3 Announcements - press release

1) Violist turns conductor in Winter program
2) 45th  Transparent Watercolor Exhibition @ Mindpower Gallery
3) Confluence - A Wine, Beer, Seafood, Music Festival

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #1 of 3   

WHAT:   Violist turns conductor in Winter program
WHERE: Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport
WHEN:  Sunday, February 20, 2011 @ 2:00 pm
WHO:  The Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO)
Contact: website, WWW.OCCO.WS . Or you may call 541-997-6770

Violist Rafael Videira will step to the podium to conduct in the Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO) Winter program scheduled for 2 P.M. on Sunday afternoon, February 20, in the Pacific Auditorium, located at the Reedsport Community Charter School.

In celebration of the orchestra's tenth season, OCCO will again offer a special ticket price. Purchase of an "early-bird" ticket ($10.00) will admit two persons. Tickets are now on sale at the Reedsport Branch of Umpqua Bank.

Maestro Videira will direct a new work by Ralph Stricker-Chapman, Principal Cellist with OCCO. The composer will also be a soloist along with violinist, Sigrid Karlstrom and violist Kate Rogers. "Sinfonie Concertante" is in four movements, and is in the form used by Mozart and others during the Classical Period (1750 to 1800.)
The versatile Videira is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Oregon. He holds a Masters degree in Musical performance, viola, from the University of New Mexico. He has studied conducting at both graduate institutions. A native of Brazil, Videira spends his Summers (Winters in South America) teaching violin, viola and chamber music to orphaned children from the Brazilian countryside.
In addition to the featured work, Conductors John Monks and Robin DeVour, will lead the group in a variety of selections by Chabrier, Coates, Copland, Guiraud and Granados. Concertmaster for OCCO is Florence violinist Barbara Wilcox.

For more about this orchestra or to view the complete program, visit its newly redesigned website, WWW.OCCO.WS . Or you may call 541-997-6770 for additional information.

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #2 of 3

WHAT:  45th  Transparent Watercolor Exhibition @ Mindpower Gallery
Where : The Mindpower Gallery
When :  February 2011
Time : Tuesday -Saturday 10 am - 5 pm.

The Mindpower Gallery in Reedsport will be hosting the 45th  Transparent Watercolor Exhibition from The Watercolor Society of Oregon. The traveling show of  the 20 award winning paintings will be on exhibit during the entire month of February. The show is a diverse collection of themes and styles.  The Exhibition is a unique blend of exciting color, interesting imagery, and multifaceted interpretation of the transparent Medium.

WSO sponsors two competitions each year in the Spring and Fall. Eighty paintings are chosen for each exhibition, and twenty paintings that the juror deems to be outstanding are selected to receive cash and merchandise awards. The award winning paintings are exhibited in a six-month traveling exhibit through out the state.

The Mindpower Gallery is open Tuesday thru Saturday 10 am to 5 pm. And is located at 417 Fir Ave in Oldtown Reedsport. For more information contact Tara or Tamara at (541) 271-2485.

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #3 of 3

WHAT: Confluence - A Wine, Beer, Seafood, Music Festival

WHERE:  WF Jewett School
WHEN: February 19-20, 2011
WHO:  Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce
CONTACT: 800-247-2155  or 541-271-3495

Confluence 2011 - A Wine, Beer, Seafood and Music Festival will be held February 19-20 at the old W.F. Jewett School in Gardiner, Oregon.  The festival will feature excellent wineries from the Umpqua and Willamette Valley.  Wineries that will be present are Abiqua Wind Vineyard, Bradley Vineyards, Henry Estates Winery, Misty Oaks Vineyard, Old Coyote Winery, River's Edge Winery, Saginaw Vineyards, and Wild Rose Winery.  The festival will also feature the best Oregon micro brews from Deschutes, Ninkasi, and Wakonda Breweries.

The event starts at noon on Saturday, February 19 and Sunday, February 20 with Masters of Ceremony Paul Biondi and Mark Madden.  Saturday's music line-up will be Hot Tea Cold, Peter Giri Band, Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager, and Carrie Cunningham and The Six Shooters.  Sunday's music line-up will be The Oregon Coast Lab Band "Evolution", Nancy McIntosh and Next Exit Band, and  PBA and The Hot Flashes,

Confluence 2011 will offer cooking demonstrations and a wide variety of art and craft vendors.  Food vendors will feature Oregon Seafood and other delicacies.

Tickets are $10.00 on Saturday and $7.00 on Sunday with a reduced price each day for seniors.  This is a 21 and older event.

Free bus shuttle service will be available in Winchester Bay from the Winchester Bay RV Resort and Bay Front Loop, in Reedsport from Circle Drive, Price and Pride in Reedsport, and in Gardiner at the old IP sawmill lot on Saturday and Sunday.  There is plenty of free parking available at the event.

For more information, log on to http://www.reedsportcc.org/confluence or contact the Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce.

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