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Public welcome at Big Wave First
Tuesday open mic night Sept. 4
The Florence Big Wave
First Tuesday open mic will
be hosted this month by the
Florence Regional Arts Al-
liance (FRAA), 120 Maple
St. in Historic Old Town
Florence, on Sept. 4 begin-
ning at 7 p.m.
Come ride the wave to
this Florence Big Wave Po-
etry sponsored event with
your favorite poems, stories
and prose.
There is a five-minute
performance time limit.
It’s free and everyone is
welcome.
For more information,
email
bigwavepoetry@
gmail.com or go to the
Facebook page at Florence
Big Wave Poetry and Spo-
ken Word.
City Club of Florence to discuss
public art at meeting Tuesday
On Friday, Sept. 7, the
City Club of Florence will
host a presentation by the
Florence Public Art Com-
mittee with Harlen Spring-
er at the Siuslaw Public
Library’s Bromley Room,
1460 Ninth St. at noon.
According to Springer, it
is a busy and exciting time
for the Public Art Commit-
tee (PAC). The committee
has completed eight proj-
ects in the past 15 months,
with two more large mu-
ral projects planned for
com-pletion by Spring/
Summer 2019.
PAC representatives will
show slides and discuss the
most recent projects as well
as provide a preview of the
new projects.
The PAC Mission is to
“integrate art into the daily
life of our community” as
well as support one the City
of Florence’s goals of im-
proving the “Livability and
Quality of Life” in Florence.
As an all-volunteer com-
mittee, PAC is proud of
what they have accom-
plished through the pas-
sion and dedication of its
volunteers and the support
of the community.
Doors will open at 11:30
a.m. and light refreshments
will be available.
All are welcome to at-
tend.
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Florence-Yachats Connector Service
begins
Sept.
4
p
The long-awaited in-
ter-city transit pilot proj-
ect between Florence and
Yachats is set to begin Tues-
day, Sept. 4, at 8 a.m.
Tickets are $2.50 one-way
and $5 for all-day service.
The bus will make four
round-trips each day, de-
parting from the Florence
Grocery Outlet stop, 2066
Highway 101, making one
stop at Carl G. Washburne
State Park, then arriving in
Yachats at the Log Church,
Third and Pontiac streets.
Service hours are Mon-
day through Friday, 8 a.m.
to 7:35 p.m., except holi-
days.
Saturday service is ex-
pected to begin later this
year.
Tickets are available for
cash purchase on the bus —
though the driver cannot
make change — or through
River Cities Taxi, 1699 Pine
St., Florence.
This vehicle is fully ac-
cessible and bicycles are
welcome, space permitting.
For more information,
call Florence-Yachats Con-
nector at 541-902-2067 or
visit www.ci.florence.or.us.
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• $2.50 or 1 ticket per one-way trip
• $5 or 2 tickets for all day service
• Tickets are available through River Cities Taxi, 1699 Pine St., Florence
Friends of Library hosting Labor Day Sale Sept. 1, 2
The Friends of the Siuslaw
Public Library is hosting its
annual Labor Day Week-
end book sale today, Sept.
1, and Sunday, Sept. 2, from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day
in the Bromley Room at the
Siuslaw Public Library, 1460
Ninth St. in Florence.
Membership applications
will be available at the sale.
Hardcover books and
trade paperbacks will be
priced at $1 each, with pock-
et paperbacks priced at only
.50 cents each. DVDs and
CDs will also be available at
$1 each, and audiobooks on
CD will be priced at $2 each.
New book bags, with cus-
tom artwork by a local artist
will be debuted at the sale
and available for only $15
each.
Cash and checks only; no
credit cards can be accepted.
The Friends of the Library
is a nonprofit organization
and all proceeds from the
book sales benefit the Siu-
slaw Public Library District.
Library Director Meg
Spencer recently reported
to the Friends of the Library
that more than $25,000 in
Friends’ donations have gone
towards the new roof on the
main branch that was re-
cently completed, as well as a
much-needed heat pump for
the Mapleton Branch.
For more information,
email siuslawlibraryfriends
@gmail.com.
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FACC offering presentation on upcoming school bond measure
The Florence Area Com-
munity Coalition (FACC)
will offer an informa-
tional presentation about
the upcoming Siuslaw
School Bond Measure at its
Wednesday, Sept. 5, meet-
ing, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.,
in the Bromley Room of the
Siuslaw Public Library, 1460
Ninth St.
Suzanne Mann-Heintz,
a Siuslaw School District
board member, will describe
the components of the pro-
posed measure and answer
questions from community
members.
Each monthly meeting
of the FACC includes an
opportunity for agency an-
nouncements of interest to
the general public.
FACC currently has three
board vacancies.
Board members meet
monthly to arrange events
and manage affairs of the
organization.
Anyone interested in be-
ing a part of the board can
contact board president
Sandi Young.
The membership year
goes from July 1 to June 30.
Annual dues are $25 for in-
dividuals and $50 for orga-
nizations.
FACC counts on member-
ship revenue to host the var-
ious events and programs
that it offers to the commu-
nity.
For more information,
call 541-999-2927.
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