother. Santa is disturbed by the lack of civility. The tall elf in the sparkly white suit is Elfis, played by Siuslaw News editor Ned Hickson, making a Follies’ return. Elfis and Elvis (Wayne Sharpe of KCST Radio) square off with a swiveling duet. The elves gin up some cheer with parents and children under a Bay Street sign set against a stunning small town backdrop. Santa himself (Dorland Neale) makes a jolly appear- ance to ensure the magic stays WEATHER DATA D ATE Sponsored by St. Mary Our Lady of the Dunes Knights of Columbus Assembly 3656 Florence, Oregon Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. H IGH 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 L OW R AIN 62 62 58 54 50 60 52 Rainfall Month: 11.18” 52 56 43 37 42 41 36 0.11 0.74 0.49 0.00 0.06 0.96 0.00 Week: 2.36” Year: 93.10” Courtesy of Roger Cunningham J OIN U S I N W ORSHIP WATCH! 3 ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST (3ABN) TV UHF Channel 48. 24 hour Christian TV highlights Bible studies of prophecy, inspira- tional music, health lectures, healthy cooking and more. FLORENCE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP BAY BERRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Friday Evenings – 6 p.m. SINGSPIRATION You are invited to come and sing your favorite Ole Time Gospel songs. Come and enjoy a time of fellowship & refreshments before we sing. Bay Berry Square is 1.5 miles north of Fred Meyers’ Store 88906 Highway 101 N, Florence, OR (milepost 185N) For Info: Jack - 541-999-8278 + Ron - mccrary9483@gmail.com THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Located at Munsel Lake Road and North Fork Road Worship Services 10:00 AM Sunday All are welcome! 541-997-7268 87738 Hwy 101 at Heceta Beach Road RUAUU? All are welcome to explore the answer. Sunday Worship Service ~ 10:00 a.m. www.FlorenceUUF.org - (541) 997.2840 FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Worship Services 10:30 on 1st Sunday of each Month 9:00 and 10:30 each following Sunday Adult Classes at 9am; Children’s Sunday School at 10:30m Coff ee Fellowship Following Service 2nd & Kingwood • (541) 997-6025 FOURSQUARE CHURCH 1624 Highway 101 (next to A&W) –- 997-6337 Pastor George Pagel – Something for the entire family. Sun. Services: 10:45 a.m., Wed. Bible Study 7 p.m. Website:fl orence4square.com COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 4590 Hwy. 101, Across from Fred Meyer –- 997-7418 Sunday School, 9:30a.m. – Worship, 10:45 Wed. Prayer - 6:00 p.m. –Wed. Ministries 1-8 Grade 7 p.m. NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC Senior Center, 1570 Kingwood • 541-991-9398 Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pm CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD Corner of 10th & Maple –997-3533 Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Family Connections Adult Bible Class, 9:30am on Sundays. Sunday Services, 9am and 10:45am. fl orencecrossroad.org • offi ce@fl orencecrossroad.org NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A. 21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113 Adult Forum 9 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship services; Sun. 10:30am & Mon. 5:30 pm Pastor Lori Blake www.lutheranchurchfl orence.com FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC 1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Dr. Marvin Owen Series “People of the Bible.” on Wednesdays 6 p.m. A friendly place to worship, vacationers welcome. Sun.; 11am & 6pm, Sunday school 9:45am. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Reverend Greg Wood Sunday School and Nursery – Organ and Choir All Welcome. Come as you are. 3996 N Hwy 101 997-7136 FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) 2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational “War is still not the answer.” FCNL We worship in homes at 11am Sundays Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations. Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am Middle School and High School youth groups meet on Wednesday. RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, L.C.M.S. FLORENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST Pre-Denominational (Romans 16:16) 1833 Tamarack Street (2 blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.) Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship: Sunday 11 a.m. www.churchofchristfl orence.org Every Sun., Bible Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. 85294 Hwy. 101 S. – 997-8038 DVD of Weekly worship service available. Pastor Randy Benscoter FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 12th and Nopal –997-9020 Worship Service 10:30 a.m. 10 am Wed., Women’s Bible Study Saturdays, Mens’ Breakfast @ 8 a.m. Online Worship Service@ www.fl orencenaz.com 2135 19th St. –- 997-6600 8:30am, Tuesdays, Morning Prayer Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m. Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth. FLORENCE EVANGELICAL CHURCH 1318 Rhododendron Dr. –- 997-2523 – Worship at 11:00 AM –- Sunday School at 9:30 AM – Variety of Sunday evening activities - 5 PM Wed. Bible & Children classes at 6:00 PM Call for details. Join Us In Worship 4 lines, approx 15 words, $10 a week 4 week Minimum Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays. 4445 Hwy 101 (South of Fred Meyer) – 997-3951 Worship on Saturday 10:30 A.M. Adult/Children’s Sabbath School 9:15 A.M. SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES CATHOLIC CHURCH Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m. 1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312 To be included in this directory contact the Siuslaw News at 997-3441, or drop off information at 148 Maple St., Old Town, Florence. 5 A ‘T WISTED T INSEL ’ in Florence “Where the River meets the Sea,” and a good time is had by all. But that doesn’t begin to describe the joyful noises of the singers, actors and dancers. Exceptional vocalists include mother and daughter Marijo and Nyah Vollmar, Denise Dee, Wendy Krause, April Miller, Melanie Heard and Sabrina Heard, Melanie’s beautiful and precocious four-year-old. Another vocalist could be Dolly’s cousin if we didn’t already know her as the singu- lar Fanny Rugburn (Jason Wood), a “Santa Baby” scene- stealer if ever there was one. As for actors, David Lauria of Class Act Theatre plays a Chicago mobster retired to Florence with Lola (Tamara Szalewski) who gets whatever she wants. Jake Molano, Gomez in “The Addams Family” and multiple charac- ters in “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” plays multiple characters including an Italian costume designer, a parent, a cowboy and a gui- tarist. Dancers are plentiful and diverse including tap, hip hop, line, chair tap (Peggy Smith), and ballet. Tinsel Fairies (Thelma Genry and Angela Palmer) dance as if they’d stepped out of “The Nutcracker.” Perhaps the most striking choreography is CROW’s Flight Dance Team making its debut and soaring with ele- gance. The Cowboys return, still not having found the cows and still full of beans, blowing eructat- ing harmony. Leapin’ Lizards! Remember the stolen costumes? The thief turns out to be Mr. Rex, a large, lovable reptile whose first name has to be Tyrannosaurus. There ends the folly of “Totally Twisted Tinsel,” a totally enchanting tale of com- munity kindness, a sweet holi- day story that trumps the news of the world today. Show times are tonight at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the FEC box office or by calling 541-997-1994. Ticket prices at $18 for adults and $10 for kids age 12 and under. SWC public meeting, potluck set for Dec. 6 Celebrate with the Siuslaw Watershed Council us its upcoming December General Meeting and Potluck in the council office conference room on Wednesday, Dec. 6, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Find out who receives the coveted “Spirit of Siuslaw Award” for 2017, listen to a review of accomplishments and fundraising results for 2017, and hear from the coun- cil’s president Wendy FarleyCampbell. Get a glimpse of SWC’s activities for 2018 and beyond. The SWC office is located at Mapleton School District Campus, 10868 East Mapleton Road. Bring a main dish or side to share. Plates, utensils, coffee, tea and soft drinks will be pro- vided. Big Wave poetry to hold First Tuesday Open Mic The Florence Big Wave First Tuesday Open Mic will be hosted this month by the Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA), 120 Maple St., on Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Come ride the wave to this Florence Big Wave Poetry sponsored event with your favorite poems, stories and prose. It’s free and everyone is welcome to participate. For more information go to “Florence Big Wave” on Facebook. Special guests sing at Community Chorus Concert A red-haired little girl will Schmidt, Patrick Rowels, perform at the Community Rhianna Hanes and the Chorus’s “Christmas Presbyterian Church Classics” Concert Bell Choir. this December at the The concert will Presbyterian Church take place Saturday, of the Siuslaw. Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. and Grace Dotson is a n Sunday, Dec. 10, at fourth-grader at 2 p.m. Siuslaw Elementary The Presbyterian School and has pre- Church is located at viously appeared in Grace Dotson 3996 Highway 101. several CROW pro- There is no fee to ductions. She joins other spe- attend; however donations will cial guest performers during be appreciated. the “Christmas Classics” For additional information, Concert, including Joanie call 541 997-3469. PREMILLENNIALISM A DEEPER STUDY Countdown to Armageddon?? Let the Bible answer as we invite you to come as we study this and other related topics such as: -Premillenialism: True or False? Th e Rapture, Th e Great Tribulation, Are You Afraid of the Antichrist? What is the Th ousand Year Reign? Classes to be held at: Florence church of Christ, 1833 Tamarack St. Begins Th urs., Dec.7 at 6:30pm. Contact us at 541-997-3133 or online: churchofchristfl orence.org HIT THAT LIKE BUTTON! F ACEBOOK . COM /S IUSLAW N EWS www.shoppelocal.biz
