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Page 4 Center Stage Florence Events Center www.EventCenter.org 541-997-1994 Siuslaw Awards Banquet Crab Crack Food Share, an emergency and supplemental food pantry serving individuals and households in West Lane County. For more information, to arrange group seating or to purchase tickets contact Norma Barton, at 541-997- 9110 or nbarton@fl orencefood- share.org. Tickets also are available Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Florence Food Share, 2190 Spruce St., 541-997-9110. T he 10th annual Siuslaw Awards W hile the crab season was in a Two outstanding individuals in the community will be honored with the First Citizen Award and the Future First Citizen Award. Th e First Citizen Award recog- nizes that individual who has given selfl essly to the community based state of uncertainty - tickets are now scheduled to go on sale aft er Janu- ary 1st for the annual Crab Crack fundraiser. Th e popular event is happening at the Florence Events Center on Saturday, February 3rd from 4 to 7 p.m. Enjoy Oregon Coast crab along with pasta, coleslaw, garlic bread, sodas, coff ee and dessert by BJ’s. A no-host bar will be available. Th ere will also be a silent auction held during the event that will in- clude a beautiful selection of items. Ticket price is $40 per person. Advance purchase is required. Only 400 tickets will be sold and the deadline to purchase is January 25th. All proceeds will benefi t the hunger relief eff orts of Florence Wallfl owers & Wine SEAcoast Entertainment Concert Series on community involvement, lead- banquet, sponsored by the Florence ership, and overall community im- pact. Th e Future First Citizen Award Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on February 7th at the Flor- recognizes a student based on his or her academic success as well as civic ence Events Center. involvement and contributions to the Th is prestigious event recogniz- community. es excellence in the local business Th e Florence Area Chamber of community by naming recipients for awards in Excellence in Custom- Commerce will also recognize an er Service, Curb Appeal, Non-Profi t individual or business that has self- lessly given of their time and eff orts Achievement, Community Caring, in supporting the Chamber and its Innovation in Business, and the eff orts with the Distinguished Service Stu Johnston Business of the Year Award. Award. “ Wallfl owers and Wine” returns to the original fl owers painting theme at the F.E.C. on Friday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m. Artist John Leasure will lead the class in painting the original com- position, “Blossoms Blush.” A wine beverage or non-alcoholic beverage is provided, along with compli- mentary appetizers. Call in advance for tickets at 541- 997-1994, as seating is limited to 20 participants. Mandy Harvey S eacoast Entertainment’s 2017 – Adam Flatt conducts Newport Symphony - March 23 S eacoast Entertainment’s 2017 – 18 Coastal Concert Series resumes in Jan- uary and continues through the spring with 5 more concerts being presented at the Events Center. With the New Year being kicked off by Quattrosound, there are four more shows to put on your calendar: Mandy Harvey will take to the Events Center stage on February 21 at 7 p.m., following a 6:15 pre-concert talk. Many in the community were fi rst introduced to Mandy during her amazingly successful appearance on “American’s Got Talent,” but SEA ac- tually discovered her before she made her television debut. Mandy’s music is inspiring and supports her mission of encouraging others to break through their personal barriers by showing how her passion allowed her to overcome her profound hearing loss at 18 to pursue her dream of sharing her music with the public. Tickets are selling fast for this exclu- sive concert. Call the box offi ce today for your seats. at 541-997-1994. Gentri: Th e Gentlemen Trio - April 19 Vivace - May 24 GET LOCAL with the Siuslaw News W ALDPORT • Y ACHATS • F LORENCE • M APLETON • D UNES C ITY • W ESTLAKE • G ARDINER • R EEDSPORT A EDITION WEDNESDAY JANUARY JANU 20, 2016 $1.00 January 2016 C OAST C ENTRAL Visions’ ic V ‘Artist tic ners s named winner @ SIUSLAWNEWS S . COM THESIUSLAWNEW / SIUSLAWNEWS TLE VIKS WRES FOR TITLES — B INSIDE — F REE M ONTHLY G UIDE A3 TO A RTS AND E NTERTAINMENT ON THE O REGON C OAST W INCHESTER B AY • L AKESIDE • N ORTH B END • C OOS B AY • C HARLESTON • C OQU ILLE • B ANDON MUSIC SPORTS FLORENCE, E Y SI NC from the OREGON 1890 Mary Ann’s at Natural Pet 1541 Highway 101 suffered damage Saturday when a car into crashed a power pole, which then struck the building. Central Lincoln had to cut power a to install new pole. Power was e snaps in Saturday y night nigh accident Crash store damaged the were on No lines vehi- touching the P eH PeaceH to PeaceHealth ground or and toddler Medical on al Sean Marshal remained Peace Harbor their injuries. cle. said Fire Firefighters traffic until treat trea M EYER and Center to direct Barrett. 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COURTESY OF CONNIE SPINNER HEART BLACK U NT N E CO RN LA o werr outag powe po s es s power Highway 101 pole, cause on Hig YELLOW T E G WES V irtuoso guitarist Jesse Cook comes to Florence CYAN MAGENTA SERVIN Ho o m e d el e l iv ive er r y p l u s e Dig Di g i t a l Winter Music Fest COVER STORY 16 7 ✔ Wednesday & Saturday delivery or our print newspaper ✔ Digital Edition Included ✔ Breaking News Alerts winning local news and sports ✔ Award coverage Money saving coupons each Saturday ✔ thesiuslawnews.com 715 QUINCE STREET 18 Coastal Concert Series pres- ents Orchestra at the Ocean in March. Th e Newport Symphony will perform on March 23 with a 7 p.m. pre-concert talk in the theater and a 7:30 p.m. show. As the only year-round professional symphony on the Oregon Coast, it is only fi tting that they be part of the SEA Coastal Concert Series. Adam Flatt will conduct and Narek Artyunian will be the guest soloist on the clarinet. Coming in April is the musical talents of Gentri: Th e Gentlemen Trio will be SEA’s welcome to spring with their 7 p.m. perfor- mance on April 19. Th ere will be a pre-concert talk at 6:15. Th ese three highly trained tenors have pioneered a signature sound de- scribed as “Cinematic Pop” which highlights their rich, dynamic three-part harmonies. Vivace will end the SEA 2017 – 18 Coastal Concert Series with their performance on May 24 at 7 p.m. following a pre-concert talk at 6:15. Vivace is a quartet of modern singers performing a thrilling songbook made up of a combination of pop and classical pieces. Vivace will present a diverse repertoire ranging from pop, to arias, to original compositions. Th ey pride themselves on putting a fresh new take on the classical and modern music of today. Seacoast Entertainment Asso- ciation is an all-volunteer 501 (c) (3) non-profi t that produces the Coastal Concert Series in order to bring Entertainment and Com- munity Enrichment to the Oregon Coast. Visit www.seacoastea.org to fi nd out more information on these concerts. Announcing the 2018 Season! March - B.O.A.T.S. & Funny Money Improv June - A Nice Family Gathering November - Grey Gardens (musical) December - A Christmas Story EventCenter.org 541-997-1994 - 888-968-4086