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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018 Mandy Harvey fills FEC with ‘good vibrations’ ‘Mandy Harvey’ Review B Y D ORA C ANDELA AS TOLD BY B URNEY G ARELICK An invisible disability is no barrier to success in one’s cho- sen career, as vocalist Mandy Harvey demonstrated on Feb. 21 at the Florence Events Center. It was the fourth concert in the 2017-18 Seacoast Entertainment Association sea- son series, and according to reports it was a real lolla- palooza including a jam- packed pre-concert talk and a full house. Unforeseen circumstances prevented yours truly (Burney Garelick) from attending the concert, but my good friend and longtime patron of the arts Dona Candela was present and described the event with verbal accolades which I have attempted to put into writing. Beethoven is no longer the poster child for deaf musicians. He has been supplanted by Mandy Harvey. At age 18 in 2006-07, Harvey, a music major at Colorado State University, lost her hearing due to a connective tissue disorder. While that would seem to end anyone's career aspira- tions, Harvey was resilient and in 2008 returned to music, per- forming regularly, releasing three albums and playing ven- ues, TV and radio through the United States and Canada, including “America's Got Talent” in 2017. Harvey sings and plays ukulele and piano and is a pro- lific songwriter. She delivers elegant interpretations from the Great American Songbook, as well as delicious arrangements of pop rock and folk songs. Of course it wasn’t easy. When your instrument is bro- ken, you have to start all over. Harvey had to relearn to speak, as well as to sing. She had to learn to use her voice to con- vey intent in order to know she was communicating as she wished. It was not enough to hear the music in her head, so her other senses pulled together to move her beyond the barrier fate had thrown in her path. Visual cues became her right hand, and her hands became her GPS. She wore no shoes on stage, putting her stocking feet in direct contact with the vibra- tions of her bandmates for flawless teamwork. Harvey’s performance last week was full-bodied and extraordinary and kept the crowd mesmerized in a state of awe-inspiring wonder. She taught the crowd sign language. Instead of putting their hands together to clap, she suggested they raise their arms and wiggle their fingers. Harvey was accompanied by a jazzy quartet playing excel- lent piano, electric guitar, elec- tric bass, harmonica and per- cussion, with each young man having the opportunity to dis- play his talent with tasty breaks. The concert program was divided between pop rock songs and originals with only one standard, “Cry Me A River,” during which the Siuslaw shed sweet tears. Harvey’s original songs told stories with lyrics reminiscent, witty and poignant. “Release Me” evoked the exuberance of Janis Joplin. “Greed,” based on the Seven Deadly Sins, was funny, especially the crescendo ending with “more” when the drummer went nuts! “Butterfly Kisses,” a lullaby, tugged heartstrings; Harvey wrote it for parents only able to observe but not touch their children undergoing chemotherapy. Cover songs included Coldplay’s “Yellow” and “In My Place,” The Turtles’ “Happy Together,” Radiohead’s “Creep,” Spiral Staircase’s “More Today Than Yesterday,” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” to which the crowd shouted with joy and a lot of finger-wiggling. Harvey and company returned for an encore, The Animals’ rendition of “The House of the Rising Sun.” Clearly, Harvey’s stellar per- formance raised the rooftop at the FEC. Her beautiful singing, resplendent personality and shining optimism proved that an invisible disability is no barrier to success. J OIN U S I N W ORSHIP BAY BERRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 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 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. 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 FLORENCE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 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 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. 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 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 CHURCH-UPC Senior Center, 1570 Kingwood • 541-991-9398 Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pm 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. 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 FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am 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 Middle School and High School youth groups meet on Wednesday. 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 RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, L.C.M.S. The Northwest Film Festival brings its 44th Annual “Best Of” program to City Lights Cinemas Tuesday, Feb. 27, with screenings at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Regular City Lights prices apply, with tickets at $9 adult, $8.50 for senior/student/mili- tary, $8 matinee (before 2 p.m.), $7 child under 12 and $6.50 for members. The Best of the 44th Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival touring program pres- ents a carefully selected cross- section of filmmaking from the Northwest. The Northwest Film Center presents this showcase to bring the filmmakers wider exposure while offering regional inde- pendent films to venues and audiences large and small. This year’s program includes the shorts “Time Well Spent,” “Do We Leave This Here,” “Dinosaurs In The Hood,” “Float,” “Vestibular Matching Soundtrack,” “Lost Winds,” “Culture Trauma” and “A Mew Hope.” More information about the festival can be found at nwfilmforum.org/films/best- 44th-northwest-filmmakers- festival. Tickets may be purchased at City Lights Cinemas, 1930 Highway 101, and at city lightscinemas.com. Spirituali-Tea to learn about ‘No Weapons of Destruction’ This Monday, Feb. 26, beginning at 6:30 p.m., all are invited to join a group that enjoys finding common grounds in diverse spiritual thoughts. The group meets at 875 Seventh St. The topic for Monday’s gathering is “No Weapons of Destruction.” The Bahá’í writings say, “Gracious God! This people need no weapons of destruc- tion, inasmuch as they have girded themselves to recon- struct the world. Their hosts are the hosts of goodly deeds, and their arms the arms of upright conduct and their com- mander the fear of God...” Bring your thoughts on the subject for open discussion. The gathering will end at 8 p.m. with prayers for the requests left in the Prayer Pole in the garden of the Florence Playhouse and those shared by the group. For more information, call Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541- 590-0779. Florence Unitarians hear about psychology, psychiatry On Sunday, Feb. 25, at the Florence Unitarian Univers- alist Fellowship, FUUF mem- bers Dr. Karen Hernandez and Dr. Jim McDiarmid will lead the service. Both Hernandez and McDiarmid are clinical psy- chologists who taught physi- cians-in-training in a family practice residency in Merced, Calif. In addition, Hernandez had a private practice and McDiarmid taught undergrad- uate university students. They will discuss the status of psy- chology and psychiatry in the United States today. The meeting will be from 10 to 11 a.m. FUUF is located at 87738 Highway 101, at Heceta Beach Road, and is wheelchair acces- sible. Each service concludes with refreshments and a dia- logue circle to explore the questions that come up during each worship service. For more information, visit www.florenceuuf.org. SWC to discuss salmon, invasive weeds Feb. 28 At the next Siuslaw Watershed Council (SWC) general meeting to be held Wednesday, Feb. 28, the topics will be “Invasive Weeds on the Oregon Dunes” and “Salmon and Trout of the Siuslaw.” The meeting will be held at the Florence Senior Center, 1570 Kingwood St., with doors openning at 6 p.m. and the meeting getting underway at 6:30 p.m. Invasive weeds have been spreading like wildfire on local coastal dunes for more than a century, displacing native plants and wildlife habi- tat at an alarming rate. Learn about the weeds and their effect on dunes habitat and what is being done about it. The discussion will be led by Armand Rebischke, Siuslaw National Forest Restoration Botanist. Also, Ron Caputo from Florence STEP (Salmon, Trout Enhancement Program) will give an overview of their fish- eries programs in the Siuslaw. As always, there will also be reports by the SWC board and executive director. “War is still not the answer.” FCNL We worship in homes at 11am Sundays Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations. 12th and Nopal –997-9020 Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Mens’ Breakfast @ 8 a.m. Online Worship Service@ www.fl orencenaz.com 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 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. ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 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. SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES CATHOLIC CHURCH Join Us In Worship 4 lines, approx 15 words, $10 a week 4 week Minimum Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays. City Lights brings ‘Best Of’ festival to Florence 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. Buckwald AccounƟ ng & ConsulƟ ng, PC 777 Maple St, STE B • Florence, OR 97439 (541) 997-7173 We expanded and are now accepƟ ng new clients Mike Buckwald, CPA received his degree in Accoun ng from the University of Oregon in 1979 and received his CPA cer fi cate in 1997. 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