1) 9th Annual Octoberfish Festival
2) First Friday. . . Art is for Everyone
3) Fall Gala Dinner/Music Fundraiser
4) 6th Annual Bandon Feeds the Hungry Variety Show
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9th Annual Octoberfish Festival
Saturday, October 5th
12:00 – 6:00 pm Old Charleston School
Join us at the Octoberfish festival on Saturday, October 5th, 2013. Octoberfish is a community event in support of the Charleston food bank that celebrates our coastal community, featuring locally produced food, art, music, and sustainable practices. This year, Octoberfish will feature special activities with the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Coos Bay Surfrider Chapter.
The day will be filled with events for the whole family, including a delicious tuna dinner from the Tuna Guys and hot dogs for the kids! Come see Bigfoot Blues Band, Che's Lounge, the Dale Inskeep Band, and Sly and Friends. This year the Tuna Guys will be also be demonstrating how tuna are cleaned! There will be vendors from local artisans and a beer garden hosted by 7 Devils Brewing and Barefoot Wine. Octoberfish is home to the apple press! Each year volunteers supply apples that are then squished into a delicious cider for all to share!
Octoberfish is organized by a variety of community partners, including the Surfrider Foundation, South Slough Reserve, Sol Coast, ORCOArts, the Tuna Guys, Southwestern Oregon Community College, Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, Star of Hope, The Mill Casino, and many more! Every hour on the hour, a shuttle bus will leave from the Mill Casino hotel for guests and community members who want to park at the Mill and ride to and from Charleston. Admission is $1/person or 3 cans of food donation. The Tuna Guys will be offering a special $25 tuna dinner deal for families or $10/person for individuals all afternoon! Kids hot dog meals are available for $5. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Charleston Food Bank. For more information on the event contact Carmen Matthews (541)-297-5636 or Deborah Rudd (541)-888-5558 ext.58.
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WHO: Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance
EVENT: First Friday. . . Art is for Everyone
WHEN: Friday, October 4, 2013 – 5-7 p.m.
WHERE: Reedsport Natural Foods, 1891 Winchester Avenue
(Hwy 101 in Reedsport).
CONTACT: Greg @ 541-319-0089
First Friday to Feature Stained Glass
First Friday event to feature Stained Glass Art by two local artists Sue McConnell and Dave Teachout. The event will be held October 4, 2013 between 5-7 pm and will be hosted by Reedsport Natural Foods, 1891 Winchester Avenue (Highway 101) Reedsport, OR 97467.
Sue McConnell will be displaying stained glass panels, sun catchers, candle holders and more. She has been working with stained glass for 15 years. She has shown her work at festivals and art walks. For a limited time she made ornaments for the Danish Society in California. She has also made special order items that have been sent to various states in the US and as far away as Denmark. Sue uses nature as her palette and for pattern ideas to create "one of a kind" pieces.
Dave Teachout, and his wife Mimi, moved to Reedsport from San Diego. While in San Diego, he decided one day to try something he thought he would enjoy---that something was stained glass. Dave took a class at Palomar Community College. He feels fortunate to get the teacher he did, as Brian Canfield was also the owner of Bera Studio in San Diego. "Brian is a great guy and a very good teacher, who specializes in BIG church windows." Dave really liked working with stained glass and his projects turned out "well enough," so he just stuck with it. He still loves doing projects because every time you complete one, you get a real sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
CDABA is working on obtaining the necessary equipment in order to include a stained glass workshop in its Fall Art Academy. Please let Theresa Chickering (see class schedule below) know if you have any leads on available equipment.
Remember to also calendar these upcoming CDABA events:
CDABA's Art Academy Fall Schedule is out – look for information about these classes: 10/19 - Best Pie Ever; 11/02 - What Makes You Tick (Clock); 11/08 - So Doesn't My Homeowners Insurance Cover My Art?; 11/19 - Artificial Holiday Wreath; and 11/23 - Natural Holiday Wreath. Ongoing Ceramic Classes at Coastal Ceramics - $10 per session. Want to teach a class? Contact Theresa Chickering at 541-271-4608 or by email at tjchickering@yahoo.com.
October 26th – annual CDABA GALA Fundraiser – an adult evening full of costumes, fun, and whimsy. This year's theme "Under the Big Top." Mark your calendars now and save the date! To sponsor the event or to learn how you can participate, email Tamara Szalweski at tamara@mindpowergallery.com. [ticketed event]
November 1st – 5-7 pm – First Friday – featured artists – Bill Blumberg – wood at the Lower Umpqua Hospital, 600 Ranch Road, Reedsport, OR 97467. [free event]
December First Friday – December 6th – 7th - look for the annual Holiday Bazaar to be held at the Reedsport Community Center, 451 Winchester Avenue, Reedsport, OR 97467. For more information how to participate in the Holiday Bazaar, contact Theresa Chickering at tjckickering@yahoo.com. [Vendors pay a fee / free event to the Public]
December 13, 2013 at 6:30 pm - Tingstad & Rumbel performance at the Pacific Auditorium. [ticketed event]
December – Make N' Take – [date to be determined] as a part of CDABA's outreach to kids this year – its final Kids' Craft Corner for 2013 will take place during the annual Great Afternoons Make N' Take program (held at Highland Elementary)---look for us there [free event].
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WHO: Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance
EVENT: Fall Gala Dinner/Music Fundraiser
WHEN: Saturday, October 26, 2013
WHERE: Reedsport Community Building, 451 Winchester Avenue, Reedsport, OR
CONTACT: Tamara Szalewski at 541-271-2485
Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance (CDABA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, announces that its Annual Fall Gala Dinner/Music fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, October 26, 2013, at the Reedsport Community Building, 451 Winchester Avenue, Reedsport, OR. The Social Hour will start at 5 pm, following by Dinner & Events at 6 pm. There will be live music by Soulpie for the after Dinner Dance Party starting at 9 pm.
The evening's theme is Under the Big Top and will contain lots of fun for this adult event. The contests returning this year are: Costume (Individual, Couples, Team), Table Decorating, and Best Dessert (all selected by popular vote). The evening will have Games, Door Prizes, Entertainment, Dessert Auction and a silent auction for Art and other donated items.
The After Party with live music featuring the well-known band, Soulpie, will start at 9 pm. For those who are unable to join the fun earlier can join in at 9 pm for a band only ticket for $10.
Tickets for the entire evening of dinner from carnival style food booths, entertainment, music and dancing, all in an amazing theme decorated space Under the Big Top are available for just $40 per person (includes 1 drink ticket) until October 21st. After October 21st the cost is $50 per person. Seating is limited. Purchase your ticket early. Contact Tamara at the Mindpower Gallery (541-271-2485) to purchase your tickets, to learn how you can sponsor the event, or for more information.
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Media Contact: Deborah Ross
Phone: (541) 435-7080 x398
E-mail: dross@orcca.us
6th Annual Bandon Feeds the Hungry Variety Show
The 6th Annual Bandon Feeds the Hungry Variety Show and Silent Auction will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Sprague Theatre located at 1202 11th St. S.W. in Bandon.
Featured acts will include The Silvertones, Robert Cawley, Susan Christiansen, Destyni Fuller, Tessa Fuller, the Gold Coast Chorus, Marlo Dance Studio dancers, and many more!
Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and children.
Proceeds from the 6th Annual Bandon Feeds the Hungry Variety Show and Silent Auction will benefit Bandon Senior Nutrition Center, Coastal Harvest Gleaners, E.A.T. Program, Good Neighbors Food Bank, and Restoration Worship Center Food Pantry.
For tickets or more information about the Bandon Feeds the Hungry Variety Show, please call Lyn Silverman at (541) 347-1585.
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www.cityofreedsport.org
www.reedsportcc.org
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If you do not want what I want, please try not to tell me that my want is wrong.
Or if my beliefs are different from yours, at least pause before you set out to correct them.
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I may be your spouse, your parent, your offspring, your friend, your colleague. But whatever our relation, this I know: You and I are fundamentally different and both of us have to march to our own drummer.
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