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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | No comments posted.
The following events and activities are scheduled this week and later this month on the South Coast.
Thursday
Wool weavers
The Humbug Mountain Weavers and Spinners will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Langlois Fire Hall. Gloria Hall will discuss spinning wheel maintenance and demonstrate the use of wool combs to prepare fleece for spinning.
Klamath documentary
Klamath Riverkeeper and the Karuk Tribe will screen a documentary on the effort to un-dam the Klamath River at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Egyptian Theatre in downtown Coos Bay.
The 45-minute film, “Solving the Klamath Crisis: Keeping Fish and Farms Alive,” will show audiences the effect of PacifiCorp’s dams on salmon on the Klamath River, as well as how the Klamath’s declining Chinook salmon runs impact commercial fishing communities from Southern California to Northern Oregon. Filmgoers also will learn how PacifiCorp is planning to pay for upgrading and re-licensing the dams, according to a press release.
For information, those interested can call Klamath Riverkeeper at (541) 821-7260, e-mail malena@klamathriver.org or visit http://www.klamathriver.org.
Friday
Stamp club
The Coos Stamp Club will meet at 2 p.m. on Friday in the Cedar Room of the Coos Bay Public Library, 525 W. Anderson Ave.
There will be a short program. The club circuit will be available, as well as at the club kilo. For more information, those interested can call John Day at 267-3338.
E-mail class
Coos Bay Public Library will offer a free “e-mail refresher workshop” for new e-mail users from 9:15 to 11 a.m. on Friday at the library, 525 W. Anderson Ave. Pre-registration is required at the reference desk in the library.
There will be no formal lecture, but help will be available. Attendees must already have an e-mail account accessible via the Internet and their e-mail address and password.
Homeless teen meeting
Teens Unlimited will hold a meeting about creating a homeless teen shelter at 7 p.m. on Friday at the First United Methodist Church, on the corner of Ocean Boulevard and Central Avenue in Coos Bay.
The meeting will include sharing hopes and goals of the organization, personal stories of homeless teens and more.
For more information, those interested can call 888-7652.
Saturday
Pistol River concert
The Pistol River Concert Association will host 3 Leg Torso at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Pistol River Friendship Hall.
3 Leg Torso formed in 1996 as a violin, cello and accordion trio. The group has been profiled on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” and on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “Artbeat.”
Tickets cost $15 and are available at Mory’s and Words and Pictures in Brookings and at Gold Beach Books. Tickets can also be reserved online at http://www.pistolriver.com or by calling (541) 247-2848.
Earth Day event
A community Earth Day celebration will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Ferry Road Park, North Bend.
Entertainment will include live music, African drummers, belly dancers, and demos in yoga, aikido and TaKeTiNa. Community partners will share valuable information and offer fun free activities for kids. Visitors can bring softball equipment, Frisbees, etc., to play with. The only cost is to purchase food or drinks. Some samples of dishes prepared with locally grown food will be available. Visitors can bring a picnic lunch.
If the weather is questionable, those interested can call 266-0806 on Saturday to check the status of the event.
Sunday, Monday
Bandon play auditions
The Bandon Playhouse is looking for 40 actors, singers and dancers between the ages of 13 to 90 for the summer musical “The Pirates of Penzance.”
The play is scheduled to open Aug. 15 at the Sprague Community Theater.
An open casting call will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 20; and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 21, at Ocean Crest Elementary School, 11th and Allegany, in Bandon.
There are parts for 10 principal actors and a chorus of 30.
For more information, those interested can call Neville Cordell at 260-4406 or Bob Hundhausen at 347-1312.
Later this month
Equestrian trail club
The South Coast Chapter of Oregon Equestrian Trails will be meeting on Wednesday, April 30, at Sumin’s Restaurant on South Broadway in downtown Coos Bay.
There will be an optional dinner at 6 and the meeting will start at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Bianca Chevalier. She will be speaking on the topic of endurance riding competition. The club’s state president, Rory Hammond, will attend for a get-acquainted session.
Annual dues are $20 for a single membership and $25 for a family membership.
Anyone interested in building and maintaining trails and trail riding activities can attend. For more information, those interested can call 269-4617.
‘Snow White’ on stage
Grandparents ROCK (Raising Our Children’s Kids) and WATTCH (Western Academy of Theater and Television for Children and the Handicapped) will present “Snow White and the Several Dwarfs” at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 25, and at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 26.
The performances will be at Unity By The Bay, 2100 Union Ave., in North Bend. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for seniors and children.
Ongoing
Bandon art show
The Bandon Public Library April art show features the works of Lynda Ann Fost and Alex Olvera.
Fost’s exhibit is “Photographic Images of the Southern Oregon Coast.” Fost was an accomplished violist in her earlier life and she came to photography when she realized that she could “freeze moments in time” with her Nikon 35 mm camera.
Olvera is a 12th-grader who has been building model cars since he was 7 years old. Initially, he worked only with plastic models packaged as kits. Over the years his work has progressed to include fabrication of many of the parts utilized in building his models.
Included in the exhibit are examples of raw materials, tools equipment, supplies and many models demonstrating Olvera has built over the years.
Thursday
Wool weavers
The Humbug Mountain Weavers and Spinners will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Langlois Fire Hall. Gloria Hall will discuss spinning wheel maintenance and demonstrate the use of wool combs to prepare fleece for spinning.
Klamath documentary
Klamath Riverkeeper and the Karuk Tribe will screen a documentary on the effort to un-dam the Klamath River at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Egyptian Theatre in downtown Coos Bay.
The 45-minute film, “Solving the Klamath Crisis: Keeping Fish and Farms Alive,” will show audiences the effect of PacifiCorp’s dams on salmon on the Klamath River, as well as how the Klamath’s declining Chinook salmon runs impact commercial fishing communities from Southern California to Northern Oregon. Filmgoers also will learn how PacifiCorp is planning to pay for upgrading and re-licensing the dams, according to a press release.
For information, those interested can call Klamath Riverkeeper at (541) 821-7260, e-mail malena@klamathriver.org or visit http://www.klamathriver.org.
Friday
Stamp club
The Coos Stamp Club will meet at 2 p.m. on Friday in the Cedar Room of the Coos Bay Public Library, 525 W. Anderson Ave.
There will be a short program. The club circuit will be available, as well as at the club kilo. For more information, those interested can call John Day at 267-3338.
E-mail class
Coos Bay Public Library will offer a free “e-mail refresher workshop” for new e-mail users from 9:15 to 11 a.m. on Friday at the library, 525 W. Anderson Ave. Pre-registration is required at the reference desk in the library.
There will be no formal lecture, but help will be available. Attendees must already have an e-mail account accessible via the Internet and their e-mail address and password.
Homeless teen meeting
Teens Unlimited will hold a meeting about creating a homeless teen shelter at 7 p.m. on Friday at the First United Methodist Church, on the corner of Ocean Boulevard and Central Avenue in Coos Bay.
The meeting will include sharing hopes and goals of the organization, personal stories of homeless teens and more.
For more information, those interested can call 888-7652.
Saturday
Pistol River concert
The Pistol River Concert Association will host 3 Leg Torso at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Pistol River Friendship Hall.
3 Leg Torso formed in 1996 as a violin, cello and accordion trio. The group has been profiled on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” and on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “Artbeat.”
Tickets cost $15 and are available at Mory’s and Words and Pictures in Brookings and at Gold Beach Books. Tickets can also be reserved online at http://www.pistolriver.com or by calling (541) 247-2848.
Earth Day event
A community Earth Day celebration will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Ferry Road Park, North Bend.
Entertainment will include live music, African drummers, belly dancers, and demos in yoga, aikido and TaKeTiNa. Community partners will share valuable information and offer fun free activities for kids. Visitors can bring softball equipment, Frisbees, etc., to play with. The only cost is to purchase food or drinks. Some samples of dishes prepared with locally grown food will be available. Visitors can bring a picnic lunch.
If the weather is questionable, those interested can call 266-0806 on Saturday to check the status of the event.
Sunday, Monday
Bandon play auditions
The Bandon Playhouse is looking for 40 actors, singers and dancers between the ages of 13 to 90 for the summer musical “The Pirates of Penzance.”
The play is scheduled to open Aug. 15 at the Sprague Community Theater.
An open casting call will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 20; and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 21, at Ocean Crest Elementary School, 11th and Allegany, in Bandon.
There are parts for 10 principal actors and a chorus of 30.
For more information, those interested can call Neville Cordell at 260-4406 or Bob Hundhausen at 347-1312.
Later this month
Equestrian trail club
The South Coast Chapter of Oregon Equestrian Trails will be meeting on Wednesday, April 30, at Sumin’s Restaurant on South Broadway in downtown Coos Bay.
There will be an optional dinner at 6 and the meeting will start at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Bianca Chevalier. She will be speaking on the topic of endurance riding competition. The club’s state president, Rory Hammond, will attend for a get-acquainted session.
Annual dues are $20 for a single membership and $25 for a family membership.
Anyone interested in building and maintaining trails and trail riding activities can attend. For more information, those interested can call 269-4617.
‘Snow White’ on stage
Grandparents ROCK (Raising Our Children’s Kids) and WATTCH (Western Academy of Theater and Television for Children and the Handicapped) will present “Snow White and the Several Dwarfs” at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 25, and at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 26.
The performances will be at Unity By The Bay, 2100 Union Ave., in North Bend. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for seniors and children.
Ongoing
Bandon art show
The Bandon Public Library April art show features the works of Lynda Ann Fost and Alex Olvera.
Fost’s exhibit is “Photographic Images of the Southern Oregon Coast.” Fost was an accomplished violist in her earlier life and she came to photography when she realized that she could “freeze moments in time” with her Nikon 35 mm camera.
Olvera is a 12th-grader who has been building model cars since he was 7 years old. Initially, he worked only with plastic models packaged as kits. Over the years his work has progressed to include fabrication of many of the parts utilized in building his models.
Included in the exhibit are examples of raw materials, tools equipment, supplies and many models demonstrating Olvera has built over the years.
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