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Pianists Joseph Akins and Rachel La-
Fond will be performing in Kathy Parsons’
MainlyPiano house concert series on Mon-
day, July 16, at 7 p.m.
Award-winning pianist/composer Akins
has released seven albums to date, several
of which have received awards and nom-
inations for Album of the Year by various
music websites. He is a professor of music
industry at Middle Tennessee University
near Nashville.
LaFond grew up in Washington State
and has released two solo piano albums
to date. She and her husband have settled
in New Zealand and the music from both
albums reflects on their travels and adjust-
ments to living in a different culture in an-
other part of the world.
There is a suggested donation of $20 at
the door, all of which will go to the artists.
The address and directions will be given
when reservations are made.
Call Kathy at 541-999-9720 or email her
at kathypiano@gmail.com to reserve seats.
Bastille Day Literary Salon celebrates authors
Writers on the River presents
its next “Midnight in Florence”
Literary Salon on Bastille Day,
today, July 14, from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m., at the Florence Region-
al Arts Alliance (FRAA), 120
Maple St. in Historic Old Town
Florence. Designed as conviv-
ial events like those in the film
“Midnight in Paris,” literary sa-
lons celebrate local writers and
the literary arts.
Following the tradition of
Gertrude Stein’s infamous 1930s
Parisian salons, the Bastille Day
event will commemorate the
works of three extraordinary
authors — Anthony Bourdain,
Tom Wolfe and Philip Roth
– who recently passed within
a 30-day span. Excerpts from
their books will be shared in a
special tribute.
An Open Mic follows, during
which writers of all levels and
genres are invited to read, recite
or sing excerpts from their pub-
lished or unpublished material.
Those who wish to participate
in the open mic must arrive at
6 p.m. to sign up. Reading slots
are limited to five minutes on a
first-come basis.
Hosted by FRAA cre-
ative writing instructor and
award-winning journalist, col-
umnist and author Catherine
J. Rourke, the salon is free and
open to the public.
A $5 donation is suggested to
support FRAA for providing the
space and refreshments.
“Literary salons inspire, unite
and celebrate all writers while
providing cultural enrichment
and entertainment,” Rourke
said. “We are bringing the River
Seine to the Siuslaw and the Left
Bank to Bay Street; everyone is
invited to join the fun.”
Rourke will read an excerpt
from her memoir, “Forgive Us
Our Press Passes – Confessions
of a Modern-Day Muckraker.”
Writers on the River offers lit-
erary arts workshops and events
as an opportunity for open ex-
change to support writers of all
levels and genres on their jour-
ney.
Call 541-708-2120 or e-mail
CJReditor@gmail.com to pre-
register for the open mic or for
more info.
OPB and FRAA present ‘Hefty’ art show all July
Florence Regional Arts Al-
liance (FRAA) is pleased to
present the artwork of Robert
E. Hefty in the lobby of Oregon
Pacific Bank in Florence during
the month of July.
“My interest in art has al-
ways been very strong, and I
have primarily stayed with the
‘non-objective’ style of paint-
ing,” Hefty said. “I try to design
shapes, color and movement
that provides a pleasing com-
position. In my works I also
try to communicate something
that cannot be said.”
Hefty has a degree in music
education, with a minor in art.
Artwork from Robert E. Hefty will be in the lobby of Oregon Pacific Bank, 1355 Highway 101,
in Florence during the month of July.
He has worked in clay, oil
painting, woodcarving and
mobiles.
Since his retirement in 1999,
he has enjoyed taking Clay
Works classes at Lane Commu- ence or www.fraaoregon.org.
nity College.
To see Hefty’s display, vis-
For more information about it the bank at 1355 Highway
FRAA, visit the FRAA Art Cen- 101during business hours.
ter in Historic Old Town Flor-
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