Class Act debuts holiday
season with unique lineup
C
lass Act Th eatre (CAT) will present
Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Mem-
ory” along with a hilarious 1930’s style
Holiday Radio Show for one weekend
only, Dec. 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. and a Dec.
17 matinee at 2 p.m. CAT is located at 509
Kingwood St. in Florence.
In keeping with the Holiday Spirit, all
profi ts will go to Florence Food Share to
help needy families over the holidays.
Tickets are $15 and are available at cat-
productions.org, at the CAT box offi ce
Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 5
p.m. and one hour before each show.
“Christmas Memory” by Truman
Capote is both a sweet and poignant tale
of childhood memories and the Christmas
spirit.
Th e one-act play by Capote is actually
a short autobiographical story he wrote
about his favorite childhood Christmas.
Th e program also features other old-
time radio type entertainment in “Radio
ReRuns,” which tie in with the 1930s-era
theme of the play. Th e combination of the
two productions makes for an incredibly
entertaining and satisfying Christmas ex-
perience.
Th is show is directed by Leah Goodwin
and stars Annie Schmidt and Jim Welling-
ton.
For more information, visit catproduc-
tions.org or contact theater owner David
Lauria at 541-999-0939.
Two other holiday events take place at
the theater this month.
On Wednesday, Dec. 20, Jason Wood’s
vocal students will show off their ranges
with seasonal songs at 7 p.m. Th e students
range from elementary students to adults.
Th is is a free show.
CAT will also host Florence’s favorite
drag queens, Fanny Rugburn and Ana
Khonda, on Friday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m.
In “Dear Santa,” Fanny will perform
holiday favorite songs interspersed with
her wit and wisdom during this family-
friendly Christmas show. Ana provides a
counterpoint to Fanny, and will certainly
cast her own charm.
Tickets are $12 adults and $10 for youth
12 and under.
Winter Music Festival tunes up
for January’s 16th annual event
W
eekend passes and single show
tickets for the 16th annual Flor-
ence Winter Music Festival
are on sale now.
Th e three-day extrava-
ganza takes place at the
Florence Events Center on
Jan. 12 to 14 and showcases
a variety of international
touring talent and world class artisans,
along with a wealth of locally sourced cui-
sine and fi ne libations.
On Saturday, Jan. 13, at “Th e Main
Event,” the legendary Brit folk rocker Al
Stewart performs his multi-platinum “Year
of Th e Cat” hits, along with Oregon’s fa-
vorite young storytelling troubadour, John
Craigie.
Th e highly anticipated “Friday Night
Th rowdown” pairs the Appalachian blue-
grass stylings of Grammy winning icon
Laurie Lewis and her band alongside the
blistering Americana banjo and mandolin
virtuosity of Jeff Scroggins & Colorado.
Th e “Supersession 16,” which runs from
10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 13, is a
Christmas
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