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Oregon Cultural Trust
H ow to apply for close to $5 mil-
lion in grants offered this year will
be the focus of “Conversations with
Funders & Partners,” a nine-stop
statewide tour Feb. 7- Mar. 27 led
by Oregon Cultural Trust Manager
Aili Schreiner in partnership with
the Oregon Arts Commission,
Oregon Heritage, Oregon Human-
ities and the Oregon State Historic
Preservation Office.
Joined by representatives from the
Oregon Community Foundation
and Travel Oregon, the group will
also share information on statewide
programming resources.
Siuslaw Awards Banquet
Organizations encouraged to
attend include libraries, arts organi-
zations, museums, cultural centers,
historical societies, arts alliances,
literary groups and heritage orga-
nizations. All cultural nonprofit
organizations are welcome.
The Oregon Cultural Trust grants
are awarded in four categories for
cultural development throughout
the state. The FY2019 cycle opened
in January, 2018 with an application
deadline in mid-April for projects
taking place August 1, 2018 - July 31,
2019. This meeting allows potential
applicants to find out the specifics of
grant guidelines and the categories.
“Conversations with Funders &
Partners” will be held at the Florence
Events Center on Wednesday, Feb.
21st from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Attendees will receive information
about grant funds and significant
programming resouces that support
local non-profit organizations.
There is no cost for attending the
event and pre-registration is not
required.
T he 10th annual Siuslaw Awards ban-
quet, sponsored by the Florence Area
Chamber of Commerce, will be held
on February 7th at 6:00 p.m. at the
Florence Events Center.
This prestigious event recognizes ex-
cellence in the local business commu-
nity by naming recipients for awards
in Excellence in Customer Service,
Curb Appeal, Non-Profit Achieve-
ment, Community Caring, Innovation
in Business, and the Stu Johnston
Business of the Year Award.
Two outstanding individuals in the
community will be honored with the
First Citizen Award and the Future
First Citizen Award.
The First Citizen Award recognizes
that individual who has given selfless-
ly to the community based on leader-
ship, on community involvement and
overall community impact. The nom-
inees for 2017 include Jean Murphy,
Rachel Pearson and Sam Spayd.
The Future First Citizen Award
recognizes a student based on his or
her academic success as well as civic
involvement and contributions to the
community. The student nominees for
2017 are Kyle King, Kaylee Graham,
Jared Brandt and Abigal Coday.
The Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce will also recognize an
individual or business that has self-
lessly given of their time and efforts
in supporting the Chamber and its
efforts with the Distinguished Service
Award.
Tickets for this community event are
still available for $40 from the cham-
ber website at www.florencechamber.
com. or by calling 541-997-3128.
The 2016 award for Innovation in
Business went to the Friends of the
Florence Events Center.
Indoor Yard Sale
T he Indoor Yard Sale is coming to
the Florence Events Center on Feb-
ruary 24th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Many interesting and unique
items will be offered at this one day
community event. New and used
household goods, sporting equip-
ment, collectibles, art and jewelry
are just a few of the treasures that
one may find in over 40 booths.
Admission is just $1 to browse
and the sale is a fundraiser for the
Friends of the Florence Events
Center.
For those who do not have a
garage, adequate parking or hard
to find locations, this is a perfect
solution to be part of this huge sale.
Applications for the annual indoor
sale are available for non-profit
groups or individuals to rent a booth
space to display their goods.
Single booths and double spac-
es are available for a fee from $35
to $90 and there are discounts for
non-profit groups. Space will be
available up until Thursday, Febru-
ary 22nd at 5 PM for any group or
individual to participate in the sale.
Bicycles, record albums, antique post cards, collectible glass, fishing rods and garden
decor are just a few of the unique items at the Friend of the FEC’s Indoor Yard Sale.
Crab Crack
Based on a True Story
T he popular Crab Crack event
L ast Resort Players announces the 4th edition of “Based
happening Saturday, February 3rd,
from 4 to 7 p.m. was sold out before
the crab season was even officially
opened. Lucky ticket holders will
enjoy Oregon coast crab along with
pasta, coleslaw, garlic bread, sodas,
coffee and dessert by BJ’s Ice Cream.
A no-host bar will be available.
There will also be a silent auction
held during the event that will in-
clude a beautiful selection of items.
The dinner is a fundraiser for the
Florence Food Share, an emergency
and supplemental food pantry serv-
ing individuals and households in
West Lane County.
on a True Story” (also known as BoaTS), on Saturday,
March 25th at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 25th at a 2:00
p.m. matinee. Told by the people who really experienced
them, BoaTS is a gathering of storytellers who retell their
unbelievable tales in front of a live audience.
It’s happened to all of us at one time or another - the
“you can’t make this stuff up” moment. When the storm
is over and you recount the details, no one can believe
that it really happened that way. But it did, because
you lived it. Those are the stories that make up a pre-
sentation of BoaTS.
The Last Resort Players team is currently seeking
story submissions for BoaTS for the March show. Sto-
rytellers will be asked to tell their story directly to the
audience, rather than to read it, and are encouraged
to practice their storytelling in advance. Stories may
be included in a book of BoaTS that will be published
later this year as a fundraiser for the Florence theater
organization.
If selected, each storyteller will be given 5 to 8
minutes to set-up, arc and close their storyline. Lec-
tures, stereotypes and stand-up comedy routines are
discouraged. True stories with high stakes, unusual
circumstances, moments of epiphany and real charac-
ters make great stories for “Based on a True Story.”
A new website has been created to begin logging past
story contributions and answer questions for future
B.o.a.T.S. storytelling presentations at www.lastresort-
boats.com
Submissions and information can be directed to the
creator of BoaTS, Jennifer Connor at lastresortboats@
gmail.com.
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