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FLORENCE CENTER STAGE
Winter Arts & Entertainment
in the Florence, Oregon, area
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Last Resort Players proudly presents
BoaTS
A collection of intriguing
stories from
those who have lived them.
Friday, March 27th • Saturday, March 28th
Showtime for both dates 7:00pm
Tickets now on sales at FEC box offi ce
or call 541-997-1994
lastresortplayers.com

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SEAcoast presents Neave Trio —
performing works by women composers
O
n We d n e s d a y,
March 4, at 7 p.m.,
the Boston-based Neave
Trio is presented by
SEAcoast
Entertain-
ment Association for a
performance at the Flor-
ence Events Center, 715
Quince St. Th ere will be a
talk with the performers
prior to the show at 6:15.
Th e Neave Trio will
perform works by four
distinguished
women
composers spanning the
Romantic era through
the modern day, includ-
ing Rebecca Clarke’s “Pi-
ano Trio;” Amy Beach’s
“Piano Trio in A minor,
Op. 150;” Cécile Chami-
nade’s “Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 11;”
and Jennifer Higdon’s “Piano Trio.”
Th e trios by Beach and Clarke are
on Neave’s latest recording, “Her
Voice” (released Oct. 4, 2019, on
Chandos Records), along with Lou-
ise Farrenc’s “Piano Trio No. 1.”
Since forming in 2010, Neave Trio
(Anna Williams on violin; Mikhail
Veselov on cello and Eri Nakamura
on piano) has earned enormous
praise for its engaging, cutting-edge
performances.
Th e New York Times said, “What
excellent performances this trio
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gives here of works that deserve
them,” and included the third move-
ment of Clarke’s trio in the “Best 25
Classical Music Tracks of 2019.”
According to Williams says,
“Th ere is so much great repertoire
that is under-performed, especially
from women composers, and we feel
it is essential to program and record
these masterworks alongside the
more well-known catalogue of pia-
no trio repertoire. Th ese women re-
ally broke down barriers and paved
the way for future generations and
we are excited to honor their unique
contributions and voices.”
Th e Neave Trio —WQXR ex-
plains, “‘Neave’ is actually a Gaelic
name meaning ‘bright’ and ‘radiant’,
both of which certainly apply to this
trio’s music making” — has been
included in several “best of ” round-
ups across the country.
Neave has performed at many
esteemed concert series and at fes-
tivals worldwide.
Highlights of Neave’s 2019-20
season include concerts at Lincoln
Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival,
the Smithsonian American Art Mu-
seum, Arizona Friends of Chamber
Music, Brown University, Feldman
Chamber Music Society, Chamber
Music Society of Williamsburg and
the Boise Chamber Music Series,
among many others.
For more information, visit www.
neavetrio.com.
SEAcoast, an all-volunteer 501(C)
(3) non-profi t, has been bringing
fi rst-class entertainment to Flor-
ence, Ore., for 40 years. Believing
that variety is the spice of life, its
programs run the gamut of classical,
jazz, ethnic music, dance, comedy
and variety.
SEA’s dedicated team of volun-
teers have brought hundreds of acts
to an appreciative Florence audi-
ence. Th e next show will be at the
Florence Events Center on April 3,
when SEAcoast presents Giada Val-
enti at 7 p.m. with a pre-show talk
at 6:15.
FEC Centerstage MARCH 2020
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LRP prepares for 2020 performances
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Come Join the Friends!
Volunteer – Event Planning – Fundraising
LRP board members include (front row, left to right) Treasurer Kathleen
Wenzel, President Annie Schmidt, Secretary Crystal Farnsworth and James
McKinney and (back row) Lori Janowski, Vice President Jim Wellington and
Ken Janowski. Not pictured are Tamara Cole and Jacquelyn Serrano.
Free ‘How to Sell Your Home for the Highest Price’ seminar
A free seminar for Florence
homeowners on “How to Sell Your
Home for the Highest Price” will be
held at the Florence Events Center
on Saturday, March 21, from 10
a.m. to noon.
Th e two-hour seminar cov-
ers topics such as how to set the
right price, how to attract a steady
stream of buyers, how to determine
the best time to sell, how to pre-
pare and stage your home, how to
qualify a buyer before accepting an
off er, how to avoid a buyer walking
away aft er inspections, and how to
coordinate buying and selling so
you only have to move once.
In addition, seminar attendees
will get an insight into the most
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use
real estate mar-
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ket data and ne-
niques to price
gotiation strate-
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and Kathleen Wenzel.
Each story runs about 10 min-
utes with a short intermission fea-
turing piano selections by Chris
Lewis and Rhianna Haines.
Seating will be bistro-style and
food and beverages will be avail-
able for purchase. Tickets are
available now at the Florence
Events Center Box Offi ce.
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stretched a wee bit, but who is go-
ing to care as long as the story is
entertaining?
Eight raconteurs have been se-
lected so far and a couple more
will likely be added. Currently,
the cast of BOATS includes Brian
Cole, Sally Wantz, Larry Farn-
sworth, Linda Yoder, Ken Janows-
ki, Jacquelyn Serrano, Laura Merz
Virtuoso guitarist Jesse Cook
comes to Florence
CYAN MAGENTA
he Last Resort Players (LRP)
board is currently formulating
the 2020 performance schedule
including a March presentation, a
show scheduled for June and a fall
musical.
On Friday and Saturday, March
27 and 28, LRP will be bringing
the third iteration of the popular
“Based on a True Story,” or BOATS,
to the fl at fl oor of the Florence
Events Center, 715 Quince St.
Th is unique show features local
residents presenting fi rst-hand ac-
counts of memorable incidents in
their lives. Previous versions, with
an ever-changing cast of present-
ers, have entertained audiences
with stories, sometimes funny,
sometimes serious but always
based on actual events in their
lives. Some of the facts may be
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