Coast Central October 2017

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Airto Moreira brings jazz percussion to Florence

ALSO INSIDE:

Coos Art Museum presents new exhibits Class Act Theatre opens ‘Greater Tuna’

POPOVICH COMEDY PET THEATER OCTOBER 5 7PM

AIRTO MOREIRA & DIANA PURIM BAND OCTOBER 7 7PM

OCTOBER EVENTS at the FEC:

Art in Gallery One – “Symbols of America” 5 – Popovich Comedy Pet theater – 7:00 p.m.

7 - Airto Moreira & Diana Purim Band Concert - 7:00pm 14 – Oktoberfest Florence – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

19 – Good Life Senior Expo – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

21 – Soroptomist Bras for a Cause – 5:00 p.m.

26 – SEACoast’s Ballet with a Twist preconcert talk – 6:15 p.m.

26 – SEACoast’s Ballet with a Twist – 7:00 p.m.

29 – Jazz Kings concert – 2:00 p.m.

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GOOD LIFE

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SEACOAST’S BALLET WITH A TWIST PRECONCERT TALK OCTOBER 26 - 6:15PM

GOOD LIFE SENIOR EXPO OCTOBER 19 - 10AM-3PM

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CONCERT OCTOBER 26 - 7PM

SEAcoast presents ‘Cocktail Hour’ FLORENCE — Seacoast Entertainment Association welcomes New York City’s Ballets with a Twist to the West Coast for a performance of “Cocktail Hour: The Show” at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St., on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $32. To purchase, visit seacoastea.org or call 541-997-1994.

Created by artistic director and choreographer Marilyn Klaus, “Cocktail Hour: The Show” reinvents the glamour and excitement of classic entertainment with an original mix of charismatic choreography, intoxicating music and exquisite costume design. This pop-infused performing arts experience combines the magnetism of Hollywood’s Golden Age with a sleek twenty-first-century sensibility, capturing the timeless American spirit in a series of witty, sparkling vignettes.

It’s high-style fun for all ages to enjoy.

Program highlights include: • “Martini” — A dangerous, percussive score sets the stage for this blonde bombshell super-spy, who dodges sharpshooters and stays cool in hot situations.

• “Manhattan” — After a big-city evening, a socialite steps out with her dearest companion. As they stroll past each lamppost

PHOTO BY NICO MALVALDI

“Singapore Sling,” from Ballets with a Twist’s “Cocktail Hour: The Show,” will blast the boundaries of high art and entertainment Oct. 26. on Park Avenue, a jazz trumpet echoes the mood of the changing skyline.

• “Singapore Sling” — Shimmering sirens glide through an exotic soundscape to paint this haunting fantasy.

Klaus, whose choreography has been seen internationally, formed Ballets with a Twist in association with Grammy-nominated composer Stephen Gaboury and costume designer Catherine Zehr. Her company — lauded by The Huffington Post for “blasting

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the boundaries between high art and entertainment” — has appeared in a wide range of venues, from Cleveland’s Playhouse Square and New York City’s Beacon Theatre to Lincoln Center and the Tribeca Film Festival.

Gaboury’s compositions have been performed by celebrated musicians nationwide.

He has collaborated and toured the world with pop/rock icon Cyndi Lauper for more than a decade, and has also shared the stage with legends such as Patti Labelle, Suzanne

Vega and Ute Lemper. His music has been heard in concert, on television and in films, including “Boyhood” and “American Beauty.”

Zehr is the artistic force behind the company’s costume design. Her creations evoke the origins and essence of each dance with dazzling colors and ornamentation. Zehr honed her skills while working at major American fashion houses, then by designing and manufacturing attire for her own label. She studied art and design at Washington University and New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, where she and the company recently delivered the presentation “Designing Costumes for Ballets with a Twist” as part of The Museum at FIT’s Fashion Culture series.

SEAcoast Entertainment Association (SEA), an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit, began bringing entertainment to Florence and the Oregon Coast in 1980.

For the past 37 years, it has delivered a wide range of music and dance in a variety of genres to appeal to the entire community.

SEA also sponsors an active Community Enrichment effort with its outreach to students, seniors and veterans through events with the artists. The SEAcoast Coastal Concert Series includes seven shows between October and May. For more information on SEA and its upcoming series, visit seacoastea.org.

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2nd Saturday Gallery Tour .....................................

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CROW dares to scare with “Nightmares“ ............... 13 Coos Art Museum opens new exhibits ................... 14 Class Act Theatre presents “Greater Tuna“ ............ 16 “It's a Hard Knock Life“ with LRP's “Annie“ ............ 18 OCTOBER 2017 • Arts & Entertainment • COAST CENTRAL • 3

EVENTS CALENDAR WALDPORT/ YACHATS OCT. 5 Yachats Big Band 7 p.m. $5 donation Yachats Lions Club OCT. 14 Fundraiser for My Sisters Place Polly Plumb Productions 5 p.m.

Tickets required Yachats Commons OCT. 15 Native Bee Conservation: Starting in Your Own Backyard Coordinated by Yachats Academy of Arts & Sciences and Friends of the Yachats Commons Foundation 2 p.m. $5 suggested donation.

Yachats Commons OCT. 20 Scholarship Fundraiser Dinner 5 p.m.

Tickets required Yachats Ladies Club Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra Fall Concert 7 p.m.

Tickets required Yachats Community Presbyterian Church

OCT. 20-22 18th annual Yachats Village Mushroom Fest Various locations and times Tickets required Yachats.org FLORENCE OCT. 1 Arts and Crafts Show

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Open to public Three Rivers Casino Resort

Open to public Presbyterian Church of The Siuslaw

OCT. 3 Florence Big Wave Open Mic Night 6:30 p.m.

Open to public FRAA Art Center

OCT. 12 Chamber Noon Forum “Get Funded” 11:45 a.m.

Lunch purchase not necessary Three Rivers Casino www.florencechamber.com

OCT. 5 Popovich Comedy Pet Theater 7 p.m.

Tickets required Florence Events Center www.comedypet.com/ OCT. 7

Scrapbook Fun Fest 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Tickets required Three Rivers Casino Resort www.scrapbookfunfest.com/ 7th annual Wine & Chowder Trail 2-5 p.m. — Wine Trail Tickets required Historic Old Town Florence www.florencechamber.com Airto Moreira Band 7 p.m.

Tickets required Florence Events Center www.airto.com/ George Mann 7 p.m.

Tickets required Class Act Theater catproductions.org

OCT. 8 7th annual Wine & Chowder Trail 2-5 p.m. — Chowder Trail Tickets required Historic Old Town Florence www.florencechamber.com OCT. 11 Florence Garden Club and BRING Recycling 1 p.m.

OCT. 14 Oktoberfest 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tickets required Florence Events Center Wiener Dog Races 3 p.m.

Registration required Florence Events Center 541-999-6077

OCT. 15 Wandering Reel Traveling Film Festival 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Tickets required City Lights Cinemas www.wanderingreel.org OCT. 17 Rhody Society Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Open to public Presbyterian Church of The Siuslaw 541-997-3082, www.siuslawars.org OCT. 19 Good Life 2017 Boomer & Senior Expo 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Open to public Florence Events Center Siuslaw News DACA Forum 7 p.m.

Open to public City Lights Cinemas

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Submit all listings to PressReleases@ TheSiuslawNews.com

OCT. 20

PNW Hula Fridays on the Central Oregon Coast 2 to 3 p.m.

Registration required 3149 Oak St. www.facebook.com/ PNWHula/ Boys & Girls Club SeniorSenior Homecoming Gala 6 to 9 p.m.

Tickets required Three Rivers Casino Resort 541-902-0304 “Greater Tuna” 7 p.m.

Tickets required Class Act Theater catproductions.org

OCT. 21 2nd annual Bras for a Cause Soroptimist International of Florence 6 p.m.

Tickets required; bra sponsors available Florence Events Center “Greater Tuna” 7 p.m.

Tickets required Class Act Theater catproductions.org

OCT. 22 “Greater Tuna” 2 p.m.

Tickets required Class Act Theater catproductions.org OCT. 26 SEACoast presents Ballets with a Twist 6:30 p.m. — pre-concert talk 7 p.m. — show time Tickets required Florence Events Center www.seacoastea.org/ OCT. 27

Scare-CROW “Nightmares”

Haunted Maze 6 to 9 p.m. $5 entry CROW Center for the Performing Arts 3120 Highway 101 www.crowkids.com “Greater Tuna” 7 p.m.

Tickets required Class Act Theater catproductions.org

OCT. 28 Scare-CROW “Nightmares” Haunted Maze 6 to 9 p.m. $5 entry CROW Center for the Performing Arts 3120 Highway 101 www.crowkids.com “Greater Tuna” 7 p.m.

Tickets required Class Act Theater catproductions.org “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” 9 p.m.

Tickets required Audience participation, costumes encouraged City Lights Cinemas citylightscinemas.com

OCT. 29 “Greater Tuna” 2 p.m.

Tickets required Class Act Theater catproductions.org Jazz Kings — “Keep Your Sunny Side Up” 2 p.m.

Tickets required Florence Events Center www.theshedd.org/jazzkings1718

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COASTAL CULTURE Galleries & Museums WALDPORT Gallery 34, 250 Hemlock St., various artists, 541-563-7100 YACHATS Earthworks Gallery, 2222 Highway 101, various artists, 541-547-4300 Touchstone Gallery, 2118 Highway 101, various artists, 541-547-4121 WAVE Gallery, 2118 Highway 101, photography, 541-547-4405 FLORENCE Backstreet Gallery, 1421 Bay St., 25+ artists. 2nd Saturday Reception 3-5 p.m., 541-997-8980 Digital Dunes Photo Gallery & Studio, 1725 Kingwood St., photography, 541902-8748 Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St., various artwork, 541-997-1994 Florence Regional Arts Alliance Art Center, 120 Maple St., various artists, 541-997-4435 Gallery Above the Silver Lining Boutique, 2217 Highway 101, various artists, 541-997-2440

Submit all listings to PressReleases@ TheSiuslawNews.com

PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center Gallery, 400 Ninth St., local artists, 541-997-8412

Coos Bay Boat Building Center, 100 Newmark Ave., maritime heritage, 541808-2211

Art by the Sea Gallery & Studio, 125 Chicago Ave., various artists, 541-3475355

The River Gallery, 1335 Bay St., featuring 20+ local artists, 541-902-2505

Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., various artists, 541-269-1101

Bandon Glass Art Studio, 240 Highway 101, various artists, 541-347-4723

The Studios at Jayne Smoley Design, 1458 First St., jaynesmoleydesign.com

Coos History Museum, 1210 N. Front St., various exhibits, 541-756-6320

Bandon Historical Society Museum, 270 Fillmore Ave., 541-347-2164

Siuslaw Pioneer Museum, 278 Maple St., various exhibits, 541-997-7884

Marshfield Sun Printing Museum, 1049 N. Front St., exhibits, 541-267-3762

Bandon Public Library, 1204 11th St., various artists, 541-347-3221

Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St., various artists, 541-997-3132

Pacific Park Gallery, 1957 Thompson Road, various artists, 541-759-3038

Harbortown Events Center, 325 Second St., various exhibits, 541-329-0112

GARDINER

COQUILLE

Sage Place, 525 11th St., various artists, 541-329-0303

Three Rivers Gallery, 77231 Highway 101, sculptures & drawings, 541-271-2030

Coquille Valley Art Center, 10144 Highway 42, 541-396-3294

Tsunami Gallery, 77207 Highway 101, sculptures by Mack Holman and various artists, 541-271-1597

Coquille Valley Hospital Gallery, 940 Fifth St., various artists, 541-396-3101

REEDSPORT Mindpower Gallery, 417 Fir Ave., various artists, 541-271-2485 Myrtlewood Gallery, 1125 Highway 101, woodwork by local artists, 541-271-4222 Umpqua Discovery Center, 409 Riverfront Way, various exhibits, 541-271-4816 NORTH BEND North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., various artists, 541-7560400 COOS BAY

Oregon Coast Military Museum, 2145 Kingwood St., 541-902-5160

Art of Life, 245 S. Second St., local & Pacific Northwest artists, 541-808-2261

Oregon Pacific Bank, 1355 Highway 101, various artists, 541-997-7121

Artist Loft Gallery, 367 Anderson Ave., various artists, 541-756-4088

Pacific Frameworks, 2420 Highway 101, photography, 541-997-1138

Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave., various exhibits, 541-267-3901

Coquille Valley Museum, 153 N. Central, various exhibits, 541-824-0076 BANDON

Second Street Gallery, 210 Second St., various artists, 541-347-4133 Soaring Seal Gallery, 1295 Oregon Ave., photography, 541-329-0551 Vines Art Glass, 47074 Highway 101, artwork by Bryce Dimitruk, 541-347-2652

GOOD LIFE

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Thursday, October 19 10am-3pm

Florence Events Center (715 Quince St.)

Free Admission

(please bring a canned food item to donate for Florence Food Share)

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• Raffles • Lifestyle Presentations & Seminars • Health Screenings

• Flu Shots • Samples • Volunteer Opportunities

FREE

Sponsored by:

BJ’s Ice Cream at 1pm until gone.

Sponsored by Siuslaw News & BJ’s Ice Cream

and

Expired/Unwanted Medication Drop-Off Clean out your medicine cabinets and bring expired/unwanted prescription and over the counter medication to the Expo for proper disposal. No needles.

Sponsored by Florence Police Auxiliary

For more information call 541-997-3441.

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OCT. 30 AND 31 Scare-CROW “Nightmares” Haunted Maze 6 to 9 p.m. $5 entry CROW Center for the Performing Arts 3120 Highway 101 www.crowkids.com

541-269-0215

OCT. 7 Octoberfish Noon to 6 p.m. $10/person or $25/family Old Charleston School House 541-808-8518 Coos Art Museum’s Annual Fall Fling Fundraiser 5 to 8 p.m.

Tickets required Coos Art Museum 541-267-3901

REEDSPORT/ WINCHESTER BAY Wine and Paint Nights, Wine Tastings Most Saturdays and Fridays 5 p.m.

Mindpower Gallery 417 Fir Ave.

OCT. 13 Coos Art Museum Artist Reception 5 to 7 p.m.

Open to public Coos Art Museum 541-267-3901

NORTH BEND/ CHARLESTON/ COOS BAY OCT. 6

Downtown Coos Bay Wine Walk 5 to 7 p.m.

Maps and glasses available for $10 Coos Bay Visitor Information Center

Live Music, Frown Squad 9 p.m.

Open to 21+, food or drink purchase required Warehouse 101

South Coast Folk Society offers dance The South Coast Folk Society will host a free traditional dance class every Monday for two hours starting at 7 p.m.

The North Bend Housing Authority, 1700 Monroe St. in North Bend, has provided their spacious meeting room for this weekly class.

The public is welcome.

This is a beginner’s level class, and a friendly social gathering.

No previous dance experience is required. All ages and abilities can enjoy dancing to the live music provided by area musicians.

The emphasis will be on easy tradition dances from America and around the world. These include squares and circles, line dances and set dances, folk dances and ballroom.

Many of the dances will be accompanied by live music, and musicians are invited to come and join in.

All dances will be taught, and no partner is needed.

Light refreshments will be available.

For more information, email southcoastfolksociety@gmail.com or call Paul at 541-404-8267.

210 2nd Street Southeast, Bandon, OR 97411

(541) 347-4133

Open Daily 11AM – Close Books & Cards Photographic Art Wood Paintings Metal Pottery

Educational Fun Art Prints Glass Jewelry Home & Garden & More

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OCT. 27 International Folk Dancing 7 p.m.

Open to public 93393 Greenacres Lane 541-808-1002 OCT. 31 Annual Downtown Safe Trick or Treat 3 to 6 p.m.

Open to public 50 Central Ave. 541-269-5312 BANDON/COQUILLE OCT. 4 TO 28

Art by the Sea Gallery Collage Show 2017 125 Chicago Ave. SE 541-347-5355

OCT. 5 Bandon Showcase presents “6 Guitars” 7:30 p.m.

Tickets required Sprague Theater 1202 11th St. SW

Bandonshowcase.org

OCT. 7 Reception and Awards 3 to 5 p.m.

Art by the Sea Gallery 125 Chicago Ave. SE 541-347-5355 Bandon Feeds the Hungry 7 p.m.

Tickets required to raise money for the Bandon Food Bank Sprague Theater 1202 11th St. SW 541-290-9989

OCT. 27 TO 29, NOV. 3 TO 5 “The Audition” Friday and Saturday – 7 p.m.

Sunday – 2 p.m. matinee Tickets required Sprague Theater 1202 11th St. SW 541-347-2517 newartistsproductions.org WANT AN EVENT LISTED? EMAIL PRESSRELEASES@ THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM

Florence Area

DINING

1. 1285 RESTOBAR 1285 Bay Street Florence, OR (541) 902-8338 www.1285restobar.com

4. INTERNATIONAL C-FOOD MARKET 1498 Bay Street Old Town Florence (541) 997-9646

2. A&W FAMILY RESTAURANT 17th & Hwy. 101 Florence, OR (541) 997-8124

5. The Grill & Lounge a t Sandpines 1201 35th Street at Kingwood, Florence Highway 101 01 & 35 St. 541-997-4623 23

6. Bridgewater Fish House and Zebra Bar 1297 Bay Street Old Town Florence 541-997-1133 bridgewaterfishhouse.com

3. SURFSIDE RESTAURANT AT DRIFTWOOD SHORES RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER 88416 1st Avenue Florence, OR (541) 997-8263 1-800-422-5091

LODGING

A. DRIFTWOOD SHORES RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER 88416 1ST AVENUE FLORENCE, OR. 541-997-8263 1-800-422-5091 B. OLD TOWN INN 170 HWY. 101 FLORENCE, OR 800 587-5879 www.old-town-inn.com

C. RIVERHOUSE INN 1202 BAY STREET FLORENCE, OR 888 824-2752 www.riverhouseflorence.com

Legendary percussionist plays jazz fusion T

he legendary Brazilian jazz percussionist Airto Moreira is bringing his 6-piece band to the Florence Events Center during Florence’s Wine & Chowder Trail weekend on Oct. 7.

Any jazz enthusiast will recognize the work of Airto Moreira. He is a pioneer in his genre among a select group of elite musicians who contributed to the creation of Jazz Fusion and World Music.

A naturally accomplished Brazilian singer and percussionist by the age of six, Airto won many local and national competitions with his talent in the late 1940s. At the age of 13 he turned professional, playing drums, percussion and singing in local dance bands. After moving to Sao Paulo at the age of 16, he performed regularly in nightclubs and on television.

In 1965, he met singer Flora Purim and they began working together in the same professional circles until she moved to the U.S. in 1967. Shortly after her departure, Airto followed her to the states. Once in New York, Airto began playing with musicians such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Reggie Workman, JJ Johnson, Cedar Walton and bassist Walter Booker.

Through Booker, Airto played with jazz greats, Cannonball Adderley, Lee Morgan, Paul Desmond, Joe Zawinul and many more. This brought Airto to the attention of the legendary Miles Davis, who hired him for the Bitches Brew sessions, which became one of the most important albums in the history of jazz, and was Airto’s first recording with

Miles. Consequently, Miles invited Airto to join his group consisting of iconic players such as Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette and Chick Corea, and later on John McLaughlin and Keith Jarrett.

Airto remained with Miles for two years and appeared on a number of other historic releases such as Live/Evil, Live at the Fillmore, On The Corner, The Isle of Wight and The Fillmore Sessions.

After his time with Miles, Airto was invited to form the original “Weather Report” with Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul Miroslav Vitous and Alphonse Mouzon. Together they recorded Weather Report’s debut album.

In 1972 Airto joined Chick Corea’s original Return to

Forever, a group with Flora Purim, Joe Farrell and Stanley Clarke. They recorded two albums together, Return to Forever and Light as a Feather, which gained worldwide critical acclaim.

Airto remains one of popular music’s most in-demand percussionists. For three years he was a professor of ethnomusicology at UCLA, breaking new ground in musical conception and creative energy. He has also been a featured guest with the Boston Pops Orchestra, and has made himself the first choice of numerous producers and bandleaders.

His work with Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Paul Simon, Carlos Santana, Gil Evans, Gato Barbieri, Michael Brecker, The Crusaders, Chicago, Mickey Hart’s Planet Drum Percussion Ensemble and many others, and his contributions to movie soundtracks like The Exorcist, Last Tango in Paris, King of the Gypsies and Apocalypse Now, represent only a small number of the musical accomplishments Airto has made over the last four decades.

Don’t miss your chance to see this legendary Jazz artist, The Airto Moreira Band, Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Florence Events Center. Doors open at 6:30, show starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $30, available online at www.eventcenter.org, by phone at 541-997-1994 or at the box office at 715 Quince St. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Siuslaw School District Music Education Programs.

Airto’s concert is sponsored by Dr. John Egar, the River House Inn, Old Town Inn, Coast Radio and the Siuslaw News.

LIVE ~ ONE NIGHT ONLY! World Class Brazilian Percussionist & Jazz Legend

Airto Moreira Band Featuring: Diana Purim Moreira Booker, vocals Krishna Booker, percussion Michael Shapiro, drums Andre De Santanna, bass Marcos Silva, keyboards

Saturday, October 7, 2017 7:00 PM Florence Events Center ~ 541-997-1994 Tickets $30

Airto has worked with such jazz icons as: Walter Booker, Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderly, Lee Morgan, Paul Desmond, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Keith Jarrett

www.eventcenter.org

* A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Siuslaw School District Music Education Programs

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2nd Saturday Gallery Tour explores the arts Enjoy Florence’s 2nd Saturday Gallery Tour on, Saturday, Oct. 9, from 3 to 5 p.m. This self-guided tour inspires locals and visiting tourists alike and reinforces Florence as an ever-evolving arts destination. Enjoy great local art, interactions with fellow patrons and artists, receptions, refreshments, live entertainment and community. The tour begins at any of the participating locations. For more information, visit 2ndSaturdayGalleryTour.com.

COURTESY PHOTOS

Florence artists, including (clockwise from left) Pamela Vosseller, John Leasure, Kassy Keppol and Kathleen Wenzel, will be on display throughout October. Attend receptions on Oct. 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. during the 2nd Saturday Gallery Tour.

BACKSTREET GALLERY On Oct. 14, there will be great food and entertainment as well as a wonderful variety of creations at Backstreet Gallery. The featured artists are painter John Leasure and bead artist Kathleen Wenzel.

As a self-taught painter, Leasure has been painting for a number of years. His exceptional style captures his subjects in stunning light that strengthens the details of his pieces. While a number of his oils are seascapes, his work also includes striking florals, birds and lighthouses, many of which come directly from his creative mind, not from photographs.

As a teacher of oil painting, Leasure is able to elicit remarkable talent from his students. Sign up for his classes at the Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA), 120 Maple St. Besides being a founding member of FRAA, Leasure’s work has been exhibited at Florence Events Center, Peace Harbor Medical Center, Dunes Café and Backstreet Gallery.

Wenzel is a talented multi-media artist. At present, she is showing her remarkably detailed seed bead jewelry. Her bead weaving stitches tiny beads together into intricate patterns that can be flat, spiraled or three-dimensional. Experimentation into new designs makes her work truly unique. Nature is often her inspiration for her necklaces, earrings, pendants, pins and amulet bags, elegant additions to any wardrobe.

Being a member of Backstreet offered her new inspiration.

In addition to jewelry, Wenzel enjoys photography and theater production. She works with CROW (Children’s Repertory of Oregon Workshops), Last Resort Players and other local productions.

She has won awards with her scale models in miniatures. Her work can be seen in White House Miniature magazine, doll and toy miniature museums across the country and in private collections.

Visit www.backstreetgallery.org to see more of the artists’ works.

GALLERY ABOVE THE SILVER LININGS BOUTIQUE The Gallery Above is proud to introduce mixed media artist Pamela Vosseller, who will be exhibiting at the Silver Lining Art Gallery in October.

Vosseller’s art journeys led her to Florence 16 years ago. She has become internationally known as a watercolorist and most recently joined the growing online art communities that are breaking new ground in art sales, education and exhibits.

Her art background started in graphite and pastels. She has been creating watercolors for over 20 years and, during the last five years, has been adding mixed media to her paintings. Her current focus is on portraiture, the human form, and the stories that grow from the voice that is given life as her artwork progresses.

Vosseller’s love of all things creative has led her to participate in the original Florence Arts & Crafts Association, Backstreet Gallery, Art Like a Wheel and The River Gallery. Her artwork was honored at the Mayor’s Art Show in Eugene and at the Coos Art Museum.

Her diversity in combining mixed medium with altered art has awarded her art creations being published in Cloth, Paper, Scissors Magazine, Denali Literary and Arts Magazine through LCC, and the Oregon Coast Magazine. One of Pamela’s encaustic pieces, “The Nature of Things”, which was published in the Sept/Oct 2016 edition of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine, will be offered at her Silver Lining exhibit with a signed copy of the magazine.

This year she returned to teaching and is utilizing her new online art website at pamela-vosseller.squarespace.com to teach classes in whimsical portraitures and abstract landscapes.

THE STUDIOS AT JAYNE SMOLEY DESIGNS A full family of artists is taking over The Studios in October as Kassy, Karylynn and Jessalynn Keppol display their unique and

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varied works.

Kassy is a teacher in the Siuslaw School District and the founder of Dragon Art, a workshop for artists, crafters and writers to experiment with new media and play with like-minded artists. She has multiple degrees in art, and is working to complete her MFA in Children’s Literature from Hollins University in Roanoke, VA. Her chalk pastel illustrations will be on display.

Karylynn graduated with her BFA in Illustration from Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland. She creates in a variety of media, including papier-mâché sculptures, paintings and clay work. She is a freelance artist.

Jessalynn is a 16-year-old wire sculpture artist from Siuslaw High School. She interns at Rose & Crown Apothecary in Florence and is beginning an internship under fused glass artists Jayne Smoley.

The Keppols, and the rest of the family, are active in Last Resort Players, area music groups, theater productions and more.

The Studios also has a full month of classes posted on JayneSmoleyDesign.com.

Visit the featured and resident artists, enjoy refreshments and view a wide array of art while listening to Florence musician Denny Weaver.

THE STUDIOS — CALL TO ARTISTS The Studios will hold its first Holiday Gift Gallery on Saturday, Nov. 11, with an opening reception on Nov. 10. This one day Gift Gallery is an opportunity for Regional Artist to showcase and sell their work, and for the community to purchase unique, high quality handmade gifts.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Florence food share holiday baskets.

The Call for Artists closes Thursday, Oct. 5. For more information and to register, go to jaynesmoleydesign.com.

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As you fall into a fitful sleep, your subconscious creates a more gruesome, more horrific reality than anything you could ever fathom.

This is not your home. You are not safe here. You have entered the realm of Nightmares.

From Oct. 27 to 31, CROW (Children’s Repertory of Oregon Workshops) is excited to return with its third annual Haunted Maze, entitled Nightmares, at the CROW Center for the Performing Arts (3120 Highway 101 in Florence).

As usual, the CROW production team is crafting highquality monstrous surprises and special effects. Maze design and construction will be done by Chris Heard, Chris Owens and several other volunteers. The gruesome décor will be provided by Karen Mechek, Genevieve Melzter and Melanie Heard. The macabre and magnificent costumes are assembled by Polly Fleming. A surprise in the entry way is being created by local filmmaker, Alex Grady.

And of course, on any given night, there will be a group of more than 30 volunteers (both youth and adult actors and helpers) making sure that the event maintains high

standards and creates the maximum amount of “fearfactor.”

CROW Artistic Director Melanie Heard said, “This year’s maze is going to take it up another notch, because we are focusing on psychological terror. We brainstormed the things that deeply frighten people to their core, and that’s what we’re including. Not giving away any secrets, though. You’ll have to come and scream for yourself.”

Heard believes that the maze will continue to grow and flourish year after year, and was delighted by the turnout of victims in 2016.

“We raised a good amount of funds for our non-profit youth theatre organization last year, and we are hoping to break last year’s record.”

Proceeds from the maze benefit youth scholarships, educational materials, costumes, props, show royalties and other vital expenses for the nonprofit.

The Scare-CROW Haunted Maze Fundraiser will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 27, 28, 30 and 31. Suggested ages are 8 and up, and entry is at parents’ discretion. Admission is $5 per person, per entry. Tickets are sold at the door, and

3rd annual Scare-CROW Haunted Maze runs four nights of fright

cash only is accepted.

CROW stresses that entry into the maze will be AT YOUR OWN RISK, and nobody should enter with a medical complication or other factor that could cause difficulty.

“The maze is not for ‘little children or big chickens,’” Heard said. “This is not a ‘cute’ haunted maze. It’s the real deal.”

For more information, to donate or to volunteer, contact Heard at 541-999-8641. People can also visit www. crowkids.com for information about CROW.

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Bandon Showcase presents ‘6 Guitars’ BANDON — Bandon Showcase begins its 16th season with the entertaining and versatile performance of “6 Guitars.”

The show will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Sprague Theater, 1202 11th St. SW in Bandon.

“6 Guitars” is a pitch perfect blend of music, comedy and characters. Chase Padgett delivers a virtuosic performance as he becomes six different guitar players, each with their own distinct voice, views and musical style (blues, jazz, rock, classical, folk and country).

During this 85-minute show, each of the characters, ranging from a 19-year-old rock prodigy to an 87-year-old blues man, share their journey with music from discovery to mastery through songs and stories that leaves every audience laughing, crying and falling in love with music all over again.

“6 Guitars” premiered in the 2010 Orlando International Fringe Festival where it was greeted with sold-out houses and standing ovations. Since then, it has traveled internationally, becoming one of the most successful shows from the Canadian Fringe Festival Circuit by breaking attendance records and receiving high praise from critics.

In 2013, it became one of the top 5 highest grossing shows in the history of the Winnipeg Fringe Festival by selling nearly 3,000 tickets in 12 days. In 2015 it broke that record with 3,200 tickets.

“6 Guitars” has showcased at several Performing Arts Showcases, such as

Arts Midwest, Pacific Contact, Contact East and more.

For more information, visit the website at http://www.chasepadgett.com/shows/6guitars.

Tickets to the show cost $25 each and are available at Bandon Mercantile, 541347-4341; on Bandon Showcase’s updated website, www.bandonshowcase.org; or at the door. All shows are reserved seating.

Delicious treats and beverages are complimentary during intermission, sponsored

by Coastal Mist Chocolate Boutique and Edgewaters Restaurant.

Bandon Showcase is a nonprofit, 501(c) (3) organization, dedicated to bringing professionally presented music to the community and providing outreach opportunities for youth.

The City of Florence and the City’s Public Art Committee Florence (PAC) are pleased to announce plans to create and install several high impact art projects including the Siuslaw Bridge Steps Art seeks Installation.

The Bridge Steps Project is an exciting outdoor public art artist project designed to beautify and enhance the park-like hill and pedestrian leading from Old Town Florence up to the Siufor slaw Bridge.steps The vision for this project is to install artwork on steps, utilizing them as a canvas while also incorporating the Siuslaw the railings, lighting and natural incline of the landscape.

For more information, visit the City of Florence at ci.florence.

Bridge or.us/bc-pac/public-art-program.

Find the call detail information and view other calls for art visit at callforentry.org.

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COOS ART MUSEUM'S NEXT EXHIBITS RUN OCT. 13 TO DEC. 9

Heads up! The Satirical Art of Stan Fullerton Watercolors: the Photography of Dolores Lusitana “Heads up: The Satirical Art of Stan Fullerton” opens at Coos Art Museum on Oct. 13. The exhibition, which takes place in the museum’s Uno E. Richter Atrium Gallery, features paintings, etchings and sculpture by Coos Bay artist Stan Fullerton.

An opening reception will take place on Friday, Oct. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. 'All are invited to attend this free event.

Satire has a long history in the arts and was central to the counRavens of Adversity by Stan Fullerton terculture movements of the late satirical outlook on life, art and authority 1950s and the 1960s.

Fullerton, a student of the famous Ger- figures, his favorite targets.

“I paint human folly. I paint authority man/American satirical painter George figures as fools, and fools as authority Grosz, was on the road to becoming a major artistic figure in his own right with figures,” Fullerton said.

He eventually rejected both the “counseveral New York solo-exhibitions to his ter-culture scene” and the art world. credit.

Yet, he continued to actively make art, Fullerton was also an active participant much of which continued to have a seriof the “Beat Culture” centered in San ous biting edge.

Francisco and the City Lights Bookstore.

Works for this exhibition were proIn particular, he was personal friends duced over several decades and were with literary figures such as Allen Ginsselected for their satirical and humorous berg and Richard Brautigan. content.

From such sources he derived his

Fall Fling fundraises for the arts at CAM

On Saturday, Oct. 7, Coos Art Museum is holding its 2017 Fall Fling for the Arts Fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. All art lovers and museum supporters are cordially invited to attend this annual autumn fundraiser at the museum. The evening will be a grand experience, blending delightful socializing, scrumptious gourmet eating and wonderful art.

Restaurant O — Master Chef Eoghain O'Neil — will cater the event and a no host wine service will be offered.

The highlight of the night’s festivities takes place on the museum’s main floor in the Maggie Karl Gallery where a silent auction of fine art will take place.

The occasion will be a wonderful opportunity to acquire original art works by

many of the finest artists of the South Oregon Coast.

A wide variety of other quality goods and services donated by generous individuals and local businesses and will also be available for your bid.

People are invited to come, enjoy and help support the efforts of Coos Art Museum.

This cornerstone of visual arts is the only art museum on the Oregon coast and a destination for visitors from near and far. Event tickets are $60 or $55 for members of the Museum.

For ticket information, call 541-2673901, or visit us online at www.coosart. org. Advance ticket purchases are strongly encouraged.

Art in the round at Artist Loft Gallery

COOS BAY—The Artist Loft Gallery, 367 Anderson Ave. in Coos Bay, is holding another area-wide open art show in September and October.

The theme is “Round is Beautiful.” Artists of every level and medium were asked to create whatever they wished around the

simple phrase.

The show runs through Oct. 28.

There will be three cash prizes and several Honorable Mention ribbons.

For details and entry information, email grwick@gmail.com, stop by the gallery or call 541-756-4088.

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way in Los Angeles Coos Art Museum in a wealthy enclave will be hosting Waconnected by arched tercolors: the Phobridges and lined tography of Dolores with homes that Lusitana, a solo exhispan an array of colbition by the Venice, ors and internationCalif, artist. The exal styles reflected in hibition opens with a the endlessly shiftfree reception for the Undertow by Dolores Lusitana ing patterns of the public at the Museum water below. on Friday, Oct. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m.

“When I review these images, I’ll often Lusitana has had her photography exhibited in both Los Angeles and Santa Fe, N.M. discover things that I didn’t consciously She has also had an interesting and varied see when taking the photograph,” Lusitana career with numerous projects involving said. “These photographs are testament to photography. Among these are: Associ- our ever changing perception of reality, ate Producer of the Annenberg Founda- within and without, and to beauty realized tion project Photosynthesis, Photo Editor only through reflection.” for Esquire Magazine’s Dubious Achievement COOS ART MUSEUM, 235 ANDERSON AVE. Awards, and Executive 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY Assistant/Producer for 1 TO 4 P.M. ON SATURDAY Paul Simon Music.

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Class Act Theatre travels to ‘Greater Tuna’

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lorence’s Class Act Theatre is keeping with its promise of presenting class act productions (not necessarily high class) with the howlingly funny production of “Greater Tuna,� which opens Oct. 20 with performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 29. “Greater Tuna� opened off Broadway in 1982 and went on to tour major theatres all over America and overseas for the next 40+ years, becoming one of the most produced shows in American theater history.

A day in Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas (located halfway between San Angelo and Hell), begins — as usual — with Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie at the microphones of Radio OKKK, broadcasting at a big 275 watts (at least when they remember to turn the transmitter on).

Topping the headlines is the winning entry in the American Heritage Essay Contest, entitled “Human Rights, Why Bother?� From there the journey goes up and down hill on a comical rollercoaster ride with 20 individual characters played by two of Florence’s most versatile actors.

David Lauria takes on the characters of Thurston Wheelis, Elmer Watkins, Bertha Bumiller, Yippy, Leonard Childers, Pearl Burras, R.R. Snavely, Reverend Spikes, Sheriff Givens and Hank Bumiller.

Linda Sherwood — returning to the stage after a hiatus that lasted much too long — will play Arles Struvie, Didi Snavely, Harold Dean Lattimer, Petey Fisk, Jody Bumiller, Stanley Bumiller, Charlene Bumiller, Chad Hartford, Phinas Blye and Vera Carp.

You won’t want to miss this as Tuna citizens parade across the stage in all their outrageous and irreverent glory, commenting on life, politics, and what makes them —and sometimes us — tick.

Show dates for “Greater Tuna� are Oct. 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online at catproductions.org, by calling 1-866-967-8167 or at the box office Mondays and Wednesdays between noon and 5:30 p.m.

Class Act Theatre is located at 509 Kingwood St., on the corner of Kingwood Street and Rhododendron Drive in Florence.

The box office phone number is 541-991-3773.

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LRP brings ‘Annie’ to Florence A talented and hard-working cast is currently rehearsing four nights a week in preparation for opening night, Friday, Nov. 3, of “Annie, The Broadway Musical.”

Starring Elyse Stewart as Annie, Last Resort Players will bring six holiday performances The cast of of this Tony award-winning play “Annie” to the Florence Events Center.

Accomplished tenor Jim Erickson joins the future,” Connor said.

She is working with theater veterans the “Annie” cast as the affluent Oliver Warbucks, with songbird soprano Joanie Beth Johnston, Cathy Dupont and Paula Schmidt appearing as his secretary, the Ziegelasch to bring the Depression-era comic-strip to life. lovely Grace.

Evening performances are at 7 p.m. on This show promises family fun for all ages, accompanied by a talented, 12-piece, Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 3, 4, 10 and 11, and at 2 p.m. for Sunday matinees Nov. 5 live orchestra conducted by Chris Lewis.

Costume mistress Sabrina Hand and her and 12.

People may reserve seating now at www. team are working on an eye-catching, 1930s wardrobe. Set designer Victoria Seitzinger eventcenter.org; by calling the Florence will lend her talents to bring a unique, car- Events Center at 541-997-199;4 or by visiting the box office, 715 Quince St., Monday toon-themed background.

The stage director, Jennifer Connor, re- through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4:30 ports this is the fourth time she has been p.m.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for LRP involved in the production of “Annie.”

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For sustenance, industry or sport, salmon have had a profound influence on many peoples and cultures. The impact of this powerful migratory fish can be seen in artworks from prehistoric stone carvings through contemporary glass.

Nowhere is salmon art more evident than in the Pacific Northwest, where the salmon has been the source of life and sometimes controversy for hundreds of years.

In this nationwide competition/exhibition, CAM has focused on the theme of salmon in contemporary art.

Juror Dr. Deana Dartt, former Curator of Native American Art at the Portland Art Museum and current Scholar-inResidence at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, NM, has selected 60 stunning works of art to represent the range of salmon art today.

The exhibition will open with a free public reception on Friday, Oct. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m.

On Thursday, Oct. 19, Dartt will announce the top artist awards of this juried competition and conduct a guided walk-through of the exhibition at 5 p.m.

This program is also free to the public.

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