12A | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS
‘Cabaret of the Dead’ reses Fredat
“Cabaret of the Dead” is tak-
ing over the Florence Events
Center on Friday, Oct. 19, for
a night of ghoulish entertain-
ment. The cabaret is from Jus-
tin Buckles Productions, the
No. 1 event producer on the
West Coast and Coos Bay na-
tive, who brought “Tease Bur-
lesque Revue” to the Florence
Events Center last February.
Featuring an all-star cast
that’s sure to delight, fright and
make you really get into the
Halloween spirit, “Cabaret of
the Dead” features burlesque,
drag, comedy, dance, live sing-
ing and so much more.
Doors to the Florence Events
Center, 715 Quince St., open at
6:30 p.m. and the show starts at
7 p.m.
Tickets are $15.50 and can be
purchased at www.eventcenter.
org, by calling 541-997-1994, in
person at the events center or at
the doors the day of the show.
Attendees must be 18 and over
to attend.
Creator Justin Buckles has
nearly 20 years of experience in
film, television and live event
production after living in Los
Angeles and working on such
“Cabaret of the Dead” will
feature Halloween-
themed burlesque, among
other spine-tingling acts,
during the Friday, Oct. 19,
evening show at the
Florence Events Center,
715 Quince St.
Love Dachshunds, the small
dogs with the biggest hearts?
Get ready for the Florence
Wiener Dog Races, now in a
whole new event!
The Siuslaw News, Florence
Events Center and the Flor-
ence Wiener Dog Races are
partnering together to bring
this fun new event to Flor-
ence: Okto-Fur-Fest!
On Saturday, Oct. 13, from
11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., join the
community for great food and
family fun. Enjoy traditional
music as games will be held
throughout the day at the
Florence Events Center, 715
Quince St.
Bratwurst, beer and wine
shows as American Idol, So
You Think You Can Dance,
Gene Simmons Family Jewels
and several other productions.
Buckles is the creator, man-
ager and executive producer
for all Justin Buckles Produc-
tions events, which tour 20
states and Canada, producing
250+ shows a year.
“Get ready for a show un-
like anything you’ve seen,”
Buckles said. “My shows are
very interactive and audience
driven. We will be down in the
crowd, we will bring people up
on stage, we will be showing a
lot of skin, and we will have
something for everyone. This
will be a fantastic show filled
with oohs, aahs and things
that will blow your mind. This
is not your regular cabaret
show, this is ‘Cabaret of the
Dead.’”
will be served, just like at the
old Oktoberfest celebration.
This year, the Wiener Dog
Races, annually sponsored
by the Siuslaw News, will be
a highlight of Okto-Fur-Fest.
Every year, these fierce com-
petitors go head-to-head — or
perhaps head-to-tail — start-
ing at 1 p.m. inside the events
center.
Entry to Okto-Fur-Fest is
$2. Limited perimeter seating,
for the best view of the races,
is available for an additional
$5.
Tickets are available at the
Florence Events Center, 715
Quince St., the day of the
event.
Florence Farmers Market
will draw to close Tuesday
COURTESY PHOTO
Let’s face it – kids are scary
Scare-CROW Haunted Maze
features spooky fun, actors
CROW (Children’s Rep-
friendly monsters and no
ertory of Oregon Work-
jump-scares. Parents are
shops) is always up to no
cautioned that the maze
good in October, as orga-
will still contain many
nizers plan their annual
scary visuals, and entry is
Scare-CROW
Haunted
at parents’ discretion only.
Maze. This year’s maze is
For more information,
called “Quarantine,” and
including FAQ’s and a
features ... you guessed it
scary promotional video,
— ZOMBIES!
visit www.crowkids.com.
The story is that no one
The Quarantine Haunt-
knows exactly how the
ed Maze will be held Oct.
virus began, but slowly
26, 27, 30 and 31 from 6 to
people from all walks of
9 p.m., and Oct. 29 from
life became infected. Lo-
5 to 8 p.m. for the Family
COURTESY PHOTO
cal authorities managed to
Night. Entry is $6 per per-
CROW knows that kids can be scary — especially inside a maze
Quarantine those affected
son, cash only.
designed to frighten the community for five nights in October.
by the virus in the CROW
On-site food is provid-
Center for the Perform-
ed by Smokin’ Pops, and
(dressed as a creepy clown
One new addition this year
ing Arts, 3120 Highway 101 last year), that she would not is an all-ages “Family Night” there will be “Thrilling” line
in Florence. But they acci- go through the maze on the to be held on Monday, Oct. entertainment by the Flight
dentally left the vials of an- nights when her daughter 29, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Dance Team.
tidote inside. Now, it’s up to was working.
Last year, more than 1,000
“We had several people ask
maze-goers to see if they can
“She 100 percent freaked us for a way for younger kids m a z e - g o e r s m e a n d e r e d
make it out alive.
me out,” the woman said. and ‘big chickens’ to be able through the freaky halls,
Many local student actors “She just sort of looked at me to experience the maze. So, coming from as far away as
are involved in the maze sideways, and I screamed and we created Family Night this Astoria, Coos Bay, Eugene/
each year, and many CROW ran out of the room.”
year to make the maze ‘less Springfield, and even Port-
moms and dads are rath-
As with everything CROW scary’ for those who want a land.
er frightened by their own produces, the “Quarantine” little less fright in their night,”
“Let’s see if you can escape
child’s abilities to scare oth- Haunted Maze will feature said Heard.
the Quarantine!” Heard ex-
ers.
top-notch special effects,
Family night will fea- claimed. “Will you make it
CROW Artistic Director prosthetic make-up (de- ture more light, fewer/more out alive?”
Melanie Heard likes to chalk signed by Genevieve Meltzer,
it up to the fact that “kids are Kim Clement and Allison
scary,” but one mom was so Aquino), fantastic costumes
freaked out by her daughter and unexpected surprises.
Buying or Selling? I can help.
Okto-Fur-Fest features
brats, Wiener Dog Races
The Florence Farmers Mar-
ket, open on Tuesdays from
3 to 6 p.m., will host its fi-
nal market of the season this
Tuesday, Oct. 16.
To celebrate the final Mar-
ket on Oct. 16, pumpkins for
decorating or carving will be
available.
Apples will be pressed to
make cider and there will be
a variety of recipes to sample
utilizing fall’s bounty.
The Farmers Market is lo-
cated at Kingwood and Bay
Streets, next to the Veterans
Park, and has a bountiful se-
lection of fall harvest foods
including pears, heirloom ap-
ple varieties, plums, brocco-
li, winter squash, greens and
more.
There will be farm fresh
eggs from pastured hens and a
variety of free-range and pas-
tured meats.
Cultivated, certified organ-
ic mushrooms from Rainfor-
est Mushrooms continue to be
a customer favorite.
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