1) Confluence 2011 - A Wine, Beer, seafood, Music Festival 2) Violist returns for second solo appearance with orchestra 3) Caregivers of Alzheimer's and Dementia PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION # 1 of 3 WHAT: Confluence 2011 - A Wine, Beer, seafood, Music Festival WHERE: W.F. Jewett School Gardiner, Oregon WHEN: February 19& 20, 2011 WHO: Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce Contact: 800-247-2155 0r (541) 271-3495 The Award Winning Wine, Beer, Seafood & Music Festival - Confluence 2011 – (Confluence, Noun: "coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point,") will be held February 19th and 20th in Gardiner, Oregon at the old W. F. Jewett School. Confluence 2011 will feature a variety of wine, beer, food, and music. Oregon wineries and breweries will showcase their respective products and food vendors will serve Oregon Coast culinary delights. Free shuttle buses will transport visitors from locations in Winchester Bay, Reedsport, and Gardiner to and from the event. Confluence 2011 starts at Noon on Saturday with Hot Tea Cold, The Peter Giri Band, Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager, and Carrie Cunningham and the Six Shooters. Sunday's music line up includes The Oregon Coast Lab's Band "Evolution", Nancy McIntosh and the Next Exit Band, and local favorite PBA and the Hot Flashes. Main stage Masters of Ceremonies are Paul Biondi and Mark Madden. The festival will feature excellent wines from the Umpqua and Willamette Valley including Abiqua Wind Vineyard, Bradley Vineyards, Henry Estates, Misty Oaks Vineyard, River's Edge Winery, Saginaw Vineyard, and Wild Rose Vineyard. The festival will also feature the best micro brews from Deschutes Brewery, Ninkasi Brewing, and Wakonda Brewery, Food vendors will be featuring Oregon Seafood and other delicacies. An assortment of craft vendors will be present. Admission price for Saturday is $10 and Sunday $7. Weekend passes are $15 and senior discounts are available. Tickets are available at The Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce office. There will be free shuttle bus service available: in Winchester Bay from the Winchester Bay RV Resort and Bay Front Loop, in Reedsport from Circle Drive at Reedsport High School, and Price 'N Pride Parking Lot and in Gardiner at the old IP sawmill lot on Saturday and Sunday. There is also plenty of free parking available at the event. This is a 21 years and older only festival. Please check with area motels for event discounts. For more information, log on to http://www.reedsportcc.org/confluence or contact the Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-247-2155. PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION # 2 of 3 WHAT: Violist returns for second solo appearance with orchestra 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 Kate Rogers returns for her second solo appearance with two others in the premiere of a new work at the Winter Concert of the Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO) at 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. "Sinfonia Concertante" is the new work by Ralph Stricker-Chapman, Principal Cellist with OCCO. The four-movement composition is scored for violin, viola and 'cello soloists plus orchestra. Violinist Karlstrom, violist Rogers and the composer comprise the trio of soloists. The piece is written in the form used by Mozart and others during the Classical Period (1750 to 1800.) Originally from Arizona, Rogers is currently the principal violist with OCCO. She also performs regularly with the Oregon Bach Collegium, the Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, and the Oregon Mozart Players. An avid supporter of contemporary music, her recent projects include the first documented United States premiere of William Alwyn's Pastoral Fantasia for Viola and Strings (1939) as part of OCCO's 2010 winter concert series. For the past two summers she participated in the Manchester Music Festival Young Artists Program as a fellowship recipient. Kate recently completed her Masters degree in Viola Performance and String Pedagogy at the University of Oregon, and is now working on a concurrent Masters in Musicology. In addition to her performance commitments, Kate is a Suzuki violin and viola instructor at the UO Community Music Institute. In addition to the featured work, conductors Robin DeVour and John Monks will direct the orchestra in a variety of lighter selections to complement the program. 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 # 3 of 3 Who: Caregivers of Alzheimer's and Dementia What: February Meeting When: Friday, February 11, 2011 at 10:30am Where: Reedsport Church of God This month's meeting will highlight the possible breakthrough in adding coconut oil to an Alzheimer's patient's diet and the improvements it has made in clearing the fog. There is always room for more so don't hesitate to invite a friend to our meeting. --------------------------------------------------- There are three places to view community events online: http://www.lowerumpquahospital.org/ Click on the Community Calendar link http://reedsportonline.com/ www.cityofreedsport.org --------------------------------------------------- If you have an announcement of interest to the general Coastal Douglas Community, and would like it to go out to this list, please include the following information and please use the format included below: PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION WHAT: (The name of your event) WHERE: (the name of the location and the address) WHEN: Day of the week, Date, Time WHO: (what group or individuals are sponsoring the event) Contact: (who should be contacted for further information) Include a story telling people about your event. ******************************* I do not write or edit the press releases that are sent out - if you have questions about them, please contact the person listed as the contact for that event. 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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
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