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Siuslaw Ambassadors of Music travel to Windsor
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PHOTOS BY RICH & JOODE WEINHOLD
Siuslaw High School graduates Liz-
beth Garcia-Galvan (left) and Dan-
ielle Goldblatt (above, smiling) are
performing in Europe this summer through the Oregon Ambas-
sadors of Music program. The students’ trip was largely funded
through Florence community donations. On Saturday, the ambas-
sadors performed at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom.
wo graduated Siu-
slaw High School
students performed in
Windsor, United King-
dom, on July 6.
Danielle Goldblatt and
Lizbeth Garcia-Galvan
are part of the Oregon
Ambassadors of Music
Program, a European
tour that brought over
350 Oregon high school
music students to Lon-
don last week as the first
stop in a trip that will
include Paris, Germany
and Austria.
The group has choir
and band contingents. Its
programs are designed
to share goodwill to each
of the performance ven-
ues. All participants were
nominated by their mu-
sic instructors.
Goldblatt is part of the
choir, which performed
a capella in the St. John
the Baptist Church in
Windsor, and again for
“America the Beautiful,”
the concluding number
of the band concert.
The band played on
the now grassed “moat”
area outside Windsor
Castle, one of the roy-
al residences of Queen
Elizabeth II.
Garcia-Galvan is a
saxophonist in the band,
whose concert featured
an assortment of Amer-
ican works including
compositions by George
Gershwin, Leonard Ber-
nstein and John Philip
Sousa.
It was a busy day for
this tourist town, includ-
ing for part-time Flor-
ence residents Rich and
Joode Weinhold, who
saw the Oregon Ambas-
sadors of Music perform.
In addition, at least
some of the Royal Family
was in attendance at the
castle in the afternoon
for the christening of
the infant Prince Archie
Harrison Mountbatten-
Windsor, son of Prince
Harry, Duke of Sussex,
and Duchess Meghan,
Duchess of Sussex.
Many tourists were in
the castle area, hoping
to catch a glimpse of the
royals, and the band and
choir concerts were a bo-
nus for their day.
Between the choir
and band performanc-
es, the Windsor Castle
Guard change captured
everyone’s attention. On
Saturday, it consisted of
seven Company Cold-
stream Guards preceded
by the Band of the Welsh
Guards, a colorfully at-
tired and precise march-
ing unit striding through
the town center between
their barracks and the
castle, returning by the
same route later with the
retiring guards.
The Oregon Ambas-
sadors of Music next
planned to ride on the
London Eye, a giant Fer-
ris wheel opposite the
Houses of Parliament,
in the evening, and left
early Sunday morning
to catch a ferry to France
and the next perfor-
mance in Paris.
Florence holds 2nd Community Block Party on July 19
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The City of Florence has
announced that it will be
hosting a Community Block
Party on Friday, July 19,
from 5:30 to 10 p.m. in His-
toric Old Town Florence.
The 2019 Communi-
ty Block Party will be held
between Laurel Street and
the Siuslaw River Bridge. A
free concert will be provid-
ed from 6 to 10 p.m. by the
band 5 Guys Named Moe.
During the event, the
community will be celebrat-
ing the City of Florence’s
second anniversary of being
a Coast Guard City, kicking
off the Power of Florence,
encouraging exploring what
Florence has to offer and
celebrating summer.
The city will be creat-
ing an electronic scavenger
hunt through www.goose-
chase.com with interactive
photo and video challenges
in order to encourage at-
tendees to get out and about
through the community.
Partner agencies and orga-
nizations have been invit-
ed to setup throughout the
Block Party area, as well as
activities for people of all
ages.
It is the goal of the 2019
Community Block Party
to encourage community
members to come together
and enjoy an evening with
friends, family and commu-
nity members.
Guests are encouraged
to join the city and partner
agencies in Old Town, visit
local shops and restaurants,
participate in the fun and
games provided at the party,
explore the area through the
scavenger hunt, have an ice
cream treat and enjoy the
live music. Limited seating
will be provided, but attend-
ees are welcome to bring
their own chairs.
SIUSLAW NEWS FILE PHOTO
Last year’s Community Block Party featured live music
and dancing, along with activities by partner agencies.
Last year’s block party cel-
ebrated Florence’s 125th an-
niversary as a city and was
a big hit. The city received
positive feedback from
community members, busi-
ness owners and visitors.
The segment of Bay Street
between the Siuslaw River
Bridge and Laurel Street will
be closed to traffic for the
Block Party beginning at 2
p.m. on Friday, July 19. The
street will reopen to traf-
fic following the cleanup of
the event at approximately
11 p.m. If accommodations
are needed by residents or
business owners in the area,
contact the City of Florence.
For details or questions
regarding this event, vis-
it the event page at www.
ci.florence.or.us or www.
facebook.com/Cityof
FlorenceOregon.
‘Bikes of Wrath’ ride into City Lights Cinemas on July 15
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The documentary “The
Bikes of Wrath” arrives at
City Lights Cinemas, 1930
Highway 101, for a special
screening on Monday, July
15. at 6:30 p.m. Producer/Di-
rector Charlie Turnbull will
be in attendance to discuss
the film’s production as well
as answer any questions the
audience might have.
“The Bikes of Wrath” tells
the story of five Australian
friends as they attempt to cy-
cle 1,600 miles from Sallisaw,
Okla., to Bakersfield, Calif.,
in honor of the mighty west-
ward migration undertaken
by the Joad family from “The
Grapes of Wrath.”
Armed with an inordinate
amount of self-belief, the cy-
clists set-off on their 30-day
adventure with no training,
no support vehicle and, as
one member puts it best, “no
real idea.”
Burdened with trailers,
musical instruments and
camera equipment, the group
set themselves the addition-
al challenge of surviving on
$420 (the modern-day equiv-
alent of the Joads’ $18 in the
1930s) and whatever their
musical performances yield.
Riding 90 kilometers a day,
the journey along America’s
iconic Route 66 takes them
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from the farmlands of Okla-
homa to the blistering Mo-
jave Desert and countless
places in-between, with the
diversity of landscapes only
matched by the assortment of
characters met along the way.
It is through these chance
encounters with everyday
Americans that the cyclists
expand on the novel’s central
themes: migration, inequali-
ty and the perceived land of
opportunity.
The cyclists explore wheth-
er America has progressed
since the book was written,
discussing the wealth gap,
immigration and the Amer-
ican Dream.
The vastly different small-
town characters quickly be-
come the central focus of
the film, as well as integral
to the group’s success; letting
the cyclists into their homes
and lives and demonstrating
the startling parallels of “The
Grapes of Wrath” 80 years af-
ter its publication.
“The Bikes of Wrath” un-
covers a deep insight into
the human spirit and shines
a positive light on Ameri-
ca at a time when the world
needs it most — all rolled
into a unique, funny and
life-affirming observational
documentary filled with ad-
venture, literature, music and
human connection.
Regular ticket prices apply:
$9.50 for adults, $8.50 for
seniors, students and mil-
itary, $7.50 for kids under
12 and $6.50 for members.
For more info, visit citylights
cinemas.com.
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