SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2017
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Final house concert of season Wind Ensemble Presents Seasonal Celebration Benefit
Yachats, the band will be per-
to feature jazz pianist Dec. 10 The Pacific Coast Wind
Award-winning jazz pianist
and composer John Paris
returns for his sixth appear-
ance in Kathy Parsons’ house
concert series in Sandpines
West (Florence) on Sunday,
Dec. 10, at 3 p.m.
This concert will feature
original compositions as well
as many familiar holiday
favorites interpreted in Paris’
unique style.
Paris made his Carnegie
Hall debut in 2015. A life-long
performer with a very impres-
sive resume, his concerts are
always a special treat.
Paris has been a featured
performer alongside the
Minneapolis Symphony, an
accompanist to the Moody
Blues, and a special guest on
The Merv Griffin Show and
Jerry Lewis Telethons.
His diverse and varied
career has spanned four
decades. Touring the country’s
major cities, he has entertained
millions as the leader, compos-
er and arranger of his show-
band, Atlantis, which was
based out of Las Vegas. In
addition to composing and
performing, Paris is a music
teacher in the Yuba City,
Calif., school district.
John Paris
He has received “Best Jazz
Album of the Year” awards the
past three years from
Enlightened Piano Radio and
has also won awards from
SoloPiano.com . He performed
at the EPR awards concert at
The Grand Ol’ Opry this past
September as well as several
concert appearances around
the country.
There is a suggested dona-
tion of $15 at the door, and all
donations go to the artist. CDs
will be available for sale.
The address and directions
will be given when reserva-
tions are made by calling
Kathy Parsons at 541-999-
9720 or emailing her at
kathypiano@gmail.com.
Ensemble will present its sixth
annual Holiday Concert on
Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Yachats
Commons beginning at 2 p.m.
Proceeds from the concert will
benefit South Lincoln County
Resources.
The program will draw
heavily on traditional favorites
woven into carol medleys, but
there will also be contemporary
pieces taken from Christmas
movies, and lively marches and
tunes from the concert band
repertoire.
Refreshments will be avail-
able at intermission, as well as
baked items for sale to take
home.
The conductor for the con-
cert will be David Olson in his
first appearance as principal
conductor.
David has had a long history
with the band, serving as co-
director and lead alto sax in
prior years. David is assisted
by two associate conductors:
Chris Lewis from the South
Region and John Trullinger
from the North.
The concert is free but a
forming at the Sea of Lights at
the Oregon Coast Aquarium on
Saturday, Dec. 16, Spring con-
certs in Florence and Newport,
Beachcomber
Days
in
Waldport, and Waldport High
School graduation.
No auditions are required to
join the band. Rehearsals are
Monday nights during the
school year, alternately in
Waldport and Florence. Most
of the members are adult, but
high school students make up
about a third of the band.
For further information, visit
www.snagglebunnytribe.net/P
CWE_Home.
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As part of the bands out-
The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble will be holding its sixth
reach program, it provides
annual Holiday Concert on Saturday, Dec. 9 to benefit the
scholarships to local music stu-
South Lincoln County Resources and Yachats Food Pantry.
dents, mainly from Newport,
donation of $5 per person and about 35 professional and ama- Waldport and Siuslaw high
$10 per family would be appre- teur musicians from the central schools.
ciated.
Oregon coast, and has provid-
Persons interested in apply-
Proceeds will go to South ed concert band entertainment ing for a scholarship should
Lincoln County Resources. for more than two decades. contact the music teacher at
Non-perishable food items will The band plays several con- their local school.
also be collected for the certs per year throughout the
For further information,
Yachats Food Pantry.
region.
contact Eric Bigler, band secre-
The Pacific Coast Wind
Besides
the
Seasonal tary, at ebigler@europa.com.
Ensemble is composed of Celebration
Concert
in
Military Museum and City Lights to treat Coastie kids
The Oregon Coast Military
Museum is partnering with
City Lights Cinemas to provide
free tickets to the families of
the United States Coast Guard
Station Siuslaw River, for the
Thursday, Dec. 7, viewing of
the classic Christmas movie “A
Christmas Story.”
The story is set in 1940s
America and features many of
the traditions of the holiday
season, including visits to
Santa, the Christmas dinner,
and of course a boy’s dream of
owning a BB gun.
KEEP CHRIST IN
CHRISTMAS
The movie was produced in
1983 and stars Darren
McGavin as the father who
must guide his family through
the wintery perils of the season.
“The museum’s board is
anxious to continue the efforts
to support and thank our Coast
Guard family here in Florence,
particularly in light of the
Coast Guard City designation
received earlier this year,”
Oregon
Coast
Military
Museum Executive Director
Cal Applebee said.
“Mayor Joe Henry, who is
our board treasurer, proposed
we do something for the fami-
lies for the holidays, and board
president
Wayne
Sharpe
approached
City
Lights
Cinemas with the idea of par-
ticipating,” Applebee said.
Michael Falter, co-owner of
City Lights Cinemas, said, “We
are glad to partner with the
museum to support our Coast
Guard Families,” and stepped
up with the donation of the
tickets for the Pearl Harbor
Day viewing of the movie.
Joe Henry reminded the
board that the community
needs to continually support
the USCG Station Siuslaw
River throughout the years to
maintain the Coast Guard City
status.
“Besides, they are a signifi-
cant part of our community and
we want to make sure they
know we appreciate them,”
Henry said.
The Oregon Coast Military
Museum is a nonprofit 501(c)3
organization dedicated to pre-
serving and honoring the histo-
ry and service of veterans from
every military branch.
Located at 2145 Kingwood
Street, the museum is open 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday
through Saturday.
The website is www.oregon
coastmilitarymuseum.com.
City Lights Cinemas is
located at 1930 Highway 101.
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The public is invited to
indulge in a breakfast of fluffy
pancakes
and
sizzling
sausages while supporting
Florence Boy Scouts this
Saturday, Dec. 9, from 8 to 11
a.m.
Sponsored by
St. Mary Our Lady of the Dunes
Knights of Columbus
Assembly 3656
Florence, Oregon
It’s a
Kind of
Christmas
Join us
Friday,
December 8th
from
6:30-9:30pm.
M erry Christm
as
fro m Cheveux!
Prize Drawings, Food,
Beverages, Live Dj Al
Catering by Pop’s Smokehouse
and Good Times!
ENTRY FEE:
Bring anything warm!
Bring a new pair of socks,
underwear, jammies,
sweatshirts, blankets etc., to
donate to children in need.
Clothing sizes from size 5
kids to teen age sizes.
351 Laurel l
541-997-3160
97-3160
Visit the Florence Elks
Lodge as it hosts Boy Scout
Troop #777 for their annual
Pancake Breakfast.
All monies will go toward
membership fees, ensuring
that all youth interested in
Scouting can join no matter
their financial circumstances.
The breakfast costs $8 for a
plate full of pancakes and
sausages, with seconds costing
$2. Meals also include coffee
and juice included.
Contact Scoutmaster Chris
LaCosse at 458-215-5538 for
more information about the
breakfast or to join Boy
Scouts.
Screening of
holiday classic
to raise funds
The community is invited
to attend to a screening of “A
Christmas Story” tonight,
Dec. 6, at City Light Cinemas
to raise money for Florence’s
Future First Citizens scholar-
ship fund.
The scholarship team and
Michael Falter, owner of City
Lights Cinemas, are hosting
the event, complete with
beer, wine and popcorn —
plus the classic holiday
movie. The $2,500 scholar-
ship, named for Past First
Citizen Marteen Wick, is
awarded each year to
Florence’s Future First
Citizen.
Tickets are for a tax-
deductible donation of $30
and include a reception at 6
p.m.